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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.
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.
Information for people who have a Debt Relief Order about what happens after.
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.
Includes recovering debts, registering for bankruptcy and as a creditor
What you need to know if you are a creditor with a debt listed in a Debt Relief Order (DRO).
Alternatives to bankruptcy and the different types of agreements you can make with your creditors.
The DMO carries out the government’s debt management policy of minimising financing costs over the long term, taking account of risk. We minimise the cost of offsetting the government’s net cash flows over time, while operating in a risk appetite...
Guidance for creditors applying to take a debt recovery step, cancel or amend the ‘breathing space’, or have a debt removed.
The role of the Government Debt Management Function (GDMF), the Government Debt Strategy, the Debt Functional Standard, and the the Debt Centre of Excellence
Guidance for small businesses who are considering going to court to recover money they're owed.
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 issue a winding up petition - forms and fees to wind up a company to recover any money you're owed.
A review of Direct Recovery of Debts activity between April 2016 and December 2018.
Debt recovery if you're owed money from people or businesses in an EU country.
This paper sets out the criteria HMRC will use to identify vulnerable customers in relation to Direct recovery of Debt legislation.
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