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When HMRC will issue a joint and several liability notice to individuals who have been involved with companies which have become insolvent and have a tax liability with HMRC.
Insolvency form templates for companies and individuals in England and Wales.
As of April 2024, this publication has been replaced by separate individual and company insolvency statistics as linked to below.
This guide explains the role of the insolvency service in investigating phoenixism
Insolvency Service Annual Report and Accounts 2022-2023
This note applies from 1 April 2024
There are potential consequences for you, the director, if your company suffers insolvency.
Use this form for a company in Northern Ireland, to tell us when insolvency proceedings are ongoing in another member state and dissolution consent has not been given.
Use this form to tell us when insolvency proceedings are ongoing in another member state and dissolution consent has not been given by all member state liquidators.
The principles agreed between the Secretary of State and the recognised professional bodies that authorise insolvency practitioners (IPs).
Companies become insolvent for a variety of reasons. What happens next will depend on the individual circumstances involved.
The Budget announced changes to rules related to insolvency.
What you can do to avoid insolvency.
Use this form to tell us when insolvency proceedings are concluded in the UK with consent from all other member state liquidators for the dissolution of the company.
Monthly company and individual insolvency statistics for England and Wales, as well as Northern Ireland, and monthly company statistics for Scotland. For England and Wales, Breathing Space scheme statistics and the numbers of company moratoriums and restructuring plans are also...
An alternative to liquidation - reschedule payment to creditors to recover from insolvency
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