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    Tax to pay on my pension lump sum

    Whats an accountant! Ive just relooked at their calculations and the bit where it says how we worked out your income tax. The first line is "Pay, pensions, profit etc (Scottish income tax rate) The way I look at it is if you can take profits into consideration when working out tax, you can also...
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    Tax to pay on my pension lump sum

    I didnt take any advice as I thought it was straightforward and I would get the 25% tax free.
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    Tax to pay on my pension lump sum

    I am just doing my self assessment return for 23 to 24 and a bit puzzled by the automatic tax calculation. I worked for an employer for 10 years and my pension paid out when I reached 60 in Sept 23. I took an increased lump sum of £27145 and no tax was paid on it and a reduced monthly payment of...
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    Exporting to Ireland.

    I am a one person business making a variety of small items from wood or leather. I have a customer in County Wicklow, Eire, who last ordered from me before Brexit. They recently ordered 200 wooden coasters which I made and invoiced them for. They paid the invoice and I sent them via a small sub...
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    Problem setting up Wix

    I am attempting to set up my ecommerce website using Wix but are running into a problem. I am self employed and sell a variety of items I make myself. Wix are rejecting my verification info because I am not a limited company who is registered at Companies House. Does anyone know how to get...
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    Starlink or other satellite

    That sounds like a good purchase then. Even wifi at one big international event is a joke. They bring in a big tech company to do it and what a waste of time!
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    Starlink or other satellite

    I travel all over Scotland and now recently down into northern England. I am a small design and make business, making gifts for the tourist industry. Tourists/ day trippers are my main customer from April till September at events like highland games and agricultural shows. By their very nature...
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    Worldpay Zinc card reader

    Hi Angela. Good suggestion. Just been on eBay and bought an unused one for £28.90 delivered. Happy man now!
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    Worldpay Zinc card reader

    I have been using these machines for about 7 or 8 years and they just suit me fine and I like using them. The one I have needs a new battery but as thats impossible to replace I would like to buy another one. Worldpay stopped selling them a while ago so does anyone know if its possible to get...
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    Need advice regarding Square website

    Think I will look at something else. Typical American company.
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    Need advice regarding Square website

    My son is making me a website using Square. He knows what he is doing regarding getting it working ok as he has a degree in web development. However when doing a test purchase it is being rejected. Square's support team via email wish to know my company registration No. as a means of using this...
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    Battery powered led spotlights for exhibitions

    I am trying to find a source of rechargable battery powered led spot lights for some of the exhibitions we do. A lot of the time power isnt available and the only way is by battery. I have only found one company yet but they dont have prices on their website which means they are probably...
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    Scottish Water/Business Stream Unfair Charges

    Hi GLA I am not disputing the fact that I was a bit late sometimes in paying my bills. What I dont like is a monopoly organisation send ing me reminders that I didnt need reminding about, at a cost of £30 a time. I would jettison a customer who behaved like that. Or maybe I wouldnt, if I knew...
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    Scottish Water/Business Stream Unfair Charges

    I run a small business in Scotland from rented business premises. I have recently changed my water supplier over from Business Stream to another supplier. I asked for a copy of my statement from Business Stream who sent me out a copy. I have sometimes struggled to pay my bills (which I think are...
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    strange phone line in my workshop

    Thats interesting to know. The garage though have never been based in my workshop though so I dont know how the lines are linked.
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