Reply to: VAT Registration

[pisces]

Thats your first mistake then.......try looking at ContractorUmbrella (run by SJD) or Parasol. They seem to be the legit ones.

Don't use Parasol is my advice.

[Maxamus]

Think about it, they have to make sure they don't give you a number they have already used. To do that they go through all their paper records one by one and write down the numbers they already have. Then they try and find one they haven't used...then they find some more paper records and check those. Then they realise they've lost the first list they wrote. Then they send you someone elses VAT registration number.

They dont take 13 weeks taking my money off me the sons of whores!
Well in the meantime i wount get any VAT until my number comes through and then it will be backdated. Its never easy with the IR

[BOBJ]

13 weeks!!!!!

...to issue you with a vat number. WTF !

Think about it, they have to make sure they don't give you a number they have already used. To do that they go through all their paper records one by one and write down the numbers they already have. Then they try and find one they haven't used...then they find some more paper records and check those. Then they realise they've lost the first list they wrote. Then they send you someone elses VAT registration number.

[Maxamus]

i use to use giant before i went limited a few weeks ago.
I used them for around 2.5 months and i never had any problems with them.
I did start to get problems when i had to send my reciepts in. Thats where the system went down hill!
Payements for reciepts that they had recieved were not on payroll on right week if at all. I had to ring them a few times to tell them that they have the reciepts so why they not adding it to expenses.

Anyway, i was paid on time, they were good getting back to my emails, and all round not bad.

However i am now through my own limited company around £300 a month better off as a minimum!

[~Craig~]

I seem to remember quite a few people having problems with Giant. Try searching the forums.

[Diestl]

Why are Giant not a legitimate company at the moment?

[~Craig~]

Thats your first mistake then.......try looking at ContractorUmbrella (run by SJD) or Parasol. They seem to be the legit ones.

[Diestl]

Giant Powerhouse

[Maxamus]

brollies always state over the top take home pay. In the end i doubt you would be taking home more than 78%

[~Craig~]

which brollie are you planning on using?

[Diestl]

I'm only using them for the Feb and March at most, before the new legislation comes in, by then Ill be Ltd.

[XLMonkey]

I've decided to go with a Umbrella for the first few months, as my Bank Account wont be set up in time (waiting on new passport). I'm surprised that my take home pay is so high with umbrella (80%).

Don't worry, wait till April and the government will take that surprise away and replace it with another one....

[Diestl]

I've decided to go with a Umbrella for the first few months, as my Bank Account wont be set up in time (waiting on new passport). I'm surprised that my take home pay is so high with umbrella (80%).

[Maxamus]

It takes up to 13 weeks, says so on the website and the registration form, 2 weeks hardly makes them useless does it?

13 weeks!!!!!

...to issue you with a vat number. WTF !

[boredsenseless]

its been 2 weeks since i put in for my VAT registration and im still waiting for my VAT number....

IR are useless

It takes up to 13 weeks, says so on the website and the registration form, 2 weeks hardly makes them useless does it?