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Signing up for MTD
Anyone else having problems trying to get to the gov.uk page to sign up to MTD. Every time I follow the relevant link(s) it just takes my to a random page explaining how to charge, reclaim and record VAT. This is the link I've been following - https://www.gov.uk/vat-record-keeping/sign-up-for-making-tax-digital-for-vat
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MTD best free software.
hi, ive a small one man business which i have been running for over 30 years. i have been using quickbooks 2002 premier , which has done everything i have needed up to now. now it look like i need to transfer everything onto a MTD compliant software program. As my business nearly went down the pan over the last 2 years…
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Best alternative to Hermes?
I run a small business delivering cakes etc. over the Internet. We've always used Hermes as they were the cheaper option and have label printing facilities round the corner from us. On occasions they've missed delivery dates but now twice in a row it has been missed. The service is also a joke. Any recommendations for an…
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business media competition for free marketing
Comping_Rich posted a comp from Intuit QuickBooks here: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6363109/e-31-07-win-a-media-package-worth-30-000-for-your-small-business-thanks-to-intuit-quickbooks#latest for anyone who's interested E: 31/07 Win A Media Package Worth £30,000 For Your Small Business Thanks To Intuit…
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What SIC code for Crypto and share trading?
Do you know what SIC code for Crypto and share trading?Crypto UK SIC Code 66120?Share/stockmartket 64991?
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Very Old Sage Accounting Package - help please
I am still using a very old (2014) version of Sage v20 which as far as I can tell is not 'in or on a cloud' but was installed onto two computers via a disc. This still works very well for us, not only for the accounting but also managing orders/production schedules. The business is much smaller now than when we used Sage…
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business banking can i get interest?
hi all. i have a LTD co and a business account with santander + bus savings accout.. my business dealings are simple, no cheques no cash no loans just money in (bacs tx) and my own PAYE out.. + a healthy balance that i keep as a float. how can i get some interest/money from business banking? for a start i want free banking…
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Starting a holding company
My accountant has suggested I consider opening a holding company to take profits out of my main business. I have tended in recent years to pay the corporation tax, take small dividends, with the result being the balance sheet increases each year and consists primarily of cash in the bank. We don’t have many other assets.…
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VAT on events?
A quick question, I'm not VAT registered and have not gone over £85k or will go over. I run an event, an now going to be running 2 more events. One of the events is a deal where its a 25/75 split, but because the money goes through the building i'm hiring I have to pay 20% Vat. My question is if I get registered do I get…
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Self assessment - Employee
Hi Thr SA questions have changed slightly and before asked if you were an employee and If you were self employed and this year it is only asking if you are an employee/director/agency. The only reference I see to SE is the next question Down asking if I have made over £1k but unsure if being self employed also makes me an…
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Health insurance through workplace
We are a small business of two directors looking to get a health insurance. The quote we got for a business insurance is too high, would it be a problem if we get two individual ones and pay them from the company bank account? Due to our circumstances, two individual insurances will be much more cost effective to us than a…
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Concerned about legal risk of going sole trader
I have been in business almost 18 year now. Just a small business. I am kind of starting from scratch with a new business. The last few years has been terrible for me and I am now at the lowest point I have been in many years. I am normally a very positive glass half full type of person. Nothing seems to be going my way.…
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Arrangements for getting paid outside of PAYE
I have recently got a first time opportunity to be paid directly for a service that I provide. I was wondering what would be the best way to log these earnings with the HMRC? I recently made my company dormant because it was not earning anything from the time it was incorporated. However, I've just had a slight…
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Register trading name while earning less than £1K
Hello all, I am interested in setting up as a sole trader with a business name (trading name) for my ad-hoc freelance work. My income has been less than £1,000 annually so far, but I'd like to make it more professional and trade under a business name (and get paid via a sole trader bank account). Here's the problem, since…
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Looking for door handles for rental flat
Hi, I have just bought a flat to rent out but the door handles need replacing - looking at buying in bulk so I can keep a few spare. I was just taking a look at this site: https://www.ironmongerywarehouse.co.uk/store/architectural-hardware/door-ironmongery - just wondered if anyone has used them before or can recommend any…
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Selling Current Stamps at "discounted" prices
When I was self-employed I bought LOTS of stamps - mostly 1st and 2nd class though some which had the acutal price printed on eg 10p. I bought the bulk of them about 20 years ago. I started counting them for the "swap out" scheme to get them swapped like for like with the barcoded but then realised I have *way* too much…
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Self Employed Carer Liability Insurance
Hi - does anyone have any suggestions for providers of Liability insurance for self employed carers? "Simply Business" who seem to be on all the comparison sites no longer cover the care sector. SB suggested Biba who say that their brokers require carers to be CQC registered in order to quote. Any thoughts??
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Is it too late to change tax period? Fine
Hi,I set up a ltd company oct 2020.I was just fined £100 for not sending in the accounts for oct-april.I send in april to oct and they sent it back saying its too soon.I have my accounts made oct-oct. So question is do I just contact them about changing the accounting period to oct - oct or because ive been fine is it too…
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New Electricity supply
Hello! We are in the process of having electric to our shed (agricultural). We have had the cabling done by Manweb, who is local to our area, but they do not supply electric to business. So we need to find the best company to arrange a supply from. Our home electric is supplied by Scottish Power, but after several hours on…
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Commercial Property Let
Hi, I am looking to rent a small business unit and have been in discussions with the landlord. We have agreed the general terms for the lease at which point he asked me to submit a Note of Interest on the property. I had assumed once we agreed the terms he would have his lawyer adapt a fairly standard template, he'd send…
