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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
Check if you’re the deemed employer and what your responsibilities are if the off-payroll working rules (IR35) apply.
Find out about the tax avoidance arrangements used by some umbrella companies.
Search reports on business payment practices: when invoices are paid, payment terms and practices
Discrimination policy and equal opportunities in recruitment and in the workplace - age discrimination, disabled workers, gender reassignment, sex discrimination
Resignations, dismissals, disciplinaries and redundancy pay
National Insurance contributions if you're self-employed - rates and exceptions.
Employment rates for different ethnic groups in England, Wales and Scotland.
Get advice and training if you are an employer and you want to retain and recruit employees who are also carers - telephone, email, website
How Income Tax and National Insurance contributions rules work if you’re a share fisher.
Employers' responsibilities for different contract types: full-time, part-time, fixed term, agency workers, consultants, zero hours, family members, volunteers and young workers
Use a simpler calculation to work out income tax for your vehicle, home and business premises expenses
Tell HMRC if you've stopped being self-employed, or you're ending or leaving a business partnership - responsibilities, tax returns, letting any employees know.
Records and paperwork you must keep if you're self-employed as a sole trader or partner in a business: income, costs, profit, how long to keep records.
Use the Check Employment Status for Tax (CEST) tool to find out if you, or a worker on a specific engagement, should be classed as employed or self-employed for tax purposes.
Find out about updated guidance on end of year templates and changes to the share options limit and share class restrictions from April 2023.
Find out about tax reliefs and allowances available from HMRC if you run a business, employ people or are self-employed.
Apply for a certificate to confirm that you only need to pay UK National Insurance contributions if you're a self-employed individual working temporarily in an EU country, Gibraltar, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland.
Check if you need a visa or permit to work in Germany and how to get one if you do.
Find out how much you need to put aside for your Self Assessment tax bill if you're self-employed by using HM Revenue and Customs' (HMRC's) self-employed tax calculator.
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