Hannah Driver

If you receive income from a management company or a third party who deduct fees or charges before the income is paid over it is important to record this in Scribe correctly, especially if VAT is c...

Sales invoices can be raised to customers to charge for the supply of goods and services. When a customer makes a payment the sales invoice should be converted to a receipt to record the amount rec...

When a transaction (receipt or payment) or a bank transfer has been ticked off in the ▶️ Reconcile process the entry will be marked as cashed. Items can be uncashed if it was ticked off in error or...

For councils working in Income & Expenditure it is very likely that their Box 7 (Balances Carried Forward) and Box 8 (Total Value of Cash and Short Term Investments) will be different.  This is due...

The total of your council's outstanding loans should appear in Box 10 on the Annual Return (Section 2 - Accounting Statements). If you run the Annual Return on Scribe and Box 10 is blank or the fig...

The total of your council's fixed assets and long term investments should appear in Box 9 on the Annual Return (Section 2 - Accounting Statements). If you run the Annual Return on Scribe and Box 9 ...

What is Reconciling All Banks Within Parish and Town Councils Parish and Town Councils may have a number of different bank accounts which need to be reconciled individually. This process helps iden...

What is Reconciling Within Parish and Town Councils Bank reconciliations within Parish and Town Councils involves comparing the council's financial records with the bank statement to ensure that bo...

VAT Returns and Submissions When navigating the VAT returns process meticulous attention to detail is essential for accurate submissions. Additionally, understanding the implications of late submis...

Using Credit Cards It is becoming increasingly common for councils to use credit cards to facilitate purchases of minor or ad hoc items, replacing the use of petty cash or the reimbursement of expe...