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The role of the Government Debt Management Function (GDMF), the Government Debt Strategy, the Debt Functional Standard, and the the Debt Centre of Excellence
How to issue a winding up petition - forms and fees to wind up a company to recover any money you're owed.
You can apply to the court to close or ‘wind up’ a company if it cannot…
You must send the right form to the court before they can deal with your…
If the court accepts your petition, they’ll arrange a date for a hearing.…
What happens if your company cannot pay its debts and is given a court judgment, statutory demand or winding-up order by your creditors
Your limited company can be liquidated (‘wound up’) if it cannot pay its…
You have 14 days to respond to a court judgment. To respond, you must do…
You have 21 days to respond to a statutory demand. To respond, you must do…
Your creditors can apply to the court to close down your company. They do…
How to prioritise and reduce your debts, and where to get free debt advice
When debt payments can be taken from your wages, changing how much you pay, paying it off early, and reporting a change to your circumstances
Debts you owe (for example court fines, rent or Council Tax) can be deducted from your benefits – sometimes called third party deductions or Fuel Direct
This briefing sets out HMRC's approach to collecting tax debts and customer support as the UK emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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.
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