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    Working from home allowed?

    Now, I work as a UX designer contractor (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_experience_design), I could do all my work from home, but it is generally "expected" that I work at the client's premises. It's like an unspoken rule. Every other UX, graphic design or web developer contractor I know do...
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    How to make a swtich from contracting to home business

    Hmm, paying someone may not be the most profitable at this point, but I assume the someone could be my wife too. We are thinking about this option but there are buts see my reply to dirty dog.
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    How to make a swtich from contracting to home business

    The four day week is an interesting idea! Haven't thought of that one. To be honest, I hope I will not need to get back to contracting but I see your point with 9 months off. But normally I get contracts easily - I'm in demand :) I'm married and we talked about she staying home and running it...
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    How to make a swtich from contracting to home business

    I dropped the flat rate scheme. One of the reason was ebay, with the VAT on it's very difficult to do profit margins. Doing it from the same Ltd.
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    How to make a swtich from contracting to home business

    Hi Guys, I'm in the process of transitioning from contracting to home business. It's not easy. My home business already earns the 20% of what I would need. One of the home business project is ebay and it could be potentially boosted in Dec due to xmas, other project are web maintenance and SEO...
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    Is it legal for a shareholder to work through my company?

    (b) paying the C shareholder (dividend? salary? both?). - So which one?
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    Is it legal for a shareholder to work through my company?

    The reason to use different share classes because if I was putting him under the same share class as me I would have an obligation to pay him at the same date I pay myself a dividend. Eg if I had 99% A share and he 99% A shares then when I pay myself £990 I would need to pay him £10. With this...
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    Is it legal for a shareholder to work through my company?

    Thanks, that's a straightforward answer. Just what I was looking for! Thanks!!
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    Is it legal for a shareholder to work through my company?

    Hi Jessica, I'm your client and I could not hold of your office to ask this question! But I'm glad you are here to answer. I thought everyone at Whitefiled has gone home :) BN
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    Is it legal for a shareholder to work through my company?

    I have 100% A shares, my brother has 1% C shares in my company. My question is can he as a shareholder work through my company legally and issue invoices? Or does he need to become self employed? Or does he need to be employed by me?
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    Recruitment Agency does not supply a contract for a contract?

    I was also very surprised as I myself would never contract anyone without a written contract. This is the only recruiter I dealt with who does not understand this.
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    Recruitment Agency does not supply a contract for a contract?

    PCG contract templates are members only. https://www.pcg.org.uk/contracts-when-working-through-agency
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    Recruitment Agency does not supply a contract for a contract?

    It is for REAL, the agency is Gemini Search

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