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Sign in or set up a personal or business tax account, Self Assessment, Corporation Tax, PAYE for employers, VAT and other services.
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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.
Find out if you need to pay to drive in a clean air zone and check your vehicle meets emission standards.
Visit the UK as a Standard Visitor for tourism, business, study (courses up to 6 months), medical treatment and other activities. Find out whether you need a Standard Visitor visa, or can visit without a visa.…
You may need a visa to come to the UK to visit, study or work.
Self Assessment tax returns - deadlines, who must send a tax return, penalties, corrections and returns for someone who has died.
Start a business to help people or communities - business structures including community interest companies and co-operatives
Update your vehicle log book (V5C) and send it to DVLA to change your address.
Compare visas to visit, work, study or join a family member already in the UK. How to apply and what the decision on your application means.
Where to find your unique tax reference (UTR) number, what to do if you've lost your UTR number, or how to apply if you do not have a UTR number
How to protect your employment business, and the workers you supply, from non-compliant businesses in your supply chain.
Even the best-run business can face unexpected challenges and solvency issues. It's important you recognise the signs and understand your duties as a director.…
Call costs for 0800, 0808, 0845, 0870, 03 and other phone numbers from UK landlines and mobiles.
Register as a sole trader with HM Revenue and Customs - your legal responsibilities if you run a business as a self-employed sole trader.…
What makes you self-employed, what counts as trading and what to do, including registering for Self Assessment.
You must register as an overseas company in the UK to do business legally - find out about what you need to do
Technical note for applicant organisations in England on the use of university, polytechnic and higher education in business and company names.
What you must do when you sell your company, partnership or sole trader business
How to register a group of companies, company divisions, joint business ventures and business units for VAT and what to do if they change after registration.
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