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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…
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Pocket Landline
We are a small Ltd company and have just taken on our own office space. We are in Hull so have no telephone provider options other than KCom who are silly expensive and would have us in a contract which is not what we want. We have been looking at Pocket landlines, we know that EE do one but it is again costly but there…
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Admin Support
How would I be able to contact small businesses to offer my admin skills. I am looking for some extra work at weekends or evenings about 10 hours per week and though it would be suitable to help out a small business that could not afford full time staff. Thank you
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Class 2 NI
Hi, I’m currently in employment but I am looking to start my own business soon and leave my current employment. I have read that you do not need to pay NI if you do not earn enough money....which I don’t think I will do, especially to begin with. However, I really want to pay voluntary class 2 payments - is this possible?…
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Wedding,party venue
Are there any ex publicans out there that could give me an idea of the type of pitfalls of buying a closed down pub and re opening it for the exclusive use of small wedding parties and other small celebrations, and possibly a monthly craft/vintage traders sale? I am hoping to do something along these lines and have started…
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Payroll
Hi everyone, I use an electric wheelchair and hire personal assistants (carers) who assist me with all aspects of my life. I have been using a payroll company but they have made some major errors the past year so I was looking to explore alternatives. How difficult is it to run payroll for oneself? I have no experience in…
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Will I be covered
I'm a self employed builder and am currently in the process of buying my first home. The property I am purchasing is in need of refurbishment and the lender has tailored a mortgage that requires work to be done on the property between exchange and completion. Would my public liability insurance cover me whilst doing the…
