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Find out how to work out VAT on supplies of staff including supplies made by staff bureaux.
How to send information to Companies House through our extensible markup language (XML) schemas, by purchasing software or developing your own.
Strikes and industrial action - rights and responsibilities for employers, when unions can take action and the effect on employees' pay and working records
What qualifies as ordinary commuting and private travel for tax purposes.
You can appeal to the Upper Tribunal (Administrative Appeals Chamber) if you think there was a legal problem with a decision made against you by certain lower tribunals
Employers' responsibilities for different contract types: full-time, part-time, fixed term, agency workers, consultants, zero hours, family members, volunteers and young workers
Improve cross-departmental working by opening up access to video conferencing tools.
Employment agencies and businesses must keep proper records and can be inspected by the Employment Agency Standards (EAS) Inspectorate; the records you must keep, how long to store them and what happens if you're inspected
How to make a request from public bodies and organisations under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), how much it costs and how long it takes
Find out how to apply VAT if you're in the taxi and private hire car trade.
Licensing bodies and collective management organisations can agree licences with users on behalf of owners and collect any royalties the owners are owed.
Employers' responsibilities when using agencies to find staff, including health and safety, access to facilities, vacancies, continuous employment, transfer fees and complaints
This guide covers the process to restore a company name to the Register of Companies.
You're required to keep records for all traded goods you declare to HMRC for four years, for duty and tax purposes and for government statistics.
Find out how to use the Flat Rate Scheme, who can use it and how to apply to join the scheme.
The rules for employment agencies and businesses: licences, vulnerable people, opting out, job advertisements, transfer fees, trade unions, terms and conditions and contracts, travel and accommodation for work-seekers
Find out what information you must send with a transfer of funds if you’re a payment service provider.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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