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If you’re a VAT registered business, check if you can temporarily reduce the rate of VAT on supplies relating to hospitality, accommodation, or admission to certain attractions.
Apply for a UK Ancestry visa if you're a Commonwealth citizen and can prove that one of your grandparents was born in the UK - eligibility, fees, documents, how to apply, how long it takes and how to settle
Visit the UK as a Standard Visitor for tourism, business, study (courses up to 6 months), medical treatment and other activities. Find out whether you need a Standard Visitor visa, or can visit without a visa.
Acting as an attorney - duties, including registering a lasting power, starting to act, gifting, handling disputes and replacement attorney responsibilities.
Find out how to import your personal belongings, pets and private motor vehicles when moving or returning to the UK.
PAYE procedures to follow if you pay holiday pay in advance or run a holiday pay scheme for your employees.
All data on senior officials' business expenses and hospitality, and the Permanent Secretary's meetings with external organisations.
Find out when bank holidays are in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland - including past and future bank holidays
Apply to stay in the UK without time restrictions ('indefinite leave to remain') after being in the UK for 10 years - eligibility, documents you need, how to apply, family members.
Apply for a Senior or Specialist Worker visa to work for your employer’s UK branch - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, switch or update, bring your partner and children.
Indefinite leave to remain ('settlement') if you have a partner, parent, child or relative in the UK - fees, who's eligible, how to apply.
Calculate how much you have to pay your furloughed employees for hours on furlough and how much you can claim back.
If your employer is 'insolvent' this means it cannot pay its debts - your rights if this happens, claiming money owed to you, where to get advice
Find out what steps you need to take before you calculate how much you can claim for furloughed and flexibly furloughed employees.
Fit notes (formerly sick notes), holiday during sick leave, returning to work, long-term sick, dismissals
What to do if you're visiting the UK on business - check if you’re eligible, if you need a visa, what visa to apply for, and what to do before you visit.
Use this if your payroll software or the GOV.UK calculator does not calculate your employee’s payments.
If you’re travelling abroad, it's important to take out appropriate travel insurance before you go.
Getting a UK background check so you can apply for Global Entry and get through USA border control faster: how to apply, how much it costs
You may need a visa to come to the UK to visit, study or work.
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