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Originally posted by vwdan View PostHi all,
I currently have a low limit credit card from my bank which I've been using for day to day business expenses for the last 4 years or so (Including permie life). I carried this approach over to my business because I find it easier to simply account at the end of the month for what I want to claim back* and then do so. I do this in a separate spreadsheet and then just fill it in as one line item on my SJD spreadsheet. I like doing this because it means my main accounts spreadsheet isn't 30 rows of silly on the road expenses. Plus, I mark up on it that I've scanned the receipts etc.
Anyhow, I'm quite happy with all this but I've been to see an IFA today about getting a mortgage later this year/early next year and he indicated that I could do with stopping this. It's not a huge deal, but given the market and how new to business I am I want us to be in the absolute best position possible. We're debt free other than this, so I guess he thinks it's worth the change as it'll move us to 100% debt free.
So, I just wondered if people had any alternative ways of handling their day to day business expenditure?
Company credit card, if I could get one? Just put everything on company debit card? Something else I've not thought of?
*Being honest, I sometimes get to reclaim time and toss a few of them out if I think they're "pushing it" a little
Maybe the IFA is worried that there's lots of expenses going through the personal credit card. Going forward, use your business debit card as much as possible, and try and keep the personal credit card expenditure to a minimum (otherwise it looks like you can't survive off your income and are requiring credit just to get by).
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Maybe he's concerned about the single line entry? (Which is why I mentioned FA)
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Use a miles card. We're all off to florida upper class next year, and back on BA first courtesy of business expenses via miles cards.
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Originally posted by northernladuk View PostThis. I have been doing the same for as long as I can ever remember. The fact it is paid of by DD at the end of the month means it doesn't factor in to the mortgage whatsoever. They normally ask if there are any debts outstanding that are NOT paid off by the end of the month, for example a card I am stoozing on. They totally ignore a normal credit card paid off.
Seems very odd.
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Originally posted by cojak View PostThe obvious question is WHY did your IFA advise against this? I think moving to 'debt-free' for 30 days of credit is a bit bogus (I pay mine in full every month and I guess you do too).
What does he suggest as an alternate means of paying your expenses?
(I enter my individual expenses into FreeAgent, it's a piece of cake as I've got a mobile app that let's me scan and add straight into FA).
Seems very odd.
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Originally posted by cojak View PostThe obvious question is WHY did your IFA advise against this? I think moving to 'debt-free' for 30 days of credit is a bit bogus (I pay mine in full every month and I guess you do too).
What does he suggest as an alternate means of paying your expenses?
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The obvious question is WHY did your IFA advise against this? I think moving to 'debt-free' for 30 days of credit is a bit bogus (I pay mine in full every month and I guess you do too).
What does he suggest as an alternate means of paying your expenses?
(I enter my individual expenses into FreeAgent, it's a piece of cake as I've got a mobile app that let's me scan and add straight into FA).
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Managing day to day travel expenses - what do you do?
Hi all,
I currently have a low limit credit card from my bank which I've been using for day to day business expenses for the last 4 years or so (Including permie life). I carried this approach over to my business because I find it easier to simply account at the end of the month for what I want to claim back* and then do so. I do this in a separate spreadsheet and then just fill it in as one line item on my SJD spreadsheet. I like doing this because it means my main accounts spreadsheet isn't 30 rows of silly on the road expenses. Plus, I mark up on it that I've scanned the receipts etc.
Anyhow, I'm quite happy with all this but I've been to see an IFA today about getting a mortgage later this year/early next year and he indicated that I could do with stopping this. It's not a huge deal, but given the market and how new to business I am I want us to be in the absolute best position possible. We're debt free other than this, so I guess he thinks it's worth the change as it'll move us to 100% debt free.
So, I just wondered if people had any alternative ways of handling their day to day business expenditure?
Company credit card, if I could get one? Just put everything on company debit card? Something else I've not thought of?
*Being honest, I sometimes get to reclaim time and toss a few of them out if I think they're "pushing it" a littleLast edited by vwdan; 9 August 2014, 15:17.Tags: None
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