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Or I could give up my health insurance and my trip to my girlfriend who is still stuck in Oz. :violin:
However, once I do acquire a sustainable hookers and coke habit, I'll let you know so we can party. ;)
I am sort of an IT contractor, I advise people on interactive software design...UX, monetisation, that kind of thing. Usually these projects last between 5 and 10 days, so that's why it's 3 gigs per month. I'm not yet sure about income and expenses (started trading a month ago), but I reckon it...
Quite possibly! But I've never run a business and a lot of this is still freaking me out a bit. I've had stories in my friends circles that are horrendous, and only cause by small oversights. I think once I've been through a full cycle of the financial year I will hopefully be fine. :cheers:
Hi!
My account? I'm assuming you mean accountant? I had one, he advised me on my setup (including to put the loan in there) but turned out to be useless (and wrong!) after that, so I'm currently looking for a new one. I'm still wondering whether it's worth the monthly fee if I only have an...
Thanks for replying! By cashflow permitting, does that mean the company needs to get some money in first? Currently the only money in the biz account is the money loaned.
Hi guys,
sorry for the late reply, somehow I don't seem to get notifications about anyone replying at all, so I simply thought no one did.
I've gone with three and a local for the faraway trips, and swap them when I need the actual number.
Thanks for all the replies!
Hi everyone,
I did a search but couldn't find this explicitly.
So I loaned my company some money from personal funds a month ago. Now A LOT of unexpected personal expenses have come in, and I need some of that back.
Now the question for me is: do I do the same as I did to put it in (write a...
Hi everyone!
Did a bit of a search but couldn't quite find the right subject.
I've been moving around a lot in my life, so I find myself in a bit of an odd situation, where company is in UK (from back when I lived here), base is in Portugal (because cheap), girlfriend is in Australia, and my...
Hi everyone!
I'm taking the plunge from salaried office work to freelancing as a consultant. I had a few questions, and despite having trawled the forum, could fully answer them. I'm a complete newbie when it comes to questions of tax and residence, so any help is appreciated.
I'm German with...