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    Website help

    Job is still open, just found out the website is written in classic ASP. Anyone who can help?
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    Website help

    Are there any website support companies who can assist ... Our web developer has ceased business and I am looking for a new company. Currently we have been using services for occasional updates to the website . We are now changing over Worldpay accounts and whilst the pages work for the...
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    The manifestos have landed! But what are the parties going to do for small businesses?

    Agreed that economic growth should result in debt reduction, as long as the government use some of the increased revenues to pay down the debt.
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    Pensions and salary sacrifice

    The £2000 pension contribution will be paid instead of salary. Or to look at it another way there is a remuneration increase of £2000, instead of paying this as salary it is being paid as a pension contribution direct to the SIPP from the employer. In effect this £2000 can be viewed as a...
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    Pensions and salary sacrifice

    The pay is currently £650 pcm and then dividends are taken. The plan was then to add pension contribution of £2000 direct from the employer (not salary).
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    The manifestos have landed! But what are the parties going to do for small businesses?

    I am not expecting any help, but I hope that whoever we get as the new government gives priority to economic growth and debt reduction otherwise I fear the future is bleak for all of us.
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    Pensions and salary sacrifice

    I have read on HMRC website that if salary is sacrificed for the employer to make direct pension contributions then the salary must still be at least the national minimum wage. However if the employee is also the director/owner of the company they are not normally subject to minimum wage, would...
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    Converting Ordinary shares to A and B Ordinary

    Thanks for the feedback. I have found SH08 and SH10 but am not totally clear on the process for completing them so have submitted a query to companies house for their advice. Re articles, thanks for pointing this out, mine are pre 2006 but has clauses for creating new share classes and...
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    Unpaid invoice advice

    Assuming you can contact the business here is something I found that works Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 ... updated in 2013 and now makes it easier for small businesses (less than 50 employees) to get payment response. It is best to search online for the step by step...
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    Converting Ordinary shares to A and B Ordinary

    Many thanks, this confirms that you can create the share classes, I just now need to work out how to change from the current share structure to the new share structure.
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    Converting Ordinary shares to A and B Ordinary

    Many thanks for the feedback. I have found form SH01 on companies house which allows the creation of the new share classes. The problem is the existing share class would need to be removed. The overall objective is to change from Ordinary to A Ordinary and B Ordinary.
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    Converting Ordinary shares to A and B Ordinary

    Does anyone have experience of changing form just Ordinary shares to A Ordinary and B Ordinary? My situation is I have 1000 Ordinary shares and I would like to create two separate share classes, A and B, no longer keeping the Ordinary as they exist today. My articles permit variation of share...
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    Tax advice for entrepreneurs relief

    Many thanks for the feedback. I appreciate there is often subjectivity based on individual cases and will contact HMRC as suggested.
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    Tax advice for entrepreneurs relief

    pure investment, a residential property with a rental income
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    Tax advice for entrepreneurs relief

    The asset comprise: (approx. %) cash 30%, property investment 60% and stock from when it was trading 10%