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How HMRC uses debt enforcement powers, debt collection agencies and what happens if you live abroad when you do not pay your tax bill.
Late commercial payments - interest and debt recovery costs you can charge businesses for late payments
You can claim interest and debt recovery costs if another business is late…
The interest you can charge if another business is late paying for goods…
You can also charge a business a fixed sum for the cost of recovering a…
How to prioritise and reduce your debts, and where to get free debt advice
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.
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.
A Debt Relief Order (DRO) is a solution to deal with personal debts you cannot pay. It helps you make a fresh start (with some restrictions).
How to apply for bankruptcy online: how much it costs, get help paying the fee, what you’ll need
Detailed information about the Insolvency Service’s investigation and enforcement work, how we achieve our outcomes and how to complain about misconduct.
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
Find out how to account for VAT and who to contact if you're an insolvency practitioner and you're appointed over insolvent VAT-registered businesses.
Check if you can claim relief from VAT if you supply goods or services to a customer, but you are not paid.
Find out how to use your Aggregates Levy account, what records you must keep and how long to keep them.
Alternatives to bankruptcy and the different types of agreements you can make with your creditors.
Statutory demands are a formal way of asking for a debt to be paid - get the forms to send, cancel or set aside a statutory demand.
Guidance on debt relief orders for debt advisers. To search, press ‘control’ and ‘f’ on your keyboard at the same time. A search box will appear.
During Debt Awareness Week, we talk to Neil Sutton, a senior leader within the bankruptcy and Debt Relief Order teams at the Insolvency Service, about some of the options that can help people on their journey out of debt.
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