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This briefing explains what individuals and businesses should do if they cannot pay what they owe to HMRC.
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.
Guidance for small businesses who are considering going to court to recover money they're owed.
Guidance for insolvency practitioners to help their clients restructure their company’s finances using a debt restructuring scheme or plan.
Consultation about a new power which will allow HMRC to recover debts from the accounts of debtors who are able to pay what they owe but have chosen not to do so.
A collection of the annual report and accounts of the United Kingdom Debt Management Office and the Debt Management Account.
How to prioritise and reduce your debts, and where to get free debt advice
If a limited company owes you money, you can use Form SD1 (a ‘statutory demand’) to demand payment within 21 days.
If someone owes you money, you can use this form (a ‘statutory demand’) to demand payment within 21 days.
This Debt Fairness Charter is for people who owe personal debt to central government. It outlines how people repaying these debts should be treated.
Collection of monies owed to an insolvent, including the process for engaging contracted agents to undertake the recovery
This briefing explains how HMRC will recover tax or tax credit debt directly from the bank and building society accounts of the small number of people who refuse to pay, and the safeguards that will be applied.
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