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Find out about being 'active', trading and non-trading, and being dormant if you’re a new or existing company or organisation.
Research into understanding the reasons for forming a company.
Find out how to value company benefits for your employees.
Find out how to work out payments and when you should make them if your company’s annual taxable profits are over £20 million.
What you need to do or know if your company is sold, stops trading or is being wound up for Corporation Tax purposes.
When and how to account for VAT when you transfer a business as a going concern (TOGC).
Find out how to account for VAT schemes on business gifts, samples and promotional schemes.
How to account for VAT on vehicles and fuel you use for your business.
How to work out payments and when you should make them if your company’s annual taxable profits are between £1.5 million and £20 million.
Find out how to account for VAT on entertainment provided by your business.
How to get Inheritance Tax relief on business assets in an estate, what qualifies, giving away business property or assets
How to manage tell HMRC your company is dormant for Corporation Tax if you have stopped trading or have never traded.
Find out if you’re a trust or company service provider who needs to register for supervision with HMRC under the money laundering regulations.
What it means to be dormant for Corporation Tax or Companies House - trading and non-trading, annual accounts, Company Tax Returns and telling HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)
As an employer, if you provide company cars or fuel for your employees' private use, you'll need to work out the taxable value so you can report this to HMRC
This guide covers the process to restore a company name to the Register of Companies.
Find out whether you're established in the UK for customs purposes.
These terms of reference outline the government's review on mission-led businesses and their role in the UK's growing social economy.
What you need to do to start a business: choose a legal structure, see if you need licences and insurance, learn about reliefs and benefits
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