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Where is best to advertise a business for sale?
Hi, we have a busy little catering business which were looking to sell due to deteriorating health. Have any of you experience or views as to where to advertise it, ive looke at daltons, businessforsale and so on but dont know wheres most effective. Were looking to sell it privately and not through an agent idealy to…
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CT600 Submitting?
Hello, Wow, I thought sending in via post was hard, but has anyone submitting there corporation tax yet online?. Are HMRC having a laugh, why cant it be easy? Im need a way to submit my CT600 online, what is the easiest and best way. I hope someone can help
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Work at home
Hi Sorry if this is in the wrong place and I know this has probably been asked many times before but I want to start working from home to earn a bit of extra money to help pay the bills or treat myself etc. I know there are many bogus scams out there so wont sign up to any of them and lose my money but am happy to pay a…
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Are there copyright issues with this?
I have an idea for a book, it's based on a company/product but I am worried that using it's name in the book will result in copyright issues? It's just an information book really about this company/product mostly pictures and I really think it could be great. I was thinking of using a site like Blurb to construct it as i…
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Very small startup, confused!
Hi all, I guess startup might be the wrong word, but either way, would love some guidance from you all! I started a forum site in 2010. It's in a niche and has grown fast. It's for aspiring, current and past trainees in a certain industry. The official industry trade association has recognised us and recommended us to…
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Starting a new business with a bad credit rating.
Hi there, In a few weeks time I will get some inheritance, and I would like to open a business with it. (approx £20k towards business after paying off current personal debts). I do have a bad credit history (defaults and late payments. I intend to clear all debt immediately, it is going to be a great day!!). Is it going to…
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Small Office Organisation - Top tips
Hi, I've researched the threads and can't see much info on SOO, so thought I'd ask here. Ok so I work from home, I mainly use the internet, phone, skype, as it's a service based business. Very little face to face contact with clients. Over the last few weeks I have moved house which I rent from 3 bed to 1 bed…
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A New Business Idea To Help Companies Save Money. Please tear it apart :)
I am in the very early stages of setting up new service aimed at small businesses and would very much appreciate your feedback on the idea. The concept is simple: we want to give you the ability to precisely track and increase the success rate of your offline marketing. 1) We can provide you with as many local phone…
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Need a poster to advertise new business. Help!
Hello folks. Im looking for sites to get ideas or templates for a new business venture. I don't need too many, maybe 50 max and as I'm just starting out cannot afford to spend a lot. Any ideas will be gratefully received. Many thanks:j
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Northwest Capital Investments
We have had a letter from the company claiming to have acquired the share capital of a company which owes us money, and asking us to submit proof of debt. The letterhead is v amateurish, no web address, head office in Seychelles, and email is a hotmail account. Google throws up nothing, and the correspondence address is a…
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Business set up help
Having a look at various Accountants in my area and they all appear to offer help setting up the buisness with forecasts etc. To the novice to this I would say sounds good, but cringe at what prices will be coming through. Anybody got a rough idea? Is it a good idea?
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Employment
If I was working part time as well as doing my own buisness how would this work out for Self Assessment? Would HMRC tax my buisness profit at the same amount as they do for my employed occupation?
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What if a trustee dies?
I was just wondering what happens if a trustee dies? Is it just a case of getting another one or does something 'legal' have to be done?
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Thinking of taking a job as a Will writer
Does anyone have any experience of this? Whose best to approach? How do I source leads? Which regulator? Society of will writers? STEP, IPW, the Guild of Professional Estate Planners, other? Whose training courses? IPW, Society, STEP, other? What is the attainable income?
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Disabled and setting up
At the moment in time I claim Employment Support Allowance and DLA. My health has got better and I wish to return to employment:). Self employment is something I've thought of and decided I might as well try rather than die wondering what if! I've spent 2 months looking at HMRC website on self employment and sort of got to…
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Receiving C/Card Payments in USD
I need to find the lowest cost method of accepting c/cards on my website. My customers will be paying in USD and the average sale will be $2,500USD I then need this transfered to my UK business account where it will be converted into £GBP I looked at PayPal as the easiest to set-up but Im not sure I understood their…
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Full Time Job + Self Employed - Expenses
Hi, I am in full time employed, problem is the salary isn't as high as I'd like it to be, so I'm thinking of becomming self employed aswell as my full time job and setup my own web designing company. Can I claim expenses for my business as I'm i'n a full time employed job? If I can great! When I claim 'expenses' is that…
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breach of companies act, can anyone help?
i'm going to try and keep this short, here goes; i had a limited company a few years back, i decided to wrap it up in 2007 which i did with no debts. (or so i thought) fast forward a year or so and i start getting demands for payment for an old company mobile phone account, with the company name conveniently removed from…
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Tax return query from newbie
Hello not sure if this is right forum. I am filling in my tax return ( I know, v late!). I am employed and self-employed. In the employed bit, when it asks for " Pay from this employment", does it mean gross pay or taxable pay? I seem to have managed to fill everything else in. Thanks so much for any help!
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Does your unique Tax reference change?
I have had to reset my gateway thanks to ofsted, the self assesment is now not showing up as one of my services and says my UTR is wrong when I try to enrol, yet all my tax stuff states the same number!! I have done my online for 4 years now no problem, emailed but they are aying they might not back, will ring them…
