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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…
Investors and businesses may be legally required to tell the government about certain sensitive acquisitions under the National Security and Investment Act.
Check if you're a joint tenant or tenants in common. Change from joint tenants to tenants in common, or tenants in common to joint tenants
This guide is also available in Welsh (Cymraeg). You must decide which…
You can find out what type of joint ownership you have by checking…
This is called ‘severance of joint tenancy’. You should apply for a ‘Form…
You need the agreement of all the other joint owners to change from being…
You must apply to the Court of Protection if all of the following apply:…
Ownership of copyright works may depend on the circumstances under which the work was created.
Find out about clearance applications and how to apply to HMRC for advance confirmation of an exempt distribution when a company purchases its own shares.
What providers need to know about registering with Ofsted and running or closing a supported accommodation service.
When and how to account for VAT when you transfer a business as a going concern (TOGC).
Guide to licensing procedure and other restrictions for export of controlled dual-use items, software and technology, goods for torture and radioactive sources.
Who can set up employee ownership, employee shares and engagement, employee directors, model documentation
Find out about group and divisional VAT registration and the forms you should use to apply.
Buy your rented home through the Right to Shared Ownership scheme: who can apply, how to apply, costs, paying rent, buying more shares, repairing and selling your home.
What happens when you opt to tax (charge VAT on) land and buildings, when you need permission and when to notify HMRC about your decision.
Get help to classify textiles and which headings and codes to use.
How to work out splitting up money, property and possessions when you divorce or dissolve a civil partnership - including mediation.
Find out when transactions involving land and buildings are exempt from VAT.
Find out about tax as a landlord, and how to work out your rental income if you rent out property.
The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) explains how domestic properties are valued for Council Tax bands.
A trust is a way of managing assets (money, investments, land or buildings) for people - types of trust, how they are taxed, where to get help.
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