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What you need to do or know if your company is sold, stops trading or is being wound up for Corporation Tax purposes.
How to close a limited company - strike off, dissolution, voluntary liquidation - or allow to become dormant
Compulsory and voluntary liquidation, the liquidation process, how liquidation affects company directors and the role of a liquidator
You can choose to liquidate your limited company (also called ‘winding up’…
A director can propose a company stops trading and be liquidated (‘wound…
A director can ask a court to order the company to stop trading and be…
You may choose members’ voluntary liquidation if your company is ‘solvent’…
The liquidator is an authorised insolvency practitioner or official…
When a liquidator is appointed, directors: no longer have control of the…
Your company’s bank account will be frozen when someone files a petition…
Find out when your Child Benefit payments are due, and payment dates for bank holidays.
Frequently asked questions on the Levelling Up Fund Round 2.
Small businesses can record income and expenses when money is actually paid rather than when they've invoiced or received
Use this form to apply to the court to close or wind up a company if it can't pay its debts. This is also known as 'compulsory liquidation'.
How to end a commercial lease early, what happens if you break the terms of your lease, use a clause in your agreement
If you're close to exceeding your monthly duty deferment limit, you can make an early payment to increase your available balance.
Find out about gaining approval for a fair partial exemption special method if you deal with partial exemption for insurers.
When HMRC will issue a joint and several liability notice to individuals who have been involved with companies which have become insolvent and have a tax liability with HMRC.
How to complete supplementary pages CT600A and what information you need to include.
Information about tax avoidance schemes that try to avoid an Income Tax charge on distributions when winding up a company.
Stopping self-employment, winding up or liquidating a limited company
How to close down your limited company by getting it struck off the Companies Register
Search for details of companies involved in insolvency proceedings, liquidation, frozen assets
How to work out payments and when you should make them if your company’s annual taxable profits are between £1.5 million and £20 million.
Invoicing and taking payment from customers, what invoices must include, VAT invoices, sole trader invoices, limited company invoices, payment options, charging for late payment, chargebacks
Guidance about compensation to owners and occupiers of business premises once a compulsory purchase order comes into force.
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