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Running a business from home - insurance, business rates, expenses, tax allowances
In England and Wales your local property tax will be either Council Tax or business rates (sometimes referred to as non-domestic rates).
A guide to starting and growing a business from home.
Find out if simplified expenses suits your business. Compare what expenses you can claim using simplified expenses with what you can claim by working out the actual costs.
Use a simpler calculation to work out income tax for your vehicle, home and business premises expenses
You must register with your local authority to run a food business.
Business rates are charged on most non-domestic properties - who has to pay, how your rates are calculated, getting a revaluation, what to do if your premises change.
Provides analysis of home-based and family-owned businesses using data from the Small Business Survey 2014.
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
Guidance for UK companies on winning business from international aid and development projects.
Tax and reporting rules for employers covering the costs of employees working from home
This series brings together the documents relating to Home Office business plan 2013-2015.
This series brings together all documents relating to Home Office business plan 2012-2015
Steps to help grow your business - finding finance, mentors, increasing sales and developing products and services
Business expenses you can claim if you're self-employed
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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