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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
Find out if you can register for VAT under the VAT registration scheme for racehorse owners.
How to issue a winding up petition - forms and fees to wind up a company to recover any money you're owed.
Find out about being 'active', trading and non-trading, and being dormant if you’re a new or existing company or organisation.
Buy or get someone's permission to use a patent, trade mark, design or work under copyright
Find out if you need to register to store goods in the UK for sellers established outside the UK.
Find out about the independent General Anti-Abuse Rule (GAAR) Advisory Panel opinion on a tax avoidance arrangement that rewarded a director through a remuneration trust.
Defines unincorporated and incorporated businesses.
Find out if you need to register your business if you produce, import, warehouse, sell or deal in motor and heating fuels.
Find out how and when to tell HMRC about changes to your registered details or cancel your registration for the Fulfilment House Due Diligence Scheme.
The next generation of business leaders have received over £100 million worth of support from the Government backed Start Up Loan Scheme
Find out how to report changes to your details. You can withdraw your application to register or cancel your registration for anti-money laundering supervision.
Hear first-hand experiences of the challenges and advantages of owning your own business, with advice on how to get started.
The responsibility for your company’s money lies with you, the director.
The Company Names Tribunal practice direction provides the framework for the management of proceedings brought before the Tribunal.
How to protect your employment business, and the workers you supply, from non-compliant businesses in your supply chain.
Reclaim VAT you've paid on goods and services bought in the UK to use in your business if you’re registered as a business outside the UK.
Find out about tax reliefs and allowances available from HMRC if you run a business, employ people or are self-employed.
Toolkit of resources associated with the 10 steps taken by effective local partnerships.
All private sector businesses that want to do building control work in England and Wales under the Building Act 1984 (as amended) must apply to register with the Building Safety Regulator (BSR).
Decide which activities are business or non-business for VAT purposes if you're a local authority or other public body.
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