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Checking VAT Registration Numbers

If you are doing your bookkeeping for a VAT registered company then you can usually reclaim any VAT you pay to your suppliers through your VAT return (subject to your particular industry and rules, it is not automaticall...

Sage 50 shuts down when trying to print an invoice or statement

In July 2017 we had reports from some customers that when they tried to print an invoice or statement, Sage 50 just shut down (with no error message), or they got an error message ‘SBDDesktop.exe has stopped workin...

Making Tax Digital – Update

HMRC have today made a new announcement about changes to the timescales and roll out of it’s Making Tax Digital Scheme. Only businesses with a turnover of above the VAT threshold will have to keep digital records ...

How to deal with a Customer who is also a Supplier in Xero

What do you do if your customer is also your supplier, and you don’t want to do needless bank transfers to them to pay for services, only to then receive the money back from them for your invoices? In Xero there is...

When a Comment is really an Error – Sage File Maintenance

When you use Sage 50 Accounts and exit the software you are always asked “Would you like to check your data before you back up?  Do you always say yet to this?  If you don’t then you really should. If you w...

Website digital security – HSTS – helping to protect your clients when they visit your website.

Computer and internet security is in the news a lot these days – and for good reason. And one of the areas that has had mixed press in the last few years is digital certificates and encryption. HTTPS:// Hopefully w...

WordPress hacking – please ensure your WordPress website is up to date.

Continuing our security theme into the new year; we are reminding people that keeping your website platform up to date is vital. The news article detailed below shows what can happen when websites are not kept patched in...

Ransomware – complacency

According to Malwarebytes, 40 percent of businesses experienced a ransomware attack in the past year, and estimates place total losses at over $1 billion for 2016. I’m happy to report that none of our customers hav...

Don’t download apps that are not from an official App store, it can be deadly…

Whilst the headline is partly in jest, it is also deadly serious. Downloading apps that are not from the official app store e.g. Android’s Play Store or Apple’s App Store can put you and your phone at risk of...

Netgear router security flaw – patch news

We reported that a serious security flaw had been found in certain Netgear routers https://test.siliconbullet.com/netgear-routers-at-risk/ Netgear has now released patches, please use the Netgear link below to find out ...