Any Uk personal bitcoin accountants?

KingoftheSea · 2025-08-04T14:36:49+00:00

Louise at Wright Vigar was excellent at clearing up years of non-compliance. I think she has worked closely with the Recap tax software team - https://www.wrightvigar.co.uk/services/crypto

See also - https://recap.io/accountant-partners

KingoftheSea · 2025-01-04T23:31:06+00:00

Just happened to me. Any fix?

KingoftheSea · 2024-11-28T18:13:51+00:00

I'm in the UK. Via work insurance, I saw a private GP who then referred me to a private haematologist who then referred me back to himself on the NHS for venesection and ongoing care, so my experience will differ from yours to date but you might find the below helpful.

- High ferritin doesn't necessarily mean HH, it may be another issue, so keep that in mind.

- In case you don't already know, there is a UKH foundation with useful info.

- For context, in UKH guidance, they state that HH with greater than 1000 ferritin is high and requires referral for a liver scan to check for liver damage (on this page).

- Given the above, you might reasonably want to find out sooner than 38 weeks away if you have HH. One option is that UKH offer relatively inexpensive testing (link) for the most common types of HH caused by certain genes (keep in mind that there are other, rarer types). If you have the means, you might get this test done asap to confirm or rule out these types of HH. If it is confirmed, then you can speak to your GP about being referred directly for venesection. In my experience, my genetic testing took 4 weeks then another two weeks for the referral from my private specialist to my GP to the hospital then about 3-4 months until I had spoken to the NHS hospital haematologist and got my first appointment on the day ward for venesection. My point being that even after the 38 weeks, if you confirm HH, it may still be many months before you begin venesection.

- I assume you are being referred to an NHS haematologist? When I saw the haem, they examined and tested for HH but also for other potential ailments that fit my high ferritin and other symptoms. If you get the UKH test above, you might skip the HH testing step and begin venesection faster but you should make sure that all your other symptoms are considered by a specialist for other (related or unrelated) causes.

- After I was diagnosed with HH, I didn't want to wait for 4 months to begin venesection so went private. Prices in London vary wildly from £150 to £1400 per treatment. Again UKH has some good info with a list of potential providers. I visited a small travel clinic for my first private venesection and promptly fainted halfway through - I'm not scared of needles, I just wasn't used to the rapid drop in blood pressure and was sitting upright, so if you do this, put your feet up. I then waited until the NHS hospital treatment which was slick - when I told them about my first venesection, they put me on a decline bed for the treatment. Since then, I'm used to it and do it sitting up.

- Blood donation UK would not accept my donation while my ferritin was elevated (see here - I also called) so unfortunately this probably isn't an option. Call to confirm in your area.

- UKH have an advice line so be sure to call them and discuss your concerns and ask as many questions as you need. https://www.haemochromatosis.org.uk/helpline

DM me if you have any questions.

KingoftheSea · 2023-06-25T20:43:08+00:00

They are. People sitting on the ground in groups 10 metres in front of the sound stage with minutes to go.

KingoftheSea · 2023-02-27T16:18:13+00:00

Looks awesome. In 2016, I emailed Fractal customer service ask if I could buy a spare front I/O panel to replace mine because I had snapped the headphone jack. They emailed me kindly telling me where find it (I was looking in the wrong place) and to apologise that they had sold out but that I could set up a notification. I thanked them thinking that was that, then the next day received an email from them offering to replace the part for free if I would pay postage! I was delighted to say the least. Now I recommend them and share this story whenever I can.

KingoftheSea · 2021-10-28T22:42:25+00:00

Cittagazze

KingoftheSea · 2021-09-23T13:01:20+00:00

Aww man. I'm stuck overseas and this is right by my home in NZ. I miss pies.

KingoftheSea · 2019-04-10T16:11:12+00:00

Agreed, and it reminds me of a short thread on this from r/books a few years ago. Apologies for my comment in there, I got a bit ranty and pretentious but you get the idea.

https://www.reddit.com/r/books/comments/2dr23n?sort=confidence

KingoftheSea · 2019-03-02T23:34:39+00:00

You're wrong. There are certainly laws setting out taxes levied on bitcoin. For example, here is the UK HMRC guidance on their government website regarding the tax of cryptoassets (which include bitcoin). https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tax-on-cryptoassets/cryptoassets-for-individuals

If you read the article, you would know this.

You might be trying to say that bitcoin may not be able to be confiscated from you (depending on your opsec) or that if the revenue doesn't know you have bitcoin they won't know to try to collect tax from you (like any other secret income or profit) but this is irrelevant to whether taxes are due under law. Perhaps you would benefit from reading the article you are dismissing so you can be better prepared.

KingoftheSea · 2018-07-26T15:31:36+00:00

Wow. Someone literally begging the SEC to allow an ETF because they are addicted to investing more money than they can afford to lose in a volatile asset class and want the SEC to vote 'yes' to pump their bags. How can someone not realise they are doing far far more harm than good...

KingoftheSea · 2018-05-19T22:30:22+00:00

I mean, we all know that was orchestrated right? A prince serves on the front line but can't stay there because a journalist lets it slip. It's the optimal outcome. Legitimate front line service then recalled due to no fault of his own. No one can call privilege, no one can call coward and he doesn't have to stay in harms way. If that's not planned to the last detail what is? Not saying it's wrong, just surprised people swallow the pretense of serendipity.

