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    Can Psychotherapy a deductible? (self-employed sole trader).

    Wondering if I could get some advice or pointed in the right direction over this question. I guess I should just explain my situation. I run a small mailorder business as a sole trader and suffer from a litany of issues due to complex post-traumatic stress disorder. Starting the business was...
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    Selling to EU (non VAT registered)

    Thanks, Paul. Is there a threshold I need to keep in mind or is it one of those depends on the item type duty situation like other countries? My average package value is sub £200 and only really go over that sending to some distributers a few times a year (but think about it they are in the...
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    Selling to EU (non VAT registered)

    Hello, I run a small business as a sole trader and am not VAT register (or even close to the threshold). My question is, do I need to do anything other than add a CN22 or CN23 declaration to pacages?
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    Could I get some tips on Self Assessment recipes

    So you don't need to keep a paper copy detailing what product/service you actually spent or received money on and for, just a record of the amounts?
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    Could I get some tips on Self Assessment recipes

    Hello, wondering if someone can help, I have recently set up a Shopify store and I get paid via 2 methods PayPal and Shopify's own payment system. With PayPal I can just print out the transaction and it shows me both my income and my fee, so is simple for my Tax return paper records. But...
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    Business expenses paid for on my boyfriend's card/PayPal?

    Hello, I have a full-time job, but a small business on the side, occasionally I ask my boyfriend to grab me things I need for the business and include these in my self-assessment as expenses. I know in an ideal world I should have all purchases on one card and PayPal account, but can I still...
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    Employing vs Invoicing As Freelancer

    I was wondering if anyone could help me out with this. I'm a sole trader and have a disabled friend who has excellent skills relating to an area of my business, but due to receiving Employment and Support Allowance he can only work for 16 hours a week (average) and not earn more than £125.50 a...
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    Sole trader, what can I offset with Imports?

    Hello guys, Just wondering if I could get a little advice to help keep my bookkeeping simple for when it comes to doing my tax return. If I order component from outside of the EU that is going to be incorporated into product an resold, I can offset the cost of the goods, but what about import...
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    Sole Trader, names on invoice & Order Acknowledgements/receipts.

    Hello, In the process of starting up a business as a sole trader, and have a few items of stock I ordered before having the business back account, these invoices & Order Acknowledgements/recipts just have the business name on them, or the business name and my partner (in the biblical not...
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    Trade mark question.

    Can I register, and protect a trademark, say "Product-X". If another company sells something called "Product-X" in the same class, but have not register it as a trademark themselves? Or, dose their prior usage of "Product-X" negate any trademark I would register?
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    Sent the wrong brand of goods.

    Hello guys I was wondering If I could get a little advice? I requested a quote for a supplier for some electronic components that I use in the construction of one of my products, and upon receiving the quote I sent across a PO and paid 50% of the invoice in advance. Now, both the...