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Recent content by JB3000
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Churchill Knight & Boox clients being investigated as Managed Service Companies
I haven't quite read the entire thread so forgive me if I go over old ground but it seems extremely surprising that Boox might be being investigated as a MSCP given that they are a professionally qualified and regulated firm of chartered accountants. "The legislation provides a specific...- JB3000
- Post #311
- Forum: HMRC Scheme Enquiries
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traditional accountants vrs online accountants
As Dom and Craig have already said the 2 most important factors will be the experience/qualifications of the accountant who you will be dealing with on a daily or monthly or quarterly basis depending on how much support you require. Just as important would be the staff-client ratio. You could...- JB3000
- Post #18
- Forum: Accounting / Legal
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Becoming a spousal maintenance cash cow - or not
+1 Combining everything would probably increase the value of your shares, and therefore the pay out to her. I guess you will be putting this 'business' idea on ice very quickly.- JB3000
- Post #5
- Forum: Accounting / Legal
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Becoming a spousal maintenance cash cow - or not
I agree with all of the above apart from the last paragraph. Surely if the wife has the kid and is unemployed with no foreseeable source of income then she will be entitled to 60% of everything + spousal maintenance. I don't understand what the length of marriage has got to do with anything...- JB3000
- Post #4
- Forum: Accounting / Legal
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Accountant Recommendation
I know this is an extremely long shot but theoretically Darren Upton could have changed his name to Darren Roberts and then asked a colleague to pretend to be him if clients come calling/public situations. Like I say, an incredible long shot. I believe the best evidence was from NLUK, in that...- JB3000
- Post #44
- Forum: Accounting / Legal
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Mobile Handset Purchase
Probably a trainee accountant that would have thought they were correct and providing sensible advice (but obviously not)- JB3000
- Post #9
- Forum: Accounting / Legal
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Trying to decide between QDOS and SG Accounting...
Out of the 2 you have decided to go for I would go for SG, just because you will get a Free Agent account with SG. This means you can easily move away from them in the future if you find out you made the wrong choice. I believe the people behind SG also have setup another accountancy firm...- JB3000
- Post #7
- Forum: Accounting / Legal
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What would happen if a contractor accountant when into receivership?
I hate to ask this but who are your accountants? Have you called or visited them? Also, use Free Agent. This way you can't be held hostage. As discussed, accounts can be reconstructed based on your paperwork. So you have only lost a bit of time and money.- JB3000
- Post #8
- Forum: Accounting / Legal
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Freestyle Accounting
Has it occurred to you to give them a call? Or a visit? When did you send the email? The fact that they are filing micro accounts with companies house suggests that they are a very small outfit with only a few hundred clients- probably similar to the size of nimble jack (before that firm went...- JB3000
- Post #3
- Forum: Accounting / Legal
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Paystream - AVOID
I hope they at least refund you the £300. Or maybe they are mistaken (won't surprise me), maybe you can still use the insurance. Might be worth contacting Hiscox to see. I don't think that pay stream can blackmail you like this, i.e. give me the money or you don't get your company's property...- JB3000
- Post #11
- Forum: Accounting / Legal
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FTC PAYE using BR tax code to save hassle making LTD dormant...
How are you going to make your company dormant exactly? Close the bank account to stop the bank charges? Find an accountant to work for free to stop the accountancy fees? Submit dormant accounts for what period? Speak to your accountant ASAP.- JB3000
- Post #9
- Forum: Accounting / Legal
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FTC PAYE using BR tax code to save hassle making LTD dormant...
+1 Yup, according to this you can't have any transactions other than the essentials: https://www.gov.uk/dormant-company/dormant-for-companies-house You would literally have to close your company bank account to avoid bank charges and find an accountant to work for free to avoid accountancy...- JB3000
- Post #8
- Forum: Accounting / Legal
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First Pimlico Plumbers, now Hermes
Let me guess: The couriers had all be working for Hermes for 5+ years on ongoing rolling contracts They only had 1 customer (Hermes) and weren't allowed to get other customers Had to work Monday - Friday 9AM - 5PM Had to perform the work personally Had to wear staff uniform, company van, and...- JB3000
- Post #2
- Forum: Accounting / Legal
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Paystream - AVOID
Ignoring what the 1 post wonder has said, generally these firms that pay a kick back to the agent have to rip you off (its the only way they can make their money back on the commission they paid to the agent). You could probably mention to watchdog you got screwed over by their take home pay...- JB3000
- Post #7
- Forum: Accounting / Legal
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Submitting amended accounts to HMRC myself rather than Accountant
+1 He just needs to decide if it makes sense for him to spend hours/days/weeks/months trying to figure out how to amend using the HMRC portal (and potentially make even more mistakes) or just simply get the current accountants to spend 20 mins typing out a few figures and clicking submit. The...- JB3000
- Post #20
- Forum: Accounting / Legal
