Host

Foreign.

Vicky Clark

And welcome to the Pat Accounting Podcast with me, your host, Vicky Clark.

Vicky Clark

I'm going to help you get to grips with your finances, save you lots of money and take the stress out of doing your tax return.

Vicky Clark

So let's get going.

Host

Right, welcome everyone.

Host

My name is Vicky and this lovely man in front of me is Lee.

Host

And we run the Pet Crown, which is an accountancy firm dedicated to pet professionals all across the uk.

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And there's a just this little side note in there, little print.

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We also do non pet businesses as well.

Host

So if you've got a partner, friend, auntie, uncle, boyfriend, girlfriend or anything in between that has a non pet business, we can also do theirs as well.

Host

So what have we been up to this week?

Host

Before we delve into what we're going to talk about today and as always, if you've got any questions at all with regards to anything, please pop them in the comments.

Host

I think when the dogs have started, pop them in the comments and let us know.

Host

We'll aim to answer them as we go through the live.

Host

So what have we been up to?

Lee

Climax.

Lee

It's a busy week.

Host

We have had a busy week.

Lee

Packing my suitcase for New York.

Lee

I've been buying my sweets for the flight.

Host

I mean, can you elaborate?

Host

Because I feel like you're sweets is basically like a sweet shop.

Host

These aren't your normal mint imperials and some jelly babies.

Host

Lee has bought a whole tuck shop.

Lee

I will.

Lee

And just everybody that is watching, just so they can't see that it's excessive, I'll just share my sweets for the.

Host

Fight that's laying your sweet slacks for one way.

Host

That's just for one trip.

Host

Oh, Stanley says she can't hear us.

Host

Has anyone else got an issue with the volume?

Host

If they have, let us know.

Host

We've also found out that Facebook, as of April, are not going to let us use Zoom as an integrated app, which is obviously what we use to do these lives.

Host

So it might be that we have to figure something else out.

Host

We may well have to do less of them and just record the podcasts, but we will just wait to see what happens with that.

Host

But just an FYI, if you do use Zoom or any other app integrate to Facebook, then they are removing that as of April, so that's a bit of a bummer.

Host

We've been getting lots of stuff ready for Cloths, so if you come to save at Cloths, we've got some good goodie bags full of tut.

Host

Helpful tut sometimes.

Host

And we've got sweets we've got Prosecco, we've got all sorts, so make sure you come and see us.

Host

So that's been a bit of a mission trying to get all of that organised.

Host

We are better organised this year than.

Lee

We were last year I feel definitely.

Host

Because last year we had nothing.

Host

Last year we ran out on Saturday and then we had nothing else to give people for the rest of the weekend.

Host

So that was a bit sad.

Lee

That's where we met on Sunday.

Host

Yeah, that's why we left very early on Sunday because we had literally nothing left.

Host

We have had no mug deliveries this week, which has also been a bit sad.

Host

Our books are open, so if you are looking for an accountant and you need help with your finances, then our books are open.

Host

So we've had a lot of new clients come on board this week, whether that be self assessment, unlimited company and also with the launch of our all in one package for sole traders, there is now one for partnerships and limited companies.

Host

So it's all been a go here.

Host

And what else?

Host

What else?

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Nothing.

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That's it.

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What else have we done?

Host

Work.

Lee

You did.

Host

No work you flat out.

Host

Lee's been designing things and we've also those grooming packs or training packs or walker packs you get online from our website, we are actually printing off actual physical paths to bring with us to Crufts.

Host

So if you can't be bothered to print them out, we have put together a better actual package book.

Host

Print by on the day and fill in for your accounts if you're not one for software.

Host

And I think that's probably a very quick rundown of what we've been up to.

Host

Like I said, if you're watching, you've got any questions, please pop them in the comments and we'll aim to answer them even if it's not financially just anything you'd like to ask like say we've got skills in other areas so we might surprise you.

Host

So any questions, put them in the comments.

Host

Right, so Lee, because it's a bit of a whiz with the designing and technology and I can't do any of that, has designed or.

Host

Actually I'll let you.

Host

I'll let you tell people about the performance paths.

Lee

Right, okay.

Lee

So as you know, we've launched the all in one package this, this month as well and as part of that we've been speaking a lot about the performance pack that you get with it and it was only when we were doing a little bit of one to one training with, with Nicola and Jody just to update them on the product Knowledge.

