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    What cloud storage for a very small charity?

    Not too sure if "Google can read everything"..... There would be a widescale uproar if they were trawling the contents of individual Google drives. Nevertheless you could look at mega
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    UPS Import Charges Paid - is this duty or VAT?

    Thanks, that helps. Are you free to share the number you have? I'm probably a different area but they may well give me the relevant office number ?
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    UPS Import Charges Paid - is this duty or VAT?

    Trying to find that out now. Thanks for the tip. You'd think UPS would be the leaders in this yet their systems are terrible. Indeed everyone else it using Postponed VAT accounting Hopefully the C79 will appear in the online account ?
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    UPS Import Charges Paid - is this duty or VAT?

    thats what their invoice says, yes
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    Enquiry for sales to Uzbekistan

    Thanks, that is helpful :)
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    UPS Import Charges Paid - is this duty or VAT?

    Thanks. Nothing showing in the account yet - so fingers crossed will appear soon
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    UPS Import Charges Paid - is this duty or VAT?

    I've purchased some products from a supplier in Denmark, and based on the commodity code of the goods and the location of the supplier, was not expecting any duty to be paid. However UPS have charged me import charges totalling £203.51, made up of "Government charges" and a small "Brokerage...
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    Free Postcode Route Planning Software Question

    The answer is probably NO :-( There is no such thing as a free lunch, they say - so somewhere along the line you have to be prepared to pay - that's how business works. And chances are, anything that appears to be free, can only afford to be so because it is able to use your data in some way...
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    Enquiry for sales to Uzbekistan

    I am a specialist tool retailer and had an enquiry from a person who wants 5x of a particular tool, for shipment to Uzbekistan (apparently) They are special order, approx 6 weeks lead time, and my terms are 100% up front for specials. Is there anything I need to watch out for? Assuming the...
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    Recommended E-Commerce Store

    No experience outside of shopify, but can't fault it
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    Domain name matches a trademark I own - do I have a right to it?

    I have a registered trademark for the brand by which my business is recognised and own the .co.uk domain to match (this is the website address). The .com domain has been registered by somebody else, is parked, and apparently for sale - when you enquire they want £000's for it, which it is not...
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    50% card decline rate for my website visitors. why?

    Banks have been recently tightening up on verification protocol. For example in my business we were suddenly unable to book any thing on Airbnb using natwest cards and natwest said it was because the required level of verification wasn't being met. Many online purchases are requesting...
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    VAT and GST on goods sold from UK to Jersey

    Thanks - that confirms what I was thinking. My final question, when I account for the Jersey GST cost in Xero (which I realise is not recoverable) should it be posted as 'No VAT' (i.e. doesn't appear on the VAT return at all), or 'Zero Rated Expenses' (shows on the VAT return but at 0%)
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    VAT and GST on goods sold from UK to Jersey

    When making a B2B sale from UK to Jersey, I understand that the sale is zero-rated for UK VAT, but the courier is charging a fee for 'Local VAT' - if I pay this, which box on the VAT return should it be posted to - or should I choose the option for the recipient to cover the charges? (would they...
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    I suspect is possible to post completely made up accounts, made up director details in companys house

    Its true - Lots more info on this at https://www.thedarkmoneyfiles.com/ - also follow Graham Barrow on LinkedIn - he's got his head around it and is constantly campaigning for change
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