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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.
How to tax a beneficial loan arrangement for a director or employee.
Finance for SMEs in the UK with no fixed payments, fixed terms or security required. The advance is repaid as a percentage of future card sales.
Get a benefit advance if you've applied for a benefit for the first time and cannot afford to wait for the first payment
Information on a number of schemes designed to avoid Income Tax and National Insurance contributions by using capital advances, joint and mutual share ownership agreements.
Interest-free loans from the government for some people on benefits: how to apply, check if you're eligible
Find out how venture capital schemes work, who can apply and what tax reliefs are available for your investors.
It is your responsibility to make sure you can access enough money to pay for all your costs and to avoid getting into financial difficulties abroad.
Free and impartial help with money and pensions.
Find out if your proposal to raise investments could qualify for a venture capital scheme and what you need to apply for advance assurance.
Application form CH2: enter an obligation to make further advances.
Find out about the ways people can make certain decisions for you or do certain things on your behalf
Find out how the scheme works, including issuing shares and raising money, and how to submit your compliance statement.
Find out if you’re a money service business and need to register with HMRC under the money laundering regulations.
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