I'm having similar issues. My business partner set up as a sole trader maybe 10 or so years ago and for a while I picked up the scraps from his table. Increasingly, though, the business has migrated towards more of a partnership. I still operate as a sole trader under the business name "Bespoke Entertainments", but most of my business is representational of edinburghtourguide.com and we have a gentleman's agreement along these lines. Because customers are generally coming to me through the above website, I set up the PayPal account under an edinburghtourguide.com email so that both my partner and I can use it. To make matters slightly more complicated, my partner is in Malaysia at present and – following a series of unfortunate events – has been uncontactable. My tax returns are in the name of "Bespoke Entertainments", though I believe my partner does file his tax returns under Edinburgh Tour Guide. How can I make progress in my partner's absence? We are not a limited partnership, we have no formal written agreement and are not registered at Companies House.
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