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    Specific Free Agent questions

    Our company is just moving from SJD spreadsheets to FreeAgent at the moment - we are in a 2 month parallel run to the end of company year. They do a webinar each week for new people that you can sign up to - even if you are not signed up to FreeAgent itself. They also provide both phone and...
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    Any negative consequences of permanently leaving the UK (for tax purposes)?

    Have a friend working out in Uganda for an NGO. She comes back only for a few months every 18 months / 2 years. One of the things she said this week is that she is no longer eligible for NHS care - except for emergency care. So - would make certain you have medical cover.
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    No Notice Period from Client, I can't give notice!

    My contract has no notice period from me - been through professional review (B&C) and passed - no issues. The agency I am currently through is the only one in the last 10 years that B&C haven't asked for contract changes.
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    HMRC Self Assessment

    Beware. Someone posted there was a bug in it .... calculating wrongly (in their favour)
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    Accounting queries

    I would have thought RTI would still apply to directors from a quick check on google - and RTI is real time payroll info - you don't supply it, HMRC get upset! This is off the freeagent website.... If you’re the director of a limited company with only yourself as an employee, and the company...
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    Contractor Umbrella - any good?

    I dealt with CU many years ago - found them fantastically helpful compared to the likes of certain other companies - who gave me grief. When I was dealing with them they seemed to have intelligent knowledgeable people answering the phone - big difference from some others. The only hassle I had...
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    P11D 2016-17 - info pls

    Saw a mention on a different thread that we no longer need to put mileage and some other items on a P11D from this year - which seemed to be backed by accountants here. However I couldn't find any thread directly talking about the details of this - or anything nice on google. Can someone...
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    Flat Rate Calculator

    Unfortunately a lot of that is not eligible - see the VAT calculator link You cannot claim on any capital expenses - that is laptops, printers phones, tablets etc....... plus see this link - notice the "exclusive" word that is frequently used - so even office supplies don't count if there is...
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    Parasol Group: A Warning (Do not use this Umbrella Company)

    Having to use Parasol with Hays many year ago was the main driver for going limited. I had a number of conversations with them which went along the lines of :- Q Please can you explain how you have calculated xxxxxx as it appears to be wrongly calculated. A We have calculated this...
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    First contractor gig, £25000/annual, advice?

    If they are quoting an annual rate that may well be a FTC (fixed term contract) - at which point you wont need (or be able to use) a limited company- you will be employed. With regards to expenses - that depends on your employment status, and then if you are caught by IR35 or not. You need to...
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    Microsoft Partner

    https://my.visualstudio.com/Benefits You will need to log in with your MPN account
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    Microsoft Partner

    Plus.... Plus.... You get access to the support forums (MS staff answer queries here) with the partnership - and a number of direct calls to Microsoft included for system down, free with the action pack. You get the MSDN subscription as well with the action pack - now that DID take some finding!
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    VAT Flat Rate Scheme Update

    So what DOES qualify? So what DOES qualify? Alan, maybe you can clarify a couple of things that puzzle me at the moment. What would be acceptable in your eyes under the term of "goods" - as I have yet to find a list of potentially qualifying goods - just the ones that don't!. OK there is the...
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    HMRC new assessment tool

    Apparently just out ...... fed some of my previous contracts in to it - wonder what others make of it! https://www.gov.uk/guidance/check-employment-status-for-tax
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    Hayes email about PSC private sector scheme

    hmm hmm And from a company that the last time I remember had contracts that were right on the borderline between pass and fail!
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