Lee

And as we launch things, they understood that we did a performance pack, but they actually said until you'd physically showed us what it was, we didn't understand the benefits of it, of what it can offer to the clients.

Lee

And they said that it would be really good if we could print one of these out and take crafts with us to show potential clients what it is that they get as part of the all in one package.

Lee

And then that got us thinking.

Lee

We think, well, if they didn't know what it was, how many of our clients in the group also knows what it is?

Lee

So I is currently nobody.

Host

That's what me and they do.

Host

We have so much we actually offer, we just don't tell you.

Host

You have to find it yourself.

Lee

It's in drips and dry.

Host

Good.

Lee

Play it on the list.

Lee

Pray for our cold, dead hands.

Host

Either ask us or go on our website.

Host

Have a look.

Host

But yeah, it's probably why people always say in the group, anyone recommend an accountant?

Host

Because maybe we don't tell you enough that we are accountants and that's what we do and we actually run the group.

Host

Are there?

Host

Yes, we have lots on offer.

Host

You just got to try and find out what it is part of.

Lee

Again, trying to prove that that.

Lee

Which is one of the reasons why we launched the all in one package as well.

Lee

It's because, you know, when you look at the cost of it, actually it represents really good value for money with everything that you get.

Lee

And you know, when you, when you don't know how much an accountant costs and you don't know how to ask for bookkeeping or for payroll, having something like that kind of solidifies and reassures you that it's not going to cost you the earth.

Lee

And actually being an expense to your business, you should see it as an investment because it will help your business grow.

Lee

And as part of that, this, this pack that we, that we send out every quarter so that you see what's happened over the last three months within your business, allows you to make changes so that the next quarter you will do better again.

Lee

And we wanted it to be quite visual so that you don't get bogged down with all the figures.

Lee

I know that, to be fair, can.

Host

Be full of jargon and words people don't understand.

Host

So there'll be no point of us giving you a boatload of figures for you to look at and go, I don't really know what this means anyway, so it's pointless.

Lee

And I think that's what happens when we give people accounts is that it's just full of figures that you just.

Lee

Some people don't even read it.

Lee

And we know they don't because how quickly they come is, you know, we send emails, three snacks.

Host

And I'm like, did you read it?

Host

No.

Lee

So I'm gonna share my screen and I'm gonna war.

Lee

Let the not.

Host

All those messages that I sent you, Lee, are now for the public.

Lee

Luckily that was just the zoom in by accident.

Host

I mean, me and Lee do send each other some dodgy messages.

Host

Yeah, just as a quick thing before the elves into the pack.

Host

I think one of the things we get quite a bit is people think that accountants are extortionately expensive.

Host

So they don't bother asking.

Host

And there probably is some accountancy firms out there that are ridiculously expensive.

Host

You can join us as a sole trader from as little as 27 pound plus fat a month.

Host

So it's not major books, that's like what equivalent to one dog groom, maybe two dog walks potentially.

Host

So if you think about it that way, as long as you do one groom or one dog walk a month, then the currency fees are covered.

Host

But just bear that in mind that, you know, we may well not be as expensive as you think.

Host

Anyway, carry on.

Lee

Right, so as part of the accounting pack, we look at the last quarter's figures and then we compile these into some nice graphs so that they're easily readable.

Lee

Now the first one that we look at is your sales and expenses over the last quarter.

Lee

Now I have to say this is a made up company.

Lee

We haven't shared anybody's details and I made sure of that morning.

Lee

So this is, this is fictitious.

Lee

But the graphs that you get and information contained within it is exactly what you get as part of your performance pack.

Lee

So the first graphs that we have, the first table that we have represent your sales and expenses for the month.

Lee

So it's kind of a good view of all your sales higher than your purchases.

Lee

And you can look at the bars, which gives you an indication of where they are.

Lee

Now if your purchases were much higher, your expenses were much higher, then the idea is, is that you want to bring those down so that your sales, there's a bigger difference between your sales and your purchases.

Lee

If there's a big difference between sales and purchases, it means that you've got more profit at the end of the period.

Lee

It also walks you through and explains exactly what you're seeing on the page as well as giving you totals so that you don't have to add anything up.

Lee

And then if we Start to scroll down.

Lee

We then give you your gross profit month by month.

Lee

Now, your gross profit is the difference between your sales, your revenue, and the expenses that are used to run the business directly relatable to the product or service that you offer.

