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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
You may be able to use an open individual export licence (OIEL) to regularly export similar controlled items to the same customer.
Find information on a tax avoidance arrangement used to avoid tax and National Insurance contributions by selling future business revenues to a trust.
Investors and businesses may be legally required to tell the government about certain sensitive acquisitions under the National Security and Investment Act.
Explains your responsibilities, including choosing a name, having a registered address, appointing partners and registering with Companies House.
How to remove your home address from the public register if you’ve used it as a service address for correspondence, or a shareholder's address. This also applies to LLPs and LLP members.
Find out about tax reliefs available to individuals who invest in certain companies, social enterprises, or Venture Capital Trusts.
Use form US-Individual 2002 to apply for relief at source or to claim repayment of UK Income Tax.
How HMRC deals with customers who are involved in tax avoidance, tax evasion or repeated insolvency who receive a joint and several liability notice, including how notices interact with penalties and safeguards.
When your limited company doesn't have to get its accounts audited, what you need to put on your accounts if you don't and what to do if shareholders ask for an audit
Guidance you should consider when considering the employee shareholder employment status.
Guidance for employers. You need to have a sponsor licence to hire workers from outside the UK.
How to remove information that should never have been delivered to Companies House.
Even the best-run business can face unexpected challenges and solvency issues. It's important you recognise the signs and understand your duties as a director.
Guidance for UK businesses on rules for selling services to France.
How to get scientific advice about your licence application from MHRA, including: submitting a request, your meeting with MHRA, fees.
Reporting and paying tax on payments received for use of image rights, including payments made to an image rights company.
How to put your limited company or limited liability partnership into administration - what administration is, appointing an administrator, when administration ends
Use form OS TM03 to terminate the appointment by an overseas company of a person authorised to accept service of documents or a person authorised to represent the company.
Guidance on the use of the sensitive words accreditation, accredit, accredited and accrediting, in a company, Limited Liability Partnership or business name.
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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