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This briefing sets out HMRC's approach to collecting tax debts and customer support as the UK emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Find out about assessments, interest charges and penalties for incorrect returns and late payments and how to appeal.
Making someone bankrupt is one way to recover money owed to you – bankruptcy petition fees and download a guide to creditor bankruptcy petitions
Detailed information about the Insolvency Service’s investigation and enforcement work, how we achieve our outcomes and how to complain about misconduct.
What happens if your company cannot pay its debts and is given a court judgment, statutory demand or winding-up order by your creditors
If you're owed money in a bankruptcy or company liquidation case, use a Proof of Debt form to register as a creditor and make a claim for the money you're owed
Southern Region, Judge Tildesley OBE on 13 March 2018
The official receiver may use debt collection agencies to collect debts and income payments agreements.
Tax credit overpayments - repaying tax credits, repayment methods, what to do if you cannot repay
Your rights when bailiffs visit your home - entering your home, debts, complaining about private bailiffs, court bailiffs, civilian enforcement officers, certificated enforcement agents. Includes information from the withdrawn EX345 guidance.
A company that enters formal insolvency will in many cases have outstanding debts.
Get contact details for official receivers in England and Wales
This briefing explains what individuals and businesses should do if they cannot pay what they owe to HMRC.
This Tax Information and Impact Note explains the new measure that will increase the amount of debt which can be recovered by coding it out.
This page provides links to guidance produced by, or relating to, the Insolvency Service
Southern region, Judge M Loveday on 30 September 2020
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