Corporate Law & Companies House - The Book-keepers Forum (UK)

Adrian99 · Adrian99

Hello. I would like to know what are the legal and tax requirements for a company that ads another activity to its portfolio. This is a very small company who is not reg for VAT. New branch of the biz will organise social events and travelling events. I have set up a different bank account for this acti...

books2013 · books2013

I've recently discovered that incorrect ct returns have been filed. The first period was for 2 months in one return and the second return covered 12m I think it should be the other way round. Can we file amended returns for this? Any help gratefully appreciated. Thanks.

JRA · JRA

I have a client who wishes to dissolve a few companies he registered a few years ago that never traded. I wonder if the 'dissolved' flag on Companies House still has negative associations rather than just keep dormant. I am aware of the cost of 'servicing' a dormant company. Welcome thoughts of this gr...

Keri002 · Keri002

Hi all, My directors has asked me this and its out of my knowledge so I was wondering if anyone can offer advice, although I have advised him to ask his accountant direct but its just for some guidelines at the moment. The company I work for is limited and has 3 directors, one of them is leaving the company a...

choccly-pops · choccly-pops

Morning everyone, I am hoping someone can help me with this. I have a potential client who had a company that was dissolved in May 2015. He is wanting to restore this company and is stating that he thinks in order to do this he will need to file accounts for 2013/2014. He has provided me with the 2013 accou...

Barry57 · Barry57

I realise there isn't an easy answer but any ideas would be more than appreciated. I have a client who runs a hotel, with 2 other business partners. The hotels turnover is £350,000 with a profit of £60,000. I heard somewhere that if the profit is over £40,000, it may be a good idea to go Limited. What are yo...

lizg78 · lizg78

Morning all, One of my clients is a taxi driver and would like to become a limited company......as all of my clients are established companies or sole traders, how do I go about setting up a company on his behalf?! If I can?! Or is it just as simple as logging in to Companies House and registering a new com...

Leger · Leger

http://www.accountingweb.co.uk/article/small-business-act-beginners-guide/576460-- Edited by Leger on Wednesday 13th of M...

Andrea · Andrea

A friend would like to be a shareholder in a Ltd company.What would be the best : be an individual shareholder or be a corporate shareholder (company)? The profit will be taxed harder as individual shareholder or as corporate shareholder? -- Edited by Andrea on Friday 10th of April 2015 05:10:43 PM

matt123 · matt123

What can we expect? :D

BazzaS · BazzaS

I am the bookkeeper for a sole trader who is considering incorporation. My problem concerns Business Name and Ltd Name. At the moment the sole trader is operating under the business name XYZ. The company XYZ Ltd is not available for use. I understand that the Ltd name can be quite different from the Bus...

FoxAccountancyServices · FoxAccountancyServices

He everyone! A newly established limited company has brought me a letter, from a company which I think is called "New Companies Register (Digital)" - I cant quite tell!! The letter has a crest on it, a web address of www.govuk.ncrdigital.info and is requesting £37.50 payment. The letter...

StuartAnder · StuartAnder

Hi. If a director has a negative DLA (ie the company owes the director money) now can the director take the cash out the business as he/she pleases provided their is cash available to do so? Would there be any tax implications thanks stuart

Georgie · Georgie

Hi I'm in uncharted waters here, so not sure what i should do, or the advice I should be giving! : A client is trying to sell his business (the goodwill) but he has not been paying his creditors. I think he believes he can just walk away when he finds a buyer. What should I advise him? And what is the procedure...

Denis · Denis

Hi, I incorporated about 3 years ago and have just filed my latest set of accounts to Companies House. My company purchased goodwill of myself (sole trader) and I paid 10% on the sale of the business. I have been writing off the goodwill amortisation over a 5 year period in my company account. My query...

