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This area is for members who are interested in news from the Oxford region, such as the latest events
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The next event for the Oxford region will be on Tuesday 8th February at the Treehouse play centre in Didcot, South Oxfordshire.
A new venue for us, but we thought we would try South Oxfordshire!
Tea / Coffee will be supplied. For those wishing to eat as usual, we can visit a local restaurant if required after the usual discussions.
From feedback, the discussion this time will be around 'practice management'
Hope to see you there
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Thank you to everyone who attended last nights event in Didcot. Especially for the openness of the discussions.
I hope that you all took something away from our discussions on the subject of 'Practice management', when we looked at areas such as Filing systems (paper and online), MLR, Client management software, software used in practice including online options, logistics of running a practice.
We hope to meet again in late April / Early May, so please let me know any topics, subjects or speakers you would like to see organised.
Mike
mike@a1-group.co.uk
Edited at 09 Feb 2011 04:49 PM GMT
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The next meeting for the Oxford region members has been organised for Monday 23rd May, 6pm.
We are returning to our favourite pub venue, The Turnpike at Yarnton.
http://www.vintageinn.co.uk/theturnpikeyarnton/findus/
From feedback, this meeting will be a social drinks event to network with other members and find out more about each other plus the common issues we are facing.
As before, obviously there is the opportunity to eat from the great menu and lets hope for the fine weather to continue so we can enjoy the garden area.
I hope you can join us.
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MikeFoster said: “The next meeting for the Oxford region members has been organised for Monday 23rd May, 6pm.
We are returning to our favourite pub venue, The Turnpike at Yarnton.
http://www.vintageinn.co.uk/theturnpikeyarnton/findus/
From feedback, this meeting will be a social drinks event to network with other members and find out more about each other plus the common issues we are facing.
As before, obviously there is the opportunity to eat from the great menu and lets hope for the fine weather to continue so we can enjoy the garden area.
I hope you can join us.”
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The next meeting in the Oxford area will be Monday 26th September.
We plan to start the meeting as usual at 6pm.
Please note the date in your diaries and I will provide more details asap.
Hope to see you there.
thank you.
Mike
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The next Oxford regional event
Monday 26th September 2011
6pm
Following our most popular event in 2010, our next meeting will again kindly be hosted by Shaw Gibbs accountants, 264 Banbury Road, Summertown, Oxford OX2 7DY
For parking information in Summertown, please see http://www.summertown.info/transport.html/#carpark
The meeting will include
- Welcome & Introduction from Mike Foster
- Inheritance tax considerations
- Status Disputes with HMRC
- VAT overview
- Sage tips
- Identifying potential situations when you may need advice from an insolvency practitioner
- Overview of insolvency proceedings
- The latest about Pensions
- Q&A
Shaw Gibbs will kindly supply refreshments on arrival and due to the excellent location members will have the option to visit a local restaurant, bar or public house for dinner afterwards.
We do hope that you can join us.
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Our thanks again to our hosts for last nights meeting in Oxford, Shaw Gibbs Accountants www.shawgibbs.com
I am sorry that I could not be there myself due to my emergency eye operation, but from the feedback I have this morning I understand it was an excellent event and i have many requests for similar meetings in the future.
The only disappointment was that only 14 of the 27 that booked turned up!
Hopefully see you all at conference in November.
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Great news to see Shaw Gibbs accountants in Oxford shortlisted for the award of Accountancy Firm of the Year.
They have been fantastic support to the local Oxford Region with the hosting of events and organisation of some great speakers and presentations.
You may have already seen, but the Inheritance Tax presentation from the last meeting is now available on the ICB web site. See http://www.bookkeepers.org.uk/News/1416
If you have a moment, please take the opportunity to vote for your Accountancy Firm of the Year and hopefully you agree that Shaw Gibbs have been fantastic support locally for ICB bookkeepers.
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HAPPY NEW YEAR.
The next meeting for the Oxford region members has been organised for Monday 30th January, 6pm.
We are returning to our favourite pub venue, The Turnpike at Yarnton.
http://www.vintageinn.co.uk/theturnpikeyarnton/findus/
From feedback, this meeting will be an opportunity to discuss the various bookkeeping software used by members.
If you are like me, you primarily use one or two pieces of accounts software, but hear every day about another piece of software you could use. But is it a minefield that then stops us from looking into whether we are using the best software for our clients because there are too many to consider?
Different members have different experiences of different software. There are many new providers with the online or cloud based versions. So which software should we be using? Well in itself that is a great question!
This meeting will be a group discussion event reviewing the different software being used by members, identifying the good and bad points and providing you with the opportunity to ask questions about the software to other members.
Does it do this? Does it do that?
As before, there is the opportunity to stay and network whilst eating from the great menu.
I hope you can join us.
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Tickets for the upcoming regional branch meeting can be booked via the ICB online shop.
Please click HERE to be redirected to our booking page.
Best Wishes
Mathini
ICB Events Team
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The next meeting for the Oxford region members has been organised for Monday 30th January, 6pm.
