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How to prioritise and reduce your debts, and where to get free debt advice
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.
Collection of monies owed to an insolvent, including the process for engaging contracted agents to undertake the recovery
Includes recovering debts, registering for bankruptcy and as a creditor
This Data Usage Agreement between HMRC and Scottish Courts and Tribunal Services for debt collection was approved and put in place in 2023.
If someone owes you money, you can use this form (a ‘statutory demand’) to demand payment within 21 days.
Check if you can claim relief from VAT if you supply goods or services to a customer, but you are not paid.
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 Includes information from the withdrawn...
How to issue a winding up petition - forms and fees to wind up a company to recover any money you're owed.
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).
If you're owed money in a bankruptcy or company liquidation case, use a Proof of Debt form to register as a creditor and make a claim for the money you're owed
Statutory demands are a formal way of asking for a debt to be paid - get the forms to send, cancel or set aside a statutory demand.
What happens if you underpay import or export duties and who is responsible for the debt.
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.
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