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Bank accounts
We usually recommend that a soletrader opens a bank account in the name of the business. This separates business transactions from private ones and means that we as accountants, the Inland Revenue and Customs & Excise need normally only concern ourselves with the business records rather than private ones too. However, all such records could become liable to examination in the event of an enquiry by the tax authorities.
To individuals
- Income Tax
- National Insurance
- Capital Gains Tax (CGT)
- Inheritance Tax (IHT)
- Payment of tax
- Tax Enquiries
- Wills and estate planning
To sole traders
- Starting to trade
- Business names and trading style
- Notifying the Inland Revenue
- Registering for VAT
- Tax and National Insurance
- Taking on employees
- Books and records
- Bank accounts
To partnerships
- What is a partnership?
- Starting to trade
- Business names and trading style
- Notifying the Inland Revenue
- Registering for VAT
- Tax and National Insurance
- Taking on employees
- Books and records
- Bank accounts
To limited companies
- What is a Limited Company?
- Starting to trade
- Business names and trading style
- Notifying the Inland Revenue
- Registering for VAT
- Taking on employees
- Books and records
- Bank accounts
- Other considerations
- Salaries vs Dividends
- Audit
- Ceasing to trade
- Buying and selling the business or company
- Passing the company on
