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You're required to keep records for all traded goods you declare to HMRC for four years, for duty and tax purposes and for government statistics.
Personal pay and tax records you must keep to fill in a Self Assessment tax return: which records to keep, how long to keep records.
You need to keep records if you have to send HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)…
You must keep records about your business income and costs for longer if…
Income from employment You should keep documents about your pay and tax,…
You should keep all: bank or building society statements and passbooks…
You should keep details of: the dates when you let out your property all…
You may have to pay Capital Gains Tax if you sell (or ‘dispose of’)…
You should keep: evidence of income you’ve earned from overseas, like…
Find out how to link your temporary storage facility to Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight (CHIEF) or the Customs Declaration Service using a Community Systems Provider.
Defines unincorporated and incorporated businesses.
What to do if you’re bringing plants and products like wood and timber into Great Britain, including what certificates you'll need.
Paper forms to register with Companies House and file information for your company, partnership, or other company types.
Find out how you could be made liable for the unpaid VAT of another VAT-registered business when you buy or sell specified goods.
Use the online service to get a UK document legalised.
Claim relief on import duty and VAT when importing miscellaneous documents and related articles into the UK.
Official information British people moving to and living in Canada need to know, including residency, healthcare and driving.
British travellers to the US must register with the Electronic System for Travel Authorisation (ESTA) before their journey
Guidance for businesses on OPSS border controls.
Guidance for organisations involved in any aspect of the pharmaceutical lifecycle or GLP studies regulated by MHRA, covering the approval of paper documents when working from home
How you can have a marriage annulled, the reasons you can give for annulling a marriage and the forms you will need to apply for an annulment. This includes information from the withdrawn D191 guide.
If you're 18 or over, use these forms to put your new name on public record by ‘enrolling’ your deed poll at the Royal Courts of Justice. Includes guidance.
Rules outlining the form, manner of delivery and method of authentication for documents delivered to Companies House in electronic or paper format.
How to make arrangements for your children if you divorce or separate, mediation and how to apply for a court order if you cannot agree.
Get your goods cleared by the National Clearance Hub when moving goods into, out of, or through the UK.
Ending a relationship and agreeing on money and property, child arrangements (sometimes known as 'custody', 'residence' or 'contact') and child maintenance
Records and paperwork you must keep if you're self-employed as a sole trader or partner in a business: income, costs, profit, how long to keep records.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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