BE Broadband routing issue
To BE Broadband or not to BE Broadband? Not, at the moment If your broadband is provided by bethere.co.uk then there is a possibility that your access to Clear Books is currently somewhat hit and miss. If this is the...
Payrise on the cheap?
In the current economic climate pay rises are not the norm, and are not easy to afford. So if some method of rewarding staff can be found that costs very little, that would be worth finding! Which is where Salary...
Invoice themes directory now available
At Clear Books we enjoy collaboration, whether it be through working with our partners, or integrating our services with third-parties - collaboration benefits everyone. Last month we rolled out the new invoice theming system, which allows you to completely customise...
Do you work at home? Rent a room to your company!
If you operate your business as a limited company and work at home, why not rent a room to your business? Then you can offset the rental against your business profits and reduce your overall tax bill. So how does...
Invoice themes moves out of beta
As you may recall, we launched Invoice Themes as an opt-in beta feature at the start of the new year. Over the last four months we have gathered a large amount of feedback from our beta testers (to whom I...
April newsletter
Another month, additions to the team, more users, new system improvements and some beautiful weather along the way. Clear Books has had yet another exciting month, and we want to share this good news with you. Record Month That's right...we...
Why are you a sole trader?
From 1st April 2011 the tax paid by small limited companies (corporation tax) will be the same as the basic rate of income tax – 20%. In addition the increase is Class 4 National Insurance should prompt sole traders to...
Employer annual returns – do you know if you need to complete one?
It is that time of year again! Your Employer Annual Return needs to be in by 19 May 2011. So here are our top ten tips for completion. If you are a sole director / single employee company paying yourself...
Graduate? PHP web developer? In London?
Clear Books is on the search for awesome graduate developers skilled in PHP, mySQL and jQuery to join us in our spacious office on Hammersmith Road in West Kensington, London. We're always on the look out for cool people to...
Limited company director – do you know what your take home pay could be?
Many of you may be operating your own limited company. It might be: Just you on your own You and your partner / spouse You and employees One thing is sure – you have a company to earn a living...
New integrated help panel
Today we are pleased to announce a new integrated help system within Clear Books, which enables us to link specific pages within the system to the numerous help articles on our blog and the discussion threads on a support community....
Invoice themes v2 launched
You may have read our previous post relating to the forthcoming update to invoice themes in which we gave a sneak peak to the exciting new features. Well today we are pleased to announce that the update for invoice themes...
New invoice themes sneak peak
Approximately 3 months ago we released a new feature called invoice themes under beta testing, which allows you to customise the design of your invoices within Clear Books. During the beta testing, we gathered lots of feedback from our users...
The new Clear Books HQ
We've moved! We have finally settled into our new office space and it's all ours. Tim, John, Priya, Ed, Alpha, Matt and myself are now all under one roof. We may be lacking a few essentials like cutlery, mugs, glasses,...
Are you ready to be a director?
If you are just setting out on the journey of establishing your new business it is very easy to set up a new limited company and become a director. More business owners seem to be adopting the title of director...
January newsletter
Excess holiday weight shifted. Evenings getting lighter. Online tax returns complete. Huge sigh of relief. As always, things have been busy at the Clear Books HQ. So here's a snippet of what's been going on this month. Office Move With...
Scheduled downtime this weekend 29 Jan 2011
In order to continue to provide a robust and reliable hosting service, there will be a maintenance window over the course of this weekend. This window will be used to install new high speed Brocade routers at Telehouse North and...
New Clear Books office
On Monday we completed on a new lease that will see the Clear Books team move into 1500 sq ft of office space. We're currently housed in two small rooms at opposite ends of a serviced office so we are...
Rock out with a free Clear Books t-shirt
Everyone will want one. All the cool kids will be wearing them. Our range of Clear Books t-shirts are incredibly versatile and can be worn for all occasions: pyjama parties, gym sessions, decorating... Ok so we may have only had...
SageOne accounting software has landed
Another day and another new online accounting system is vying to make an impact on the UK market. **Yawn** nothing new there then. Good luck to them! These young guns will have lots of hard work ahead of them: features,...
Pigment loves Clear Books
Yes that's right, another video from one of our brilliant customers telling you all why they love Clear Books so much. Pigment is web design company and the tight team of four started using Clear Books when they established in...
Interview with the geek…I mean young entrepreneur
Ever wanted to know a bit more about the brains behind Clear Books? Well actually I'm referring to the main brain. The one that came up with the concept of Clear Books. The one that created the Clear Books phenomenon....
VAT – the tax that sorts out the self employed from the business owners?
We are excited to announce that Elaine Clark will be providing regular accounting articles on the Clear Books blog. Elaine is Managing Director of online accountancy practice Cheap Accounting who are proud users and Partners of Clear Books. To find...
Mediaroots Loves Clear Books
Young entrepreneur, Jack Smith, is the owner of Mediaroots Ltd - a growing company offering a range of multimedia software training DVDs. Jack turned to Clear Books after thorough market research and the exhaustion of Excel spreadsheets, and decided that...
Thumbs up or thumbs down? Clear Books introduces a new feedback feature
At Clear Books we always maintain the feedback we receive from our customers is the most valuable information to enable the development of the product. Currently we receive feedback through three channels: E-mail, our support forums on Get Satisfaction and...
4th January 2011 VAT increase
On the 4th January 2011 the headline VAT rate in the UK will be increasing from 17.5% to 20%. As a Clear Books user you don't need to worry about this change as the switch over will be automated. Standard...
A taste of The Business Startup Show
As Earls Court 2 is just round the corner from Clear Books HQ, it was an ideal location for me to pop along and see what all the buzz was about at the Business Startup Show. I went on the...
Eric Cantona on financial meltdown and the revolution
Eric Cantona, infamous for his kung fu kicking ability, has now aimed a punch squarley at the Banks. (You may remember him playing football for a little known team in Manchester). In this video "King Eric" suggests the way to start...
LaFour makes a song and dance about Clear Books
Tiffany Lengthorn took over from the well established LaFour Theatre Schools in 2009 and has now been running the company for over a year. Tiffany was recommended Clear Books by a good friend and was assured it was the easiest...
Steps to redundancy – 4. Customer generated backups
The fourth step to redundancy is to allow Clear Books users to create their own backups of their databases. Clear Books users can generate their own backups of their account database and email it to their registered email address. This...
