Recent content by mbarai

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    Must a dividend be declared before the fiscal year-end?

    Thanks Philip Hoyle - just the answer I was hoping to hear :-) Agree with you Teddys - hiring an accountant is on my to-do list once my festive break is over and I'm back in the UK, as I'll need one anyway to do my year-end accounts and CT calcs as well as endorse my dividend paperwork. I only...
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    Must a dividend be declared before the fiscal year-end?

    Thanks, that's what I thought as well, but just found a link on the ICAEW site which suggests otherwise (can't post URL's yet, still a bit of a newbie here). Wondering if I should declare a dividend within a range (as opposed to a fixed amount) today, and that should allow me to include it...
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    Must a dividend be declared before the fiscal year-end?

    Hi, my company's year-end is 31st Dec (today), and I have an amount which I need to take out as dividends relating to FY 2012 profits. However, I still have some monthly book-keeping for December to complete over the next couple of weeks, before I know my exact year-end profit (and hence...
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    Limited company started in Feb'12 - no salary in 11/12 tax year

    Thanks - I was able to use Basic PAYE Tools to create a P60 for myself, specifying £0.00 for current employment (using the 'fill form' option). For the final tax code, I just used the tax code from my prior employment P45 - this is a bit lower than the default tax code for the year, presumably...
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    Enrol For VAT

    To answer my own question, it was timing issue. I had overlooked this, but the letter with my VAT registration number clearly stated that I could enrol online any time from the following Monday, which indeed worked.
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    Limited company started in Feb'12 - no salary in 11/12 tax year

    Hi, I set up a limited company (as the sole director) at the beginning of Feb'12, having moved from full-time employment. I registered as an employer and recently submitted my P45 part 3 using Basic PAYE Tools, once I received my PAYE reference and activated the PAYE service on HMRC Online...
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    Enrol For VAT

    Sorry to open up an old thread, but I just faced the exact same problem. Really wanted to get company admin out of the way this weekend so I can focus on client delivery next week; now I have to lose time calling the helpdesk. Would be great to hear what the issue was in the OP's case (and...