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You must register as an overseas company in the UK to do business legally - find out about what you need to do
Get company information including registered address, previous company names, directors' details, accounts, annual returns and company reports, if it's been dissolved
Guidance for UK businesses on rules for selling services to Italy.
How to access public data from the Companies House register using our data products.
What it means to be dormant for Corporation Tax or Companies House - trading and non-trading, annual accounts, Company Tax Returns and telling HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)
When and how to account for VAT when you transfer a business as a going concern (TOGC).
Information about registered land and property in England and Wales owned by overseas companies.
This collection brings together documents related to the government's work to combat domestic and international corruption.
Incorporate a private limited company - register it with Companies House and rules on directors, shares, articles of association and telling HMRC about the company
Guidance and model documentation for businesses about moving to employee ownership.
How to set up a flat management company to manage property on residents' behalf and what you must do to run it legally
How to make a negligible value claim for unquoted shares, and how to check if shares previously quoted on the London Stock Exchange now have negligible value.
Find out what to do with your payroll and PAYE reference numbers if your business changes but does not cease to trade.
How to put your limited company or limited liability partnership into administration - what administration is, appointing an administrator, when administration ends
Decide whether to set up a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO), a charitable company or an unincorporated association or trust.
How to identify and report harmful trade practices that affect your business when exporting, importing or operating domestically.
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