Andrew Posted October 18, 2014 Report Share Posted October 18, 2014 Andrew re the Windows booting up. I swapped out my hdd on the pc for an ssd. I used to switch on, go to something and then come back. It is now very fast - maybe wrth a £70 upgrade? Might have a think about that although the Air was going to be an Xmas present and we could then get involved in the FaceTime thing when I'm away. Oh, and the other problem with the SSD is trying to build the machine again. I cannot find any trace of recovery disks or OEM software to rebuild on a new disk. She bought the machine well before we met and I've been surprised at how quickly a £300 machine has died on its arse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted October 18, 2014 Report Share Posted October 18, 2014 I asked my accountant if I could buy a Macbook against my rental property to do the comms and expenses. He said no ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patently Posted October 18, 2014 Report Share Posted October 18, 2014 I asked my accountant if I could buy a Macbook against my rental property to do the comms and expenses. He said no ... So that's one new MacBook and one new accountant you need, then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted October 18, 2014 Report Share Posted October 18, 2014 I was about to say, you have a crap accountant. I buy what I need and then ring my accountant and tell him to deal with it. That's what I pay him for. If I just needed a book-keeper, I'd get a book-keeper. In my world an accountant is there to deal with problems I give him. 80% of the time he'll be able to. 20% of the time he'll ring me up and say he can't do it. I can handle that, but even if he says no it just means I have to find a different way of describing the problem to him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted October 18, 2014 Report Share Posted October 18, 2014 Hmmm, interesting. We are talking about a rental flat here so a t/o of no more than £10k p.a. However, we have another place which is under the wife's name which has a slightly bigger t/o. Soooo, even talking those figures you reckon hardware to keep accounts and records is fair game? Plus the Office 365 licence sub too of course for spreadsheets and letter writing to the other company directors (for my place). I also use him for the company which owns the freehold in my rental place so he has three separate account dealings with us as a family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted October 18, 2014 Report Share Posted October 18, 2014 (edited) I have a very simple rule - I run the business, my accountant doesn't. I apply the same to my personal financial affairs. Some decisions I make will have a tax implication my accountant will have to deal with. I rarely ask him first. If I do, past dealings have taught me I'm letting someone else run my business when I'll be the one who has to sign the final accounts off. Edited October 18, 2014 by NewNiceMrMe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patently Posted October 18, 2014 Report Share Posted October 18, 2014 I have a very simple rule - I run the business, my accountant doesn't. This 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waylander Posted October 18, 2014 Report Share Posted October 18, 2014 Might have a think about that although the Air was going to be an Xmas present and we could then get involved in the FaceTime thing when I'm away. Oh, and the other problem with the SSD is trying to build the machine again. I cannot find any trace of recovery disks or OEM software to rebuild on a new disk. She bought the machine well before we met and I've been surprised at how quickly a £300 machine has died on its arse. Use Macrium reflect to image it and load that image although a new install would add to the awesomeness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waylander Posted October 18, 2014 Report Share Posted October 18, 2014 even if he says no it just means I have to find a different way of describing the problem to him. Absolutely - this was the tacit understanding - you need to have a good enough story to justify item Hmmm, interesting. We are talking about a rental flat here so a t/o of no more than £10k p.a. However, we have another place which is under the wife's name which has a slightly bigger t/o. Soooo, even talking those figures you reckon hardware to keep accounts and records is fair game? Plus the Office 365 licence sub too of course for spreadsheets and letter writing to the other company directors (for my place). I also use him for the company which owns the freehold in my rental place so he has three separate account dealings with us as a family. As above. I was challenged by my accountant about something being paid the same despite a year on year decrease of private income; I responded to justify it; they shrugged, said fair enough and put it through. You need a computer to keep accounts and records up to date; it needs to be stable and robust so you need to spend a little more to ensure this...etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calm Chris Posted October 19, 2014 Report Share Posted October 19, 2014 Andrew, just buy it and dream up an invoice for property maintenance. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted October 19, 2014 Report Share Posted October 19, 2014 I'm getting the idea now ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Bangle Posted October 19, 2014 Report Share Posted October 19, 2014 Reading this maybe I should consider getting an accountant my UK properties, then again if I did I'd have to starting paying UK tax on the income and then have to declare it in Sweden too ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Posted October 19, 2014 Report Share Posted October 19, 2014 Man, you lot all sound well dodgy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mort Posted October 20, 2014 Report Share Posted October 20, 2014 Feck it. Might have just ordered a 5K iMac 27. Let us know what you think... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted October 20, 2014 Report Share Posted October 20, 2014 I will when it arrives. I've ordered it via my business account with them but told them I didn't want it delivering when I'm not in the office (and that means not until next week now unfortunately). Otherwise, I risk it being handled by the most stupid receptionist in the world and being 'advised' she gave it to them man with the white van who said it was his and promptly sold it at his local car boot sale. Or similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waylander Posted October 20, 2014 Report Share Posted October 20, 2014 But would they let you know if they called round and you weren't in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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