UK Questions

I am on the verge of pushing the button and incorporating my startup. I have determined that a UK Ltd company is the right corporate vehicle for me. I have also decided to use a formation service...

Incorporation UK

asked Jun 9 '11 at 23:51

Paperjam
394 points

My core aim is to hire people directly in India (Delhi) and spend a lot of time there myself (I am a British person with a British passport). I am interested in knowing what are the best options...

India Hiring UK Tax Offshore

asked Dec 10 '10 at 22:47

Dav
26 points

we won a grant in an Italian incubator, and to receive that we should establish an Italian company. However, looking forward to gain international investments, we'd prefer having a German or,...

Getting Started UK Legal Legal Entity

asked Oct 8 '13 at 17:35

Serg Ik S
108 points

I've developed an application with a couple of friends, and we want to publish it on various app stores. This requires a business bank account and VAT registration, and after some reading , the...

Getting Started UK Legal Administration

asked Sep 25 '13 at 22:33

Ed Hinchliffe
118 points

About 6 years ago I did have a limited company for Contract Work I was doing for 6 months, it was very simple and no problems. I now live in Poland with my girlfriend and found it difficult to get...

UK Tax Contractor Limited

asked Aug 28 '13 at 23:19

Anthony Kerr
11 points

I had a part-time co-founder but he is leaving. How can he hand back equity? I'm based in the UK and I've heard of a form called J10, but once this is done how do we change the information...

Co-Founder Equity UK

asked Jul 16 '13 at 09:58

Olive
106 points

I have a small limited company (Hong-Kong, but I believe it follows U.K. company law closely, which is why I've tagged this question UK). I am a shareholder and the sole director. There are other...

UK Legal Legal Documents

asked Jun 13 '13 at 18:48

User26625
86 points

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...

UK International USA Shares Legal Entity

asked Feb 15 '13 at 21:46

Slappybag
16 points

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...

Foreign UK Bank Bank Account

asked Jan 16 '13 at 23:48

Kraken
16 points

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...

Equity UK Tax

asked Jan 28 '13 at 20:59

Erik Straughn
6 points

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...

UK Legal Titles

asked Jan 1 '13 at 20:39

Harunahi
148 points

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...

Hiring UK USA

asked Dec 12 '12 at 04:17

Spoiled Techie.Com
102 points

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...

Getting Started UK

asked Nov 27 '12 at 07:06

Jez
126 points

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...

UK Tax USA VAT

asked Nov 16 '12 at 10:41

Geoff M
115 points

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...

UK Limited

asked Sep 7 '12 at 01:32

User19571
1 point

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...

Getting Started UK Legal

asked Aug 24 '12 at 20:07

Loosebruce
121 points

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...

Contract UK Tax Money

asked Aug 9 '12 at 01:43

Richard
101 points

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?...

Software UK Subsidiary

asked Jul 26 '12 at 17:39

Inspiring Software
11 points

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...

Getting Started UK Tax Business

asked Jul 27 '12 at 03:58

Bowersbros
11 points

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...

UK Server VAT

asked Jun 3 '12 at 08:50

Lukeshek
452 points