StuartAnder · StuartAnder

Hi. would anyone be interested in quoting me for a small Limited company final accounts? Please drop me an email stuart@stuartons.co.uk

books2013 · books2013

Hello, this might be a daft question so I hope you don't mind me asking. A client has been declaring the basic salary under RTI, however when we have come to prepare the accounts, there are no salary amounts leaving the bank on the set dates. When I have asked client has said that they pay themselves in cas...

EPF_Solutions · EPF_Solutions

A friend has just asked this. It looks potentially serious, and rather urgent, but it's not the sort of thing I've ever had to deal with. Can anyone suggest if it's a serious as she thinks it might be, or what she might do? "What does 'First Gazette Notice for Voluntary Strike Off' mean in a Companie...

StuartAnder · StuartAnder

Hi. If someone purchased a company for say 12k. How would you record that? The reason I'm asking is because I'm thinking intangible assets? What's your thoughts

BazzaS · BazzaS

I'm seeking advice regarding the trading records of a company in liquidation. The situation is as follows:ABC Ltd went into liquidation in September2013. At that time there were 2 directors of ABC Ltd. One director bought the business assets of ABC Ltd from the liquidator, started as sole trader, t...

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	Travelling and social events business legal requirements (Preview) Hello. I would like to know what are the legal and tax requirements for a company that ads another activity to its portfolio. This is a very small company who is not reg for VAT. New branch of the biz will organise social events and travelling events. I have set up a different bank account for this acti...	Adrian99	3	9346	Tue Dec 15 12:27 2015 by Peaman
	Amending corporation tax returns (Preview) I've recently discovered that incorrect ct returns have been filed. The first period was for 2 months in one return and the second return covered 12m I think it should be the other way round. Can we file amended returns for this? Any help gratefully appreciated. Thanks.	books2013	1	3759	Sun Dec 13 22:02 2015 by Peaman
	Dormat or dissolve (Preview) I have a client who wishes to dissolve a few companies he registered a few years ago that never traded. I wonder if the 'dissolved' flag on Companies House still has negative associations rather than just keep dormant. I am aware of the cost of 'servicing' a dormant company. Welcome thoughts of this gr...	JRA	5	6981	Sun Dec 6 14:46 2015 by Cheshire
	Directors (Preview) Hi all, My directors has asked me this and its out of my knowledge so I was wondering if anyone can offer advice, although I have advised him to ask his accountant direct but its just for some guidelines at the moment. The company I work for is limited and has 3 directors, one of them is leaving the company a...	Keri002	4	6370	Thu Oct 15 20:43 2015 by Kaci002
	Restoring a dissolved company (Preview) Morning everyone, I am hoping someone can help me with this. I have a potential client who had a company that was dissolved in May 2015. He is wanting to restore this company and is stating that he thinks in order to do this he will need to file accounts for 2013/2014. He has provided me with the 2013 accou...	choccly-pops	2	8094	Wed Sep 9 10:54 2015 by choccly-pops
	Limited Company or business partnership (Preview) I realise there isn't an easy answer but any ideas would be more than appreciated. I have a client who runs a hotel, with 2 other business partners. The hotels turnover is £350,000 with a profit of £60,000. I heard somewhere that if the profit is over £40,000, it may be a good idea to go Limited. What are yo...	Barry57	2	3510	Mon Jul 20 23:50 2015 by Shamus
	Setting up a limited company for a client (Preview) Morning all, One of my clients is a taxi driver and would like to become a limited company......as all of my clients are established companies or sole traders, how do I go about setting up a company on his behalf?! If I can?! Or is it just as simple as logging in to Companies House and registering a new com...	lizg78	3	5676	Thu Jul 16 21:32 2015 by lizg78
	The Small Business Act 2015 (Preview) http://www.accountingweb.co.uk/article/small-business-act-beginners-guide/576460-- Edited by Leger on Wednesday 13th of M...	Leger	0	4854	Wed May 13 13:00 2015 by Leger
