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I need to boost business sales
I am having a sale in my clothes shop and over the next few months will be selling my items at a % off. To advertise my sale i will be doing the following: posters in window advertising the sale. leafletting my local area houses. ad in local paper. flyers handed out to shoppers in town. posters in or near entrance to local…
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invoice, expense form templates
hiya just started helping out a friend with his new business. I am going to be helpign sort out his books etc. he needs expense forms, mileage forms etc for contractors and himself. I also need to sort out his invoice which is not brilliant. Any suggestions of anywhere I can get a basic template to down load that is UK…
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Buying stock, previous to start-up
Hi can anyone help with this? I have been buying stock (from retail outlets not wholesale) all yr with the intention of setting up a small craft business, I have bought most of my stock in the "sales" I am worried now about the 3 month rule for starting up. Does this mean that if I started at, lets say, Easter, I wouldn't…
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Sole Trader questions...
Hi, I'm planning on setting up as a sole trader and I'm struggling to get my head round VAT. I doubt my turn over will ever reach the threashold for compulsary registration, so is it worth me registering voluntarily? Is registering the only way I can claim back the VAT I spend on business expenses? Also I anticipate…
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Commercial Property Lease
Hi. Not sure where else to put this query and this seemed like the most appropriate place. Due to a dispute i have with a certain person i need to collect as much information as i possible can about someone. Although i can find out details very easily of the freehold property they have what i can't seem to do so easily is…
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2 Business Accounts for the same Ltd Company
Is it allowed to have 2 different Business Accounts for the same Ltd Company? I have Biz Bank Account with HSBC, but the fee free period will be running out in the next 4 months. Can I open a Abbey Biz Account(free for life and 8% for the first £2500 ) now and operate alongside the HSBC Biz account which I intend to keep…
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X'mas Do for Limited Companies
hi guys, needed some advice. Came across the following HM Revenue & Customs’ rules that are set out for the Christmas party to qualify for the tax break: Parties must be open to all staff A maximum of £150 can be spent on each employee This amount covers entertainment, accommodation, venue, transport and VAT There may be 1…
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HELP - Any suggestions on BEST Charity Savings Account?
I run a nationally registered charity. Our savings account with HSBC has just gone to 0.05% interest. There is over £30,000 in that account. There MUST be a better way. Any suggestions would be most gratefully received. I know these are difficult times .... but please .... Even if the base rate falls to 2.5% that is…
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Business scam - beware
I am a partner in a business in West Yorkshire. I was visited this week by a lady who said she was from the National Blood Service. She asked me if I was aware of how short blood supplies are and said that they were running a campaign to get more donors before Christmas. She brought with her a poster, which had a picture…
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Help finding supplier - canvas bags
Hi, I wonder if anyone can help me. I have done google searches but can't find a wholesale supplier for small plain cotton bags and cotton bags printed with a butterfly design (for children to colour in). I'm also looking for fabric crayons. The cheapest I have found these is for 70p for the butterfly bags, 50p for the…
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Advice on running Burger/Catering van
I have been looking to start something like this for a while but never really got round to it. Having had a look round ive noticed some which are affordable. Mostly trailers but that shouldnt be a problem right? I was just wondering if any of you owned one or have done in the past. Where they any good? Good business…
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HMRC Business Payment Support Service
We were sent an email by Business Link South East which amongst other info gave the following:- A new HMRC Business Payment Support Service has been created. They will provide specific help where customers are unable to pay tax, NICs and other payments owed to HMRC. I've just rung them and arranged to pay our Corporation…
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Need to close limited company/file account/tax...help :)
I've got a limited company i setup in september last year, i was vat registered but i've just cancelled that, I never paid myself because i never enough in the business. There's currently £600 in the company account, no creditors apart from a vodafone contract which vodafone told me i can have transferred into my name. I…
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do the tax office sell your details
I've just last week registered with the tax office as self emplyed with a company name etc. As soon as I did this I've started receiving post to my business name. Do the tax office sell you info on or have I automatically been put onto some kind of register and if so how do I stop this from happening? Thanks Td
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Business Rates Qyestion
Hi all, I am looking at starting up a business as a Sole Trader / Self Emplyoed doing IT Support for home users etc as i have just lost my job. I wanted to know if i am working from my parents house as in just me and my laptop and taking calls via a mobile phone do i still require to pay business rates. Chris
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Striking off a limited company
This could turn into a rant! Why does it take so long to strike a company off, I applied to have my company struck off in July and we're still waiting for it to happen. In the mean time we've had to file another annual return and our accounts. We are no longer trading, they accepted the form so why haven't we been struck…
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Equasion for 15% VAT
Okay, quick question: For 17.5% VAT, the equation for working out the VAT element of a price was the figure times 7 divided by 47. What's the equa tsion for working out the element of VAT at 15%? TIA. (Maths isn't my strong point:o .)
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Website - Business Account Required For Partnership?
I have started a couple of websites with a friend and we are going to have adverts and affiliate scheme links from it. My question is should i get a business bank account for the partnership or should we just get the cheques made payable to one of our names for any earnings? Most schemes seem to allow you to specify a BACS…
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flat rate scheme
anyone got a spreadsheet that they use to calculate vat payments i.e after flat rate allowance...? cheers dears, p
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Want to move my business to Cyprus, how ?
Just wondering if someone have heard of the company cclogic.com, since I googled for cyprus company formation and found this company to do the job. The reason why I want to move my business is because of TAX, like most peoples look for. Anny reviews would be nice, thank you.
