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Rules for online and distance selling for businesses
Find out if you need to pay VAT if you sell goods using an online marketplace or direct to customers in the UK.
If you manage an online platform that allows user generated content, these 7 steps will help you keep your business and your users safe.
This page provides a collection of online media literacy resources and events.
Find out what you need to do when importing commercial goods into Great Britain in your accompanied baggage or small vehicle.
How to get the VAT back on goods you buy in Northern Ireland from shops that offer tax-free shopping (VAT Notice 704/1).
Find out what online harms are, how to manage them, and where to report them if they occur.
Invoicing and taking payment from customers, what invoices must include, VAT invoices, sole trader invoices, limited company invoices, payment options, charging for late payment, chargebacks
Practical steps to manage the risk of online harms if your online platform makes users’ account details and activity visible to others.
The CMA is calling on Wowcher to change its selling practices, which could be putting unfair pressure on customers to make quick purchases.
This guide is to help you and your business understand how to establish a safe environment for children to positively interact with each other.
Find out if you need to pay VAT when you sell goods direct to customers in the UK, without the involvement of an online marketplace.
A review of consumers’ online search behaviour and how this affects competition in online markets.
Find out what VAT checks you must carry out on overseas sellers if you're an online marketplace operator, and what HMRC will do if you do not meet their requirements.
A research paper from OFCOM
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