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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
Check if you can claim for bad debt relief if a customer is insolvent and can no longer pay what they owe for taxable aggregate.
If you have a court order that's not been paid, use this form to ask the court to 'freeze' money held by a third party, such as the debtor's bank.
Reclaim Statutory Maternity, Paternity, Adoption, Parental Bereavement Pay and Shared Parental Pay, find out about Small Employers’ Relief and get help if you cannot afford payments.
This briefing sets out HMRC's approach to collecting tax debts and customer support as the UK emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic.
This briefing explains what individuals and businesses should do if they cannot pay what they owe to HMRC.
If someone owes you money, you can use this form (a ‘statutory demand’) to demand payment within 21 days.
We welcome views on how HMRC can modernise its tax debt collection, and on its approach to the small minority of taxpayers who do not engage with the department and deliberately hold off paying their tax for as long as...
Help to understand debts and deductions taken from Universal Credit payments and who to contact about your debts and deductions if you're struggling financially.
Get contact details for official receivers in England and Wales
The official receiver may use debt collection agencies to collect debts and income payments agreements.
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.
Includes recovering debts, registering for bankruptcy and as a creditor
This Debt Fairness Charter is for people who owe personal debt to central government. It outlines how people repaying these debts should be treated.
The legal process of repossession, including what your mortgage lender must do, repossession hearings, possession orders and help with legal costs
Find out what to do if your child maintenance payment is missed or you're not able to pay your child maintenance.
This Data Usage Agreement between HMRC and Scottish Courts and Tribunal Services for debt collection was approved and put in place in 2023.
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