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    What does 'Accounts' actually mean? Help please

    Thanks for the replies so far. It's been really helpful. To tell the truth, I've now been trading for approaching 3 years and it's only now that I realise that I need to start putting together the relevant documents etc, not least for the mortgage issue as described in the OP. On a side...
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    What does 'Accounts' actually mean? Help please

    Hi Everyone, I'd really appreciate some help I have a brick shop & a website that I run & own, I'm a sole trader and submit my own tax returns. (not submitted 11-12 as yet as that's what I'm currently working on) My husband & I are about to apply for mortgages (a residential & a...
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    VAT Help - The basics on absorbing costs & working it out

    Thank you all for comments. I too have a shop with quite a loyal (if not recent) customer base and it would be possible to close for a holiday as I go overseas on buying trips anyway but generally get help in rather than close (most of it free). Although of course it's different with online...
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    VAT Help - The basics on absorbing costs & working it out

    Hi Everyone, I'm newish to the forum and have just spent 3hours ready lots of interesting posts. I hope someone can help please. VAT and everything that comes with it seems very daunting so I'm trying to get my head around it. I've just hit a turnover of £67,000 (dec-dec) and I'll...