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Guidance you should consider when considering the employee shareholder employment status.
The Shareholder Executive (ShEx) managed the government’s shareholder relationships with businesses owned or part-owned by the government. In April 2016 the Shareholder Executive was brought together with UK Financial Investments (UKFI) under a single holding company – UK Government Investments...
Incorporate a private limited company - register it with Companies House and rules on directors, shares, articles of association and telling HMRC about the company
Making changes to your company - passing resolutions, changing addesses and where your records are kept, your company name and type, directors' and secretaries' details, share structure, constitution
Employment status (worker, employee, self-employed, director or contractor) affects employment rights and employer responsibilities in the workplace
Dividends are payments made to shareholders from company profits after Corporation Tax.
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