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Unincorporated associations are organisations set up through an agreement between a group of people who come together for a reason other than to make a profit
Incorporate a private limited company - register it with Companies House and rules on directors, shares, articles of association and telling HMRC about the company
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Your company must have at least one director. Directors are legally…
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Find out the basic rules of VAT, how they apply to clubs and associations, and how to treat VAT on subscriptions and other payments.
Find out what a charity is, how VAT affects charities, how to treat a charity's income for VAT and what VAT reliefs a charity can get on what it buys.
Check which supplies of sport, physical recreation, and physical education services qualify for exemption from VAT.
Find out if you’re a trust or company service provider who needs to register for supervision with HMRC under the money laundering regulations.
Decide whether to set up a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO), a charitable company or an unincorporated association or trust.
Find out about the tax treatment of other types of travel and related expenses such as training courses, removal expenses, car parking and overnight expenses.
Find information on a tax avoidance arrangement used to avoid tax and National Insurance contributions by selling future business revenues to a trust.
Find out when you can zero rate VAT for advertisements and goods used for the collection of donations.
How to apply for a discretionary grant where the dissolved company can be restored. (Company has been dissolved for less than six years)
Find out the rules on disclosing arrangements and transactions that provide a VAT advantage.
Start a business to help people or communities - business structures including community interest companies and co-operatives
Find out how to pay less tax as a charity and when to set up a subsidiary trading company.
The National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) Corporation is the trustee of the NEST occupational pension scheme. The scheme, which is run on a not-for-profit basis, ensures that all employers have access to suitable, low-charge pension provision to meet their new...
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