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CCH Software User Documentation

Business Tax

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Create a New Business

A wizard guides you through the process of creating a new business.

  1. Open the Business Tax section.

  2. Click the clipboard_e8cbb7becc90825b5ae28fe30f6ff2ab4.png link.

  3. Enter the name of the business. Tick a contact to re-use it, from the list of contacts with similar names already on file which appears. Click Next.

  4. Enter the business address. If re-using a contact, you can remove the linked address or edit the address on file. Click Next.

  5. Enter the business activity, then click Next

  • Description
  • Does the business qualify for averaging?
  • SIC Code
  • Date business activity commenced
  • Date business activity permanently ceased
  • Date registered for VAT
  • Date re-registered for VAT
  1. Tick other relevant business details, then click Next.
  • Is the business activity carried on abroad?
  • Treat 31st of March to 5 April accounting dates as co-terminous?
  1. Confirm that the business details are correct. Click Finish.

Create Accounting Period

A wizard guides you through the process of creating a set of accounts for a specific period.

  1. On the Tax period information tab click the clipboard_e86f0c67bf28bc15622e5af42c89da670.png link.
  2. Enter the New accounting period and related information, then click Finish.
  • Date period started.
  • Date period ended.
  • Cash basis.
  • Has the business name of address changed since the last Taxt Return?
  • Do special arrangements for particular trades apply?
  • Tick if the accounts do NOT cover the period from the last accounting date.
  • Tick if the accounting period has changed.
  • Tick if second or further change.
  • Is the business registered for VAT?
  • Do the accounts include VAT?
  • Are "short" accounts used?
  1. When you complete the wizard the account information appears in the various grids shown within Business tax.

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Modify business details 

This topic describes how to modify various business details such as the business name and address.

Edit Name 

Ensure you have the main section of the Business Tax tab displayed. At the top you should see the business name.

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  1. Click on the name of the business under Business Name.

  2. Select the Name and address tab.

  3. Click into the Name of business field to modify the business name.

Edit Address 

  1. Select the Name and address tab. By default the address appears dimmed. 

  2. Click the clipboard_eed1d3e1622b90024965fe3a235c1cab6.png button to modify an address.

  3. Type in the changes in the address fields that need modifying.

If the address is used by other clients, a warning message appears before being able to edit the address.

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Remove Linked Address 

  1. Select the Name and address tab. 
  2. Click clipboard_e87665a09005d9c164ffc3bf1b30ca115.png  to clear the contents of the address field.
  3. Add new address details by typing in the address fields.
  4. To to select an address from your Contacts list, click clipboard_ee7984a7be4854e12f7167798434cec40.png  and the Select and address window appears.
  5. Enter the text to search for, or click to select from the addresses on file.

The option clipboard_ee7984a7be4854e12f7167798434cec40.png only appears for blank address fields.

Change Business Type and VAT 

Click the Business details tab to add or modify the information about your business. 

  • Description
  • Does the business qualify for averaging?
  • SIC Code
  • Date business activity commenced
  • Date business activity permanently ceased
  • Date registered for VAT
  • Date re-registered for VAT

 

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