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Closing Ltd co. , waiting for Companies House but accountant charges continue.
Hello everyone ,
I applied to Companies House to close my Ltd Company and received the
receipt of form DS01 on 18/02/20 , Meanwhile
I am paying my accountant over £80 per month until the company
closes and each payment goes to overdrawn at the bank, now its heading to July and have still not heard anything from Companies…
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EPOS Till System and my rights (posted in Consumer Rights but advised to post it here)
I was looking for a till system for my shop, and was given the hard sell from Card-Saver (www.card-saver.co.uk) who I already had an account with for our card reader. After about 3 weeks of repeated phone calls (sometimes several a day-can I request them to look at the call record?) I agreed to seeing an online demo and…
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Paperwork with sensitive information
I have a small office building on my property where a book keeping business used to trade. The business is now gone and all the paperwork is left, paperwork that belongs to all the businesses that they used to do books for. I have (after many many MANY hours) organised the paperwork by business and now need to return it to…
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Staying under the VAT threshold
If I were to run a business from a shop and also operate another online business from the same property would the turnover from both of these be added together or are they separate? Both businesses would be completely different and I am currently a self-employed sole trader. The point I am trying to make is can I have two…
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Valuation Authority office - Challenge your valuation
I am filling the form of Valuation Authority office for Challenge your valuation. There is following question Smaller proposer? Yes or No What does it mean. I have small business and no employee. Should I select Yes or No?
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Euro (ROI) bankers draft
I’ve got a small business which has entirely been UK based until now. I’ve just done a bit of work for a client in the Republic of Ireland and they have very kindly paid my invoice- not through bank transfer as requested- but as a bankers draft issued by AIB in Euros. This arrived in the post this morning. I’ve got a…
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Moving abroad - income in the UK from a business - taxation UK or Foreign?
Hi all - I am moving abroad (tomorrow) and starting a job in Switzerland on Monday. Little fun fact: I have not met a single person from the company, all interviews were on the phone and video chat. The company I will be working for is quarantining me when I land so I will be WFH at a new job where I never met anyone in…
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Business account that can take US dollar cheques?
Help, a US company that we did some work for has finally paid us... by sending a US dollar cheque through the post. Our business bank account is Transferwise, which is great for foreign currencies but refuses point blank to accept a cheque. It's made out to the company name, so I assume we can't cash into one of our…
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BBL and repaying family loan
Hi everyone, When starting my business I took a small loan from a family member of £3k to help buy stock. Unfortunately COVID-19 meant we had to temporarily close our Salon. I took the Government backed Bounce Back Loan to help me pay back a start up loan and provide some working capital once we're open again. I'm a sole…
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New Online Business - Good time to start?
Hi All, I was planning to create a new online store prior to the Coronavirus outbreak, selling my craftwork and also buying in other products from suppliers to sell on (all around my love of fairies!) Since the outbreak I have put everything on hold. I have refrained from buying from suppliers or even launching my website…
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Startup E-commerce Business
For reference, I have registered with HMRC companies house as an e-commerce company and intend to trade online with Amazon, ebay, etc. I'm at the next step of opening a bank account. Does anybody have experience with opening a business account with Starling bank? I keep getting asked to provide the same information over…
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Business rates linked to another company
Hi I've recently gone into business with a partner and just received a business rates bill for our premises. He has another business which I have nothing to do with but they've linked the rates Bill's. They have similar names but can I appeal the decision... surely I shouldn't be paying rates on my company because of my…
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Stopping Self Employment & Tax Bill?
I originally posted this in the wrong place (I think)...: I'm self employed but am considering stopping at the end of this tax year (05/04/2021) to become employed. Please can someone explain to me what tax I will owe via self-assessment and when it will be due? I'm assuming that I will need to fill out a tax return after…
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Starting a company during Covid-19
Hi All Wondering if anyone has recently launched a new business during Covid-19 and where you've drawn support, info and guidance from? I've naturally looked at HMRC/Gov websites and companies house but looking for opinions based on actual experience as well. I've been freelance for some time but now have a few new clients…
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Do I need to register as a company if all profits go to charity?
Hi all, Apologies if this is daft question, I recently made a load of facemasks for people who wanted them and ended up raising over £1400 for charity. However in order to keep the ball rolling I've now put together a website in order to make the process easier with online shopping, payment etc. All profits are still going…
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Rent Request Problem
Hi I am a self employed beauty therapist and rent a room from someone else who runs another business from the premises. I haven't been working since March 23rd and so have had no income since then, although have had some money from the government through the self employed scheme to pay bills etc. The business that I rent…
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12 Month Battle Won against DPD courier network
As a small business owner I contested surcharges that were applied to our account by the Courier Network DPD. From March 2019 surcharges of £18.00 per parcel were added to shipments that they considered ugly!!!! Invoices were not paid as I contested the charges amounting to over £500. DPD embarked upon an aggressive…
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Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme
As you know, churches have been closed for a few months and
it isn’t certain whey they will reopen. Due to this, probably, people will be retaining tithes for
future donation. However, some people may wish to donate to their church by
way of bank transfer. Provided weekly donations are £30 or below, do these
donations, by…
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Remain as Sole traders or register as Partnership
Hi all, myself and my brother-in-law both work together, self employed as window cleaners. We both decided to work together from the beginning and we both came up with our business' name. We have a van with the business name on the side and have matching apparel with the business name on. However, we have both,…
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MSE to refer Starling bounce back loan complaints to regulator – MSE News
MoneySavingExpert.com is to ask the financial regulator to investigate after scores of complaints from sole traders who've been rejected for 'bounce back loans' with challenger bank Starling. Read the full story: MSE to refer Starling bounce back loan complaints to regulator
