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mileage allowance

hi...i use my own vehicle for travelling to and from work i am self employed and newly registered...what tax relief could i get to reduce my tax bill...

bpoolmecca

Tax return £100 fine

My accountant requested the interest i recieved during the year,..I emailed the details third week in jan to his firm with his name in the subject bar,whilst on holiday in late jan/early feb he...

itsmefolks

looking for a chip and pin machine in my shop

I am looking to get a chip and pin machine installed. I have been offered one but the 1.7% on transfers + 3 days for the transfer into my account puts me off. They also want £30 a month for the...

cas42

Standard Personal Allowance Tax Code

I am currently completing a payroll course where my current assignment is where I have to enter the details of 6 employees. I have been given tax codes for 3 of them, but the other 3 state 'Standard...

bednobs

lowering threshold for 40% tax

has this happened? My OH tells me they've lowered it to 35 k pa

peckers

refund from council

Hi, if an out door football pitch booking is cancelled due to the pitch being waterlogged. re the council obliged to refund the booking fee? or are the allowed to keep it/...

Shredder11

Car Insurance Claim; Crash due to black ice; High excess on low value car - How to proceed next?

I had a bad crash due to black ice this month, where I ploughed through a stone wall and badly damaged my car (nobody else involved other than the owner of the wall). Prior to the crash it was in very...

cas42

NI and Tax

Hi - I currently work part-time (7.5hrs a week) and pay NI but not tax. I have now also become an agent for a Internet Bookshop, where I purchase the books and scan them on the computer. Upon receipt...

SupaStar

Working over Christmas

Officially, what dates can someone work over the Christmas period ? Christmas Eve is always a half day at most companies, Christmas day and boxing day land on the weekend, then bank holidays on the...

neil42

finacial records

Hiya everyone,can anyone tell me how long one should keep financial records for,things like old pay packets and bank statements,many thanks.....Neil

tourdeforce

Increasing prices.

Hello Folks. I firmly believe that it is illegal to have an item for sales at one priice and then simply to cross that price out and to then increase it. 1. Please correct me if I am wrong. 2. If I am...

saxy_jag

How much VAT?

On Xmas Eve I placed an order for two items with Amazon and went through the necessary process of inputting payment information. Amazon being Amazon, I know they don't actually charge your debit card...

adnilc

My employer is refusing to pay my expenses claim, what can I do?

For the past 6 years I have claimed my expenses at work every 6 to 8 months and been paid in full, but my employer is refusing to pay it this time I have claimed after 7 months. Is this legal or am I...

iamhobo

Price of product in supermarket

I was in ASDA not long ago and saw the Inception DVD for £14. Elsewhere in the the store, I saw the same film amongst a bunch of others marked at £4. Obviously, with the DVD being...

learntojive

Could I be self employed?

I was made redundant last month after working all my life. I am down to the last 2 for a job but the employer has told me that although I would be their first choice the other lady they have...

jaydah

SE Allowance

If profits dont absorb an Allowance is the allowance paid out or held by IR ?

annie49

tax code question

My sons tax code is changing from K145 to K186 and he is wondering if this means he is going to be paying slightly more tax. Can anyone advise please?

bednobs

vat increase - can i avoid it?

hi, i have got a car on one of those personal plans which will finish in march next year. I am going to order a new one this december and put a deposit down.. the car won't arrive till next march so...

Le Chat

Holiday Pay

My employer needs 1 months notice for any holidays taken. He was not sure until this week, about opening hours between Xmas and New Year, so we all kept back a few days holiday in case he closed the...