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What is the best way to accept on-line donations ?
Does anybody have experience of, or comments on, any of the payment gateways for collecting payments on-line?
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Changing Accounting Period End Date
Hi, I established a LTD company in June 2017 & it's year end is June 2018. I was thinking of moving the accounting period forward to March 31st so it falls in line with the my personal tax period, however I have couple of very large suppler invoices due in early June. I'm in 2 minds as to whether I should keep the…
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Buying ipads for a school
Hi I was wondering if anyone knows where would be the best place to buy some ipads for a school? I will probably buy 30. Thanks
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How to Increase online-payments to a library?
We are trying to help finance our volunteer library, by putting an online-payments button on our existing Facebook account and Web site. However, many of our library users aren't used to paying for libraries, and some will be new to paying on-line. Does anybody have any ideas which might increase the amount of money raised…
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Event Planning Business
Hi, I'm starting an Event Planning Business and I want to turn my basement into an office. Does anyone have some advice what kind of equipment do I need? I want to be organized as much as I can, so I guess there are some useful gadgets for that. Also, any other advice would be appreciated :)
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Sole Trader Threatened with legal action
I am being threatened by a client with legal action unless I pay her £5k. I am a sole trader web designer and recently suffered post natal depression and during this time my work was effected. Her website was built in 2016 and the domain name transferred to me by her previous company. In Nov 2016 it was renewed for one…
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Help with Charity magazine wants paid advertising
I’m volunteering for a small charity. My role is to get paid advertising for their quarterly paper magazine / newsletter. The charity wants to get organisations or companies to pay to advertise in their magazine / newsletter. I’ve tried calling and email 40 companies and organisations that relate to the charity; but not…
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Royal Mail Insured Compensation For Loss
As a small business online owner selling my items through online auction sites i was really disappointed to learn the hard way of the Royal mail Insured / tracked loss policy. I have been using Royal mail for a while now , sell my items online, happy to pay more with Royal mail Postage for their speed, reliability and…
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Protecting company name ?
If just starting out, funds are low, and income very minimal, how do you protect the company name, so that no-one else can register it?
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Self employed and not paid
I have been sub contracting to a building company as a joiner. I worked for this company for 4 months my fist 3 invoices were paid but never in the date they said it would be and I had to hassle the accounts department to get them paid. For that reason I found other work but to be polite and not burn bridges I gave a weeks…
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Celebrating working from home.
Usually it's bad thing working from home, but at the moment we don't have to go out in the snow. Yay! More good points?
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Hiding my Ltd company statements, is it possible?
Hey all, I have been working as a contractor for a year and I will be closing my LTD company down shortly. However, recently there was a guy in my new team who asked me about the name of my LTD company and, in my naievity, I just thought it was an innocent question... When I later past his desk, I saw him searching my…
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How to negotiate a higher, fairer contact rate?
Hi there, I am new to the contracting world in the last few months and accepted a 6 month contract at a reasonable, but low rate for 6 months based on my experience, qualifications, and other soft skills. Similar position contractors are the same company are on a higher rate with lower experience and no official…
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Company Director - Fraud
I am not sure if this is in the correct board but I'll give it a go. I was searching my name on the companies house website as I am just about to register my company so wanted to see if the registration was coming up yet. However, when I searched, my name did come up but for a completely different company that I have never…
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Buying existing company and staff advise
Hi, My partner is looking at purchasing a well established soft play area and cafeteria business we have currently found out the information required other than it comes with 10 members of staff. I’ve spoken with Ernest Wilson who have advertised the business regarding staff contracts at this present time they seem they…
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Business insurance question
Hi all I have question about business insurance and I was hoping someone here might know the answer. I'm opening a barbershop and I was wondering if the business insurance has to be in my name, the business owner, or can it be in my son's name who sometimes helps me with the business. I ask that because I have a CCJ in my…
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New sole trader - vat questions
Hello, I am hoping you clever tax wizards can help me answer my question as my brain is struggling with it. I am in the process of setting up as a sole trader with an ice cream cart to hire out at fixed fees to weddings, parties and other events. I have already registered with HMRC and a local wholesaler. My question is do…
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Space rent contract question
Hi there, I'm looking to rent our a room in my beauty salon to someone who'll be providing massage and waxing services to her customers, I'm getting a contract put together, and I was wondering if you could tell me which clause I need to add to the contract so that I and my business won't be held responsible if anything…
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Tailored business scam - they tried hard
Ok, so I yesterday for an email apparently from the secretary of my company who is also my wife about needing to transfer some cash to an account urgently with paperwork to follow. Of course it was a scam, but it was very carefully tailored for me, so I'll leave some details here in case anyone else sees it and is unsure.…
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CASC Bar Sales
Can a Community Sports Club resell food / alcohol purchased from a supermarket in the same way that it does for goods bought from a cash and carry? Assume product labelling is ok Assume that individual items do not have a set price on them This is primarily around convenience of location of local supermarket compared to…