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Employ someone: agree a contract, right to work checks, DBS checks, workplace pensions, set up PAYE, tell HMRC
If you already have the right or have probate (as an executor or administrator) you can start dealing with the estate. You may need to apply for the right to deal with the estate of the person who's died (also...
As a personal representative (an executor or administrator) you’re legally…
You must pay any debts and settle the taxes for the person who died. This…
You may have to pay taxes for the estate if there is any new income while…
You may need to send information to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) about…
Once you have paid any debts and taxes, or you are sure the estate has…
Check someone's immigration status, and that they can access services like the NHS and benefits in the UK
Authorise someone to deal with HMRC for you - how to appoint an agent, friend, relative or voluntary organisation
Visiting a prisoner: visiting times, keeping in touch by email, telephone or letter, banned items and sending money to a prisoner by debit card or online bank transfer
Help with costs and funeral expenses after someone has died. Includes Universal Credit.
Apply to become an appointee for someone claiming benefits - how to apply, stop being an appointee
Get your business ready to employ staff - your responsibilities as an employer, register with HMRC, set up PAYE, get insurance
Help someone make decisions if they appoint you or if they lack mental capacity - includes using a power of attorney, becoming a deputy and getting a one-off Court of Protection ruling
Apply to search the Office of the Public Guardian registers to see if they have a Lasting Power of Attorney, deputy or guardian acting on their behalf
Check someone's driving record - vehicles they can drive, penalty points and disqualifications
What to do if someone you know is having issues with their benefits: the ways you can manage their claim and how to call a helpline to ask for help.
Help if you regularly spend time caring for someone. Includes Universal Credit.
Complain about a bankrupt person or someone with bankruptcy or debt relief restrictions who is not acting honestly or is acting as a company director
Report someone who is pretending to be someone else to take a theory or driving test for them
The Help is at Hand booklet provides information, support and guidance for those affected by suicide.
Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK.
Find out how you can hire a person or business to deal with customs for you.
Find what you or your business may need before you hire someone to act directly or indirectly on your behalf.
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