Recent content by Rob Johnson

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    Wholesale agreement - payment only due on resale

    Because then we would have to give them full margin as we would a stockist. They are effectively running 3pl for us whilst also assuming responsibility for the sales tax returns etc
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    Wholesale agreement - payment only due on resale

    Hopefully I can explain this situation clearly. We have agreed a partnership with a US company that is in the same sector as us - but not competing - in that they will warehouse and fulfill our products in the US utilising the set up they already have for their own goods. This is were it gets...
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    Accountant gave incorrect advice about leaving flat rate VAT scheme

    Thanks for your reply. The HMRC VAT auditor said the same so I have emailed the flat rate team to ask for it to be retrospectively changed.
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    Accountant gave incorrect advice about leaving flat rate VAT scheme

    2 years ago we told our account that we wanted to leave the scheme as exports were an increasing percentage of our turnover so didn't want to pay the flare rate vat on zero rated sales. They changed the software to account for standard vat and said that was all that needed doing, no need to...
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    Admin required for using occasional worker

    Thanks for the advice. We are a ltd company and our accountant does the payroll for us 2 directors, it's an extra cost once we employ someone
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    Admin required for using occasional worker

    £300 at a guess
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    Admin required for using occasional worker

    To date, our business has just been the 2 owners so haven't had to feel with employment matters. We're now at a stage where we could do with some occasional help and we know a university student who is soon to graduate who we definitely benefit from the experience. The work will be irregular...
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    Trouble finding insurance for a 3D printing business

    Does anyone have recommendations for a insurance company or broker that may cover us? Hiscox declined to continue insuring us when we bought production in-house and the 2 brokers we tried couldn't find suitable cover for both manufacturing and global direct sales if the end products. When I say...
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    Order Fulfilment recommendations for a growing business

    We use Home Outdoors in Saffron Waldon. They're a small outfit but are good value and flexible. We looks at some of the big guys which looked very slick but they cost much more one all the extras were added up.
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    CNC Machine - Manufacturer

    You can get secondhand machines but there is more than just the machine cost to consider - premises, insurance, maintenance, finishing... Our company was founded from a design background (we had to learn marketing all the other business related tasks) so it's hard to comprehend not having the...
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    CNC Machine - Manufacturer

    I'm in the bicycle industry. I think you'll struggle to get enough margin if you are out sourcing. If you look at the likes of Hope, Unite, Superstar that all produce in house. Bergtec outsource to China or Taiwan, not 100% sure. It's difficult to make outsourcing in the UK work unless you are...
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    International Pricing - NON-EU (soon to be non-UK)

    I think we must be talking cross purpose and also diverting from the OP.
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    International Pricing - NON-EU (soon to be non-UK)

    I can't post links but search oss EU vat and you'll find what you need
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    International Pricing - NON-EU (soon to be non-UK)

    For the next 6 months if your are under the annual sales threshold of the particular EU country there is no need to charge vat on a sale. Instead it will be collected from the customer on delivery. That changes after 1st July due to OSS. That's my understanding anyway.
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    International Pricing - NON-EU (soon to be non-UK)

    We have the same situation with customer paying the same total price regardless of location. It's because of the vat handling limitations of Squarespace. We have chosen to continue to do so for EU countries and have put an explanation on the shipping page of the store saying that shipping and...
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