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Holiday Event organization- tailor made tour
Hi everyone. Having an idea to register as a self employed and make tailor made tours for sole travellers. Basically I want to organize self made tours to different countries and be a tour leader whilst on holiday. Do I need to to register with abtol or any another ideas will be highly appreciated. Thanks
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Registered Design assistance
Good morning all Myself and a partner are looking to register a new design for a product that we would like to bring to market. We are new to product design and selling. We have drafted the paperwork required to send off the design (Including the drawings) but was just wondering if there is any value in consulting a…
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Shutting down a LTD company - never really traded
Hello all, Back in September 2017, I set up a business that never took off. I made about 8 transactions within the first month - I invested £400 and spent this. No money was made. I have researched what needs to be done i.e. DS01 form, final accounts and Tax returns. I sort of understand the basics of what needs doing. I…
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Possible investment scam?
It's been my dream since I was a child to start my own business one day. I have been saving money my entire life to have enough capital should I find a good enough opportunity / starting point. Such an opportunity has presented it self, but I am extremely dubious. I'll try and keep this short, however, my father often…
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Advertising scam
Hi guys, I’m very new to this, but I’m just after some advice. I opened my hair and beauty business in March of 2015 in the April/may we were approached by a ad agency, (I’m not sure im allowed to put any names so I won’t for now) they sold us a deal which would have our ad on certain post office screens around my local…
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Paying VAT to HMRC in advance
Can I pay VAT to HMRC on account? My quarterly VAT ends on 31 December, payable a few weeks later, however this quarter I have already invoiced (and received) a fair amount of VAT. I would rather not have it sloshing around my business bank account, and the business savings account pays just pennies. Or if I do pay in…
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HMRC Tax insurance for ltd company
Our accountant has sent us a letter promoting their tax insurance scheme to cover any HMRC investigation etc. I'm aware I'll have to check to see if it covers enquiries, visits, letters etc before it ever got to the point of an investigation (I suspect not). The quoted annual premium is a whopping £185. I was wondering if…
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Making Payments
Hi all So I am the only director with 100% shares and owner of a small LTD company newly formed dealing purely online creating and selling digital sound file libraries. I am a UK citizen but not resident. I have a business bank account to separate everything. Sales are very small and infrequent . I would like to know when…
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small Ltd company - 1x 'company car' for 1 employee
Hello I work for a small limited company. I am the only employee that is provided with a 'company car' as part of my overall package. However, it was written off last week. The insurers settled with the lease company so nothing for the company to pay. So a new car is being sought, and quick. However we have been tempted…
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Late payer - what are my options?
I run a small business and am awaiting payment on an invoice that was issued back in June. The invoice stated that payment should be made within 30 days. The client paid half the invoice in August but despite numerous email reminders, she still owes me another £200. I was wondering what my options are at this point. Should…
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Slow payers - are they getting worse?
We run a business that trades B2B. We have maybe 3 or 4 big clients per year, some of whom are household names. We invoice monthly, and give 30 days' payment terms. Until recently, we had - one client who paid within a week of receiving the invoice (whoop!), - one client who was always a few days overdue (they would start…
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Card Payments
Does anyone have a rough idea of how much it costs to take card payments through a terminal for my business. I currently don't provide this. Thanks.
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Rent out Camper Van via a ltd co?
We are considering getting our VW Transporter converted to a camper van. There are quite a few websites out there these days that will market your camper van for rental to others when you are not using it - this would help fund it. I was wondering if it made sense to run as a ltd company - sell the van to the company -…
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Building own website
Ok, having read a few threads on here and in various places, I am looking to create a basic, low cost one page website for my business. Based on what I have read, Wordpress seems to be a good option with hosting with someone else, maybe TSO? So, I am confused who I buy the domain name from? Everyone wants to sell me one.…
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GDPR Non Compliance Scam
Hi everyone, I just received an email advising of action being taken against me (or at least a warning of impending action) from a website called noncomplianceregister .com, They ask that I visit their site and enter my company name to see the actions taken against me. Despite being belt and braces GDPR proof, I was…
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Commercial lease - what happens with rent review if the lease just rolls over?
I wonder if there are any solicitors out there with experience of commercial leases? My friend has asked me to look at a lease for him but I am unsure of the answer to his question. It is a fixed term lease which finishes at the end of this year and contains the procedure for two rent reviews to take place on two set dates…
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Business didn’t get off the ground (tax?)
I started a business in September and set up with HMRC but it didn’t take off. I accumulated debt but receive no income so decided to quit it before things got worse. I set up as a sole trader and now wondering if I have to wait until April to do the self-assessment or if I can just cancel it? I didn’t earn anything so…
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Free food for charity over Christmas
Aldi are shutting early on Christmas Eve and donating all the fresh veg etc that they have left to a charity. The details are here on twitter https://twitter.com/AldiUK/status/1059762388570959872 Are you a charitable organisation? Would you like to receive fresh food to help spread festive cheer to those in need this…
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Keeping records
Hi all I run a small handyman/ gardening business. (Sole trader) Looking for a little guidance as to whther I am keeping my records correctly and whether you think I need more. I use my private vehicle (my only vehicle) and insure it for business use. I have two separate accounts, one is my personal account and another…
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Liz
Please can someone give me some advise. My husband is a contract worker and has his own Limited company. Due to illness he is unable to work so there are no funds going into his account. We still are having to pay Accountancy Fees, Bank Charges etc, so the money is constantly going down. There is Corporation Tax which…
