Hey folks, I wonder if anyone can help me. I currently work in a butchers shop, and I have been asked to set up and run a website for them. I get paid by the hour in the shop, and I have to invoice them for the costs incurred and my time for the website. Should I register, or is there any benefit to me registering as self employed for the work on the website. I will be earning approximately £2500...

Hi guys, I need some advice on when to apply for student finance.. What I am concerned about is that my partner is expecting a baby, and we will definately need more financial help than just a basic, so should I apply for student finance now and just mention that she is expectant, or better wait until 7th June (that's when baby is due) and apply with all papework? Thanks Mike

http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/8176/adamms2212468x651ra9.jpg Northern Rock is giving disgraced former chief executive Adam Applegarth a £760,000 pay-off, a £346,000 pension top-up and continuing to honour his cut-price staff mortgage. Mr Applegarth, who was responsible for devising and implementing the bank's disastrously flawed strategy, is being paid the golden goodbye in 12 monthly...

In their wisdom I see that they have renamed Traffic Wardens from Parking Attendants to Civil Enforcement Officers. So next time you see something from a CEO don't be fooled into to thinking it is the Chief Executive its is probably the local Traffic Warden sending you a parking ticket. -- Paul Harris

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471 words about capital gains that could save you thousands As you probably already know capital gain is the difference between the cost base of an asset and the price for which it is sold. What may not be so obvious is that the way in which capital gains are calculated can make a very big difference in how much tax you need to pay. Before continuing the explanation it is important to introduce...

How can small dividends from U.S company shares be transferred to U.K without massive bank charges Thank E

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I have orderd a Statutory Credit Report for £2.00p I've noticed on my pending transactions that Equifax has made a duplicated transaction, (They charged 2x £2 = £4 in total). Is there a contact email address I can use to contact Equifax and get the duplicated transaction refunded to my credit card?

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Last minute tax planning can still save investors a hefty bill By Steve Lodge Financial Times Published: March 28 2008 15:57 With the end of the tax year now just days away, investors should brace themselves for a barrage of last-minute appeals to ³use or lose² their Isa and other tax-saving allowances.

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Hi to all you active and aspiring property investors and property professionals My name is Gavin Gowans, creator of Gavin’s Ezine - ‘The UK’s Underground Property Source’ www.propertydealsource.com I specialise in bringing together sellers, buyers, investors, landlords and property professionals all across the UK to make money in Below Market Value and No Money Down property deals.

An acquaintance of mine has some shares he wants to sell before the end of the tax year but he has a problem. He can't find the certificate; he thinks he may have lost it when he moved house a couple of years ago but has no recollection of ever seeing it, and the Registrar has quoted him a ridiculous price, something like nine hundred quid, for replacing it. Is there a way around this?...

Wouldn't it be super if the FSA, having identified and successfully prosecuted the crooks that spread the HBOS rumours,applied and got a confiscation of their "proceeds of crime". Mega sums have been suggested, quite enough to pay for the FSA for while and deter future such criminality.

Finnish Sampo Bank -which is owned by Danske Bank- has failed on Internet Bank Initialization. However normal customer service is available in person by a bank visit. Bank's initialization prosess on system and automata integration has been going on over seven days during which time banking services have been halted from four to seven days debending on the form of a service. Immediately I was...

From The Times March 22, 2008 Homes at risk as banks seek more security for credit card debt James Charles Hundreds of thousands of indebted Britons are at risk of losing their homes if they fall behind on their credit card and personal loan repayments after moves by the high street banks to protect their weakening balance sheets.

While surfing the Web for information on tax credits I came across a Web site from taxcredits.org.uk stating that many people are owed a tax credit payout from the Inland Revenue for the period 2002/3. The site invites those that might be eligible to claim through it, but then states a £94 processing / administration charge is deducted from successful claims. As these payments are made to those...