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If you already have the right or have probate (as an executor or administrator) you can start dealing with the estate. You may need to apply for the right to deal with the estate of the person who's died (also...
As a personal representative (an executor or administrator) you’re legally…
You must pay any debts and settle the taxes for the person who died. This…
You may have to pay taxes for the estate if there is any new income while…
You may need to send information to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) about…
Once you have paid any debts and taxes, or you are sure the estate has…
The licence sets out where you can fish, what you are not allowed to fish and the limits for the stocks you are allowed to fish and land.
Order a certificate of free sale to export medical devices outside the UK.
What Capital Gains Tax (CGT) is, how to work it out, current CGT rates and how to pay.
Get a declaration of presumed death if a person has been missing for at least 7 years or you think they've died - form N208, certificate of presumed death, appeal, complain
Change or cancel a presumption of death certificate where there's clear evidence the missing person is still alive or that they died on a different date to what's on the certificate.
Challenge a claim for a presumption of death declaration if you think the missing person is not dead or died on a different date or in a different place to what the claim says
The Valuation Office Agency's (VOA) technical manual relating to Inheritance Tax.
Authors of original works of art are entitled to a royalty each time one of their works is resold through an art market professional.
What you need to tell DVLA and how to deal with vehicle tax if someone who was a driver has died
Rules on consumer and business sales contracts under the Unfair Contract Terms Act and Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations
Use form IHT38 to claim relief if you're liable for Inheritance Tax on the value of land or buildings that were part of the deceased's estate if you sell the land or buildings at a loss.
Accounting for VAT using retail schemes if you're a VAT-registered business and you cannot account for VAT using normal accounting.
What you need to know about and do to comply with the law and keep consumers safe.
Documents, certificate, letters, and notes available from the British embassy and consulates in the USA.
When and how to account for VAT when you transfer a business as a going concern (TOGC).
The laws on selling, buying and carrying a knife or weapon depend on the type of knife or weapon, your age and your circumstances.
What you need to do or know if your company is sold, stops trading or is being wound up for Corporation Tax purposes.
Information for manufacturers of medical devices about reporting adverse incidents and field safety corrective actions to the MHRA.
Use form IHT35 to claim relief when you sell 'qualifying investments', that were part of the deceased's estate at a loss within 12 months of the date of death.
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