This tag is for questions that relate to doing business in the United Kingdom.
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Does a US Vendor (with subsidiary in the UK) who sells to a UK customer need their VAT number
We are a US based company with a subsidiary in the UK. If our US company is selling directly to a customer in the UK, are we required to get their VAT number?
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How to start up a company in UK with a Tier 2 VISA
I would like to start-up a company or represent a foreign company in UK. I have a Tier 2 Visa as dependant of a Intra Company Transfer ICT Tier 2 Visa. I have the right to work but I need to know if a ...
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Legal Status of USA/UK Start up forming
I and a partner wish to set up a company. One of us lives in the UK and the other in the USA. We both want to make sure we are one legal entity so we can sell shares, or if the start-up was bought ...
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Do I control any “equipment” or “assets” in the US?
On the iTunes Connect iAd agreement it states
"I declare that the beneficial owner does not have any employees in the United States and does not own, lease or control any equipment or other assets in ...
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Do I need to pay tax on shares earned?
I am working on a project in my spare time with a friend. The project has the potential to make money in the future.
We want to run the project democratically and non-hierarchically. We have decided ...
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How to open a UK business bank account without being physically present?
We are moving our company to Scotland in a few months. We wanted to open a business bank account in advance without using an agent.
We tried RBS, but to no avail.
How can we open a business bank ...
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Does a 'Director' need to be an Officer (UK)?
In the UK, are there any obligations (legal or otherwise) for someone with 'Director' in their job title to also be an officer of the company (i.e. registered as a director at Companies House)?
The ...
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Company in US wants to hire a UK worker
We are a extremely small start up, just starting out and we need to hire our first marketer. The wages are low, but the work is fun. We put out an ad and many people have come back to us, but we are ...
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Can a UK company have the same registered office, director's service address, and director's residential address?
I'm going through the process on the Companies House website to create a UK company (at http://www.companieshouse.gov.uk/promo/webincs/) and I've got to the page asking for "Details of new director", ...
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UK tax on US software company
This was partially addressed in another question, International tax on digital products for a US company , however, I'm still unclear as to what I need to do if the UK removes this threshold next ...
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(UK) LTD Issue (preferred) stock, grant options and go public (using standard articles)
Can a UK limited company grant options easily?
What is the law regarding using equity with vesting plans to pay employees?
For a startup equity is most likely the only way of aligning employees with ...
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Setting up a Australian branch/subsidiary for a UK startup
We're looking to set up an Australian subsidiary for a UK startup to avoid local tax issues for our Australian employees (and to make it easier to hire them)? I've had a lot of experience setting up ...
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Running a startup in parallel with a job in the United Kingdom?
I am a Software Developer who recently graduated from University. I just secured a job with a big company with a nice salary. However I don't really see myself being content with that as I have ...
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Temporary UK registered office
I am just about to incorporate a company in the UK as I am about to go through a thirteen week accelerator programme.
In order to incorporate I am required to provide a registered office address, ...
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How to compare contract rates with permanent rates, in UK
I am thinking of contracting, but do not know how to compare contract (inside and outside IR35) with permanent rates, within the United Kingdom (specifically England).
So far I have considered:
That ...
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UK registered address of a foreign subsidiary
I live in the UK and soon I want to register a foreign subsidiary of my Italian business. I will set up a limited liability company. Can I use my home address as a company address?
Thanks,
Aleksandra
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Starting a Business
I wish to start a business within the UK, which will be an online venture. However, I am unsure of a few things.
Firstly, I know I will have to pay income tax, assuming it reaches the threshold of ...
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Setting up a subsidiary of an Italian software house in the UK
I am currently researching the opportunity to open a foreign subsidiary of my software house in the UK. I am interested in a few issues:
Accounting help: Do I need to hire an accountant? Approximate ...
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The correct prefix for a UK UTR?
What's the correct country code/prefix for a UK unique taxpayer reference I should give in an invoice when supplying services overseas? I suppose it's simply UK, but I couldn't find anything about it ...
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Another company to managa activities of other company
I'm wondering if there is any limit of activities another company could carry out for my company? I have a limited company in the UK, live outside the UK, and would like another company or a ...
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Problem with Companies House agent
I'm really disappointed about services provided by the CH agent that registered my ltd in the UK. At the beginning, they misspelled my name and didn't answer to my e-mails regarding this issue. They ...
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Physical server location and place of supply
I have a company which is based in the UK, but I myself don't live in the UK (I do come to the UK from time to time). The company has a registered office address in the UK, but not a physical ...
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US Citizen Being a Member of a UK LLP?
Suppose a US citizen becomes a member of a UK LLP, along with 2 other foreigners (non-US citizens). Assume each one of the three has a 33.3% share in the UK LLP.
The LLP starts working, and has a ...
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Is a P45 required to be sent
I am currently employed by my parents' company. As a tax saving option, they have decided to make me a partner. Does this mean I have to file a P45?
