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    Adding a foreign shareholder

    Wondering if I have a company that makes around 40k a year, I have 50% share and a 50% share foreign shareholder who does not reside in uk or have a uk passport. Is it okay for that person to take 50% as dividends without doing any work in the company? The foreign person is not a family member...
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    Shareholder to withdraw more dividends

    Hi all, I have been contracting for couple of years. I am looking to buy my house and am in need of more cash for my deposit. My accountant advised me to consider making a (non working) friend as my shareholder. I am single so I dont have an option to make my spouse a shareholder. My friend...
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    Appointing mother as Ltd Co shareholder

    Hello all, I am currently contracting and looking to start up a new company with my mother as a 30% shareholder. She is unemployed and I may ask her to look after my financials and invoicing etc in return for dividends or may just gift them to her because she's lovely. Is this something the...
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    Overseas Shareholder Expenses

    Hi I am an overseas shareholder visits UK for local business work. I wanted to know how my expenses are treated when I visit UK for local company business and expenses incurred such as fuel, mobile etc, considering we are VAT registered? Do I have a threshold? Are my dividends subject to tax...
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    Is it legal for a shareholder to work through my company?

    I have 100% A shares, my brother has 1% C shares in my company. My question is can he as a shareholder work through my company legally and issue invoices? Or does he need to become self employed? Or does he need to be employed by me?
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    What's the point in setting up a company and paying dividends?!

    Ok I have read and re-read guidance and posts on this site and I still don't understand... sorry.. We have 2 directors/shareholders, one earning £20k p.a. and the other £40k p.s. in their full time jobs. We rent a house for holiday lettings and have set up a company for that purpose. At the end...

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