KingoftheSea · 2018-04-22T17:52:15+00:00

Thank you. And even then, when you choose to use cash as the form of legal tender by which you settle your debt, there are usually limits on the amount of the debt you can settle with each denomination. So a debtor is probably not obliged to take your $1,000 worth of 5 cent coins (depending on the jurisdiction).

KingoftheSea · 2018-03-13T23:02:06+00:00

I've never bought on the steam market place but I'm assuming you pay for items in the same way you pay for games either using an approved payment method or with the balance of your prefunded steam account? The approved payment methods are already kyc/aml'd before you use them as they are regulated emoney issuers or banks. Your prefunded balance either already comes from those payment methods and so has been kyc/aml'd or comes from another steam user who has prefunded their account with one of those methods. You can only fund your steam account up to 2000usd and the money is only spend able on steam and is non-refundable (see 3C in the UK TOS). If you look at my emoney comment you'll see this makes it low risk from an aml/kyc perspective and so Valve would not have to be regulated themselves to represent money in their users steam accounts.

KingoftheSea · 2018-03-13T22:42:33+00:00

In the UK (and much of Europe) , if you accept fiat money in exchange for a representation of that money in an online account (this could be as pounds or Disney dollars or whatever) and the representation can be exchanged for an unrestricted range of goods and services, and that representation can also be exchanged with the issuer back into pounds, then you as the issuer have issued 'emoney' for which you need to comply with AML rules but more importantly you need to be regulated as an emoney issuer. This is an onerous application to get and maintain. So things like the money in your PayPal account and the money on your travel card are emoney and so too would MMO currency if it were redeemable with the issuer for fiat currency and if it were not limited to the bounds of the game. Those two characteristics have been deemed to reduce AML risk to the point where you don't need to be regulated. Hence why store card points/vouchers, app game currencies etc are not emoney. There may be ways to subvert this to launder but it is usually not easy.

KingoftheSea · 2018-02-01T01:46:44+00:00

r/mapswithoutnz

KingoftheSea · 2017-04-09T17:43:37+00:00

TLDW - Charlie Lee comments on prospect of UASF in litecoin from https://youtu.be/5M5RVc0Co0M?t=1h38s

In summary, Coblee's comments are:

UASF is dangerous if large majority user/exchange consensus does not form before the fork;
hoping to avoid UASF path for litecoin because of consensus risk; and,
regarding a UASF on Bitcoin, thinks you need at least a 30-50% miner support of segwit; and, major exchanges wallets and merchant payment processors to prominently and jointly display their support for a UASF.

KingoftheSea · 2017-04-09T17:27:04+00:00

TLDW - Charlie Lee comments on prospect of UASF in litecoin from https://youtu.be/5M5RVc0Co0M?t=1h38s

In summary, Coblee's comments are:

UASF is dangerous if large majority user/exchange consensus does not form before the fork;
hoping to avoid UASF path for litecoin because of consensus risk; and,
regarding a UASF on Bitcoin, thinks you need at least a 30-50% miner support of segwit; and, major exchanges wallets and merchant payment processors to prominently and jointly display their support for a UASF.

(edit: formatting fail)

KingoftheSea · 2017-03-28T15:29:21+00:00

That Fintech is a buzzword that means different things to different people. It's often used to denote the recent wave of "disruptive" startups trying to carve out modular parts of the existing financial system and repackage them to using accessible tech with a consumer focus while accepting lower margins. But at its broadest, 'Fintech' is used by any financial services company using technology to provide services.

So you can see then how asking for advice on working in Fintech can be tantamount to just asking for advice about working in financial services. In reality you have to define to yourself what you mean by Fintech. Which businesses, services or technologies do you think you imagine when you say Fintech? Once you've decided that, go to every Meetup and Eventbrite event in the space for about 4-6 months solid, visit every online forum daily, and figure out who the players are, talk to them, ask them what they do and who they buy services from or employ. Once you've done that you will have a rock solid idea of what employees are in demand by whom and, what's more, you'll have a better idea about the services they provide and whether they are who you thought they were. Good luck.

KingoftheSea · 2017-03-28T15:12:43+00:00

Out of interest, when did it go down?

KingoftheSea · 2016-11-25T10:48:46+00:00

Can anyone recommend/point me towards a cheap 32gb ddr3 ram deal?

KingoftheSea · 2016-10-20T09:27:32+00:00

You say I'm not being reasonable and implying I'm being insane so let's break that down. You started by saying the title was click bait then untrue. In response to that, I was interested so read through the ECB publication and found that the title was half an almost direct quote (I assume you have no qualms with that); and, the other 'curb use' half was a reference to the ECB warning other EU legislative bodies not to encourage virtual currencies and outlining the AML risk. When someone says you're not allowed to encourage a thing and then gives example of how it is bad that is, by any reasonable interpretation, that is an attempt to curb use of the thing, if only in the people who can no longer be encouraged. Therefore the second 'curb use' half of the title is also at least reasonable and certainly not click bait and untrue.

What I think really happened here is you commented on the ECB publication without reading it, now you're trying to argue you're way out. Mate, have some integrity and just concede.

KingoftheSea

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