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Duplicate Bank Feed Transactions: How UK Accountants Investigate Before Reconciliation

When a bank feed shows a transaction twice, an accountancy practice should establish whether there were two real movements of money or one transaction imported more than once. Deleting a feed line just because the amount and date match can hide a genuine second payment. Matching both lines to separate expenses can create a false […]

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Supplier Credit Notes Missing From Client Records: Reconcile Balances Without Double-Counting Costs

A missing supplier credit note is not simply an unreconciled number: it can leave a UK client’s supplier balance, VAT records and expense reporting out of step. An accountancy practice should trace the original invoice, the reason for the credit, the supplier statement and the actual payment or refund before posting any adjustment. The aim […]

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Month-End Close for a Small UK Accountancy Practice: Evidence, Exceptions and Client Sign-Off

A reliable month-end close is a repeatable process for confirming that transactions are complete, reconciliations are documented and outstanding questions have an owner. For a small UK accountancy practice, the challenge is rarely one complicated calculation. It is the combination of missing client documents, late bank entries, duplicate invoices, ambiguous approvals and inconsistent review notes […]

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Client Approval Workflows for UK Accountancy Practices: Evidence, Deadlines and a Clear Audit Trail

A reliable client approval workflow makes it clear what the client has reviewed, which version they approved, when they approved it and what the practice is authorised to do next. Sending a draft report by email and receiving “looks fine” may seem efficient, but it leaves room for misunderstandings when several attachments or revised figures […]

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FreeAgent vs Sage Accounting for UK Accountants: Client Fit, Practice Access and a Useful Trial

FreeAgent and Sage Accounting should be compared around the clients your UK practice serves and the work your team actually performs. FreeAgent offers a practice dashboard alongside its small-business accounting software. Sage Accounting sits within a wider Sage for Accountants environment. The useful choice depends on bookkeeping complexity, client participation, permissions, connected tools and the […]

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Dext vs AutoEntry by Sage: Which Receipt and Invoice Capture Software Is Better for UK Accountants?

Dext and AutoEntry by Sage are two established document capture and bookkeeping automation platforms used by accountants, bookkeepers and businesses across the UK. Both help collect receipts, purchase invoices, sales invoices and bank statements, extract financial information and transfer the resulting data into accounting software such as Xero, QuickBooks and Sage. The main difference is […]

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Xero vs QuickBooks Online for UK Accountancy Practices: An In-Depth Comparison of Accounting, Tax, Practice Management and Costs

Updated: 14 October 2026 Choosing between Xero and QuickBooks Online is no longer simply a decision about which accounting package offers better invoicing, bank reconciliation or financial reporting. For a UK accountancy practice, the choice can determine how efficiently staff manage hundreds of client transactions, prepare statutory accounts, complete tax returns, meet Making Tax Digital […]