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    Potential scam but no motive?

    This. I do a fair amount of business with India, and they are always checking out their competition, copying their (and your!) ideas and business models etc. Using gmail, yahoo etc for business purposes is fairly standard in India and many of the Gulf States, as ISPs there generally offer...
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    Where do i register my business?

    If you have dual citizenship, in which country are you considered ordinarily resident (i.e. where do you live, pay taxes etc)? There's no legal requirement to formally register a business in the UK, and unless you form a limited company, there is no procedure for doing so anyway. Basically...
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    LTD potentials

    I replied to this in the thread you posted in the Legal section. Not quite sure what you mean by "head office". Your registered office address may be different from your main business or trading address, though it doesn't have to be. The Registered Office is a legal requirement, to enable...
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    Opening ltd from another country (to trade there)

    A UK limited company is legally required to have a separate bank account IN THE COMPANY NAME. You cannot use a personal account for this purpose. Almost all of the UK banks are nowadays very unwilling to open accounts for companies which have non-UK resident directors and/or shareholders, even...
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    Opening ltd from another country (to trade there)

    Not quite sure what you mean by "head office". Your registered office address may be different from your main business or trading address, though it doesn't have to be. The Registered Office is a legal requirement, to enable Companies House to send official documents relating to registration...
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    Start a business in the US

    If you set up an LLC in the US state of Wyoming, you can usually avoid paying US taxes, though if you are UK resident for tax purposes, you will be taxed on your worldwide income by UK HMCR.
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    Bank Recommendation

    It is virtually impossible to open any kind of US bank account nowadays unless you make a personal visit. You will not be able to open an account remotely. Wachovia seem to be amenable to opening business accounts for non-US citizens/non-residents, provided that initial account opening...
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    Offshore company Incorporation- foreign ownership of uk property

    No need to apologise, Gents. Some of us found the information useful. teddys' reply was particularly informative.
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    Online / International Business

    One point to consider is that if you are non-resident in the UK, you will have serious difficulty in opening a UK bank account, even though your company would be domiciled there. I very much doubt whether you would be able to persuade any of the UK banks to open an account for you if the...
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    How to change registered office

    Have you tried phoning Companies House and asking for advice? I've always found them to be fairly efficient and helpful.
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    Should I report this to the police?

    I like this one. :) Alternatively, try answering the next abusive call along the lines of "This is Detective Inspector Barnaby, Midsomer CID .....". (or get a friend to do it if you think he will recognize your voice). I did that once to a nuisance caller bothering an elderly neighbour, and...
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    Sole trader + responsibility

    Ken Dodd was indicted for tax evasion in 1989 but was acquitted. Had to check as I was pretty sure he had been jailed, too. Let's not forget Al Capone. Tax evasion was the only charge they could get to stick.
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    Solicitors' bills (2)

    Not sure if this procedure is still available as it is many years since I did any practical lawyering, but it used to be possible to have any solicitors' bill - not just those in respect of litigation - subjected to a process called "Taxation" (of Costs) through the County Court. This is...
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