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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…
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…
Find out what records you must keep and how to keep them if you're registered for VAT.
This guide explains what the public register is, what details you need to give us, and how the public can access this information.
Qualitative research into Business Records Checks and attitudes towards record keeping to understand how HM Revenue and Customs can support businesses.
This measure introduces new digital record-keeping and reporting requirements for businesses within the charge to Income Tax.
Report and recommendations from the Business Records Check (BRC) review.
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.
This research explored how Making Tax Digital for VAT has changed small businesses’ record-keeping behaviour and whether it has reduced scope for error in VAT submissions.
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.
Data protection rules for businesses in recruiting staff, keeping staff records and using CCTV
How to charge VAT, calculate VAT, VAT rates, reclaim VAT on business expenses, keep digital records.
Revised figures from the Office for National Statistics indicates that the UK's total exports in 2022 were worth £834 billion, up from £815 billion.
This form should be completed by the officer of a company to make a record of examination.
Find out how to use the Flat Rate Scheme, who can use it and how to apply to join the scheme.
Learn more about your responsibilities if you're running a small business including registration, tax returns, record keeping, tax bills and payments.
Using our Find and update company information service to follow companies and search company information for free.
Use this form to tell Companies House which company records are returning to the registered office.
Small businesses can record income and expenses when money is actually paid rather than when they've invoiced or received
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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