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Apply for a Start-up visa if you've been endorsed for a business idea: eligibility, documents, switch to this visa, bring your family.
Adapt your technology operations, finance models and cost optimisation techniques to get the most out of the public cloud.
Loans and mentoring for people looking to start or grow a business in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
Set up and run a business partnership - naming a partnership, registering with HMRC, partnership tax returns and legal responsibilities
How to account for VAT if you make supplies to your customers, and you pay certain costs that you pass on when you invoice them.
Learn more about your responsibilities if you're running a small business including registration, tax returns, record keeping, tax bills and payments.
Frequently asked questions on the Levelling Up Fund Round 2.
How to work out the balancing charge when you dispose of or sell plant or machinery after claiming allowances for them.
If you’re coming to the UK, you’ll need to prove you have enough money to support yourself and any dependants in the UK.
VAT and other taxes on shopping and services, including tax-free shopping, energy-saving equipment and mobility aids.
What you need to do to start a business: choose a legal structure, see if you need licences and insurance, learn about reliefs and benefits
How to claim the new merged scheme R&D expenditure credit (RDEC) and enhanced R&D intensive support for accounting periods beginning on or after 1 April 2024.
What detailed information you need to send to HMRC to support your Research and Development (R&D) tax relief claim, and when and how to submit it.
Find out about tax as a landlord, and how to work out your rental income if you rent out property.
Working out your Corporation Tax rate and getting reliefs and other deductions from your Corporation Tax bill
Think carefully before you borrow money for your company.
A guide to the main academy funding, finance and governance terms and acronyms.
For courses before August 2016 - student loans, grants, application forms, Tuition Fee Grant, Course Grant and guidance notes.
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