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What to do if you're visiting the UK on business - check if you’re eligible, if you need a visa, what visa to apply for, and what to do before you visit.
Set up and run a business partnership - naming a partnership, registering with HMRC, partnership tax returns and legal responsibilities
In a partnership, you and your partner (or partners) personally share…
You can trade under your own names, or you can choose another name for…
You must register your partnership for Self Assessment with HM Revenue and…
Business customers can apply to access our electronic services through the portal or Business Gateway.
We decide specialist business and other civil international dispute resolution and business cases in England and Wales, whether domestic or international. We cover disputes that are dealt with by: The Commercial Court (e.g. shipping, sale of goods, insurance and reinsurance...
How the Valuation Office Agency calculates your rateable value for business rates.
BEIS existed until 2023 when it was split to form the Department for Business and Trade (DBT), the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT). Responsibility for national security and...
Business plans - download free templates and get help writing a business plan
When and how to account for VAT when you transfer a business as a going concern (TOGC).
Tell HMRC about changes to your business - a change of name, address, legal structure or business activity
Includes Corporation Tax, Capital Gains Tax, Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) and VAT
BBB works with the Department for Business and Trade .
Apply to come to the UK as a representative of a news agency, newspaper or news agency and you’re from outside the EEA and Switzerland - eligibility, fees, documents, how to apply, extend and switch.
Find out how to account for VAT on entertainment provided by your business.
How to identify Council Tax and business rates scams and what you can do to avoid them.
A detailed guide for British businesses on developing their overseas trade and doing business in Iran.
Apply for a Senior or Specialist Worker visa to work for your employer’s UK branch - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, switch or update, bring your partner and children.
Find out whether you're established in the UK for customs purposes.
Find out about the VAT place of supply rules if your business sells digital services to private consumers.
Includes self-employment and starting a business
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