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Get your business ready to employ staff - your responsibilities as an employer, register with HMRC, set up PAYE, get insurance
This Spend Control ceased as a requirement on 1st February 2023. Other Cabinet Office Spending Controls remain operational.
Tax and reporting rules for employers providing compensation for injuries at work
Find out how to value company benefits for your employees.
Information about employing an apprentice and how apprenticeship funding works.
Tax and reporting rules for employers covering the costs of subscriptions and professional fees
Small employers who have not taken on an apprentice in the last 2 years can access advice and support from the apprenticeship brokerage service.
Employ someone: agree a contract, right to work checks, DBS checks, workplace pensions, set up PAYE, tell HMRC
Tax and reporting rules for employers providing clothing expenses and benefits, including uniforms and protective clothing
Employers' responsibilities for different contract types: full-time, part-time, fixed term, agency workers, consultants, zero hours, family members, volunteers and young workers
Running a limited company - including directors' responsibilities, company annual returns, reporting company changes and how to take money out of a limited company
Tax and reporting rules for employers providing bonus payments to employees
Find out the basic rules of VAT, how they apply to clubs and associations, and how to treat VAT on subscriptions and other payments.
Employment rates for different ethnic groups in England, Wales and Scotland.
Tax and reporting rules for employers providing social functions, including annual parties, for employees
Tax and reporting rules for employers providing company cars, including fuel
If you're an employer and provide expenses or benefits to employees or directors, you might need to tell HMRC and pay tax and National Insurance on them
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