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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.
You must keep records of your business income and expenses for your tax…
You’ll need to keep records of: all sales and income all business expenses…
You must keep your records for at least 5 years after the 31 January…
Employment agencies and businesses must keep proper records and can be inspected by the Employment Agency Standards (EAS) Inspectorate; the records you must keep, how long to store them and what happens if you're inspected
If you’re running an employment agency or employment business you must…
You only have to keep records of work-seekers if you take action to find…
You must keep the following records about any hirers who contact you with…
Client account records Records for entertainment and modelling agencies…
The Employment Agency Standards (EAS) Inspectorate checks that employment…
Running a limited company - including directors' responsibilities, company annual returns, reporting company changes and how to take money out of a limited company
As a director of a limited company, you must: follow the company’s rules,…
How you take money out of the company depends on what it’s for and how…
You must report certain changes to Companies House. Changing your…
You must keep: records about the company itself financial and accounting…
You need to check that the information Companies House has about your…
Signs You must display a sign showing your company name at your registered…
Qualitative research into Business Records Checks and attitudes towards record keeping to understand how HM Revenue and Customs can support businesses.
Find out what records you must keep and how to keep them if you're registered for VAT.
What the public register is, what details you need to give us, and how the public can access this information.
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.
Find out if you’re a trust or company service provider who needs to register for supervision with HMRC under the money laundering regulations.
How to charge VAT, calculate VAT, VAT rates, reclaim VAT on business expenses, keep digital records.
Small businesses can record income and expenses when money is actually paid rather than when they've invoiced or received
Report and recommendations from the Business Records Check (BRC) review.
This measure introduces new digital record-keeping and reporting requirements for businesses within the charge to Income Tax.
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.
Using our Find and update company information service to follow companies and search company information for free.
It’s important that you keep up-to-date records of the income and expenditure connected with your company.
Even the best-run business can face unexpected challenges and solvency issues. It's important you recognise the signs and understand your duties as a director.
Find out how to use the Flat Rate Scheme, who can use it and how to apply to join the scheme.
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