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5 June 2020

Bookkeeping software for Amazon sellers

As an Amazon seller, keeping track of your bookkeeping is important to keep your business on track. Using a bookkeeping software is a great way to manage your finances. What is bookkeeping? Bookkeeping is when you record your financial transactions.… Read more

4 June 2020

How to manage expenses

Want to start taking your expenses seriously? Our quick guide to managing expenses gives you everything you need to keep track of your finances so you can focus on growing your business. What are expenses? Expenses are money spent by a business in… Read more

3 June 2020

How to do a Self Assessment tax return

Find out what you need to know about your tax return, from if you should submit one to some tips to make completing one quick and easy. What is a Self Assessment tax return? A Self Assessment tax return is submitted to HMRC so that they receive… Read more

29 May 2020

What VAT can be reclaimed?

If you’re a business that charges VAT on your sales, and you’re registered for VAT, then you can reclaim the VAT charged on your purchases and expenses. Find out what you need to know about reclaiming VAT in this guide. How VAT works There are 3… Read more

28 May 2020

New features! Record multiple transactions and improvements to settlements

In this week’s release, you can now record hundreds of transactions in minutes. Plus, there’s improvements to settlements of an invoice, an update to the mobile app, and the opportunity to help us with research to help make Bokio even better. Record… Read more

28 May 2020

What are trade debtors?

What is a trade debtor? Trade debtors are customers who are yet to pay you for the goods or services you have provided. So, on your balance sheet, the amount for trade debtors is the total money your customers or other third parties owe you, such as… Read more

20 May 2020

Making Tax Digital one year on

One year on from the launch of the new Making Tax Digital for VAT regulations, we take a look at how the process has gone so far, and what Making Tax Digital could look like in the future. Making Tax Digital so far Making Tax Digital was brought… Read more

28 April 2020

Meet the Makers: Anna

We’re so proud to present some of the people behind Bokio. First, we’d like you to meet Anna Wallin, one of the first employees at Bokio. She met Bokio’s founders while orienteering, an activity she’s still very fond of combining with working at… Read more

17 April 2020

New features! Create drafts and filter expenses

In this week’s release, we made changes to our expenses feature so you can create drafts and filter expenses. Plus, you can now mark supplier invoices as scheduled for payment straight from your Things to do. New expenses features We’ve made some… Read more

3 April 2020

New features! Customise Things to do, comment on journal entries and change receipts

In this week’s release, you can customise your Things to do so you can plan your accounting easily. Plus, you can add comments to journal entries and change the receipt on scheduled entries. Customise Things to do You now have the option to reorder… Read more

27 March 2020

COVID-19 budget announcements for small businesses (Updated)

During this uncertain time, we understand that COVID-19 will impact small businesses. We wanted to let you know important information from the Budget announcement that could affect your business. This week, the government announced a £12 billion… Read more

23 March 2020

New features! Invoice reports and export trial balances

In this week’s release, we have added new invoice reports so you can get a deeper understanding of your invoicing activity. Plus, you can now export Trial balance reports to Excel, and we have made updates to our mobile app. Launching invoice… Read more

26 February 2020

New features! Export reports and updated journal entry features

In this week's release, we have made it possible to download reports to Excel format. Plus, you can now copy journal entries, and schedule them to be recorded at a later date. Export reports to Excel It’s now possible to export reports to Excel from… Read more

20 February 2020

New feature! Connect your PayPal account to Bokio with bank feeds

We’re excited to announce that you can now import transactions from PayPal with bank feeds! Whether you're selling or buying, it’s easy to keep track of all your payments in Bokio. We know that a lot of businesses use PayPal to manage online sales,… Read more

30 January 2020

How accounting works - Bokio beginner's guide

Are you new to accounting? Then this guide is for you! Here we’ll go through the basics that are great to know, whether you are doing your own accounting or letting someone else do it for you. 1. Who needs to do accounting and why? Anyone who runs a… Read more