	What is the most profitable as shareholder? Be an individual shareholder or be a corporate shareholder? (Preview) A friend would like to be a shareholder in a Ltd company.What would be the best : be an individual shareholder or be a corporate shareholder (company)? The profit will be taxed harder as individual shareholder or as corporate shareholder? -- Edited by Andrea on Friday 10th of April 2015 05:10:43 PM	Andrea	1	3120	Sun Apr 12 19:59 2015 by Peaman
	Budget 2015 (Preview) What can we expect? :D	matt123	5	7658	Thu Mar 19 18:54 2015 by Wella
	Incorporation & Business Name (Preview) I am the bookkeeper for a sole trader who is considering incorporation. My problem concerns Business Name and Ltd Name. At the moment the sole trader is operating under the business name XYZ. The company XYZ Ltd is not available for use. I understand that the Ltd name can be quite different from the Bus...	BazzaS	4	5483	Fri Feb 27 11:11 2015 by BazzaS
	New Companies Register (Digital) (Preview) He everyone! A newly established limited company has brought me a letter, from a company which I think is called "New Companies Register (Digital)" - I cant quite tell!! The letter has a crest on it, a web address of www.govuk.ncrdigital.info and is requesting £37.50 payment. The letter...	FoxAccountancyServices	7	5289	Fri Jan 30 13:08 2015 by FoxAccountancyServices
	directors loan account (Preview) Hi. If a director has a negative DLA (ie the company owes the director money) now can the director take the cash out the business as he/she pleases provided their is cash available to do so? Would there be any tax implications thanks stuart	StuartAnder	7	7154	Fri Jan 30 00:31 2015 by 111 Bookkeeping and Payroll
	Selling a company with debts (Preview) Hi I'm in uncharted waters here, so not sure what i should do, or the advice I should be giving! : A client is trying to sell his business (the goodwill) but he has not been paying his creditors. I think he believes he can just walk away when he finds a buyer. What should I advise him? And what is the procedure...	Georgie	12	5207	Thu Jan 22 13:51 2015 by Georgie
	Changes in Goodwill & Entrepreneur's relief Query (Preview) Hi, I incorporated about 3 years ago and have just filed my latest set of accounts to Companies House. My company purchased goodwill of myself (sole trader) and I paid 10% on the sale of the business. I have been writing off the goodwill amortisation over a 5 year period in my company account. My query...	Denis	1	3078	Wed Dec 10 22:51 2014 by MarkS
	Please quote me (Preview) Hi. would anyone be interested in quoting me for a small Limited company final accounts? Please drop me an email stuart@stuartons.co.uk	StuartAnder	1	3224	Sat Nov 15 21:26 2014 by Sharon Eyre
	Directors Salary not taken out of the bank account (Preview) Hello, this might be a daft question so I hope you don't mind me asking. A client has been declaring the basic salary under RTI, however when we have come to prepare the accounts, there are no salary amounts leaving the bank on the set dates. When I have asked client has said that they pay themselves in cas...	books2013	2	3720	Thu Nov 13 12:35 2014 by books2013
	First Gazette Notice for Voluntary Strike Off and Possible Fraud (Preview) A friend has just asked this. It looks potentially serious, and rather urgent, but it's not the sort of thing I've ever had to deal with. Can anyone suggest if it's a serious as she thinks it might be, or what she might do? "What does 'First Gazette Notice for Voluntary Strike Off' mean in a Companie...	EPF_Solutions	5	9393	Tue Nov 4 16:31 2014 by kjmcculloch83
	purchasing a company (Preview) Hi. If someone purchased a company for say 12k. How would you record that? The reason I'm asking is because I'm thinking intangible assets? What's your thoughts	StuartAnder	1	6064	Sat Nov 1 12:37 2014 by RobH
	Company in Liquidation - past trading records (Preview) I'm seeking advice regarding the trading records of a company in liquidation. The situation is as follows:ABC Ltd went into liquidation in September2013. At that time there were 2 directors of ABC Ltd. One director bought the business assets of ABC Ltd from the liquidator, started as sole trader, t...	BazzaS	1	3957	Sun Oct 26 09:29 2014 by Shamus
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