Recent content by AlanR

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    Direct Debit Time Limits

    Hi, Hoping somebody can help me or point in the direction of where i might be able to answer my - Is there a time limits on Direct Debits? Basically a company that i had a DD with but finished using over 2.5 years ago has now written to me saying that a DD they should have submitted a...
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    Wayleave on a private property

    Boxby, Dont know, as i said earlier, the paperwork was received in the post today and i work away from home so i wont get to look at it until Thursday. Alan
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    Wayleave on a private property

    Boxby, Many thanks for taking the time to reply. The £7k i quoted is what 'they' (National Grid / SWALEC?) are offering us. The fees are a %age of the agreed compensation. Alan
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    Wayleave on a private property

    Hi, I am hoping somebody here can give me some advice please. Essentially we have 132kv overhead cables running over the bottom of our garden. Had a visit from a 'specialist' in Wayleaves who we signed up with. They have now come back with a figure of ~£7k. So my questions: 1. Given...
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    Business Cards Quote

    Shaun, Try scubaprint.com, i can recommend them. I know they 100 cards since that is what i ordered, i also think they do smaller quantities - 50 or 75 - cant remember. would check but cant access their website at the mo. Regards Alan
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    Book keeping software recommendations for Mac

    Or Boot camp which is what i do and it works fine Alan
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    best place to buy Quickbooks Pro

    I have no experience of Quickbooks but can vouch for Solar Accounts. A very User-friendly and intuitive software package and well worth the money. Alan
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    Company details on website / letters etc

    Many thanks for the info / links, much appreciated Alan
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    Company details on website / letters etc

    Hi all, I am sure i found this info on this forum previously but cant find it at anymore. Could anybody tell me where i can find details on what company information needs to be included on the likes of company web site, official correspondence including letters, emails etc? Regards Alan
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    VAT Puzzle (pls help)

    Jenni, David, Thanks for the info, Ok, so it looks like the VAT Helpline is wrong so i will have to calculate the amount owed to the VAT Man from the last year. Can i just include this with my next VAT return at the end of June or do i need to contact the VAT Man to make them aware of...
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    VAT Puzzle (pls help)

    Jenni, Thats interesting regarding the inclusion of interest. I read the HMRC guidance on this which i found to be as clear as mud so i rang the HMRC VAT Helpline and asked them. Their response was that it doesn't have to be included. Just to be sure i rang again a couple of days later...
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    Reducing my monthly salary - possible Red Flag?

    Dick, Yes i am aware of this. An exercise based on last years figures would have resulted in the overall tax burden (PAYE / NI & Corp Tax) being reduced by approx £1860 so certainly something worth considering. Alan
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    Reducing my monthly salary - possible Red Flag?

    Hi, End of the FY and have been giving some thought to changing the way i pay myself. Presently i pay myself £1240 a month which attracts PAYE and NI and the rest in dividends. Now having read a lot of topics on this and other forums, i am considering the obvious merits of paying £475 per...
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    Looking for a new salary software solution

    And another one...
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    P11d

    Hello all, I have been reading up on the P11d and what exactly it covers and i am hoping that somebody on this forum can confirm - or otherwise - that my understanding of what is input into the P11d is correct. Essentially, with the exception of AMAPs which do not need to be submitted provided...