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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…
The council advises the Lord Chancellor on issues around public records over 30 years old, including public access to records when they’re transferred to the National Archives. The council also advises on requests by government departments to keep hold of...
Find out what records you must keep about trusts for tax purposes, who can access your information, and what to do if your records are lost or destroyed.
Get military records of service for the Royal Navy (including Royal Marines), British Army and Royal Air Force - who can apply, how long it takes, cost, how to apply.
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.
Information on requesting records of deceased service personnel.
How to apply for access to personal data held by the Ministry of Defence (MOD).
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.
Information and forms for requesting Home Guard Service records.
Find out what records and accounts you must keep to support the information that you submit on your Plastic Packaging Tax return.
How to access the historical censuses from 1841 to 1921.
Ask your local police to give you a copy of the information they hold about you - CRB check, DBS check, proof of identity
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's archive management teams.
Declare imported goods to customs, by entering them in your own records.
Order birth, adoption, marriage, civil partnership and death certificates from the General Register Office (GRO) - find GRO index numbers
Search online for a will, grant of representation or probate document for a death in or after 1858
Contact information for the National Records of Scotland
If you're an energy producer, supplier or customer, check what records and accounts to keep to help you complete returns and claim any reliefs or exemptions.
If you were adopted you can access your birth records or get on the Adoption Contact Register to find birth relatives - how to apply, forms and information for birth relatives
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