Lee

So if you're a dog groomer, for argument's sake, your cost of sales will be the things like shampoos, bandanas.

Lee

I'm just trying to think of what else that you guys would buy.

Lee

That's, that's, it's any item that you can directly say that went into grooming that dog.

Lee

Anything that is like a collective expense, like rent, heat and light, your staff salaries, computer running costs, they're over.

Lee

They're your overheads.

Lee

So what your gross profit represents is the money that you've got left over after you've spent money on delivering that service.

Lee

So the higher the gross profit, the better your business is going to be because the more money that you've got for your overheads.

Lee

And as you can see here, we break them down into the months of January, February and March.

Lee

And you can see that the gross profit is on average, if we take all of those, it's going to be around about 90% across the three months.

Lee

But what that shows you is, is that if your gross profit percentage drops, you got to think, well, why did it drop that month?

Lee

Am I spending more to be able to deliver that service?

Lee

And by asking yourself that question, you can then think, right, next month I need to spend less on that or I need to increase my prices because if, if my supplier costs have gone up, my gross profit will suffer and therefore I need to increase my prices to maintain my margins.

Host

So that's good indicator for when people do that then, because obviously I know a lot of people don't increase their prices for years.

Lee

So, yeah, and this is going to, obviously establishing that, yes, because yes, you can sell more.

Lee

As in you, you, if you sell more dog grooms or you, you walk more dogs, all that will happen is, is the costs associated with taking those extra dogs on will also increase.

Lee

So your, your gross profit percentage will show you the margin of each of those.

Lee

And the only way to affect that margin is lower your costs or raise your prices.

Lee

And as long as you do one of those two things, you'll have more money in your business to cover your, your overheads.

Lee

And then once your overheads have been paid, the bit that's left is your profit, and that's for you in your back pocket.

Lee

So the next thing we look at is your net profit month by month.

Lee

Now, your net profit is once you've taken all the expenses into account, that includes your, your, your cost of sales, which, which is your gross profit area.

Lee

So that's absolutely every expense in the business taken off of your sales and that's what you're left with at the end of the month.

Lee

Now in, in rough terms, that is the figure that you will probably be taxed upon.

Lee

Now we do adjust that slightly and I won't get into that.

Lee

But, but as a, as a rough guide, your net profit is what you're left with to be taxed on, which is your money that your business has made for you in your back pocket.

Lee

So again, a really good metric to look at and use these packs for, because if your net profit is increasing, it means you're heading in the right direction and your business is making more money.

Lee

Now you can affect this net profit in loads of ways.

Lee

Groom more dogs, put your prices up, lower your cost of sales.

Lee

I don't use as much shampoo on, on a single dog.

Lee

And limit how much you use.

Lee

Change suppliers, look for a cheaper supplier, you know, so those are the type of things where you can drastically affect your net profit side of things.

Lee

And then if we scroll down now, this is probably my favorite one.

Lee

So this is the detailed performance for the quarter.

Lee

And what it does is it shows you your sales and your expenses.

Lee

And then it gives you a profit trend line, which is, so the green bar is your physical profit and the black profit trend, which is this arrow here, as long as that's pointing up, it indicates that over that period you, your profit is indicated to increase going into the next, you know, the next quarter that we haven't even started yet.

Lee

If that arrow is coming down the way rather than going up, it means that you're starting to lose money and therefore you need to take drastic action to, to change that.

Lee

Now again, it could be a case of you were ill for a couple of days, so you had to cancel a few dogs and that affected your sales, but you can explain that drop.

Lee

So your suppliers may have put their prices up because, you know, every April most businesses increase prices in line with the cost of inflation.

Lee

So if you didn't put your prices up, your profit's going to be squeezed and therefore lower.

Lee

And therefore that black line will show that your profits are going less.

Lee

So by using this little table, the only line you really need to look at is that black arrow.

Lee

And if it's going up, you're doing great and the business is doing well.

Lee

And if nothing Changes in the next quarter, it should continue that trend slowly increasing.

Lee

If we scroll down, what we've done then done is combined everything for the quarter for yourself.

Lee

So you can see over the past three months, you've made £18,643 in profit.

Lee

You spent £3,650 on your cost of sales.

Lee

To remember, the cost of sales are the items that you can directly attribute to providing that service.

Lee

So they're your consumables that you're using to groom a dog.

