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Incorporate a private limited company - register it with Companies House and rules on directors, shares, articles of association and telling HMRC about the company
A limited company is a company ‘limited by shares’ or ‘limited by…
You must choose a name for your business if you’re setting up a private…
You must provide a registered office address when you set up a limited…
Your company must have at least one director. Directors are legally…
Most limited companies are ‘limited by shares’. This means they’re owned…
When you register your company you need: a ‘memorandum of association’ - a…
Use this service to register your company with Companies House. You will…
Most companies register for Corporation Tax and PAYE as an employer at the…
The conditions that new cemetery developments, or new extensions of a cemetery, can operate under without needing an environmental permit.
Find out about the private use of company cars and vans and when a benefit charge is incurred.
Find out how to charge and collect excise duty on fuel used in private pleasure craft and fuel used for private pleasure flying.
What qualifies as ordinary commuting and private travel for tax purposes.
What private maritime security companies (PMSCs) with a trade control licence must do when their circumstances change like leaving the sector or merging.
How to account for VAT on vehicles and fuel you use for your business.
Find out about the calculation of the company car benefit charge.
Tax and reporting rules for employers providing company cars, including fuel
Tax and reporting rules for employers allowing private use of heavy goods vehicles by employees
Local plan examinations and the planning issues they deal with can be complex. This is intended as a short guide for those who might be participating in a local plan examination for the first time. It does not aim to...
The government introduced a ‘Cloud First’ policy in 2013 for all technology decisions.
How to know whether the operatives you deploy are employed or self-employed, and what this means for tax and national insurance.
Find out about the registered dealers in controlled oil (RDCO) scheme.
How to account for VAT if your business allows goods and services to be used for temporary or permanent private use.
If you're a non-UK resident temporarily importing a vessel, check if you can get relief using Temporary Admission (TA) and the rules that apply while your yacht is under the TA procedure in the UK.
Find out how to apply VAT if you're in the taxi and private hire car trade.
The off-payroll working rules if you are a contractor or an intermediary and your worker provides services to small clients in the private or voluntary sectors.
Information on licensing needed for private maritime security companies (PMSC's) to provide maritime anti-piracy services in the ‘high risk area’ (HRA).
As an employer, if you provide company cars or fuel for your employees' private use, you'll need to work out the taxable value so you can report this to HMRC
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