Tax and Business
Models (673)
Leavers and the exit interviewWhen you lose staff, make sure that any departure is handled as smoothly and as professionally as possible, including carrying out an exit interview.... Read more
19 Mar 2009
Limited liability partnership agreementYou want the features of a partnership together with the benefits of "limited liability". You're therefore looking to form a limited liability partnership (LLP). Use our agreement as a basic framework.AdviceLimited... Read more
17 Mar 2009
What are intellectual property rights?Intellectual property (IP) can allow you to own things you create in a similar way to owning physical property. You can control the use of your IP, and use it to gain reward. This encourages further innovation an... Read more
17 Mar 2009
Letter confirming insurance coverIf your employees regularly work on other business premises you may be asked for evidence of your public, and perhaps even your product liability, insurance cover.AdviceIn order not to delay the tendering process or e... Read more
15 Mar 2009
Company's option to buy/sell shares clauseIn the event of the untimely death of one of the major shareholders, the surviving shareholders probably won't want the shares to go to the deceased's beneficiaries unless they are already involved in running the... Read more
14 Mar 2009
Wastage/losses recordHMRC typically uses a mark-up of purchases to selling price to construct an anticipated sales figure. However, this doesn't generally allow for wastage/write-offs. So what simple records could you keep about "wastage"?Wasted stockProd... Read more
14 Mar 2009
Letter to chase a tax repaymentRepayments arising from online filing of self assessment tax returns may be stopped for a variety of reasons, and HMRC staff have to look at them before they can be released. Contacting HMRC should help to speed up your... Read more
13 Mar 2009
Capital allowances for fixtures in buildings recordSince April 2014 it has been crucial for prospective buyers of second-hand commercial buildings to ensure that the seller has allocated their expenditure on fixtures to a capital allowances pool befo... Read more
10 Mar 2009
How do we protect our copyright? This checklist will help ensure you follow all the steps necessary to protect your copyright, e.g. not disclosing your idea to a third party without them first having signed a copyright agreement. ... Read more
08 Mar 2009
Agreement to short notice of a general meetingGeneral meetings of a company (in other words, members' meetings as opposed to directors' board meetings) require certain formalities to be complied with in order to be valid. Notice requirementOne of the... Read more
04 Mar 2009