Lee

Then you've got your overheads there as well of how much you've spent in total.

Lee

So again, increase profit by increasing your prices, lower your cost of sales by using less of a product, lower your overheads by changing suppliers and looking for cheaper deals.

Lee

Now what we have on the right hand side is it tells you about your gross margin.

Lee

So the average gross gross margin on Your sales was 90%.

Lee

So your gross margin profit was 90%.

Lee

Your net profit, which is your taxable bit at the bottom, was 53%.

Lee

And what that equates to, and this is my favorite one, is for every one pound that you sell, you're making 53 pence in the pound.

Lee

So what you can do is even if you take nothing else away from this performance pack, is if you look at the how much you make per pound every quarter and as long as that stays the same or increases, you're doing well.

Lee

If that drops down, then you're losing money every quarter that we go along.

Lee

Now if you make a loss, it will tell you that you're losing however many pence in the pound.

Lee

And that's when there's real issues there.

Lee

But what this does is very visual, very easy to read, and if you understand what it's saying to you, you can make business decisions and changes very, very quickly and very, very easily.

Lee

Any, any sort of questions in the group.

Host

I haven't been keeping an eye out.

Lee

I don't think Vic's been, Vic's been answering some as well.

Host

I think everyone's just been engrossed in your very colorful chart.

Host

I did lose it in one minute because it went on the massive screen.

Host

I was like, how do I reduce the screen?

Host

I can't see anything.

Host

So that's what I was doing.

Host

If you saw me like moving my head around, was actually trying to work out how to see the screen.

Lee

Yeah, well, I think nor the combination with the quarterly dropping calls that we've launched as well, allows you to have a chat with your bookkeeper, your accountant, me or Vicky.

Lee

To go through these packs with you.

Lee

So if there's something that you don't understand about them, then you can pick our brains.

Lee

And if there's something you'd really like to change and you want to increase a certain area of it to improve just one area, again, we can give you ideas and, and, you know, different ways of marketing to be able to help you achieve that increase.

Lee

Most people come to us and say, look, I need to increase my sales, but it could be that you're happy with your sales because you can't take any more dogs, you're at capacity, in which case we have to look at the expenses part of the business to see where we can save you money that side, because that's the only way, apart from putting your prices up, that's the only other way that we're going to get you a little bit more profit and money in your back, your back pockets.

Host

The whole point of doing these packs and, you know, we've had quite a few clients that have taken us up on this is because, you know, me and me have lots of skills in different areas that potentially people don't know about.

Host

So we can help you, not just with the finance side, but with your business as a whole.

Host

And I think, you know, we've had few clients that are happy where they are and they do want to grow the business, so then the package probably isn't for them.

Host

And they, you know, like I say, just get us to do the self assessment, which, like I said, is from pound 27.

Host

All of the stuff that's in the package, if you price that separately, is worth way more than what we're actually charging you for.

Host

So the Packages are from 97 pounds.

Host

It does depend on your turnover.

Host

So someone that said in 200 grand is going to pay more than someone that's earning 40 grand.

Host

So we have tried to make it as fair as possible, but the whole point of the packages is to help you grow your business.

Host

So if you're not in a position where you want to grow it and you're quite happy, you know, doing what you're doing and actually you just want your tax, it probably isn't for you.

Host

But if you're in a position where actually I want to grow a business, I want to take on staff and need help with a price and, you know, my website's crap and I used to want to look at that, then that's where the package then comes into its own, because we're giving you help with everything.

Host

So if you want this marketing it potentially go to me.

Host

If you want to help with your pricing, it could be either of us.

Host

If you wanted to help, you know, telling clients that you've had a bat increase, then again you could speak to one of our team and they could help you.

Host

So there's lots to cover.

Host

And also with the software which is also included, which is nero, because it's the best software, it will help you keep track of your back threshold.

Host

I was actually looking at some of our clients who were on free agent earlier today and I picked one and I don't know why I picked this person.

Host

Anyway, I look and I went oh dear.

Host

And I did a roll in 12 months and they'd actually gone over there that threshold about realizing.

Host

So it's really important to keep, especially if you are on software.

Lee

It's worth noting there that that wasn't a bookkeeping client, it was just a self assessment client.

Lee

So again we don't do it on a month to month basis.

Lee

So it was purely random.

Host

That was just me, I was just having a little look.

Host

I was making sure no one had gone over.

