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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
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.
What happens if your company cannot pay its debts and is given a court judgment, statutory demand or winding-up order by your creditors
Making someone bankrupt is one way to recover money owed to you – bankruptcy petition fees and download a guide to creditor bankruptcy petitions
This briefing sets out HMRC's approach to collecting tax debts and customer support as the UK emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic.
How your local council can help if you're struggling to pay Council Tax - and what action they can take to get any money you owe from you
We are a government agency that helps to deliver economic confidence by supporting those in financial distress, tackling financial wrongdoing and maximising returns to creditors. The Insolvency Service is an executive agency, sponsored by the Department for Business and Trade...
Detailed information about the Insolvency Service’s investigation and enforcement work, how we achieve our outcomes and how to complain about misconduct.
Find out how to get a refund for late payment interest and £25 minimum charge.
How to buy or acquire the assets of a dissolved company - how and when you can claim money or property, who to contact and the forms you need
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.
A company that enters formal insolvency will in many cases have outstanding debts.
Use this form to apply to repay your creditors if your total debts are less than £5,000 and one of the debts is either a county court or High Court order.
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.
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...
Alternatives to bankruptcy and the different types of agreements you can make with your creditors.
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