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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 HMRC uses debt enforcement powers, debt collection agencies and what happens if you live abroad when you do not pay your tax bill.
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...
What to do if you receive a county court judgment (CCJ) - how to get it set aside or change what you pay, what happens if you do not pay, how to search the register. Includes information from the withdrawn...
Information for people who have a Debt Relief Order about what happens after.
Check if you can claim relief from VAT if you supply goods or services to a customer, but you are not paid.
The official receiver may use debt collection agencies to collect debts and income payments agreements.
How to take legal action if someone owes you money (small claims court), how much it costs, what happens next. Includes information from withdrawn guidance EX303, EX304, EX306, EX321, EX325 and EX350.
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.
This Debt Fairness Charter is for people who owe personal debt to central government. It outlines how people repaying these debts should be treated.
This briefing explains what individuals and businesses should do if they cannot pay what they owe to HMRC.
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.
Guidance for local authorities on paying grants to support businesses during national lockdown periods and periods of local restrictions.
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