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Any tips on choosing an accountant?

Can anyone offer any tips on selecting a shrewd but affordable accountant for a sole trader retail business? It's still...
12 comments posted 19yrs
posted by jackz47
12 comments posted 19yrs posted by jackz47

Booze and cigs imports

The eec has ruled that the rules stay the same for bringing cigs and booze into the uk and cannot be bought via the int...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by richard.h
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by richard.h

HL SIPP

I'm currently being persuaded that the HL Vantage SIPP is a good idea. http://www.h-l.co.uk/our_services/sipp.hl I've r...
14 comments posted 19yrs
posted by mike.james
14 comments posted 19yrs posted by mike.james

What is a Credit Linked Note?

What's a credit linked note, and how did Parmalat use them to commit fraud? Also, what is the "recovery rate" they menti...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by Protoman2050
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by Protoman2050

Re income tax liability

I gather the maximum profit I can make from any venture is £5035 pa without being liable for income tax. So, if I let o...
18 comments posted 19yrs
posted by Peasmold
18 comments posted 19yrs posted by Peasmold

Mint credit limit

Last month I took out a Mint card and was offered a credit limit of £2500. I didn't ask for any balance transfers when...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by amygooglegroups
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by amygooglegroups

China - who has financed its development ?

Is it as simple as saying - the west (and japan) once they were let in or have i underestimated the wealth of the commu...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by bored
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by bored

Best way to transfer $5000 from US to UK

Hi there, I'm currently living in the US and I want to send (or carry) $5000 dollars from the US to my UK account (Hali...
16 comments posted 19yrs
posted by fraybentos
16 comments posted 19yrs posted by fraybentos

New NS&I interest rates

National Savings and Investments (NS&I) is increasing the interest rates on its wide range of variable rate savings offe...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by invalid
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by invalid

Reason for DWP payment

While gathering data to fill in my Tax Return, I noted in my Bank Statement (Barclays) that I received a payment of £10...
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by clivebaxter
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by clivebaxter

Banco Santander shares

How do you deal with a small amount of dividend from Banco Santander (ex Abbey National) in a 2005/6 tax return? IR gav...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by mclean.david
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by mclean.david

Probate Form IHT 205

No doubt like many before us, my wife an myself have been thrown headlong into the depths of probate following the sudd...
10 comments posted 19yrs
posted by trevor
10 comments posted 19yrs posted by trevor

Companies with webcards that are student friendly?

I tried applying for Cahoot's webcard but they didn't want to take me on (despite going through the appeals procedure) b...
88 comments posted 19yrs
posted by sk8terg1rl_2006
88 comments posted 19yrs posted by sk8terg1rl_2006