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Recent content by borderreiver
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Is there life in Newcastle?
I think Newcastle is generally a poor location for contractors. For every one gig I hear of there, I hear of 10+ in Edinburgh and Glasgow.- borderreiver
- Post #10
- Forum: Business / Contracts
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Applying for permanent residence in the UK
I would wait until there's clarity on what's going to happen. Lots of EU citizens have already applied for PR (and got it), only to be told that when the new system is in place - whatever that will be - that they'll have to apply again. For them it was a massive waste of time and money.- borderreiver
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- Forum: Accounting / Legal
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Can agency/client withdraw offer after offering?
Yes they can. You're a business, and this is just another business risk you have to bear. Even if you have a signed contract, they can probably terminate you at any time, depending on your contract terms. If you turn up at the client site one morning and they tell you you're no longer needed...- borderreiver
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- Forum: Business / Contracts
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Teksystems and their references
Yup. I had lots of this when I worked through them and I just answered those questions as "company confidential" and they never pushed for clarification after that. Aside from that, they were no problem to work with at all. Would do so again.- borderreiver
- Post #28
- Forum: Business / Contracts
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Agent wants copy of passport to submit application
You could always just send a scan certified by a solicitor. I would have thought that that's enough due diligence. I would never send my passport in the post though. By courier maybe, but I'd want the agency to pay for that.- borderreiver
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- Forum: Business / Contracts
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UK contractor in Belgium - VAT question
I'm pretty sure that if you work on site in Belgium you must register with the Belgian authorities, possibly from day one. Whether you can do this as a freelancer or you need to set up a Belgian Ltd (which could be a subsidiary of your UK Ltd?) or you can just register your UK Ltd in Belgium I...- borderreiver
- Post #7
- Forum: Accounting / Legal
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UK/Austria Taxation for Ltd companies
I do, strictly B2B of course. Never heard of this, but I my UK Ltd is only active in the IT services sector. This must be something unique to your industry, but it strikes me as strange. Best get advice from an independent Austrian accountant or the Austrian Chamber of Commerce I think.- borderreiver
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- Forum: Business / Contracts
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New contract discussion and NDA (non-disclosure agreement)!!!
Absolutely this. Tell them you'll be invoicing them separately for your time up front but will deduct this amount from your first "regular" invoice if they take you on afterwards. If they seriously think their idea is going to work and aren't just trying to get some free work out of you, they...- borderreiver
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- Forum: Business / Contracts
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Continue running company from abroad for one year before returning to UK
I think Sue has made a couple of good points so you could start with her company :) You'd probably best register as self-employed in Italy (bureaucratic, and you'd probably have to register for VAT since the Italian VAT threshold is either zero or close to zero turnover, ISTR) or use a...- borderreiver
- Post #7
- Forum: Accounting / Legal
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Continue running company from abroad for one year before returning to UK
You might be able to use the UK limited for UK clients (though the Italian taxman will surely claim your company is now an Italian resident company and hence liable for Italian CT) but the main issue I think is that you yourself will definitely become tax resident in Italy (as well as remaining...- borderreiver
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- Forum: Accounting / Legal
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Contract with HPE through a German Recruitment Agency
Assuming HSE isn't just a bunch of cowboys you should be avoiding at all costs ... 1. No. It's out of scope of UK VAT 2. No. Unless you have a German subsidiary of your Ltd I don't see how that would be legal. 3. No. I'm not an accountant but I invoice EU clients all the time so I'm pretty...- borderreiver
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- Forum: Business / Contracts
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Bank of HMRC - overpaid tax interest
Exactly, that was my point!- borderreiver
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- Forum: Accounting / Legal
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Bank of HMRC - overpaid tax interest
Or even an email ...- borderreiver
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- Forum: Accounting / Legal
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Client bitching about hours- pisses me off!
As PC would say, it's the beginning of a worrying trend ...- borderreiver
- Post #91
- Forum: General
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Opening Bank Account in Germany and USA
I think you need a German address to open a German bank account, but it's been a long time since I lived there ... However, if you just need a Euro account in the Eurozone, why not organise a quick trip to Dublin? ISTR some of the Irish banks will quite happily allow you to open an account...- borderreiver
- Post #10
- Forum: Business / Contracts
