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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
Machine Games Duty (MGD): what you pay it on, how to register, filing your return and changing your details.
Learn about the services we offer to businesses that enable you to check SIA licences, submit licence applications and pay the licence application fee.
Guidance primarily aimed at local responders covering some economic issues that may arise during the Recovery Phase of an emergency in the UK.
Find out how to account for VAT schemes on business gifts, samples and promotional schemes.
HMT management information about the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS), Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CLBILS), Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS) and Future Fund Scheme.
Guidance and support available to businesses in England.
Centralised guidance for SMEs and departments on government’s commitment to support start-ups and small businesses via government procurement, and commit to paying them on time.
Find out how venture capital schemes work, who can apply and what tax reliefs are available for your investors.
This page provides support for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) on bidding for government contracts.
Read about businesses that have participated in support schemes funded by the UK government.
Find out about the VAT place of supply rules if your business sells digital services to private consumers.
The Department for Business and Trade has announced the 10 SME winners of the 2024 Made in the UK, Sold to the World Awards.
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
Get endorsement for the Global Talent visa to work in the UK as a digital technology expert - fintech, gaming, cyber security, artificial intelligence
When and how to account for VAT when you transfer a business as a going concern (TOGC).
You must register with your local authority to run a food business.
Information on key security and political risks which UK businesses may face when operating in Australia.
Guidance and forms about importing and exporting goods, customs declarations, duties and tariffs. Including carriers and freight forwarders, storing goods, Freeports and commodity codes.
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