We are returning to our favourite pub venue, The Turnpike at Yarnton. http://www.vintageinn.co.uk/theturnpikeyarnton/findus/
We will be discussing the various bookkeeping software used by members.
As before, there is the opportunity to stay and network whilst eating from the great menu.
I hope you can join us.
Tickets for the upcoming regional branch meeting can be booked via the ICB online shop.
Please click HERE to be redirected to our booking page.
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The next meeting in the Oxfordshire region will be on Monday 21st May in Summertown, Oxford.
From feedback we will be starting at 4pm and to finish by 6pm.
Please make a note of this date in your diary and more details to follow shortly.
The topic will be VAT and the content planned will include:
- the impact of the 20% standard rate
- partial exemption
- the penalty regime
- reasonable excuse for late returns
- assessment time limits
- error reporting
- Reporting EC sales
- Checking & Reconciling your VAT return
One of the presenters will be Fred Cowgill, one of the four people who wrote the original VAT legislation in 1971!
Edited at 10 May 2012 08:34 AM GMT
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SORRY A CHANGE OF DATE FOR THE OXFORD MEETING IN MAY
Due to a VAT tribunal for the speaker!!!
The next meeting in the Oxfordshire region will now be on Monday 21st May in Summertown, Oxford. From feedback we will be starting at 4pm and to finish by 6pm.
Please make a note of this date in your diary and more details to follow shortly.
The topic will be VAT and the content planned will include:
- the impact of the 20% standard rate
- partial exemption
- the penalty regime
- reasonable excuse for late returns
- assessment time limits
- error reporting
- Reporting EC sales
- Checking & Reconciling your VAT return
One of the presenters will be Fred Cowgill, one of the four people who wrote the original VAT legislation in 1971!
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A quick reminder of our next meeting in Oxford.
Bookings now being taken at http://www.bookkeepers.org.uk/myICB/EventDetails.aspx?eid=1449
The next meeting in the Oxfordshire region will now be on Monday 21st May in Summertown, Oxford. From feedback we will be starting at 4pm and to finish by 6pm.
Please make a note of this date in your diary and more details to follow shortly.
The topic will be VAT and the content planned will include:
- the impact of the 20% standard rate
- partial exemption
- the penalty regime
- reasonable excuse for late returns
- assessment time limits
- error reporting
- Reporting EC sales
- Checking & Reconciling your VAT return
One of the presenters will be Fred Cowgill, one of the four people who wrote the original VAT legislation in 1971!
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A quick reminder of our next meeting in Oxford.
The next meeting in the Oxfordshire region will now be on Monday 21st May in Summertown, Oxford. Starting at 4pm and to finish by 6pm.
The agenda is full of useful VAT information and perhaps the things you do not come across every day.
The expert speaker is Fred Cowgill, one of the four people who wrote the original VAT legislation in 1971!
Bookings now being taken at http://www.bookkeepers.org.uk/myICB/EventDetails.aspx?eid=1449
Hope to see you there.
Mike
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The next meeting in the Oxfordshire region will be on Monday 2nd July in Didcot, South Oxfordshire.
This meeting will start at 6pm.
Free tea / coffee on arrival.
Please make a note of this date in your diary and details on bookings will be send out by head office.
The topic of this meeting will be 'The 5 most important numbers in your bookkeeping practice'
What do you or do you need to focus on?
There will also be an open Q&A session to gain feedback and answers from other members attending.
I hope you can join us.
Mike
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A quick reminder that the next meeting in the Oxfordshire region will be on Monday 2nd July in Didcot, South Oxfordshire.
This meeting will start at 6pm. Free tea / coffee on arrival.
The topic of this meeting will be 'The 5 most important numbers in your bookkeeping practice'
What do you or do you need to focus on?
There will also be an open Q&A session to gain feedback and answers from other members attending.
To book in for this CPD event, please visit http://www.bookkeepers.org.uk/myICB/EventDetails.aspx?eid=1522
I hope you can join us.
Mike
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Thank you to everyone who attended the Oxford regional meeting earlier this evening and shared their thoughts.
Evidence that the top 5 numbers to focus on in your business are not always the financial numbers.
Reputation, service delivery, marketing & sales activity and staff numbers were all great examples of areas where key numbers can be utilised and measured as part of our key performance indicators.
Turnover, profit level, margin, charge out rate, productivity rate and breakeven point were just some of the financial numbers we can use.
Hopefully this session will help you with your own thoughts as much as help develop the support for your clients focus.
Enjoy your holidays and see you in September.
Mike
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Thank you to everyone who attended the Oxford regional meeting earlier this evening and shared their thoughts.
Evidence that the top 5 numbers to focus on in your business are not always the financial numbers.
Reputation, service delivery, marketing & sales activity and staff numbers were all great examples of areas where key numbers can be utilised and measured as part of our key performance indicators.
Turnover, profit level, margin, charge out rate, productivity rate and breakeven point were just some of the financial numbers we can use.
Hopefully this session will help you with your own thoughts as much as help develop the support for your clients focus.
Enjoy your holidays and see you in September.
Mike
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Monday 30th July.
Are you free?
