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We make things simple for MJO Forestry

We've already covered in 2 blog articles why Xero works for small businesses. The first - 'What's so good about cloud accounting - Part 1' explained the pitfalls of desktop accounting software and Part 2 detailed a seamless and pain-free transition. One of our more recent clients, MJO Forestry has been kind enough to document their move to us and explain in detail the benefits of Xero. ...

We’re winners - Xero’s UK Small Firm of the Year 2018!

We’ve ended 2018 on a high - fantastic to be awarded Xero’s UK Small Firm of the Year 2018 at the recent Xero 2018 conference attended by 3,000 accountants at London Excel. This is a huge achievement for Rowdens. Xero is currently the market leader cloud based accounting package. It’s used by over 350,000 businesses in the UK alone and has revolutionised the way small and medium sized businesses run their bookkeeping and accounts and work with their accountant.  Why we won We were jud...

Blog from the Dog - What’s so good about cloud accounting? Part 2

I’m Lyra the office dog, part of the team at Rowdens Chartered Accountants. This second and final blog explains why cloud accounting is so good for businesses, whatever their size. My job is to let you know about the issues I think will be of interest and of course, have a bit of fun, chase a ball, stop you going down rabbit holes or digging massive holes for yourself and maybe help you pick up a few treats along the way!The first blog (see Part 1) covered the pitfalls of deskto...

The utter joy of moving your bookkeeping from Sage Business Cloud Accounting to Xero!

Xero and Move My Books have just made a big announcement which will impact Sage Cloud users. It’s now possible to convert the data from the Sage Business Cloud Accounting package (formerly called Sage One) to Xero. Plus, Xero will pay for up to 2 years’ data to be converted....

Blog from the Dog - What’s so good about cloud accounting? Part 1

This blog is the first of two explaining why cloud accounting is so good for businesses, whatever their size written by me, Lyra the office dog, part of the team at Rowdens Chartered Accountants.  Part 1 covers the pitfalls of desktop accounting software and goes on to list the advantages of cloud accounting. Look out for Part 2 which details how you can make the transition seamlessly and painlessly....

Blog from the Dog - Making Tax Digital

The first Blog from the Dog! I’m Lyra the office dog, part of the team at Rowdens Chartered Accountants. In the business world, there is a saying “Don’t let the tax tail wag the dog” and at Rowdens, we take this very seriously. As the office dog and the only one in the office with a tail, I’ve decided to blog about the issues that I hear day in day out that affect our clients. My job is to let you know about the issues I think will be of interest and of course, have a bit of fun,...