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Closing ltd company that hasn't traded in nearly a year
Hi, The accountant instructed me to withdraw the funds from the business account and "put them to the side". Ltd Co. last traded in 2016-2017 financial year, last invoice raised in February and paid by client in March. All liabilities paid, most recent corp. tax by January deadline. In...- matei
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- Forum: Accounting / Legal
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Closing ltd company that hasn't traded in nearly a year
Hi all, Should be a pretty straightforward query, but the accountant I use has me slightly confused. Apologies for the obvious (to some) question, alas I'm not an accountant and I didn't enjoy the admin part of running my ltd (hence why I hired one). My ltd co. last invoiced in 02/2017. I...- matei
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garden office through ltd, however now considering closing ltd
Thanks for the advice... it was the account that suggested this arrangement in the first place, oh well. We'll sort it out somehow - thanks!- matei
- Post #13
- Forum: Accounting / Legal
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garden office through ltd, however now considering closing ltd
Hi all, Bit of an odd question. Recently put in a garden office, paid for it via ltd - as I'd been working 90% from home on contracts over the past few years, makes working much easier. However out of the blue I've been offered the dream perm role - salary that is on a par with my best day...- matei
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Non-trading company, no employees - "scheduled charges", EPC
Thanks for the info. I wasn't told that I'd be responsible for filing said forms, surely they've been filing other things in the interim, but one would think that in the spirit of customer service and repeat/continued business that they would at least give a heads up if I'm supposed to handle...- matei
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- Forum: Accounting / Legal
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Non-trading company, no employees - "scheduled charges", EPC
Hi all, I've got my ltd co idling at the moment, not trading, no employees. I'm paying my accountant a minimum fee to keep ltd co open, file returns etc, as I intend on returning to contracting in several months. HMRC was due to send me a statutory payment refund in Feb/Mar, however when I...- matei
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Reduce payments on account going forward after taking perm role
OK - thanks for that. I don't want to get into the situation with owing the HMRC more than I do now, so I'll just go ahead and submit my self assessment now, hopefully then the figures will be updated.- matei
- Post #4
- Forum: Accounting / Legal
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Reduce payments on account going forward after taking perm role
Hi all, Due to a downturn in my sector, I've take a lower paying perm role that allows me to re-skill, with an eye on going back into contracting in a year or so. Long story short, have the experience but it is about 8 years out of date. Anyway - did a search on the forum but couldn't find...- matei
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Interviews - suit/tie or otherwise?
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Interviews - suit/tie or otherwise?
OMG... I hate clowns. Absolutely hate them (no fear them, that is a different thing altogether). If that is the case, then I'm hanging up my spurs and pursuing a different, clown-free, career. Actually the clown thing would explain some of the characters that have interviewed me so far... -
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Interviews - suit/tie or otherwise?
Thanks - I'll keep on doing the suit and tie thing. I've had long hair/short hair and that hasn't ever been an issue (as long as I didn't go in looking like an '80s hair and rocker) and up until now the suit and tie had never been an issue either. Who knows? Miserable lot I've interviewed... -
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Interviews - suit/tie or otherwise?
Hi all... Recently went on a few interviews for both contract roles and perm roles (the latter to get out of my current skillset and go down slightly different path). Last time I did this was nearly 5 years ago - had a very long gig with last client. As I do usually, wore a suit and a tie... -
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BTL mortgage: Freelancer Financials or Contactor Financials
For what it is worth, my experience with CF was quite positive. We used CF to purchase a house recently, found them to be easy to work with and quite efficient. The only issues we encountered were when one of the brokers we were dealing with handed the case over temporarily to a colleague...- matei
- Post #66
- Forum: Business / Contracts
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I just need to get two references ...
Just had a very glib pimp contact me about a role that sounded believable. Ticking all the right boxes, then asked me up front for two references before he could submit my CV to his big important client. Explained that I would gladly provide them as soon as a second interview or face-to-face...- matei
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- Forum: Business / Contracts
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Umbrella company forgot last month's pension contributions
Hi all, I've been using pension contributions via my current umbrella company's scheme to lower my tax, as well as for to contribute to a pension plan. Last month's money was paid to me, and it seemed rather low - HMRC had taken quite a chunk out. Looking over the slip I couldn't see any...- matei
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- Forum: Umbrella Companies
