Wokingham Accountants

Bookkeeping Mistakes

10 Most Common Bookkeeping Mistakes

Fixed assets - posting them to the P&L


If we do payroll journals, posting net wages to the P&L account


 Dividends, PAYE, VAT


Claiming VAT on non-VATable expenses or expenses that you don’t have a VAT Receipt for

  • Client Entertainment

  • Insurance

  • Any business not VAT registered (some taxi’s aren’t VAT registered, some are - you need a VAT receipt)

  • Public transport (train tickets, bus, plane tickets)


Trivial benefits - claiming over £50


Misposting - posting items to the wrong account.

  • Xero - you can set up standard codes for suppliers


Advanced Bookkeeping

Bank feed - need to refresh every 3 months (we’d suggest putting this in your diary)

General ledger -