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How are 'kickbacks' dealt with in terms of accounting?
Hi all, I have a fledgling Property Maintenance company and we intend to work with a particular Property Management company who can potentially put a lot of business our way. They look after properties for landlords and will be instructing us on maintenance jobs when they arise. After a job is complete, we invoice the…
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Logo Design - Recommendations
Hi, Can anyone recommend a LOGO design company? Thanks
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Company Car?
A lot of questions for a lot of subjects, hence the number of threads (sorry!) My company is based from home, probably 99% of my driving is going to be for business, I own my own car and so I am wondering, is it better to own it myself and 'claim' mileage, fuel etc or should I sell my car to my company? Which would have…
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Book keeping/receipt management
Hi, I'm letting out a property shortly and am looking to set up a simple book keeping spreadsheet and perhaps use some kind of app to manage receipts digitally. Just wondered if anyone had any recommendations or could link me to a simple booking spreadsheet I could start with? I've been playing around in Excel and…
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Help needed for AA02 Dormant Companies Account webfiling
Hi, I would really appreciate some help filing my dormant companies accounts for year ending 31/07/2018 Company information Number of shares issued: 100 Aggregate values of shares issued: 1 There was money in the business bank account until 11/08/2017 (during the accounting period) at which point it was all withdrawn.…
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Below VAT threshold - Making Tax Digital
I am planning on registering for VAT but will not be earning above the threshold. Making Tax Digital only appears to apply to companies that currently trade above the threshold. HMRC's page about how to get ready has a section referring to turnover being below the threshold but just pushes signing up anyway. I don't want…
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Best receipt management app (ideally syncing with Xero automatically)
Hi all, I've just started a new company and use Xero as my accounting package of choice. Unfortunately, to add their receipts management app costs an extra £5 per month, which is a bit steep, especially considering the monthly Xero cost of Xero itself. Are there any other receipt management apps that I can easily use to…
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Mobile card payments
Hi, Looking for a mobile card payment provider. Anyone use them? could you give an honest review of your provider before I decide on one. The main elements I need are as follows. Mobile card payments Payments when card isn't there Web payments Thanks
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Company account
Apologies if this is a silly question. I have read a million times over that client entertainment can not be claimed against for tax, however, this is a very common practice for creating business opportunities in my field. Can I pay for the meal on my company card? After all, it is a cost required to make for the business?…
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HMRC - Working Mum, trading out of debt
Hi There I’m about £55k in debt to the HMRC after the sky fell in last year and we lost a massive client. I’m desperately trying to trade my way out of it as I don’t want to have to fold the business (have a couple of personal guarantees).. I’m the sole bread winner and a working mum so the worry is huge. I think I have…
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Small Franchise Contract Help
Hi, I bought a franchise for £5995.00 from the Franchisor/Director of the company. I have now sold that franchise for £10,000.00. In the original contract I signed, one point states: Prior to the sale of the Franchisee’s Business the Franchisee shall pay or procure the payment to the Franchisor of such sum as represents…
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Moneysoft Money Manager Software
Does anyone use this package & (hopefully!) operate VAT under the cash accounting system? I'm pulling my hair out trying to set it up and the helpline is worse than useless!
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vat advice
I have small landscaping business and approaching the vat threshold. I have a few questions and hoping people who have been in same situation may be able to help. 1. I sometimes use a sub contractor to do some of the work. he is not registered for vat so doesn't charge me vat. When I do a quote for the client and add his…
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New Notemachine ATM commissions a joke
I own a building in a small (remote) town that hosts a hole in the wall accessed via an internal security booth. It's quite a big booth and takes a good bit of the property up but the payments made it worth while and it enabled me to let the rest of the building as a PostOffice at an affordable rent. The ATM is the only…
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LTD company not paying!
Hi all I'm hoping someone can help me. I started in business with my business partner at the start of the year and during March we got this huge client that needed tidy up accounting work done. We got in and it turned out the previous finance guy had done absolutely nothing (no exaggeration) for the previous 9 months and…
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Advice about going Freelance
Hello! I have years of experience in advertising and digital marketing and a degree in Advertising so I know I can do the work (Running Advertising on social media, organic social media growth, blogs and graphics) however I'm still brand new to the Freelance space. So, should I set prices at what I know it's worth and have…
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(very) small business bank account
I work full time and am a 40% tax payer, and looking to work for myslef on my days off (i work shifts so only work 13 days a month). I'm assuming i will need a small business bank account? I'm not expecting to turn over much more than £5,000 a year, maybe less (probably working 1 day per week). Will my ususal bank be…
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Sole Trader or Ltd company
As per my other thread about a business bank account, I am thinking of working part time for myself (I’m currently a 40% tax payer) on my days off. The line of work I’m considering going into I’ve been told am more likely to get work if I’m seen as a Limited company, as opposed to a sole trader. So after some advice…
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Bank account for Scout Group
Hi I wonder if anyone can tell me if any banks that operate online banking which has two levels of approval for payments. We are a Scout Group looking to change our bank account and this approval requirement is as required by the Scout Association...... Many thanks
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Looking to end tenancy
Hi. I'm a sole trader renting a small office. I signed a printed letter in 2012 agreeing the rent due each week inclusive of bills, payable monthly, but not mentioning any notice period. I remember the landlord saying verbally that it would be a relaxed agreement, bit a couple of months notice would be appreciated. 18…
