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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…
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Should I move funds from Sole Trader to new Ltd company?
I've been trading as a sole trader for an ecommerce site and have around £10k in the business bank account I had set up for that. I have just registered that business as a limited company and have a new business bank account. My accountant told me to immediately transfer all the sole trader account funds to the ltd company…
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Business - to - Business Letter Before Action
When sending a letter before action to another business would I be right in assuming I should send it to the registered office address? I ask because the business has recently (not a good sign I know) changed their registered address from their home to that of a sort of 'bulk' accountancy provider. Obviously found this out…
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Self Assessment - Employed PT and Self Employed (under £1k)
help, I need a little help with this one...I am filling out a tax return for my self employed business I began in June last year. It was going very quickly at the start that I prematurely registered as self employed believing I would hit £1k sales before the end of the tax year but I just missed out.so now I have a tax…
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Issues with being paid for using our house as film set
The disability charity my partner works at want to make a short film as part of their work - this is a fully funded lockdown project, using professional disabled actors and disabled professional crew etc, all of whom will be fully paid. The film set budget is £1000, which they were expecting to pay for the right set. They…
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Web designer helping out a friend
A friend of mine who I have known for over 40 years has asked me to design him a website for his business - I have not agreed to do it yet. The website will simply showcase his work (he is a trades person) and his business partners work (I do not know his business partner) and will consist of a few pages. I have already…
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Pet treats?
I often make treats for my dog and have recently been trying to look into selling them online, etsy and similar places. Looking into it it's so hard to see what licences etc I'd need to get, there is so much out of date info out there too. Does anyone do this and could advise what the legal starting blocks would be?!…
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Confused about company LTD tax
Self employed tax assessment Personal Allowance £12,5k then £12,571 to £50,270 20% Starting a limited business, Company Tax is 19%So on all profits that come into the business I have to pay 19%.So lets say I made £50k profit, I first pay 19% from the profits. Leaving £40,500. Then with the directors salary I take £12,5…
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Looking for an electricity supplier for a small shop
I've been looking around for an energy company with reasonable prices for electric, but they all seem to charge so much, around 15p per kWh and 25p per day whereas residential prices are around only 12p per kWh and 20 per day! Does anyone here have any recommendation or tips at all for finding a cheaper supplier?
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PAYE software on ipad
Hi I need a new personal laptop but my other half wants an iPad Pro (for work). I really only use the laptop for PAYE basic tool software, EXCEL and MS Word for invoicing, an USB port to save documents etc for accountant. I wonder if I could do all these on a new iPad Pro and not bother with a laptop too? Anyone uses Basic…