As we will not be meeting across the Summer Holidays, like last year, we are planning a social drinks event to come and enjoy a drink with other members, network and share your thoughts in a relaxed environment.
This will be on Monday 30th July at 6pm, at the Turnpike inn, Yarnton, Oxfordshire
http://www.vintageinn.co.uk/theturnpikeyarnton/findus/
Only cost is your own drinks.
I do hope you can join us.
Mike
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I hope local members to Oxford are able to join us for our usual Summer drinks event.
Nothing formal, just a catch up, network opportunity and relax!
Hope to see you there.
Mike
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The next meeting will include a demo of Xero.
Our next meeting in Oxfordshire for ICB members will be on Thursday 4th October 2012 at 6.30pm.
We are returning for this meeting to the South of the County (so fair to all!) and the meeting will be held at The Treehouse Play Centre in Didcot OX11 8AE.
For this meeting local ICB Member, Angie Major of Blueberry Business Services will be speaking about and providing a demonstration of the Xero bookkeeping software. This will be an opportunity to see one of the latest online software products in action and compare it to what you may be using right now.
There will also be the usual members Q&A
The usual email with booking details will be circualted by the ICB in the next few days, so please keep a look out.
I hope you can join us,
Regards, Mike
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Please don't forget to book in for the next meeting in Oxfordshire on Thursday 4th October.
We have a member presentation on Xero.
Please see more details:
http://www.bookkeepers.org.uk/Shop/Event/Oxfordshire_Branch_Meeting_-_October
I hope to see you there.
regards
Mike
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Don't miss the local opportunity to see a demo of the Xero software, one of the newest online bookkeeping packages available.
Fellow member, Angie Major, will give a presentation and answer your questions on Thursday evening from 6.30pm in Didcot, South Oxfordshire.
To book for what should be a great meeting, please see http://www.bookkeepers.org.uk/myICB/EventDetails.aspx?eid=1697
This is a free event as usual and tea / coffee will be provided by our hosts, The Treehouse Play Centre OX11 8AE.
Hope to see you on Thursday.
Mike
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A date for your diaries.
The Oxfordshire branch meetings start again on Monday 28th January.
We are just finalising the agenda, which will be circulated soon together with booking details.
But please pencil the date in your diary today and keep yourself free if you would like to join us.
Hope to see you soon.
Mike
Regional chair
Oxfordshire Branch
Thames Valley & South
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The next meeting of the Oxfordshire branch of the institute of certified bookkeepers will be on Monday 28th January at 4pm.
It will be held at Shaw Gibbs Accountants (as last year) at 264 Banbury Road, Summertown, Oxford OX2 7DY
Telephone 01865 292200
There is no parking at the venue, but please see the local guide at http://www.summertown.info/transport.html
Our speaker will be will be Iain Ferrie, Private Client Tax Director.
Iain will talk about the key tax updates and the title of his presentation will be Post Autumn Statement Tax Update - what your clients need to know
In line with all ICB events in 2013 the charge will be a nominal £5 towards refreshments and room hire when applicable.
Please look out for the email from the Institute with details on how to book you place.
I look forward to seeing you again on the 28th,
Mike
Mike Foster
Regional chair
Oxfordshire Branch
Thames Valley & South
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Our next event in Oxfordshire can be booked on the events page
http://www.bookkeepers.org.uk/myICB/EventDetails.aspx?eid=1898
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This is a reminder that the Oxfordshire branch meeting will be taking place next week and we would be delighted if you could join us. This will be a good opportunity to network with other bookkeepers in the local area, whilst discussing bookkeeping matters.
AGENDA
- Welcome and introductions
- 'Post Autumn Statement Tax Update - What your clients need to know.' Iain Ferrie, Private Client Tax Director
- Members Q&A
So that we have an idea of numbers, please log into the website via http://www.bookkeepers.org.uk/myICB/EventDetails.aspx?eid=1898 to book your place. Alternatively, please call 0845 060 2345 to book, or to arrange group bookings.
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VENUE CHANGE FOR MONDAY'S MEETING
Please note we have to change the venue for Mondays meeting.
Please not the new venue as:
Holiday Inn Oxford
Peartree Roundabout,
Woodstock Road,
Oxford,
OX2 8JD
Many of you will be familiar with this venue, as Garry Carter has used this hotel on the A34 / A44 interchange for his visits to the county before.
This is in fact much more accessible and free parking!
Sorry for the confusion.
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Thank you to Alan Sowden of Chapman Robinson and Moore accountants, who stepped in as our speaker last night at short notice.
A copy of his handout about the Autumn statement can be seen at http://crmoxford.co.uk/files/AutumnStatement2012.pdf
I hope you enjoyed the meeting.
Mike
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Our next meeting in Oxfordshire will be on Monday 17th June. 6pm at the Holiday inn, Peartree. The title of the meeting will be 'The challenges of a bookkeeper', which will be a thought provoking discussion around some of the areas you would like to explore in more detail with other ICB members.
so please pencil in your diary, look out for the email re booking and hopefully see you on the 17th.
regards
mike
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