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Business expenses you can claim if you're self-employed
If you’re self-employed, your business will have various running costs.…
Claim items you’d normally use for less than 2 years as allowable…
You can claim allowable business expenses for: vehicle insurance repairs…
You can claim allowable business expenses for: uniforms protective…
You can claim allowable business expenses for: employee and staff salaries…
You can claim allowable business expenses for: goods for resale (stock)…
Accountancy, legal and other professional fees can count as allowable…
You can claim allowable business expenses for: advertising in newspapers…
You can claim allowable business expenses for training that helps you:…
Keep records of all your business expenses as proof of your costs. Add up…
Being made redundant - rights, statutory payments you're entitled to, notice periods and consultation, finding a job.
Redundancy is a form of dismissal from your job. It happens when employers…
Your employer should use a fair and objective way of selecting you for…
You’ll normally be entitled to statutory redundancy pay if you’re an…
If you’re made redundant, you may get a ‘termination payment’. This could…
You must be given a notice period before your employment ends. The…
You’re entitled to a consultation with your employer if you’re being made…
Your employer might offer you ‘suitable alternative employment’ within…
You can get help from the Jobcentre Plus Rapid Response Service to: write…
This guidance is an introduction to the Open Document Format (ODF) standard and how you can select ODF-compliant solutions.
FCDO travel advice for Spain. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
The home of Education and Skills Funding Agency on GOV.UK. The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) is an executive agency of the Department for Education (DfE) responsible for funding education and skills providers in…
Towing trailers, caravans and horseboxes with a car, including the weight and size limits, and what licence you need to have
Bringing pets into Great Britain: pet passports, Great Britain pet health certificates, microchipping, rabies vaccinations, travelling with assistance dogs.
Fire safety in business and non-domestic premises: the responsible person, fire risk assessments, shared premises, new buildings, enforcement, appeals and penalties
Your rights to request time off for training or study while in a job
How to set up and run a motorcycle approved training body (ATB) to provide compulsory basic training (CBT) and the direct access scheme (DAS) to learner riders
How to get and use a trainee driving instructor licence to help you qualify as an approved driving instructor (ADI)
HM Treasury guidance on how to appraise policies, projects and programmes.
How to become a transport manager, get the Transport Manager Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) and get added to a vehicle operator's licence.
Find out if you need to apply for the fit and proper test and how to do this so that HMRC can register your business.
The home of Companies House on GOV.UK. We incorporate and dissolve limited companies. We register company information and make it available to the public.
A survey report on the current international convention on standards of training, certification and watchkeeping for seafarers (STCW) training requirements.
Information about seafarer working and living rights - working conditions, conditions of employment, safe working practices, living conditions, dangerous cargo, health and medical care, maritime labour convention, human elem…
A guide to farming risks, potential problems with public safety and how to avoid accidents
Dismissal is when your employer ends your employment - reasons you can be dismissed, unfair and constructive dismissal and what to do if you're dismissed
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