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Functional Standards Common Glossary
A suite of management standards and associated documentation to guide people working in and with the UK government.
This guidance is an introduction to the Open Document Format (ODF) standard and how you can select ODF-compliant solutions.
Find out what records you must keep and how to keep them if you're registered for VAT.
What qualifies as ordinary commuting and private travel for tax purposes.
Find out what repairs or processing you can do to your goods in a customs warehouse without authorisation, this is known as usual forms of handling.
Guidance for organisations when making decisions about the design and operation of enterprise IT services which handle OFFICIAL information.
How to use Union Transit to move non-EU goods within the UK or EU, and to move goods to or from the special territories.
How to use a cost utility analysis to evaluate your digital health product.
How to work out the VAT on building work and materials if you're a contractor, subcontractor or developer.
What happens when you opt to tax (charge VAT on) land and buildings, when you need permission and when to notify HMRC about your decision.
Find out what steps you need to take before you calculate how much you can claim for furloughed and flexibly furloughed employees.
Learn how to check if your website or mobile app is accessible.
The role of the Government Debt Management Function (GDMF), the Government Debt Strategy, the Debt Functional Standard, and the the Debt Centre of Excellence
This guide explains how to use functional standards to drive efficiency, effectiveness, and professionalism of functional work across government.
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