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CCJ issued against us after we had paid out of court! Claimant did not close case !!
Ok, I have an issue , I’ll try and break this down for you as it spans months. I am a sole trader and we were using a SEO COMPANY based in London to improve our website ranking on google, the company promised 13 keywords after 6 months if not they would work for free until it was ! Moving 5 months on and 3 or 13 words was…
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Closed Business - Stuck Funds
Hi, my partner closed her business and asked her accountant about what she should do about the funds. She was told to leave them there and they'd instruct further. The bank has now closed and the funds are locked in a closed bank account and Natwest have told her that she has lost the money and it'll go to the Treasury. Is…
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Fixed Assets - computer equipment
Hi, Doing my first accounts and not sure how to record my computer which was purchased specifically for business use. It cost £1449 mid-November and company accounts run up to the end of April the following year. A) Are my fixed assets in year 1 £1449? B) Or do I allow for 33% depreciation so assets in yr1 are £970? And…
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Experience of craft fairs
**posted in another forum but was directed here. I wondered if anyone has experience with craft or vintage type fairs or general fairs (that are not necessarily craft/vintage, but market place types)? I really fancy attending events and fairs and I would be selling wholesale lotions & potions that I would be handcrafting…
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Self Employed - No record of previous PAYE earnings
My ex has been self employed from March 2017. Jan - March 2017 he was working as a dog handler security guard on a PAYE basis. When he left, he had huge problems getting a P45. No P60. The company said they had sent it, eventually emailed a blank P45 after many requests. This company were always very very difficult to deal…
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National Insurance for both employed and self-employed
I've been looking at turning a hobby into a part time job. I'm currently working full time and i'm a little unsure about what national insurance I need to pay on my self employed part time profit. I'm expecting my profit next year to be about £3-4k, will I need to take my paye income into account when working out my…
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Buying a business
Hi All, Just checking we are going along the right lines in seeing what cost are involved in purchasing an established company we have been looking at. * Business Price * Solicitors Fees * Landlords Fees for the change on the lease * Insurance (once purchased) * Accountants Fees Is there anything I’m completely overlooking…
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Mutual NDA and personnel
Hello. I have a small business and do ad-hoc contract work for a much bigger company. This work is low value and sporadic so I'm not too bothered for it. We have a mutual NDA that covers 'confidential information'. A couple of sales staff of the larger company have approached me asking if we have any job vacancies. Im…
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Ltd Company Card - Account Name?
Hi I am sole director of a limited company. I have received my company account card. However the card is in just my name and doesn’t have the company name on the card. Is this right? When I go onto online banking, it doesn’t give account holder name or have statements yet as it’s brand new account , simply has my details…
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Business Credit Checking Service
Hi I'm looking for a recommendation for a business credit checking service please. I have been using Credit Focus for years - originally purchased via Barclays Bank at £10 plus VAT per month, following their split with Barclays at an increase of £12.50 per month & I have now just received an email increasing to £20.83 per…
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Google search and service address
Hi I am looking at starting a small business, never done this before so help is required please. Has anyone used a service address? Or can reccomend a company? Not expecting muxh post but when i do get some i would like it to be forward to me. Does anyone know how to get my company to the top of a google search by…
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Trading on eBay & sole trader vs Ltd company
Hi forum. This year I plan to support some local charity and non-profit events by providing sound & lighting equipment and engineering. I have other full time employment and right now this is more of a hobby with a view to a potential career change if (a) I enjoy it and (b) can make paying work out of it. Although not…
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Wages etc
Hi I have recently set up a business and at the beginning I occasionally got more work than I could handle. Through various contacts and people I've met and worked with over the years, I managed to cover some of the busy times with various staff and paid them cash on the day. Over the last 6 months this has happened maybe…
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Selling on Etsy
This is my first post in this forum, which I only discovered recently :) I am seriously thinking about setting up my own Etsy shop to sell my handmade (crocheted) stuff...this is all new for me, and obvioulsy I want to do it right... My question is what are the legal requirements for such a shop? What do I need to do…
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Ordering products from USA
I would like to order some hair products from the US, in smallish quantities from various companies, no more than a 100 items to sell in a subscription box. A lot of these products you cant find here, or are much cheaper than UK prices even with shipping costs. Would I be liable to pay any customs or duties on these? I…
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Businesses - Which Bank Account for BAD CREDIT? HELP
Hi I need help with opening a Business Bank Account. (ESSAY ALERT - apologies) I run a LTD company with a decent turnover and profit for a 1 man band. My personal credit history is bad. I opened a secondary personal bank account which I use solely for the running of the company. I've even labelled the account after my…
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small biz registered address servicer provider
Hi a family member runs a Ltd company (office work) where company address is from home, but registered address also their home. Getting fed up with all the junk mail etc. Is there a service provider where the company registered address can be changed to as a mail box drop, rather than the home address? thanks
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Cash Plus Business Bank Account, what are your thoughts?
Official MoneySavingExpert.com insert For full info on small business bank accounts, see the main website's best business bank accounts guide. Back to the original post... Hi all, I am looking at starting to contract with the work I do and have set up a LTD company but I am having trouble getting a bank account through the…
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Avoid like the plague
Hi just want to spread the word about dealing with this unscrupilous company, for ease of facts I have copied the claim to ofcom below " [FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Hi there in August 2016 I ordered internet and broadband for 12 months. This was for a second branch of my business in a new town, the line was already installed…
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Verbal Contract
Evening all, I will not bore you with the details but basically I am a small business owner and have been stung by an energy company who say they have a verbal contract with me whereby I agreed to a contract over the phone. Me trying to get out of the contract is now becoming rather messy and basically I want to access a…