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How to avoid duping by VAT fraudsters: Money Saving Expert

Here's a new twist on how VAT payment are abused. Source: Moneysavingexpert.com How to avoid duping by VAT fraudsters Consumers should beware firms that illegally charge VAT and then pocket the cash meant for the taxman. Some companies use a false VA

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Could anyone give me an insight if possible

hi folks

I posted a while back to get feed back on a course I was looking at, but wandered if anyone could give me an better insight into garden maintenance and landscaping without asking anything to personal?

 

how did most of you get into industry was

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Is employing people on short hours contracts a form of tax avoidance?

One of my daughters has worked at Next the retail clothes chain, the shop she worked in had two hundred employees, the vast majority of the staf were on eight hours per week contracts or less. the size of shop could probably have been staffed efficie

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Any LJN Member use Simply Business for Insurance?

Looking for a bit of feedback from Members that have used this LJN sponsor, Simply Business, as we are hoping to speak with them this week.

 

Looked on their website for a quote, and it appears that Nurseries are not listed as a category?

 

We previously

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Prosposed Bill would force US landscapers to register with State

Moves are afoot to ensure legitimate landscapers have to register with their US state in an attempt to 'level the playing fields' and remove the 'rogue' trader who is not insured, doesn't pay tax or does not hold any required qualification(s):

 

http

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Lightening the regulatory load on small businesses

I picked up on the attached report last week and found it a real intersting read.

 

http://www.bis.gov.uk/assets/biscore/better-regulation/docs/l/10-1251-lightening-the-load-regulatory-impact-smallest-businesses.pdf

 

The precis is that small busines

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Improve your record keeping to avoid a hefty fine

"HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) have warned that they are planning to clamp down on around 50,000 small businesses over the course of 2011 for failing to maintain proper records and underpaying corporation tax. They say that 40% of all SMEs keep poor re

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Severe weather and tax increases tarnishing small firm's potential

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Starting a sensitive business topic

With so many new users joining LJN in the last couple of months, it's worth restating how important and useful the private groups are on this site, especially if there are sensitive business or industry issues up for discussion.

 

It's been expresse

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Price the Job

Hi All,

 

Over the last few weeks we have seen several members ask questions relating to how long or what to charge for a particular job.  For example the ongoing debate on laying paving slabs and a few weeks ago regarding decking.  Alot of effort goes

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How to expand a small business

Having worked as a sole trader for a long time, the physical & financial demands required me getting help (horticultural, not psychiatric- yet).Whilst subcontracting seemed the only realistic financial approach to employing someone to start with (as

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pricing quotes / commercial contracts

i have 4 sites to quote for commercial blocks of private flats.

 

i already work for the co asking me to quote and have done for 2 years or so.

 

its simple garden maintenance :  litter, strim, mowing, weed spray paths, vacum car-park etc etc - you know

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put your prices up .

be strong. be tough

do it

or tell me your still happy and self-employed in mid June ....

 

i went from £5 hr  to £10 hr to £15 hr to £20 hr........................in shropshire

 

in london i charge £35 hr now domestic and £60 hr commercial

 

thats for genera

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Multi year parish contracts

I have been asked by one of my local parish coucils to quote for their grass cutting contract. This in its self is not too bad, but it is the first 3 year tender I have been asked to complete.

What I was woundering is what would be a good % to increas

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Winter Work a never ending problem!

Happy new year to one and all i hope its a good one for you,

 

Sat here in my living room with time on my hands proberly like most other gardeners at this time of year i,am thinking to my self what other things i could be doing to bring in more work th

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Telegraph: Prospect of fuel protests rises

"Britain faces the prospect of a fresh wave of fuel protests after campaigners and MPs condemned new tax rises that will see the price of petrol increase by more than 3p a litre this week"

 

Source: Telegraph

 

I'm not one to advocate stopping others

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2011 - a new year, new business challenges and the need for wellbeing

There's no doubt that 2010 was a difficult year for many people and I think, if we are honest with ourselves, 2011 is likely to be just as challenging but perhaps the challenges will be a different set? With a collective spirit and a continued sharin

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Car insurance

Had a fun!!! morning sorting out my car insurance.

It was renewed in October but I guess like most people, you just look at the renewal, and normally to busy to do anything about changing provider. 

Although there is a little history with this insurer,

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What trade associations do domestic customers trust.

My business is predominately in the hard landscaping sector,in particular surfacing driveways and paths. I have looked into joining a trade association The FMB, BALI,fair trade associations but as none of them are specific to my business i have not j

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manual for an etesia rte 56

i'm looking for a manual for my etesia, i've searched their website and google but i cant find one. i'm mainly looking for service details like spark plug specification, the plug gap and that sort of thing so if anyone can help i would be grateful

 

bt

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