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self employed working from home..
My Husband is looking to start up on his own as a mechanic working from home. We have just sold our current home and are looking for a property with either a large garage/workshop or space to put one. Does anyone know where we stand legally as far as running this type of buisness from home? Any advice welcome, TIA..
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Commercial lease - scary, don't know what to do
Okay this is my first posting and I'm looking for advice. There is a publican in my area that has been offered for me to lease. My hang ups are that she used to have a manager that when he left stole all her books and reciepts. She has tried trading but without much success (for many identifiable and easily changed…
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Commercial lease
Hi, this is my first post, hoping you can help. I have found a property that I would like to rent for my business but have been told that it will cost around £300 + vat to get a solicitor to check over the 12 page lease. I have checked with a few solicitors and this seems to be the average price. Has anyone else went ahead…
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When do I need to do tax self employed assesment ?
Hi Please bear with me as I am new to this ! If I started my business after 6th April 2011 do I need to do a self assesment soon or do I not need to do one until end of NEXT financial year ? Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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documents for a makro tradecard?
hi there, i became self employed in february this year, i own a small catering business and would like a makro card so that i can see if i can get any supplies from there, i have been on the website and it states that you need photographic ID which i do have and a recent correspondence form HMRC. I have recieved today…
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Offered a job - Should I go on the Payroll or get paid by invoice
Hi all, I have a slightly strange scenario. I have been offered a job by a foreign company to carry out a project in Denmark. In terms of remuneration, I have been offered two options: 1) Get paid by monthly invoice 2) Go onto the payroll I will be working from home, and using all the associated utilities, services…
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Bank account in business name ?
I am hoping to start an events business in a couple of years I have been organising events for charities for the last 6 years, A friend has suggested I give myself a business name, blog my past achivements and continue to do my charity work using the business name. To get myself known and in addition do some other events.…
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Best Business Accounts?
Hi everyone, I am new in here, this is my 3rd post now. I'd be happy to receive some of your guidance in regards to the best business accounts to have for small to medium businesses. I am currently with HSBC and the transaction charges are a little too much. I do transfers online, in general. Can you help? Cheers all! :j
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Can we be more tax efficient?
Hi all, I'm after some advice, which i think i need to get from an accountant but thought to try here first. I am employed full time, and earn £39k basic, plus an annual bonus of around £4k which just takes me over the 40% tax threshold after todays budget My wife is employed part time and earns about £8k a year. We are…
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Hybrid self employed / part timer
Hi all, I've scoured the internet for answers but can't find any about my particular circumstance. I've slashed my salary and working hours in half in order to free up half the week to work on my own projects - writing PC/mobile games. So I'm self employed, living off the money that I get from my part time work (and my…
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bt business broadband problem
For the past 8 months a friend of mine has seen his broadband speed decrease from 13Mbps to 0.13Mbps. most of the time there is insufficient speed to download email and they continually get time outs. over the past 6 weeks I have tested everything. I know for a fact it is their hardware that is at fault as I can hook up my…
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whats going on?
all of a sudden, out of the blue yesturday i had loads of emails via my business website, asking if i would put a link on my website to theirs and vice -versa what type of scam/ money making scheme is this? if it was genuine, surely it would be just the odd email now and again, but to have loads all on one day, out of the…
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Resigning as company secretary from limited company tenants association
Hi there, I’m the company secretary of the limited company that our tenants association is run through. There’s one other director. I’ve since moved house and so I’m not really involved any more, not that there was ever that much to do. Just to tidy things up, I’d like to resign my status as company secretary/director. I’m…
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Insurance for fundraising BBQ?
Hi I'm involved with a playgroup (charity) and we are planning on having a fundraiser with a BBQ...posters etc are out! We have insurance and I have just seen 'provision of food' at a fundraiser is seen as a high risk exclusion and we need to contact them to ensure that we are insured... Some members think we should go…
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New Sole Trader - Repaying Startup Costs to personal account
My husband has just started a garden maintenance business as a sole trader. I am going to do all his book-keeping and accounts and have found lots of useful info on the web. However, there is one issue where I cannot find any information. He has spent money on start up costs (mainly a van and tools) before any money has…
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Selling cakes for charity?
Want to raise money for charity and was thinking of selling cakes Does anyone know where i could sell cakes? Many thanks If you would like to donate-http://www.justgiving.com/maddiewheatley2802
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VAT Refund - do I need an invoice?
I am VAT registered and I've received a VAT refund from a courier company as it should not have been charged on the service - however, they just email me 'here is your VAT refund, you should not have been charged etc....' and do not send an invoice with the refund. I've got about 8 of these now. My questions is - do I need…
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Line of credit with supplier for new business
Hi, I'm posting here for a friend who has recently set-up as a self-employed mechanic. He is interested in getting a line of credit with an autoparts supplier. I have just phoned them and they have said all he needs to supply is letter headed paper confirming the company details and they will then possibly credit check him…
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Forever as a business. Is it for real?
Hi, I have my own small business and already have the infrastructure of a small office and small business premises. I am looking fo a new opportunity to maybe launch another small business. I have been looking at 'Forever' and the TTT group. Does anyone know much about this company, have you used their products. They give…
