Recent content by Arhob1

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    HMRC "Simplified Expenses" for a Bed & Breakfast Business

    Hi. Sorry not sure what you mean re space not a dot. The link was in the original post but I have pasted it below as text only so you can copy/paste if you wish. Many thanks. https://www.gov.uk/simpler-income-tax-simplified-expenses/living-at-your-business-premises
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    HMRC "Simplified Expenses" for a Bed & Breakfast Business

    Hoping someone can give me a steer on these "Simplified Expenses" - https://www.gov.uk/simpler-income-tax-simplified-e... My friend has a B&B business with 3 out of 5 bedrooms used by the business, the other two occupied by her family. As I understand it her B&B business expenses could be...
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    Move tax burden to my wife ??

    Hello all, I would very much appreciate your views on what I would like to do as described below: I am a Director of a company and pay 40% tax rate on earnings of about £90k per year. With an eye on retiring one day I have bought two Buy-to-let properties. They are both in my name as...
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    any products that are tough to find and purchase in uk?

    Tap swirls for big fat taps. The only ones you can find are very small diameter.
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    URGENT - Advice on signing a new commercial lease

    Depending on the lease you can end up being liable for the payments on the lease for years to come if the new owner does not pay. As others say, see a solictor.
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    Maximum wattage in my coffee shop

    Kulture's answer is spot on. Professional advice will cost you nothing. I'd expect to see a three phase distribution panel for the current you will be drawing.
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    probationary period

    I don't really see the point of a probationery period. You can be dismissed for almost any reason during the first 12 months anyway so why set some other arbitrary period?
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    Factoring, Is it really worth factoring into your prices?

    I am using it for the first time now. I won a £1M + contract but it needs about £150k of development to deliver. Out of all the options open to me factoring seemed the best. My supplier (the developers) wanted the business but need paying so THEY found a company who would factor their invoices...
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    Unavoidable damage to car because of poorly designed car park

    I see the original OPs point. I managed to scrape my car in teh Hilton hotel car park in Leeds last year. Insanely tight corners especially when cars are parked opposite the ramps. I assumed I would be able to get round anbd up the ramp if I left justa few mm on my left, didnt pay attention to...
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    Can I actually do this..Price Fixing??

    It matters a lot if your brand is an expensive niche over priced market. Commonly premium watch manufacturers will charge say £3,000 for a watch adn WILL NOT ALLOW any retailer to sell it for less than their RRP else they will stop supplying to those retailers that discount.
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    Data Processing - Viable Business Idea?

    As others have said the Indian and Chinese etc data input firms will already be bidding for those tenders direct so not sure how you would undercut them. A market for you might be smaller companies who have a load of data work who arent aware of what is possible by outsourcing (to you). But...
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    New business information needed

    You need to talk to an SMS aggregator. They will agree a contract with you that determines how much of the price of each text the punter pays, how much you get and how much they take.
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    HS2 insanity

    Good points.
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    HELP ME PLEASE!!...Company gone into Administration and owes me money..

    The key thing is to make sure that whoever is liquidating the company knows that you are a creditor and the size of what is owing to you. After that any cash raised by selling assetts or elements of teh business will be divided between the creditors. You stand to get every thing, nothing or...
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    garden shed and summerhouse erector as a business

    Best advice so far is from bigbooklittlebook. If I was you you have nothing to lose by: 1 - Putting an ad in local shop windows, local paper offering this service (together with complementary services) and from that you will see what interest there is. 2 - Handing out leaflets advertising...