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2 Ppa f businss Dcisins yu tak in th aly yas f yu businss can b th mst difficult as wll as th mst imptant, paticulaly if yu a a fist-tim ntpnu. Ppa f succss Th ICAEW Businss Advic Svic xpts will hlp yu mak ths cucial fist stps and thn gw yu businss with cnfidnc. >> Bk a f cnsultatin NOW businssadvicsvic.cm

3 Sl tad limitd cmpany? Whn yu stting up a nw businss, n f th maj dcisins yu hav t mak is th typ f cmpany it will b. Each diffnt fmat has diffnt implicatins f tax, wnship and spnsibility. H w utlin th main pints f ach cmpany stuctu. Sl tad Stting up in businss n yu wn givs yu cmplt cntl and fw administativ budns. But th a implicatins f tax and aising financ. As yu hav unlimitd liability, yu culd isk psnal lss if smthing w t g siusly wng. Sl tads includ an annual slf mplymnt tun with thi incm tax tun and pay incm tax and natinal insuanc cntibutins n th pfits. Patnship If tw m ppl un a businss tgth as patns, thy sha pfits, lsss and unlimitd lgal liability. It is a cmmn fmula, but it is ssntial t dfin th ights and spnsibilitis f patns and t st thm ut in a patnship dd. This quis spcial accuntancy and lgal skills. All patns includ an annual slf mplymnt tun with thi incm tax tun as wll as a patnship tax tun (shwing hw pfits w dividd btwn th patns). Patns pay incm tax and natinal insuanc cntibutins n thi sha f th pfits.

4 Limitd cmpany A limitd cmpany is a lgal ntity spaat fm its wns. Ownship can b changd xta capital aisd thugh th slling f shas, withut ncssaily affcting th managmnt f th cmpany. Hwv, th a a numb f additinal lgal quimnts with limitd cmpanis which can substantially add t th tim and mny spnt n administatin, s th csts and bnfits f this appach nd caful cnsidatin. Dtails f th dicts, cmpany sctay and shahlds must b fild at Cmpanis Hus. Cmpanis fil a cpatin tax tun with HM Rvnu & Custms (HMRC) which summaiss its annual tading sults and pays cpatin tax n th taxabl pfits. Cmpanis must submit annual accunts t th Rgista f Cmpanis (als knwn as Cmpanis Hus), althugh small cmpanis dn t nd t fil thi pfit and lss accunt dicts pt. A full st f statuty accunts gs t shahlds f appval. Limitd Liability Patnship (LLP) Unlik in a standad patnship, th liability f th patns in a LLP is nmally limitd t th amunt f thi patnship cmmitmnts. Rquimnts f accunts, audit, tuns t Cmpanis Hus, winding up and inslvncy all fllw nmal cmpany law uls. Hwv, taxatin fllws th uls f patnships i, patns pay incm tax and natinal insuanc cntibutins n thi sha f th pfits. Ppa f succss >> Usful wbsits gv.uk/bws/businss/stting-up gv.uk/businss-tax/cpatin-tax nlin.hmc.gv.uk gv.uk/gvnmnt/ganisatins/ cmpanis-hus

5 If yu nd futh hlp t claify which lgal fmat is bst f yu businss, a f initial discussin with an ICAEW Chatd Accuntant is a gd plac t stat. Visit businssadvicsvic.cm Ppa f succss >> Sl tad limitd cmpany Summay Fming a limitd cmpany is lagly f tax asns. If yu pfits xcd 30,000 culd g vn high, yu shuld cnsid bcming a limitd cmpany. A limitd cmpany is als th bst vhicl if yu think yu may want t sll a stak in th businss in th futu. Yu can stat yu nw cmpany as a sl tad, thn intduc patns at a lat stag, nc th businss is up and unning and succssful.

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