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How to get your business ready to move goods out of the UK to Common Transit Convention countries.
Information for large employers about transferring unused apprenticeship levy funds to another business to pay for their apprenticeship training and assessment.
When a business changes owner, employees could be protected under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) regulations (TUPE) - types of transfers, your rights, contracts, redundancy, where to get help
When a business changes owner, its employees may be protected under the…
Before a transfer of ownership happens, employers must tell the trade…
Under TUPE, the new employer takes over employees’ employment contracts,…
The new employer cannot make employees redundant just because they were…
An employer must provide the new employer with information about…
If the employer is insolvent and the business is being transferred or…
Employees of a UK business who are based outside the UK could still be…
Both employers and employees can get confidential help and advice on…
Find out what to do with your payroll and PAYE reference numbers if your business changes but does not cease to trade.
Find out how import VAT will apply to goods moving between Great Britain and Northern Ireland for individuals and non-VAT-registered businesses.
How specialist removals companies can apply for an international removal permit for European Conference of Ministers of Transport (ECMT) member countries.
Use this form to tell Companies House which company records are returning to the registered office.
Tell Companies House about a move from administration to dissolution, for a company registered in Scotland.
Our Edinburgh office will be moving to a new location on 4 September 2023.
When employers move, employees with mobility clauses, what happens with redundancies, compensation, disputes and company takeovers
Making changes to your company - passing resolutions, changing addesses and where your records are kept, your company name and type, directors' and secretaries' details, share structure, constitution
When and how to account for VAT when you transfer a business as a going concern (TOGC).
What you need to know if you move or retire abroad - tax, pensions, voting and contacting your local council
Your company's financial year can run for more or less than 12 months - find out how to change it
Tell Companies House about a move from administration to creditors' voluntary liquidation, for a company registered in Scotland.
Use this form to tell us which of your company's records are held at the SAIL address.
Find out how to import your personal belongings, pets and private motor vehicles when moving or returning to the UK.
Freight forwarders oversee the worldwide movement of cargo, packing, documentation and customs clearance, on behalf of importers and exporters.
You can claim a relief to pay less Customs Duty and VAT if you are moving your business to the UK and carrying on a similar activity.
Moving goods into, out of, or through Northern Ireland.
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