Hi Keith, Try having a look at [url]http://www.omniaccounts.com/[/url]. The basic package is free and (if you should need to) allows modular upgrades so that you only have to pay for what you are going to use. For most small or part-time self-employed it should do all you need. They are just about to increase their update prices but it is still a bargain.

Hi Keith, Have a look at www.dosh.co.uk- Dosh Software produce a simple to use bookkeeping program called Cashbook which is used by over 150,000 businesses throughout the U.K. It is offered by The Prince's Trust to the businesses it supports and by Lloyds TSB to its business banking customers. Free trials of Cashbook (and a number of other small-business financial management packages) are available from Dosh Software's website. Best regards, Nick

Hi Keith, for sole traders I would recommend using SamsTax (www.samstax.co.uk). The software is tailored to specific industry sectors and therefore makes it a LOT easier to fill in the self employment supplement of your self assessment tax return. If you're not sure then they have a one month free trial.

Have a look at www.diyaccounting.co.uk
The small business accounting software for sle traders is written on excel accounting spreadsheets, produces your profit statement, calculates the tax and national insurancve liability and automatically completes a copy of the self employed tax return. Cost is just £11.99
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Terry
http://www.diyaccounting.co.uk
Small business accounting software and payroll software on accounting spreadsheets for sole traders, self employed and company accounts that automate the tax returns

Checkout Quickbooks as they seem pretty popular, there is also Microsoft Office Accounting which seems easy to use but is very new.
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Lee Edge
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if you are not going to be VAT registered and your business is fairly simple you would be ok with a simple spreadsheet...
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Sara Parr

Virtually Everything Done For You
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I've used taxcalc for years. No complaints whatsoever.

Costs £25 and leads you though your return in a simple format and assumes you have no knowlage of tax and have never filled in a return before. One click file online or you can print your return out in traditional forms. It's also partnered by HMRC.

Hi Keith,

We have a free spreadsheet available from our website - here's a link - Free Excel bookkeeping spreadsheet

If you have any problems please drop me an email – nick at yorkshireaccountancy.co.uk.

Try out www.selfassessmentguide.com. They allow you to upload and mange your income as well as give you an ongoing tax liability.I think they have a free trail too.

Why risk it by doing it yourself
As an accountant of 25+yrs standing I would be happy to come to see you and deal with your paperwotk for you
So long as you are not VAT registered this could be done once a year or more if you wanted
I would also do all your tax returns, file them online for you and deal with any correspondence on your behalf

All for a lot less than you might imagine

Paul J Nightingale
PK Business Services

office@pkps.demon.co.uk

Hi Keith,

If your budget is £50 or less, I agree with Jim, TaxCalc would probably be your best choice as it is fairly easy to navigate. For keeping records you could then use Excel. We have a spreadsheet designed for a very simple record-keeping that might help, if you are interested please email me on sasha@numerico.co.uk.

However it does pay off having an expert dealing with your tax. In my experience a lot of people make mistakes and overpay tax as a result, so although you pay for a service it saves you money in a long run.

All the best
Sasha
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