Host

That was realizing because obviously if we're not doing the bookkeeping, the only time we're going to see your figures realistically is at the end of the tax year when we then can't do anything about it.

Lee

It's only seven months after the end of the tax year.

Lee

You know, it's.

Host

And it was just so happened that I thought, you know what, I'm on trade.

Host

I'm going to have such a quick look to make sure and see where people are at.

Host

And I came across it and I thought, well, thank God I quoted now and not six months down the line because then it would have to be backdated.

Host

So that was a phone call.

Host

I did call her and it was fine speaking to it.

Host

Oh no.

Host

And I was like, but no, it's a good thing to hit the back threshold.

Host

It's, it's an achievement.

Host

So I know it's scary but.

Host

And we, we did a podcast on that last week.

Host

It is a scary thing and it does sort of put the winners up here.

Host

But once you've done and you've got someone there managing it, it's, it's easy.

Lee

I think what I think is important to remember as well is because we're there to support you with the VAT and a lot of clients come to go.

Lee

I don't want to be that registered.

Lee

I'd rather keep my turnover below the VAT threshold.

Lee

But actually what we've worked out is that if you are a groomer, for argument's sake, we can put you and apply to the flat rate scheme and by putting your prices up by 13% that will cover the VAT that needs to be paid to HMRC.

Lee

So even though you have to charge 20% VAT, there are schemes in place, the flat rate scheme, for argument's sake, where in year one you only pay 11% VAT, but by increasing the price by 13% it covers the, the difference between the VAT you've got to pay HMRC on top of the price increase that you're having to have to make sure that encompasses all of the VAT and that that 13% is much easier to swallow than 20%.

Lee

And actually, if you would, if you approach it in a, in a structured format and you have a very good wording of the letter or, or the phone call that you're going to have with your clients, then a lot of them will be amenable to that price increase as well.

Lee

So a mindset does come into that slightly, because mindset is the bit that blocks you about the VAT side and you just think, oh my God, what am I going to do?

Lee

But again, there's coping mechanisms that we can help you put into place.

Lee

To start with, get a really good bank account.

Lee

You'll get one that allows you to have pass, such as Starling.

Lee

When you receive money from your clients and directly from your card machines, bank transfers, however you receive it, put that 13% straight into one of those saving pots and don't touch it.

Lee

Then at the end of the quarter, you've got the money there to pay your VAT bill.

Lee

It's money that you never had, so you're not going to miss it.

Lee

And as long as you've covered the vat, then happy days.

Lee

And you can stay on that flat rate scheme up until you're over £230,000.

Lee

I think it is off the top of my head.

Lee

So there's a big difference between 85 and 230 that gives you the growth.

Lee

But once you've removed that ceiling and that blockage of going, oh my God, I'm going to hit that VAT threshold to ruin my business.

Lee

Honest to God, the amount of clients that then accelerate and fly, because that's not there anymore.

Lee

But they, they are very good in their mindset that I now need to do this and I need to have it head on.

Lee

We do get clients that shy away from it and don't save and, you know, unfortunately they do struggle A little bit because they're not disciplined enough to put that money to one side.

Lee

You've got to remember when you go that registered, you're a tax collector on behalf of hmrc and it's, it is I, I dread every quarter when I've got repair that bill.

Lee

Unfortunately I'm left on a flat rate scheme, so it really grates on me.

Lee

But you got to do it, you.

Host

Know, it's, it's, it's a depressing, it's a depressing thought, you know, when you see it.

Host

But it is what it is.

Host

We've gone off on a bit of a tangent again, slightly talking about that, but we've got a few people in the comments that have joined us on the all in one package.

Host

So again, if you're on the fence, then by all means ask people in the group.

Host

We'll surely give me some honest feedback.

Host

One question from Dapper Dogs, you may have already gone over this, but will you teach us how to use set up the Xero or is it better to pay for the course you have?

Host

I've got the Xero through you, but still haven't learned how to use it.

Host

Yeah.

Lee

On we, we were running zero courses, but we need a couple of people to sign up to them in order for us to do the one to ones.

Lee

We are doing one to ones actually.

Lee

So if you want to book in a one to one, Abby's actually running the one to one training on the zero and the side.

Lee

And, and she will take you through everything from setting it up, how to use hub doc.

Lee

What else would be how to, to set up an invoice, how to reconcile the bank.

