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Why appoint and pay an expert, then come on and ask the general public for advice?
Did you go to ClearSky on the advice of Parasol by any chance?
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As Lisa says, you'll need to be able to justify any wage paid to your wife. In reality this tends to mean you tell HMRC she does your paperwork and occasionally answers the phone.
On the basis you're probably going to pay her a salary of ~£5-6k to be within her personal allowance this should be fine. Just be a bit careful about minimum wage (ie if you say she works 25 hours/week, you could land yourself in it for paying below minimum wage).
Otherwise, all sounds ok. Be aware of any changes to the income shifting rules (ie you diverting funds to your wife). Labour threatened to bring in some ridiculous legislation about this a couple of years ago, and have since gone a little quiet on the matter...however, if it rears its ugly head again, your 60:40 split will be the kind of thing they'd try to stop.
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Originally posted by mossy View PostHi all,
I'm fairly new to contracting but have loved it so far and can see myself doing this for a while (unless market goes pear shaped!!).
I started with umbrella company but am not going down my own ltd route. Have set the wheels in motion and have appointed Clearsky as my accountants. I have told them to go with 60:40 split with my other half (she doesn't work). I was told that I didn't need to appoint her as a secretary so assume that I can just employ her on a minimal wage. Can anyone see any issues with this that I should be aware of?
Any other pieces of advice for a first time ltd company director?
I appreciate I'll need to sort out insurance and the like but would appreciate any pearls of wisdom people can share.
Cheers, Mossy
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Any other pieces of advice for a first time ltd company director?
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First time ltd company - advice?
Hi all,
I'm fairly new to contracting but have loved it so far and can see myself doing this for a while (unless market goes pear shaped!!).
I started with umbrella company but am not going down my own ltd route. Have set the wheels in motion and have appointed Clearsky as my accountants. I have told them to go with 60:40 split with my other half (she doesn't work). I was told that I didn't need to appoint her as a secretary so assume that I can just employ her on a minimal wage. Can anyone see any issues with this that I should be aware of?
Any other pieces of advice for a first time ltd company director?
I appreciate I'll need to sort out insurance and the like but would appreciate any pearls of wisdom people can share.
Cheers, MossyTags: None
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