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Who should register my new office building with the council?
Hi all, This is my first time posting, so please be gentle with me :/ 12 months ago I moved my small business into a mill that is being converted into a community business hub by a local charity. The mill has 5 floors, the charity has a 99 year lease on the top 4 floors, the ground floor is run by the building owners who…
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Subcontractor quandary!!
Hello there! Got a scenario and wondering if anyone could offer some advice... A subcontractor is contracted to do a job, at the end of which all the work is agreed as satisfactory by both the contractor and the client. Two months later after finishing the job the client notifies the contractor that there is an alteration…
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Companies House question
Hei there all. I've come on here because I'm not quite sure where on the Companies House website I can get the information I'm looking for. Basically, somebody that I know is involved in what I think may be a dummy company. The company (which is supposed to be involved in machine repair) was registered in 2016 by somebody…
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Business bank account frozen
Hi guys My ltd company was dissolved voluntarily by myself the director via filling out a DS01 form (iirc). Unfortunately I realised I left some funds in my business bank account l. That's been frozen and I have had a letter from the bank than I need to reinstate my business if I want to claims the funds as it's now the…
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Business Broadband
In all this doom and gloom I thought I'd share a bit of good news I had today.We currently pay Plusnet £32 + vat for business fibre broadband and line rental - a 'special offer' on a 2 year deal that was coming to an end soon.Phoned PN today - 'we are really busy with the current situation etc' so I hung up and tried on…
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Coronavirus £10,000 grant - Rates in with rent
Hi, I employ 10 staff and have a 1200sqft office which comes within the small business rates relief. However my landlord pays the rates and just charges me rent. How do I get this grant?
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If choose to furlough employees, do we still pay them first
Hi All, As an employer of a Ltd company, if you choose to furlough employees, do you still pay them or do you have to stop paying them? The HMRC portal isn't ready until end April? Thanks
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Merging 2 companies
I have 2 limited companies, each owing a house which is completely unencumbered. I want to combine the 2 so I can use the properties as leverage for a loan. Can I do this myself or do I have to employ a solicitor? TIA
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Sole trader account vs Business account vs Personal Current Account || Self-employed
Hey folks, hope you
are doing well. I am writing this post regarding the most suitable type of bank account for a sole trader who is running a small creative business (brand identities, logotypes, explainer videos etc.) I had read on HMRC forums that is not obligatory for a sole trader to have a separate bank account for…
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Is Square the most affordable card payment for a small biz? || Self-employed
Hey folks, hope you
are doing well. I am writing regarding the most affordable card payment in the UK. I have been looking for a while some a card payment options for small biz (sole trader), mainly due to some enquires from the previous clients. It seems that square option, with an availability to use on-to-go, is a quite…
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Catch 22
I run a bakery which was due to close on March 31st.
Both the other employees have been made redundant and I am due to go self
employed on the 1st of April. There has been no income for 3 weeks,
and none expected for the next few months. The furlough employee support although back dated won’t be
available until after the…
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Sole trader then employed - help please
Hi folks Just wondering if I could get a bit of advice please? In Sep 2019, I took voluntary redundancy. In November 2020 I set up as a sole trader and made around £3000 between then and now. I didn't register with HMRC as I know you have until 5th October 2020 to notify them. I'm due to start a new job at the end of March…
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Charity Event legalities....
Hello I am hoping you can help. I am organising a charity event in the summer but I need a
bit of guidance and pointers in relation to the legal side of it. I have looked
on Google and it’s a bit of minefield. The event is quite simple – it’s a jumble trail. People hold
garage/yard sales on their own property on the given…
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Moved: Self Employed Music Tutor - Help during this difficult time...?
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izettle - charging commission to top-up account for refunds
Just contacted izettle about how to top up the account balance to refund all of our customers who are cancelling their bookings at our small boutique b&b business. Turns out the only way to do this is by a card transaction and therefore pay commission on the top-up! Anyone else having the same issue (I assume so)?
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Moved: Sole Director Limited Company- how do I manage redundancy/lay off linked to Covid 19?
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Managing Small business Cashflow || Self-employed
Hey folks, hope you are doing well. I have a question regarding good cashflow practices? Do you know any useful resources aka courses, books, webinars which will be helpful to improve cashflow practices from point of view a sole trader? Thank you so much for
any support you can give and I appreciate your time Kind regards,…