Lee

It will take you through the basics of it, that'll get you up and running and because it is a one to one, then it gives you the opportunity.

Lee

So if it's something that you don't understand or there's something that you really want to go through, then you can ask Abby and be confident.

Lee

Then by the end of that session it's, Is it a two hour session?

Lee

I think she's doing them in.

Host

Yeah.

Lee

Into ones, two hour sessions and then you'll, you'll, you'll be confident by the end of it with, with everything that you've covered.

Host

Come on the package.

Host

We do it for you.

Lee

Yeah.

Host

And then they have to learn it.

Lee

Yeah.

Lee

So that one of the benefits of that is that whilst you may be using zero on your own, we, we can teach you how to do zero, but we can't teach you how to do bookkeeping.

Lee

And there's.

Lee

There's a.

Lee

Quite a fundamental difference between how you use a software and knowing that you've used it correctly and categorized things correctly.

Lee

And that's what we have found, is that clients from other accountancy firms, or even our own, have come to us saying, I've done my own bookkeeping.

Lee

You know, it's all on software.

Lee

And you look at it, and unfortunately, there's some clients we've had to say, look, it's.

Lee

It's that bad that what we really need to do is set up a new subscription and you give us the bank statements and we'll start again.

Lee

And, you know, not all times, and.

Host

You know, it's very rare, but there's.

Lee

You know, we've had to spend a couple of hours trying to date, I.

Host

Would say, 70% of the time, because I do a lot of the self assessments when people are on free agent especially, and I go in, I think, oh, no, I do have to spend the first half an hour tidying it up, where people get one of them that everyone uses realized currency exchange.

Host

Where do people get that from?

Host

And you click into it and it'll be like three bags.

Host

And you're like, where have you got realized currency exchange from?

Host

But, you know, it keeps us busy.

Host

It does make us giggle.

Host

Like I said, we've got enough packages and options out there for you.

Host

If you're new and Ian might not necessarily be able to afford the package straight away, then you can just come on board as a client.

Host

Like I said, it's not as expensive.

Host

You think?

Host

And the same with the payroll.

Host

I think people think, oh, my God, I can't pay someone to do my payroll because it'd be mag expensive.

Host

Ours is like £6.50 per pony.

Host

Got a flat rate of £10, so it's like £16.50amonth plus our month.

Lee

It's nothing.

Host

It's not massive considering, you know, how many.

Host

You know, how much work goes into it behind the scenes.

Host

I mean, I don't even get involved in pay law.

Host

Meryl.

Host

Lauren spent many hours tidying up my bookkeeping.

Host

Sorry, Norman.

Host

She can hear me.

Host

She's Meryl.

Host

She's smiling.

Host

Um, I don't know if that's a smile or a grimace.

Host

Um, so, yeah, seeing some bold artists.

Host

Yeah, it keeps her busy.

Host

Keeps her busy world.

Host

So it's fine.

Host

But, yeah, so Z, I used to set up my own Z, I used to set up my own one before building company was already set up and I used it all starting.

Host

Observe for myself, my glueing company.

Host

Do I have to set it all up for codes?

Host

Do I have to set up all my codes for costing areas to post too?

Host

Sorry, I think we both have to like reread the question.

Lee

Yeah, sorry.

Host

Talk.

Lee

So out of the box, zero has some categories in it, but not all of them are used and it doesn't have all the ones that you should be using.

Lee

So there will be ones that you'll need to create specific to the industry that you're in to make life easier.

Lee

Like I don't believe it has consumables but it may have purchases.

Lee

But then the difference between consumables and purchases is consumables is things that you use day to day fragments like if you're a groomer they'll be your shampoos but purchases are things that you buy to sell on to your clients which again would be shampoos if you sell them to your clients.

Lee

So this.

Lee

There's slight differences in.

Lee

In the terminology but again if you, if you.

Lee

If you know how to set these codes up in Xero and in free agent it's good to put things in the right classification.

Lee

So.

Lee

So out of the box 0 does need a little bit of work behind the scenes in the charter accounts just to.

Lee

To add a few things in.

Lee

Like I'm not sure if repairs and maintenance is there either and there's quite a few that we use that we put into the sole trader accounts and the limited company side that that is, that isn't native to zero but we use them all the time because of the industry that we're like field rent is another one and field rent isn't in there but it comes up an awful lot.

Host

It's mad how you think these softwares don't give you like the general categories to put stuff in like free agents.

