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Information for businesses

Economical Previously Used Compact Desktop PC

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Ex corporate desktop PCs, fast, small, latest Windows Pro OS with Office Suite and a guarantee, upgraded and tested SSD drive  & RAM working memory  – which makes them very snappy to boot and run applications. Neat and quiet. Delivered and installed locally – call for a quote.

Typical Inclusive guide price: £ 250

Subject to availability and exact specification required

WiFi 4G Broadband SIM Router – Local Short Term Rental

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TP-Link SIM Router

If your fixed line broadband is not available – rent a WiFi Wireless Portable Router with full data allowance using the cellular 4G network to connect to the internet and with built-in WiFi for a maximum of 32 devices to share the service. This might cover temporary, emergency or back-up requirements. All you need is a mains power socket, no telephone or other physical connection is required. You must be within service range of a Cellular 4G provider such as Three, EE, O2. This rental service will include use of a single 4G network and should provide connection reliability similiar to a fixed line ‘wall socket’ service and will make use of any high speed LTE availability.

Weekly rental £24.00 inc VAT

Service Terms & Conditions: A refundable deposit will be required against failure to return, damage etc. Charges apply for any date when the equipment has been in the customer’s possession, not just days-in-use or powered. Delivery & collection if available will be charged extra, local hand-over & installation can be arranged. Total charges will be calculated daily at one seventh of the weekly rate BUT a minimum hire charge of one week will apply.

Checking UK Freelance, Contractor Employment Status for Tax

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HMRC online check tool for work contracts to obtain a determination of taxable status: Self-Employed OR Employed. This produces a downloadable PDF you can keep for your records and show to the organization hiring you to show if they need to pay your earnings in full, without deducting Income Tax and National Insurance contributions.

Discussion on ContractorUK.com about factors affecting Employment Status relating to IR35

Sage Payroll Reinstallation Update Problem – Tip – Solution

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When you run the sage payroll installer on a pc that already has or had a previous version installed you will hit the dialogue picker which invites you to choose which installation you wish to update. This might be what you require – if not then there is no obvious method to force a ‘fresh’ installation ignoring whatever happened before, and you might even have a dialogue asking you to choose from an empty [unpopulated] list – you are unable to proceed.

After uninstalling the application and then deleting the program folders etc attempting to by-pass this problem the really critical tip is to look in ‘C:\Windows’.

If there is a ‘Payroll.ini’ file rename/delete it or move it somewhere else if you are cautious.

Obviously take care and back-up data and/or the system if you are working on a live installation.