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You're required to keep records for all traded goods you declare to HMRC for four years, for duty and tax purposes and for government statistics.
Personal pay and tax records you must keep to fill in a Self Assessment tax return: which records to keep, how long to keep records.
You need to keep records if you have to send HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)…
You must keep records about your business income and costs for longer if…
Income from employment You should keep documents about your pay and tax,…
You should keep all: bank or building society statements and passbooks…
You should keep details of: the dates when you let out your property all…
You may have to pay Capital Gains Tax if you sell (or ‘dispose of’)…
You should keep: evidence of income you’ve earned from overseas, like…
Find out how to link your temporary storage facility to Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight (CHIEF) or the Customs Declaration Service using a Community Systems Provider.
Find out how you could be made liable for the unpaid VAT of another VAT-registered business when you buy or sell specified goods.
Paper forms to register with Companies House and file information for your company, partnership, or other company types.
Use the online service to get a UK document legalised.
What to do with the papers and documents to be used in a criminal case.
How to make arrangements for your children if you divorce or separate, mediation and how to apply for a court order if you cannot agree.
Get your goods cleared by the National Clearance Hub when moving goods into, out of, or through the UK.
Ending a relationship and agreeing on money and property, child arrangements (sometimes known as 'custody', 'residence' or 'contact') and child maintenance
Records and paperwork you must keep if you're self-employed as a sole trader or partner in a business: income, costs, profit, how long to keep records.
Freight forwarders oversee the worldwide movement of cargo, packing, documentation and customs clearance, on behalf of importers and exporters.
How someone in Spain can get documents legalised, witnessed or certified, take an oath of British citizenship and obtain informative notes.
You need to attend appointments at an immigration reporting centre if you do not have permission to stay in the UK: you could face penalties if you do not attend an appointment.
Find out what records you must keep about trusts for tax purposes, who can access your information, and what to do if your records are lost or destroyed.
Find out how to prove your right to rent in England to a landlord. Get an online share code to prove your right to rent if you’re eligible or check what documents you can use instead.
Compulsory and voluntary liquidation, the liquidation process, how liquidation affects company directors and the role of a liquidator
How to provide evidence of your UK residence if we can’t confirm this through an automated check of UK tax and some benefits records.
Ask the court to make an order protecting you and any relevant child from abuse or harassment by a named person, or to prevent them living in your home.
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