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Collection of monies owed to an insolvent, including the process for engaging contracted agents to undertake the recovery
Verify the identity of an officer from the HMRC Fraud Investigation Service (FIS) or a HMRC collector if they contact you in person.
If you don’t have enough to live on while you wait for your first payment you may be able to get an advance of your first Universal Credit payment.
This Tax Information and Impact Note explains the new measure that will increase the amount of debt which can be recovered by coding it out.
Alternatives to bankruptcy and the different types of agreements you can make with your creditors.
The DMO carries out the government’s debt management policy of minimising financing costs over the long term, taking account of risk. We minimise the cost of offsetting the government’s net cash flows over time, while operating in a risk appetite...
A Debt Relief Order (DRO) is a solution to deal with personal debts you cannot pay. It helps you make a fresh start (with some restrictions).
Information from the Certification Officer on levy eligibility, how to pay and how the levy is calculated.
Consultation about a new power which will allow HMRC to recover debts from the accounts of debtors who are able to pay what they owe but have chosen not to do so.
Check if you can claim relief from VAT if you supply goods or services to a customer, but you are not paid.
Budget 2013 announced that the government would improve the way in which uses tax codes as a way to collect tax and debts due to HMRC (coding out). The government consulted on this measure in 2013.
We welcome views on how HMRC can modernise its tax debt collection, and on its approach to the small minority of taxpayers who do not engage with the department and deliberately hold off paying their tax for as long as...
A company that enters formal insolvency will in many cases have outstanding debts.
What to do if you receive a county court judgment (CCJ) - how to get it set aside or change what you pay, what happens if you do not pay, how to search the register. Includes information from the withdrawn...
Guidance for creditors of a debt that has been placed in a ‘breathing space’.
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