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Non-compete clause in social media
I am in talks with one company (to be hired as a web developer) and looks like a contract is going to be signed soon. There are talks about non-compete clause that does not allow me to work in the ...
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Copyrights when selling e-services
I run a limited company in the UK, and when I sell on-line services and digitalised goods to people around the European Union for their personal use, the place of supply is always the UK and I'm ...
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What is the best pricing model for a service based on requests?
I have a product for monitoring specific areas of content within webpages and notifying the customer when changes occur to this content and what they are. (E.g. monitor the latest stories on a news ...
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Legally required to provide hard-copy of receipts/invoices?
Just a quick question related to my start up.
Am I legally required to provide posted hard-copies of invoices and receipts to clients or are email PDFs sufficient (if I know they can receive and read ...
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Sending an offer/request by e-mail
Are there in the UK any particular regulations regarding sending business offers/requests by e-mail? I was unable to find any, but for example in my home country, Poland a company can send an e-mail ...
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Do I need ISSN or ISBN?
I run a company that sells online language-learning applications. I thought that I could also sell e-books. My question is - do I in the UK have to register for ISBN or ISSN? Is this obligatory, or I ...
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Can I pay by company card for myself?
I myself run a limited company in the UK. The bank offers me a free Visa card only if I make any payments using the card. The problem is that sometimes I don't need to buy anything for the company at ...
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How customs and other documents are cleared , while receiving or sending
We have recently planned to launch an eCommerce Store. We have certain products which which we want to ship to the international market too.
But when I choose to ship items individually it cost me a ...
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Start UK-based company as a foreign
Can you start/register a company in UK without being a UK citizen and living elsewhere? If so, what are the implications?
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Looking to hire designer for a few days. What do I need to know?
I'm probably going to hire a freelance web designer for a few day to complete a project. The designer will probably be freelance so I will be paying a fixed amount on completion. Are there any legal ...
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A very simple multi-currency accounting system
I run a small limited company in the UK which requires very simple bookkeeping.
The company sales online services (internet apps) and the only costs the company have are:
domain and hosting,
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Can I rent out a domain to my company?
Before I registered a limited company, I had bought a few domains containing the name of the company. Can I rent out the domains to my company? Is this legal? I don't want to sell the domains as in ...
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Has anyone had any experience with GoCardless?
Has anyone had any experience using UK startup GoCardless for only payment processing?
Get paid directly from your customers’ bank accounts. No merchant account. No credit card fees. No hassle.
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Storing contracts with company contractors and other documents
A few days ago I registered a limited company in the UK. I use a registered office in England (which is my company agent's office), and myself live in Poland, and my Polish address is given as the ...
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Can I claim back in expenses costs of my uni degree?
I've registered a UK limited company which is going to sell online language courses. Can I claim back in expenses costs of my university degree, if the degree is highly correlated with what my company ...
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Looking for a UK online payment solution that only takes a percentage or a flat fee [closed]
I'm currently looking for an online payment solution for a business website I'm working on and it turns out it's a bit more complex than I'd first though.
I'd like to run at a very small download fee ...
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Can I use my personal bank account instead of a company account?
I've just registered a limited company in the UK. I wonder whether this is possible/legal to use your personal bank account until the company has its own account? I want to make online transactions on ...
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Can I myself have two contracts with my own UK ltd company?
I'm soon going to register a limited company in the UK. I know that any ltd company is a separate entity, and if I want to get paid from the company I'll have to be employed as its director. However, ...
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Suggestions for a merchant account and payment gateway for a UK startup using recurring payments?
We are a new company and have developed an online service that we want to charge a monthly fee to use. So far, we have tried two merchant account providers and have been turned down because we are a ...
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Freelance work whilst in Full Time employment and Taxes
I am a Software Developer and I live and work for a company in the UK and pay PAYE taxes and NI Contributions through my wages for this jobs salary.
I am looking to start working on a couple of ...
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UK Taxation: Do you need to pay tax on revenue gathered from advertisements and donations
I have a plan for some software / services that I believe can generate some cash through advertisements, selling 'pro' versions of the application in their respective 'app stores' and through ...
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How to start a UK online business? (admin)
A few years ago I had an idea for an online business, its going to operate as a freemium model and simply deal with information no tangible goods. since then I have been creating the site learning ...
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Does using Fulfilment by Amazon in a different country makes you liable to charge local sales tax in the country?
My business is in Canada. I sell goods online that I ship by mail. I would like to use a fulfilment center in the UK to lower the cost of shopping for my european sales. Do I become liable for local ...
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Choosing a company name
Location: UK
I'm thinking about going freelance and having a decent name, and in near future probably convert to a Limited company.
However I found on businesslink.gov.uk that the company name is ...
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Running an aggressive promotion against a competing product
We want to run a promotion on our website. In the promotion, if someone can provide us proof of purchase of a competitor's software license, we will give them a free software license of our product.
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Sole trader loan
I am thinking of becoming a sole trader. I know as a sole trader I am liable for any debt the company has. Can I place money from my personal account into the business account to start it off? I wish ...
