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Find out which stocks and shares you can purchase, make or hold in an investor's stocks and shares ISA.
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…
Guidance for local authorities compiling annual information on dwelling stock data (including vacants and net supply of housing), including the Housing Flows Reconciliation (HFR) forms and guidance.
How and when you'll pay Stamp Duty Reserve Tax (SDRT) or Stamp Duty when you buy shares electronically or using a stock transfer form
Find out when you can zero rate books and other forms of printed matter.
Find out how to value stocks and shares of someone who has died. How you value them depends on whether they are 'listed' or 'unlisted'.
Find out how the scheme works, including issuing shares and raising money, and how to submit your compliance statement.
Investors and businesses may be legally required to tell the government about certain sensitive acquisitions under the National Security and Investment Act.
Find out the rules on investments using open market price rules and how you can charge for your services as an ISA manager.
Find out about the Direct Calculation VAT Retail Schemes 1 and 2, how they work and what records you must keep.
Find out how the scheme works, including issuing shares and raising money and how to submit a compliance statement.
Find out how to complete a stock transfer form and get it processed.
Tax advantages on employee share schemes including Share Incentive Plans, Save As You Earn, Company Share Option Plans and Enterprise Management Incentives
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.
How to charge and account for VAT on the movement of goods between Northern Ireland and EU member states (VAT Notice 725).
Find out what is meant by a 'recognised stock exchange' and the legislation that applies.
Find out the basic rules of VAT, how they apply to clubs and associations, and how to treat VAT on subscriptions and other payments.
Types of ISA available, the tax-free ISA allowance, withdrawing money and transferring ISAs
How to use a single commodity code to import your goods in split consignments when importing large machinery or plant.
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