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Recent content by reginald

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    mpvs 3 child seats

    Can anyone recommend an mpv with enough room for 3 child seats across the back ? Anything except the Xsara Picasso its f______ horrible.
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    Being a permie sucks

    No it doesnt. Being permie is great. Keep up the good work. Less competition for us contractors. :D
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    Do you know the current state of your business finances?

    Nixon Williams monthly service is great but I asked them recently if they could tell me what the (interim) retained profit in my company was. The answer I got was "not until after your year end" which I didn't find very helpful. This is a fairly fundamental number and I would have thought anyone...
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    cater allen - exchange rates

    does anyone know how good cater allens gbp / usd fx rates are ? can't find any info on their site.
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    Sue Spammers

    Indeed. I'm a big fan of gmail just for its spam filtering alone.
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    skip hire on expenses ?

    Would it be reasonable for my ltd co to hire a skip to throw out all of the waste paper etc I have generated during the course of my business activites to date ?
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    HMRC vs Arctic

    Will HMRC win the Lords appeal ?
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    Jury Service

    Low risk I say. But then I have great conviction that no one in Blairs Britain can do a job diligently anymore (see an earlier post re the VAT muppets). It must be Monday, I'm feeling very cynical this morning ...
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    Jury Service

    I've posted on here before re jury service, I received a summons a few years ago. As it wasn't delivered by recorded or registered mail (ie no proof of receipt) it went straight in the bin and that was that.
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    VAT Registration

    I applied in January and am still waiting for the FRS bit ... Spoke to the muppets in Wulveraaamptunn (or wherever I forget) last week it got "lost" and should be arriving next week. FFS can anyone do a simple filing job properly in Blairs Britain today ?
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    Contract vs Permanent in Investment Banking ?

    contract contract contract avoid all permie idiocy in investment banks at all costs
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    Anyone know how to get into Jobserve at work?

    You could try running psiphon on a pc at home ... psiphon.civisec.org
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    best option ? - buy a car as ltd OR personal

    its much easier to dodge fines and points on your license if your car is registered through a ltd co
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    Cater Allen online banking launched!

    No problems for me it all works perfectly.
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    PI Insurance for Investment Banking contractors

    I wouldn't bother. You won't need it. If you f**k up that badly on a live trading system at worst you'll be marched off site straight away, your permie boss may well follow you, and his boss will lose some bonus. And if you do f**k up that badly you're probably a permie in disguise. :D

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