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Looking for a laser MFP
I have just started my own business working from home and I am looking for a colour laser printer/scanner/copier/fax machine that works well with both Mac & PC. My budget is around £500 and I obviously would like the best machine I can buy for this amount. Printing/copying wise I would expect to do no more than 200 pages…
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Launching an eBay Agent business...
Hi there, I am looking to set up a business that sells other people's unwanted items on eBay for commission. This eBay agent idea is popular in America and my local area has nothing of its kind available, so with low start-up costs and as a recent graduate struggling to find a job I'm giving it a go. But I know the…
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charging interest and admin fee
Hi All I need some help. Me and my husband run a small business. We work for museums schools, Young arch clubs etc. One invoice for £80 was due back in May and still hasn't been paid. on the booking form it states that if the payment is not paid within 30 days, then a £30 admin fee and 8% interest will be charged, the…
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Taking over a school club
Hi I am considering taking over a school club that is struggling to get a committee (Im chair on it at the moment!). Its either take it on or give up chair as I am struggling to do this as well as my pre-school job! If i was to take it on it would be only myself so i take it that i cannot form a ltd company but would have…
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Employed, self-employed and partnership questions
Hello - I hope some of you can help me. I am employed part-time in a small local (UK) charity but may well be out of work soon. I may be able to pick up contracts or other work so I am thinking of the self-employed route (sole trader). I may run the two things together. In addition I have been discussing a business idea…
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Vat return help please
Couple of vat return questions i could do with help on please I complete the vat return every 3 months based on the payments made in and out during that period (not the invoice date) If something is paid out by the member of staff from there personal money, so i out there own money, do i put this in the period when the…
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CIS and business mileage Help
hi i am currently working under the CIS scheme, Basically im doing painting and decorating and im working all over the place, my employer used to give me a van but now im useing my car with no pertrol money. i had a search and found out that you can claim 40P a mile, but when i talked to the other painters they insist that…
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Help please I have a work problem
Apologies but this is a long email, but your views and advice would be greatly appreciated. I am planning to get some legal advice tomorrow, but I am after peoples views on what they would do in my situation. I am a director of a privately owned company, lets say its called A. Its equally owned by two people, Y and Z, who…
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Companies House and Publicly Disclosing Directors Date of Birth
My date of birth now appears as public record at companies house for a company I own. I am usually extremely careful to ensure almost nobody has that info unless absolute necessary for obvious security reasons. I know on the annual paper returns it used to clearly say if you gave your DOB it would be publicly disclosed.…
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National Insurance query
I'm self employed at the minute and have 2 national insurance bills outstanding. Really struggling to afford it as I don't earn that much from my work - will it affect anything if i don't pay them? Are they voluntary or compulsory? I don't know much about national insurance but I'm under the impression it won't affect my…
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New business help please
Hi My husband and I are starting our own business, but I am unclear about the pros and cons of being a Sole Trader against a Partnership and which would be more tax efficient - neither of us will be working, so our only income will be from the business. Is it better for me to be a Sole Trader and employ OH, paying a…
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Personalised Fish & Chip Newspapers!
No idea where to post this at all, please feel free to move if needs be! My company have their AGM coming up, location & theme decided months ago 'post war England' a kind of hint to the (hopefuly) good times ahead but belts still need to be tightened a sort of "keep calm and carry on" thing. Anyways...... wanting the best…
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Accounts Template
My husband and I have both become self employed this year we are registered with the Inland Revenue seperately but I desperately need to get some sort of order on our income & expenditure for our tax returns. I wondered if anyone could help me with a template for what I actually need to record, my husbands business is an…
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registered with HMRC, what now?
So after reading in here and the ebay part of the forums, i followed a link and registered for self assessment :j But it just said i'd registered, nothing else, do I have to do anything? I would like to pay NI (type 2) as even though I work part time aswell, I currently dont pay any, and i really need to start setting…
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Opening a Tea Room/Cafe
Hello, I'd appreciate any advice regards setting up a tea shop/cafe. I found out recently that I am at risk of redundacy, if it does happen then I will get around £35k and I am considering my options. I don't really want to work for anyone else again and have always thought about starting my own business but have never…
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Small bussiness - How do I sell Finance?
Hi My wife has set up a bussiness which is doing well, she has been trading for 12 months now and is fast approching the need to VAT register, but not quite there yet. As a way of increasing sales she was hoping to be able to offer finance on the products that she sells, the items vairy in price from about £300 - £2000 per…
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Entered a competition - need advice
Hi guys - not too sure ive posted this in the correct section - but couldn't find another relevant forum board :( Anyhow about 8wks ago i entered a small pet competition run by a well known animal rescue. I paid an 'entry' fee to enter and was chosen as a winner. I was told my prize bundle would be posted. To cut a long…
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Charity cycle ride through africa
Ok so next october 2012 i will be cycling from nairobi in kenya through to moshi in tanzania in the name of macmillan cancer along with 59 other people. Ive been touched by this as my dad died of cancer last december and ive been looking at ideas to raise money and decided to go all in on this. Im a big fan of football and…
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Mobile Children's Indoor Play Bus
Hi Just an initial idea that I wanted to get opinions/comments on please! I took my kids to an indoor playhouse the other day with cheap entry offer and they loved it. Last couple of days, news has been full of into about obesity in children as young as 4. Do you think a mobile childrens play bus with soft play activities…
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Paying my son
A few months ago I became self employed, sole trader VAT registered. Just after that my son was asked if he wanted some temp work by a friend of mine who has his own company, he did and has been working for him for a couple of months. My son has had a little trouble getting paid, he was told the company needed an invoice,…
