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Credit card machines
Seems like the market is being dominated by a few large companies. So frustrating that I have to hire a terminal and pay fees for each transaction. Plus this PCI compliance fee. I have to upgrade the terminal every 3 years or so and when I say can I keep the old machine they say no, its out of date even though there is…
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I am a small business representative.
Hello everyone! I am a small business representative. Recently commissioned the creation of my website. Everything is going well enough. But I also need good hosting. Please advise how to find it.
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Advice needed, small shareholder, business being sold
Good morning, Asking for advice on behalf of my sister, who is a small shareholder in the company she works for. Role is General Manager and was given 1% back in 2015. The company is being sold for £1.1 million (plus he sum of whatever cash is in the bank) Question being are the obliged to buy her shares too,? She has 1%…
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Correct spreadsheets for Charity Gift aid claims
I have been treasurer of a motorcycling charity since 2013. Annually, I claim gift aid for the charity via GOV.UK. being mean , I do not pay to have microsaft excel on my laptop, so on the advice of the gov.uk website I downloaded and use Libre office and send the spreadsheets, once completed in ODS format. Now the…
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Business account access
Good morning. I am a 50% share holder and a director of a private limited company due to my brothers passing away. I would like to see account statements but I am not a signatory. The partner is not forthcoming with any information. Am I legally entitled to see the statements?
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Where to tick on VAT registration zero rate?
Hi,Im filling out the VAT registeration form and the products I sell are zero rate.But cant find on teh VAT registration form where to tick the rate I should pay.Can anyone let me know, I would call but its Sat.
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advice on setting up e-commerce website selling children clothes
Hi All, I would like to open an e-commerce website selling children clothes online. I would like advice on setting up my e-commerce website/ business? Are there any good recommendations? Did you use a company to set up your online website or created it yourself? I am very new to business side as never opened or owned one…
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New Car Wash Making My Life A Misery
I live in a small ground floor flat in a converted school. The front of my flat looks out on to a small car park with one space allocated to myself, one to another tenant and three to a cafe (the front of the cafe faces the town high street and thus these three spaces are located at the back of the property. My flat faces…
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How to find out if a sole trader has to give name, address and email on website?
I know that a limited company has to give these things, but what about a sole trader who isn't selling goods directly from their site? I have a friend who is a writer. She wants to set up a website under her pen name. She won't be selling books from the website - rather, she'll be linking to her books on Amazon. Obviously,…
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Low income self employed. Can I get any help?
im self employed gardener and am struggling to get new work at the moment. Is there any governemnt help I can apply for? I know abiut the covid scheme but I can't prove lack of work is because if covid.. many thanks.
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Board Room Display - Eligible for super-deduction?
Hoping somebody can help with this. I know Computer hardware is eligible for the new super-deduction, including monitors but would a Large screen TV/monitor for doing presentations in a boardroom fit this remit. Does it matter if it can receive a TV Signal for instance?
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Checking out not for profit Organisation before donation
Hi there I'm looking to leave some money in my will to 10 or so dog rescue charities/not for profit organisations. In the latter case of a not for profit organisation, how do I check them out beforehand? Is there any oversight of them? I assume they could theoretically simply salary themselves to the tune of most of the…
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Basic laptop or tablet with data for charity run community pool
I'm looking at getting a basic laptop or tablet for use at a charity run community pool. We simply need it to access google drive and an online membership system. There is no telephone line so we would also need data access. Due to no income last year and potentially limited income this year we need to do this as cheap as…
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Policies for website
I need a little advice when it comes to Shopify policies. I am aware they have generators for privacy and T&Cs but is there any other areas I should be adding in to ensure I am fully compliant and covered. it asks if I want to add a cookies policy but I know they create a tracking file for future visits but I’m not…
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Creditsafe Renewal Issues
I've been using Creditsafe since 2008 and renewed with a bit of haggling each and every year. This year they have not only increased their prices, but now they are stopping me from rolling on any unused consumer credits. They have stated this is because I have not renewed the package in full. Effectively, I bought 300 and…
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Changing Accountants - how to minimise disruption?
Hi All Looking for some advice. I'm having some issues with my current accountant, mainly around service. The accountant has only just invoiced us for the past 2 years which was 48% higher than the agreed price each year. Our accounting year-end is 30/09/21 and they run monthly payroll and employee submission for pension…
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Payroll companies for small business
Hello - I run a small local business employing 3 people. My mum used to do my books and payroll but is retiring, can anyone recommended a payroll company company in Hampshire (or Surrey) that they use?
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Empty business property sudden increase in deemed standing charge
I own a currently vacant small business property on a deemed electricity tariff with BritishGas Lite. The standing charge of 27.8p/day has suddenly increased on this months bill to 113.21p/day without any notice. There is no usage at the property and the bill has now increased 400%. What are my options please? This is a…
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Small business question
Hi, Appreciate I've never had to think about this before and I feel a bit silly asking but would really like to educate myself. Are Directors not paid? If Directors aren't paid, does it mean it is not a good sign for the viability of the company? I am strongly thinking I've started work in a business where I am 1 of 2…
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Small biz tax return
Hi all, hoping someone can help my tiny mind! I occasionally make and sew things and from the off several years ago registered as self employed. I haven't done much over the last few years and so wasn't really pursuing it and hardly made anything, that meant i fell under the £1k limit over the last few years so didn't need…
