https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Seller-Central/Being-asked-to-upgrade-to-business-account/m-p/7751140#M695601 <BLOCKQUOTE><HR /><a href="https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1504076">@vintique*violet</a>&nbsp;wrote:<BR /> <P>Would be interested to know of that bank <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":winking_face:">😉</span>&nbsp;</P> <P>as always had business banking fees to deal with apart from the early days when it was " free" for a couple of years I think?&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Any opinion or claim of mine is not directed at anyone personally... it is just an observation.&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>If Businesses on eBay are running as a "legitamate" business , yes they require a business bank account.&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>And yes sole traders do not ( unless they want to differentiate )&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <HR /></BLOCKQUOTE> <P>So post #9 isn't technically correct then, which is the point I made:</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><SPAN>Businesses are usually registered with HMRC, &nbsp;and are required to hold&nbsp;business bank accounts.&nbsp;</SPAN></P> <P><SPAN><STRONG>You cannot have a current account for a Business account</STRONG> - so are they expecting you to also&nbsp;open a&nbsp;business bank account? This opens a huge can of worms!&nbsp;</SPAN></P> Fri, 17 Jan 2025 14:32:28 GMT *vyolla* 2025-01-17T14:32:28Z