skyhuck
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Or get prices up to a level where you can send lads out, pay them a decent wage and still make enough yourself.
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My understanding would be that if the work for which planing consent has been granted cannot go ahead with the tree work being done and it was clear this tree work need to be done when the planning application was submitted, then no further consent is required. Basically full planing consent trumps a TPO.
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I personally would see Corbyn becoming PM as a much bigger shock than Trump winning. It ain't gonna happen.
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Ah yes!! the good old days!!
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You need to charge that iPad Mick, its got about as much power as Corbyn has or will ever have.
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Personally I think the law should be framed in such a way that wishy washy terms such as "spirit" are not needed, it should be clear cut, black and white. Give politicians an inch and they will take a mile, the attempted shaming of people who have acted within the law, is very wrong:thumbdown: IMO.
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Yes, thats pretty much what I was trying to say here
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Yes but thats my Co, others will not be the same.
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Not sure I follow you? Each job has a different worth, IME this generally comes down to what % of people can carry out the task and how long it took them to develop those skills. Most people could be shown how to plant a tree in about 20minuets, climbing takes a little longer. Obviously a skilled tree planter will plant far more trees than a poor one, hence the need for piece rate
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Why would going Ltd require another wage and a company car?
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Yes, but then she could not have a salary, with the benefit that come from that. And she would not be "employed" by the Co.
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Of cause they can, but many don't. Going Ltd is not always the best way to go, each business is different, some would benefit others wouldn't.
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Not using all the tax avoidance methods at your disposal is pretty foolish, IMO. Tax avoidance is legal and good sense, tax evasion however is illegal and foolish, IMO.
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My mrs owns half the Co, she is the Co secretary and does a good deal of admin etc. I would think the majority of the self-employed are not Ltd, so are not really in a position to involve their spouse in their business in a way that reduces tax.
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OK sorry, you know 2 people who do, so thats defiantly "most" self-employed then
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Thing is should they divorce she will get half, so I guess you should save tax were you can
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Thats a pretty sweeping and generally untrue statement.
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Puff I bet you smell like a tarts handbag
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Not sure thats totally true. Most directors will take a minimum salary, below the income tax threshold but will require a small NI payment. This entities them to the state benefits that NI provides. The remained of their income will be in the form of dividends. I guess you could just take your income in dividends and pay no NI, but that would be pretty foolish, IMO. PS, I'm no tax expert, but I'm pretty sure this is correct:001_smile:
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I'm just shocked people wash their saw pants, I never have mine washed.
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I would argue not. Working for a living can be pretty expensive. The cost of getting to work. Clothing for work. Washing work clothing, etc.
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A self-employed person pays tax on "profit", where as employed people pay tax on income, there is a BIG difference. And there is also NI, which is now just income tax by another name.
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The reason self-employed people pay lower tax is because the are considered to be less secure, they don't generally have regular guaranteed work. They are taking risk and often need to do a good deal of unpaid work such as quoting and maintenance. I think HMRC also see self-employment as a stepping stone to building a business that will employ others and thus generate more tax, so the more favourable tax situation is to encourage this. Those who do not fulfil the above and simply try to take all the positives of SE but few of the negatives are not really playing the game fairly.
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Thinking of selling up, any advice?
skyhuck replied to voj maintenance's topic in Business Management
This will be your biggest problem in realising much value from your business. Basically YOU are the business and you're not for sale. Sure someone may be willing to take a punt, in the hope YOUR customers like them as much as they liked you. To realise real value you need to scale it up and have staff doing the work, these staff can stay with the business when its sold, so from the customers point of view little will change. But then if you get staff, you may not need to sell -
Not sure, I don't run a transit, but some are very cheap. I would argue they should be charging £450+VAT. Most are not even VAT registered, so can't be charging that or only work part time.
