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    Help needed choosing HMRC recommended Software for self assessment

    Newbie question here. I want to file my partnership's first tax returns before the end of the month. However I have just discovered that I need to use one of the HMRC's list of recommended software in order to do this. Does anyone have any experience/recommendations of any of these packages...
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    Buying a car for small business/family use

    Thank you all for your replies, I've followed your advice and bought a car personally :)
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    New Statutory Pension Arrangements - what is everyone doing?

    I would also be interested in any opinions on this. My partner and I are setting up a Community Interest Company and have just found out about this; I understand the penalties for getting this wrong can be quite severe and the pension scheme would have to be managed by an IFA. We may have to...
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    Travel expenses of a self-employed window cleaner working from home

    I would also be interested to hear any opinions on this question, thanks for posting. Paul
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    Anyone had experience with GoDaddy?

    Thanks everyone. So my next question is, who WOULD you recommend?
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    Buying a car for small business/family use

    Thank you all, really helpful
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    Anyone had experience with GoDaddy?

    Hmmm, a common theme seems to be evident here... thank you all, I'll look elsewhere. Thanks also for the youtube tip. Paul
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    Anyone had experience with GoDaddy?

    Thanks for the replies. Our requirements are quite modest actually; 5-10 pages, relatively light traffic, and we may host some audio and video but not huge amounts. No ecpmmerce although we may need it in the future.
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    Anyone had experience with GoDaddy?

    We're looking at using GoDaddy for building and hosting our website. Has anyone had experience with them, good or bad? Thanks, Paul
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    Buying a car for small business/family use

    Hi, my partner and I are setting up a CIC providing music sessions for people with learning disabilities in residential homes and in their own homes. We need to buy a car for both business and family use. My question is, does the business buy the car and we contribute running costs on a mileage...
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    Trade marks/registering the business - which comes first?

    Thanks for the response, but I'm still a bit confused. What happens if the business name and/or logo are not acceptable? Would it not be problematic to change it after the company is registered/literature printed/website put online etc? Paul
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    Trade marks/registering the business - which comes first?

    Hi, my partner and I are in the process of setting up a CIC providing music sessions for people with learning disabilities. We've come up with a spiffy name and logo and having searched on the IPO website think that we should be okay to proceed with registering with the IPO. However, when...