Recent content by Spire

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    Storing Credit Card Details?

    Hi Well if it were me there is no way I would want the responsiblity of keeping the data secure, the legal implications of getting hacked would scare me to death. From the point of view of a customer if I was aware that you were storing my cc card details, I would simply not make a purchase...
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    Problem with my website: loads slow

    When I hosted in the USA on a cheap as chips pile em high sell em cheap host, I suffered with a slow Asp.net site, so I set about it and cached everything I possibly could, eliminated Viewstate by storing it in session on the server, examined all my Stored procedures to ensure that only the data...
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    Problem with my website: loads slow

    Hi With it being an Asp.Net site you could keep it warm by pinging it evey 10mins, that will help with the first time load. I run a little prog on my own server that keeps all my sites warm.
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    1st VAT return... help!

    Sounds like u are cash accounting, and I would imagine that intrim payments against a final invoice the Tax date would be the interim paymemt date, which your supplier should have issused an iterim invoice for. If your supplier did not issue an intrim invoice he could be in bother with the...
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    1st VAT return... help!

    Well I am no accountant, but as I remmeber it If u are accounting for your Vat per Quarter then All Inputs and Outputs invoice dated in the quarter would be reclaimed or paid to customs and excise as appropriate. So the relavent tax date is the invoice date. If u are using cash...
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    displaying pounds symbol before prices

    Hi Try using £ see if that sorts it
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    Overdue invoice penalty charge

    I have been in touch with the FSB legal people and they tell me that there is no such requirment on B2B debts, as the law applies reguardless. So there no problem applying the statutary penalties and intrest charge, and there is no requirement to inform them that I plan to do so as it's on the...
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    Overdue invoice penalty charge

    No just the usual the cheques in the post, etc etc etc, then before u know it moths have gone by, and it's only for £200.00 ish and the amount of time that can be expended chasing them is out of all proprtion to the amount of the debt. So I have decided to put plan B in to operation, which is...
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    Overdue invoice penalty charge

    Hi I don't want them as a customer. These invoices are six months overdue. I work on the princple that it's cheaper to sit twidling my thumbs if I have no work, than work for someone that does not pay :)
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    Overdue invoice penalty charge

    Hi All Thanks for your replies, yes it has clarified it, it that I can charge £40.00 for each invoice as they were for seperate items, and thanks Mike for correcting my maths, I am £40.00 better of that I thought I would be :) if they pay that is.;)
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    Overdue invoice penalty charge

    Hi I have 4 overdue invoices all were due on different dates, they are all for the same customer they are B2B, my question is can I apply the statutary £40.00 penalty for late payment to each invoice ie a total of £120.00 or is it per customer and only £40.00. Thanks
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    How do I stop customers sharing my Product?

    I can't see other than making life a little more difficult for the copier what can be done about it. Even Microsoft with all the resources that they have at there disposal struggle to stop it. I am currently writing a little windows application and I have decided to put a bit of password...
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    Excel

    http://www.mrexcel.com/podcast/learnexcelpodcast.html
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    IT help wanted please!

    Hi I don't think Win 98 suports USB I believe that you will need to install some drivers.
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    Creating a company run from home

    We recently formed a Ltd company, and we have used our home asddress as the registered office, as far as the secatary goes our accountant is the secatary. As far as I am aware the only thing requirement regarding your home as the registerd office of the company is to have a sign on the house...