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    Any good accountants in Aberdeen area ?

    I am not exactly trying to act as a recruitment agency at the same time though so if i was off sick and had to be off for a month then i would just have to find someone through posting an add as i dont know anyone who would want to work for me at the moment. I could find someone if push came to...
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    Any good accountants in Aberdeen area ?

    MrPAYE: My rates are the only thing that is different as i undercut the opposition in my daily working rate. A tech is a tech, there is no difference between what i do and someone else that works with another agency will do.This is a fundamental part of looking at IR35, especially where you...
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    Any good accountants in Aberdeen area ?

    I am an Offshore Marine Tech...
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    Any good accountants in Aberdeen area ?

    If i am not being caught out by IR35 then that means that it is going to be worth my time right ? Sorry but im trying to get my head around all of this as best i can. So let me get this right, If i dont fall under IR35 then my tax is less ?
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    Any good accountants in Aberdeen area ?

    Guys, I'll be honest here, Im not looking to build a multimillion pound company out of this, im just trying to find a easier way to be able to hold on to more of my cash without it being swallowed up in tax. Im not looking to employ as i am a one man team that works through an agency that...
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    Any good accountants in Aberdeen area ?

    hey guys thanks for the response. i am an offshore worker and everything i make is a profit cause i use the clients tools, clothes, and they pay for flights and accommodation etc. I make roughly 72,000 GBP per year and have got the ball rolling as far as setting up my ltd company name and...
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    Any good accountants in Aberdeen area ?

    Does anyone know of any good accountants in the Aberdeen area that could help me with my Ltd company ? Cheers :D Michael
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    Young lad looking for advice on a Ltd company idea, Please help out

    And here was me thinking a couple of days ago that i could do this stuff without an accountant haha, dont think so... Thanks Rob for all the info, its all a bit hard for me to understand but i think im grasping the points that you are making here. All in all it sounds like i am better off as a...
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    Young lad looking for advice on a Ltd company idea, Please help out

    Guys thanks alot for the info here its really useful. My rate goes up and down depending on what platform i am on but it never goes under 231 and doesn't go higher than 350 at the moment. I am with an agency and they get me all the work and it was some of the guys that said to me that going Ltd...
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    Young lad looking for advice on a Ltd company idea, Please help out

    A friend of mine said that i should go Ltd, but i am so confused at how this will be beneficial for myself.... I am a fairly young (in age) and naive (to business) Offshore Oil and Gas Tech on a daily rate of 231 GBP per day and work 22 days out of the month. I am the only person that would...