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nappentass

Strapped wrote: »

Would anyone sharing how much they claim for "rent, rates, power and insurance costs" each year?

You can allow £3 per week for use of home as office - HMRC allows this unsubstantiated otherwise, should your books be examined, you will need to prove how you work out your costings think this page covers examples

All the SA advice you need is explained on the free HMRC courses so it's well worth getting yourself on one of these as soon as you can for next years forms, they also go through all the allowances applicable for the applicable tax year so you can easily keep up to date.

HTH

Horace

JP - re the card, please send as is - I have paper and a printer here so I can do my own verse and insert it into the card (I have some doublesided tape and even some ModgePodge).

I use an accountant and she does my self assessment online - its easier as she knows what can and cant be claimed. I keep very simple books and she does the rest.:j

jpwhittle

will do horace, sorry havent got round to sorting it already but we had to get an ambulance out to noah the other night as he couldnt breath and went blue, he seemed to be choking, turned out hes got croup, but never seen him like that before so we have been so worried. will post on monday, jus nipping into town for an envolope big enough today then ill get it of to you.
getting nervous now as my first wedding fayre is next week, and i dont feel organised at all.
Hope everyone else is having a good weekend.

moneymabel

Hope your sons better now JP-must have been scary for you.
You'll be fine at the wedding fayre i'm sure you will do really well hun.

Been into work this morning and handed in my notice so am now officially full time self employed.....help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hmmm just need some money now....and customers.....

Horace

Sorry to hear that Noah has croup JP - I hope he is better soon. You'll do brilliantly at the fayre - I just know it.

Well done Mabel on your officially self employed status:j

I have been doing a bit of housework today but mainly I have been messing about with craft stuff and scissors - I have been making butterflies to stick on a straw hat - I am not the world's best artist but I am managing - just one more butterfly to colour in and stick to the hat and then I am done:D

Have a great weekend all.

jpwhittle

thanks both of you, hes better now just a cough and a cold wich isnt uncommon for noah.

Well done on the self employed fully mable, youll do great, dont forget its not wedding season properly yet but things should start looking up soon, also have you thought of normal craft fairs for your jewellery? at least then your getting yourself known and still getting orders in the process.

Im looking at some kind of offer where if a bride orders her tiaras her bridesmaid tiaras and all her favours from me il do a discount, was thinking something like 4 tiaras and 75 favours for around £250, but not sure if thats enough or looks to expensive to the bride, what does everyone else think?

moneymabel

Thanks JP :-)
What about so many free favours with each purchase? Say a brides tiara gets 20 favours and a bridesmaids 10 or something like that? Might be too complicated tho. Um, dunno really I just did 10% off any orders on the day as it was easy to work out on the calculator!

Ypaymore

Horace wrote: »

they have some free podcasts which are available on www.howtosithbl.co.uk - you need to register on this site but it may be useful to someone.

Horace i think you meant http://www.howtowithbl.co.uk/

Horace

Sorry Ypaymore - I am having vision and typing problems at the mo, thanks for pointing out my typo:D

Had a good chat on the phone last night with one of my mentors - and now I am working on getting paying clients instead of people who mess me about. My plan this week is to re-write my contract (my solicitor did it and to be honest its rubbish - I dont even understand it :rolleyes:) - but I shall use bits that my solicitor has used but bits from elsewhere too so I know it will be legal.

I also need to sort out some travel insurance now that I have booked my week in Gran Canaria this is mainly a business trip but will have me time in there too.

I shall update my website and maybe start looking at a different blog - one that I can earn money from.

Mudbath

Hiya
Just a quick hello to you all. JP - I hope your son is ok now. My son had croup when he was about 4 (he's 9 now) but I remember it was very scary. Totally blue and just couldn't breathe. They said he'd be prone to it but it never happened again.

I'm busy with work - the website is pulling in new clients. I've also been added to a list of 'recommended therapists' on a website which does courses for complementary therapists so I'm hoping that will help. I'm doing much more work at the hospice too now I've got my qualifications. So, keeping busy!

Hope you're all well. Let's keep that work coming our way xx