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Statutory demands are a formal way of asking for a debt to be paid - get the forms to send, cancel or set aside a statutory demand.
You can make a statutory demand to ask for payment of a debt from an…
Choose the form you need, fill it in and deliver (‘serve’) it to the…
You must deliver (‘serve’) the statutory demand form by: giving it to the…
If you do not agree with a statutory demand you’ve been given, you can…
Contact the Insolvency Enquiry Line for information about delivering and…
Use a mediation service, send a statutory demand, go to court or make someone bankrupt if a person or business owes you money
If someone owes you money, you can use this form (a ‘statutory demand’) to demand payment within 21 days.
You must declare £10,000 or more in cash, or the equivalent in another currency, if you take it between Great Britain and any other country.
If a limited company owes you money, you can use Form SD1 (a ‘statutory demand’) to demand payment within 21 days.
How to issue a winding up petition - forms and fees to wind up a company to recover any money you're owed.
Making someone bankrupt is one way to recover money owed to you – bankruptcy petition fees and download a guide to creditor bankruptcy petitions
Find out how and when to report suspicious activity to the National Crime Agency or HMRC.
If you’re coming to the UK, you’ll need to prove you have enough money to support yourself and any dependants in the UK.
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 Includes information from the withdrawn...
Apply for a payment out of Court Funds Office paid in by a defendant to settle a court case
How to buy or acquire the assets of a dissolved company - how and when you can claim money or property, who to contact and the forms you need
Use this form to apply to the court to close or wind up a company if it can't pay its debts. This is also known as 'compulsory liquidation'.
Find out which investments qualify for Innovative Finance Individuals Savings Accounts (ISAs).
Find out how the VAT Cash Accounting Scheme works and the conditions you must meet if you want to use it.
Check the rules on ISA subscriptions and what counts towards the subscription limit if you're an ISA manager.
Send money to a prisoner in England and Wales by debit card for free
Tax and reporting rules for employers who meet or reimburse an employee's expenses - scale rate payments round sum allowances (RSA)
Find out if you’re a money service business and need to register with HMRC under the money laundering regulations.
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