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You may be able to use an open individual export licence (OIEL) to regularly export similar controlled items to the same customer.
When and how you need to register your item or apply for an exemption certificate to deal in ivory.
How to work out and claim Corporation Tax relief on trading losses.
Change official details about trademarks in the trade mark register with no cost or charge - find forms, correct mistakes, appoint a representative, surrender your rights to a trade mark
Register as a sole trader with HM Revenue and Customs - your legal responsibilities if you run a business as a self-employed sole trader.
Search the Individual Insolvency Register for details about bankruptcy orders, Debt Relief Orders, Individual Voluntary Arrangements, and restrictions orders and undertakings
If you already have the right or have probate (as an executor or administrator) you can start dealing with the estate. You may need to apply for the right to deal with the estate of the person who's died (also...
How to apply VAT rules to supplies, imports and export of gold and investment gold.
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.
Find out how the scheme works, including issuing shares and raising money, and how to submit your compliance statement.
This draft legislation amends the categories of property in the table in section 520(2) of the Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 (ITTOIA 2005) in relation to personal portfolio bonds.
How to make an origin declaration if you're using it as proof of origin for products using the Developing Countries Trading Scheme.
How UK persons’ trading interests are protected and when authorisations must be obtained to trade with countries subject to specific extraterritorial laws.
How to apply to import, export or re-export endangered animal and plant species on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) list.
Incorporate a private limited company - register it with Companies House and rules on directors, shares, articles of association and telling HMRC about the company
How to work out your adjusted net income and the circumstances when it can affect your tax liability.
Personal data an employer can keep about an employee, and employee rights to see this information under data protection rules
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