| We would like to share with other UK startup | | | | |
| businesses and existing businesses, which are | | | | 15. Keep a record of all your visits and if |
| starting up to trade in volume consumer | | | | possible get a photo of the supplier |
| electronics market. The minimum | | | | facilities and goods. |
| due-diligence check (in our opinion) that | | | | |
| should be carried out on your potential | | | | 16. Carry out company and the directors |
| suppliers and in some circumstances your | | | | credit check by a credit reference agency |
| potential customers, hence, going a long way | | | | |
| to prevent fraud against your company and the | | | | 17. Check each directors details with the |
| HMRC Inland Revenue. | | | | electoral roll |
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| | | | 18. Get a signed supplier declaration before |
| | | | each and every payment is made to a supplier. |
| 1. Mutually sign a confidential agreement | | | | The supplier declaration should at minimum |
| between yourselves and your suppliers | | | | state: |
| customers before giving any confidential | | | | |
| information. | | | | 19. - We have and will continue to comply |
| | | | with the provisions of the Finance Act 2003 |
| 2. Ask all potential customers and suppliers | | | | enacted as section 77A of the Value Added Tax |
| to forward a : | | | | Act 1994 (the "Act"). This is entirely |
| | | | without prejudice to the Federation of |
| 3. - Copy of an official notarized VAT | | | | Technological Industries' contention that |
| Registration Certificate (VAT 4 or EU | | | | there is no authority under European |
| equivalent), | | | | Community Law to enact these provisions. We |
| | | | have and will continue to comply with the |
| 4. - Companies House Certificate of | | | | domestic tax requirements of the country |
| Incorporation and a company letterhead. | | | | countries in which we operate. |
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| 5. - Letter of introduction and a company | | | | · We will undertake reasonable |
| utility bill or bank statement no more than | | | | commercial checks to: (a) consider the |
| 90 days old. | | | | legitimacy of customers and suppliers; (b) |
| | | | ensure the commercial viability of the |
| 6. - Notarized photocopy of their | | | | transaction; and (c) ensure the goods will be |
| representatives (if possible directors) | | | | as described by our supplier (d) carry out |
| passport/driver license. | | | | extensive due diligence on their suppliers. |
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| 7. Get your customers to open a trade account | | | | · That we are not aware of and |
| with yourselves, providing at least two | | | | have no reasonable grounds to suspect that |
| commercial references and one third party | | | | some or all of the VAT payable in respect of |
| reference (Accountant/Bank Manager) | | | | the supply to us, or by us, of telephones |
| | | | (and related parts and accessories) or |
| 8. Send your customer Terms and Conditions of | | | | computers (and related parts, accessories and |
| trade | | | | software), has or will go unpaid. |
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| 9. Get Terms and Conditions from your | | | | · That we have paid fair market |
| suppliers | | | | value for all such goods purchased by us and |
| | | | have re-sold all such goods at fair market |
| 10. Ask supplier and customers for copies of | | | | value in the open market. |
| current invoices of similar orders | | | | |
| | | | · We visit our supplier's premises |
| 11. Verify all company details with HMRC | | | | to confirm that the business exists and has |
| Inland Revenue. | | | | the ability to support the level of business |
| | | | offered. |
| 12. Get references from all specified | | | | |
| referees. | | | | 15. Make sure that all invoices and |
| | | | purchase orders clearly show your and your |
| 13. Visit suppliers site and verify its | | | | business customers VAT number. |
| existence and if possible the goods existence | | | | |
| | | | 16. Most of all remember to stay on top of |
| 14. If goods are held by a freight forwarder, | | | | all your paper work especially import/export |
| then visit them to verify the goods existence | | | | and business correspondent documents. |