For veggies and youngsters, spam ('spiced ham') is or was a tinned meat product consisting of pork and ham meat, salt, water, potato starch, sugar, and preservative. It dates back to WW2, and was a particular delicacy of school dinners, served in the form of 'spam fritters' that oozed yellow fat.
The image of spam fritters still haunts my nightmares.
maybe it wouldn't have suited you anywayyou've gained valuable experience. Ask for feedback if they don't give it to you anyway. The worst that can happen is they say no.
If it's a competence-based process then there will be a pen picture of the person they want somewhere in the job description - defining that person's competences in terms of how they behave.
Try to find examples from your experience of when you've exhibited those behaviours and competences, and be ready to talk about them.
This sounds a little bit like the well-known golf club problem. Members' clubs are basically mutual, but allow non-members to play for a fee, which is clearly non-mutual. Some clubs, I believe get round this by charging for temporary membership.
If you attend a film at the excellent Electric Palace cinema in Harwich you'll find that it runs as a club and admission is restricted to members only. The annual Membership fee is free from 1st January 2015 but a small amount for membership is collected and included with each film ticket price.
I wonder whether a similar solution is available to your group. I think you probably need an expert to, err, act for you. Sorry again!
'The Company pays life insurance for the directors' is slightly imprecise.
Is the insurance contract between the company and the insurer, with the company as beneficiary if the insured risk crystallises (i.e. he dies)?
Or does the company merely pay the premiums on an insurance contract between the director and the insurer, with the director's wife (for example) as potential beneficiary?
The FMC I manage, limited by guarantee, has 7 members. Non-mutual revenue is nothing more than a tiny amount of bank interest. CT liability is clearly de minimis. I do file accounts at CH though.
I guess that if there were 700 members there might be a worthwhile CT liability. But things might then be arranged differently.
That's a road traffic offence, but nothing to do with tax. If the purpose is a business purpose then that's decisive.
It might be claimed that absence of insurance is circumstantial evidence of likely usage, but if so it's weak. Direct evidence and testimony of actual usage is stronger.
My answers
Just be grateful...
... they didn't send you an actual slice of spam.
For veggies and youngsters, spam ('spiced ham') is or was a tinned meat product consisting of pork and ham meat, salt, water, potato starch, sugar, and preservative. It dates back to WW2, and was a particular delicacy of school dinners, served in the form of 'spam fritters' that oozed yellow fat.
The image of spam fritters still haunts my nightmares.
congratulations
Usual fee in the post please. Brown envelope and cash (but no euros or drachmas).
Seriously, well done. Asking AW for advice was either a brilliant piece of initiative or a reckless gamble. Only you will ever know.
Break a leg
Fingers crossed you get the job but if you don't
maybe it wouldn't have suited you anywayyou've gained valuable experience. Ask for feedback if they don't give it to you anyway. The worst that can happen is they say no.
Competence based?
If it's a competence-based process then there will be a pen picture of the person they want somewhere in the job description - defining that person's competences in terms of how they behave.
Try to find examples from your experience of when you've exhibited those behaviours and competences, and be ready to talk about them.
obvs
Of course she has. They were in your pocket.
Did she keep the hole?
Chas, you are an idiot. I like it too.
Mutual trading
Oh no it isn't!
Sorry I couldn't resist that.
This sounds a little bit like the well-known golf club problem. Members' clubs are basically mutual, but allow non-members to play for a fee, which is clearly non-mutual. Some clubs, I believe get round this by charging for temporary membership.
If you attend a film at the excellent Electric Palace cinema in Harwich you'll find that it runs as a club and admission is restricted to members only. The annual Membership fee is free from 1st January 2015 but a small amount for membership is collected and included with each film ticket price.
I wonder whether a similar solution is available to your group. I think you probably need an expert to, err, act for you. Sorry again!
More precision
'The Company pays life insurance for the directors' is slightly imprecise.
Is the insurance contract between the company and the insurer, with the company as beneficiary if the insured risk crystallises (i.e. he dies)?
Or does the company merely pay the premiums on an insurance contract between the director and the insurer, with the director's wife (for example) as potential beneficiary?
Size matters
The FMC I manage, limited by guarantee, has 7 members. Non-mutual revenue is nothing more than a tiny amount of bank interest. CT liability is clearly de minimis. I do file accounts at CH though.
I guess that if there were 700 members there might be a worthwhile CT liability. But things might then be arranged differently.
So he's driving uninsured
That's a road traffic offence, but nothing to do with tax. If the purpose is a business purpose then that's decisive.
It might be claimed that absence of insurance is circumstantial evidence of likely usage, but if so it's weak. Direct evidence and testimony of actual usage is stronger.