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Recovering Debt from Ltd Company
Hi I am after some advice on the best process to try and recover a large debt from a Limited company £15000 + Vat. We don’t think the company will go into insolvency as a result but these days you can never tell. The aim is to recover the debt as quickly as possible, I have tried making contact with the other party but…
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Paypal income and accounting
Hi, I’m a sole trader and I sell products from my own website. I had been counting the money I received from my paypal account as it entered the current account I use for my business. after reading some of the posts on here it seems this was wrong and I should have been counting the total including fees and them deducting…
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How do we avoid charges for overseas transfers, unpaid cheques etc.
We make a lot of payments which require overseas payments and when we do this online we are usually charged between £6 & £15 per transaction. How can we get around this, please? Also when clients pay cheques that bounce we are charged about £6 for that. Apart from passing on the charges are there any ways to get round…
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Got a cheap shop for £35 a week all in without a lease!! But what can I sell?????
I have got a shop unit in my local market for £35 a week for all in including electric, if I want it that is. But.....I don't know what I could sell. There is no lease for the shop, only need to give 4 weeks notice if I wish to leave. Anybody recommend anything I could sell?
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Help trying to get a payment off customer
A company we deal with owes us a few hundred pounds, the mother and father of the company, have moved abroad and there son and daughter were left to run it, anyway the son and daughter had had enough of bad staff etc and sold the customer base(not the debts). i have spoken to there parents who are abroad, and they tell me…
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Credit Card For Business Use
I did post this thread in the credit card forum but got no reply so had no choice but to try here. I'm thinking of getting a credit card, I've never had one before but just lately my business sales have dropped drastically and I don't think it will get much better until march/april 09. It happens every year in my line of…
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What kind of organisation am I?
I'm a writer and writing tutor - so I am classed as SE for tax as I get income from a range of sources which sometimes don't go through PAYE. I want to start running specific projects/classes for adults/children in a range of settings and I am not sure if I should carry on doing this as a freelance artist (and get other…
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Online Payment Processing/Merchant Account
Hi folks, I'm looking for some info / advice on online payment processing. At the moment I have a website which uses ecommerce software, however I do not have any facility for processing credit card payments online. I have been looking around the net for options, Worldpay have an offer on for online processing without…
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Question about Ltd company and tax.
Background: I have recently been given the opportunity to go into enter into business with my brother as a silent partner (and possibly the role of Company secretary to ease his work) I am also about to start a self employed business with my wife. Both of these will be limited companies. In passing, a friend who is a newly…
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Starting a Small Claim
Hi all, I am after some advice if possible please. Back in July I bought a chiller unit for our business and arranged for it to be brought up to Scotland by courier. It arrived, but had been smashed to pieces by the initial courier. One courier takes it to a hub and then it gets passed on until it reaches the destination.…
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What do you think of our new business' name?
We are just about to set up a bistro type restaurant in a building which used to be council owned public toilets. The premises were sold off at auction a few years ago to somebody who completely rebuilt and considerably extended the property and then turned it into a hairdressers. The property is now a very modern looking…
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First tax return - having a meltdown
Oh dear. If you're going to read the following, please bear in mind I know I'm a bit of a divvy, and don't really need it dinning into me heid. So. First s/e tax return this year. I meant to do it online from the start, but did intend to have all my papers in order ready by this time... As it stands I have a basic draft of…
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Another Ltd Comp /Dividend Question- but with a Difference
hi guys, I'm just going to copy something from another thread of this forum Tax Tony's Answer: As you have no other employment (self-employment does not count), your husband can pay you up to £87 a week without having to operate PAYE. Assuming he has no other employees, he does not even have to register as an employer. The…
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luncheon vouchers?
Hello, im sure i read a few years ago that you (as a charity/non profit org) could apply somewhere to be given luncheon vouchers for your volunteers? at the time we werent having volunteer gatherings but we are now and could really use with them. Does anyone know anything about them at all please?
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Promotional Products
I'm looking for a company that produces promotional things, pens, shirts, that sort of thing. I know about vista print, but would appreciate any other recommendations Thanks Matt
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Small Business Rates Relief
Many small businesses aren't aware they can claim this - here is a link to explain more about it. You need to contact your Local Authority and enquire. I come across businesses daily in my line of work that aren't aware of it.
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Business Card Cutter
Hi, I'm looking for a business card cutter and wondered if anyone could offer some advice. It will be used for cutting 1000+ cards per week and therefore I think the card cutters on ebay at £100 would probably not be suitable. I have also seen manual card cutters but am unsure what the quality would be like. Can anyone…
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Business bank account - or not?
I am just about to register as self employed - I will be working as a freelance sports coach. Yesterday I went on a free course run by HMRC (which I found out about on here and it was excellent - thank you whoever posted that) and they recommended having a separate bank account for your business to make record keeping…
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Business Bank Account Question
Hi all, I am putting plans to start my own LTD company soon and wanted some advice on a basic business bank account. I am looking for a business bank account that just offers me cheque and a bank card without no credit or overdraft. Problem i have is that i have had some personal issues with my personal finances over the…
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AGM and Accounts
Hi I'm a director of a registered charity that is a limited company. In past years we've sent copies of the accounts to be approved at the AGM to members with the AGM notice. Someone has suggested that we don't need to do this - we only have to have them available at the AGM. Can anyone enlighten me? Not sending them out…
