Create or Integrate a Sole Trade for use in Personal Tax

Stage 1: create the records in Practice Management

In Practice Management you need a record for the Person, who is your client, and a separate record for their Sole Trade business.
  1. Create the Person client record first.
  2. Create the 'Sole trade' record
  3. Select the ellipsis button, then the Person from the list who will be the Proprietor.
  4. Enter the
    Trading Start Date.

Stage 2: share the Sole Trade with Personal Tax

  1. Open Personal, Business and Trust Tax.
  2. Share the client if it's not already shared.
  3. Open the Person record in Personal, Business and Trust Tax.
  4. Select
    Edit
    , then
    Schedule Editor
    .
  5. Double-click the Sole Trade.
  6. Select
    New
    .
  7. Choose whether you want to set up the Sole Trader as a Business Tax Business or as a Sole Trade.
  8. Select the Sole Trade.

Stage 3: set up the Sole Trade in Accounts Production

  1. If you have Accounts Production Advanced:
    1. Open Accounts Production Advanced
    2. Select
      File
      , then
      New
      .
    3. Select the Sole Trade template you require.
    4. Select the appropriate entity, then select
      OK
      .
    5. Enter the first accounting period dates and an Entity code.
  2. If you have Accounts Production (version 5.9):
    1. Open Accounts Production.
    2. Select
      File
      , then
      New
      .
    3. Select the Sole Trade template your require.
    4. Select the appropriate entity, then select
      OK
      .
Your sole trade should now be setup correctly and you will be able to import your sole trade accounts into
Personal Tax
.