Lee

Worse for that apparently it's as mad.

Host

But it does give you realized currency exchange that every day free agent you.

Lee

Can give you cleaning, it doesn't give you repairs and maintenance loads of free agent doesn't give you.

Lee

So yeah it's a bit of a.

Lee

Bit of an odd one but again you add them in.

Lee

You go into the setting as you add a category and then you can add them in.

Lee

Yeah.

Lee

So don't everything in sundry or general I stop that you can do.

Host

I had one or was it.

Host

We had one of our long term clients called us in quips last year actually no it wasn't her, it was someone else and we were talking about it and I said what to do with your software.

Host

She goes, oh, I just go, effort, it's sundries.

Host

Literally.

Host

She's like, anything I buy, I just got effort.

Host

It's sundries.

Host

Which did make me giggle.

Host

I was like, oh, God.

Host

But yes, your sundries shouldn't be thousands of pounds.

Host

So for easy doing something wrong.

Lee

Yeah.

Host

Yeah.

Host

Speaking of, come off, make sure you come and see us haul one.

Host

Stand 56.

Host

I think we'll definitely hold one.

Host

Whether it's 56, I'm not sure, but definitely haul one.

Host

So make sure you come and say hello and pick up some goodies and some fizz.

Host

We're only giving the fizz to clients, otherwise we'd have to buy bloody bottles and bottles of it.

Host

We'll be pissed by the end of it.

Host

So if you are a client, you want to come and say hello and come and share a glass of fizz with us, then you're more than welcome.

Host

If you want to sign up with us on the day, we're going to have lots of offers and games and things to do on the day.

Host

So like I said, make sure you come in and take use of that.

Host

And I hope that you found the packages helpful.

Host

The performance pack, I should say.

Host

At least it shows you what it is that we do and it is a great tool, especially if you're looking to grow your business.

Host

So make sure again, if you want more information that give us a shout the numbers and everything and email addresses on the top of the group banner or you can just email us@vickihamisoncloud.co.uk and then just change the name of who you want.

Host

Lee, Abby, Tegan.

Host

But yes, hopefully you found that useful.

Host

We.

Host

Oh, Ali's going great.

Host

Ali, make sure you come and say hello.

Host

We will leave it there.

Host

Like I said, all of these lives go on our podcast Pet Account podcast.

Host

Make sure you subscribe and if you haven't listened to all of them, there'll be loads on there by now here next week though.

Lee

So we'll be missing here next week.

Host

Because we're both going to New York for some R and R and some alcohol.

Host

So maybe I wouldn't know if we could do a live from New York, the time difference.

Host

But you never know, we might pop up.

Host

Just say hello just before we go towards us.

Host

Could you guys set zero up for me specific to my growing business needs to get me going properly from start accounting wise towards a client?

Lee

Yeah, we can, we can sort that if you, if you send an email through Tor to Vicky or me and one of us will, will sort that out for you.

Lee

If we, if we didn't provide the subscription to you, you're going to need to add us in so that we can access your, your 0.

Lee

So there'll be a little bit of work behind the scenes before we can get to that stage, but certainly we can look at that.

Lee

You get, get the accounts in there.

Host

Fabulous, right?

Host

Hopefully you found that useful.

Host

We will see you at Crofts.

Host

And like I said, we won't be here next week or we might pop up, you never know.

Host

But we'll be back the week after with what we've got up to in New York.

Host

And yes, like I say, please, please give us some topics that you want us to talk about.

Host

You know, it could be anything.

Host

We're more than happy even if it's that payroll maybe do our payroll, you know, limited companies sold traders, partnerships.

Host

So like I said, just drop us a message.

Lee

My favorite one is the dreaded director's loan account.

Lee

So maybe we can.

Host

Yeah, but maybe that's a bit boring now.

Lee

Not if you get cool with me.

Host

Maybe, maybe not.

Host

If anyone has a better suggestion than that, please put it in the comments.

Host

Otherwise neighbor talks.

Host

No one accounts for 40 minutes.

Host

It could be a good one to record, put you to sleep at the end of the day.

Host

But yes, we will come back the week after next with a very exciting topic.

Host

Hope you all have a great week.

Host

Hopefully we'll see you a lot to cruff and yeah, we'll leave it there.

Lee

Take care.

Lee

Bye.

Host

See you later.

Host

Bye.

Vicky Clark

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