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Guidance about compensation to owners and occupiers of business premises once a compulsory purchase order comes into force.
Find out who can be authorised to store, process or produce excise goods in a UK Freeport customs site and how to apply to do so.
What you must do when you sell your company, partnership or sole trader business
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Check what you need to do if you own a UK legal services business and are a lawyer with qualifications from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein.
Requirements for excise goods held in duty suspension in a warehouse by an authorised warehousekeeper, registered owner, duty representative or registered consignor in the UK.
Set up and run a business partnership - naming a partnership, registering with HMRC, partnership tax returns and legal responsibilities
Find out if you need to register to store goods in the UK for sellers established outside the UK.
How to get Inheritance Tax relief on business assets in an estate, what qualifies, giving away business property or assets
The next generation of business leaders have received over £100 million worth of support from the Government backed Start Up Loan Scheme
Register as an owner of duty suspended goods held in an excise warehouse or as a Freeport owner of excise goods held in a Freeport excise warehouse.
You must register with your local authority to run a food business.
Register as a sole trader with HM Revenue and Customs - your legal responsibilities if you run a business as a self-employed sole trader.
What you need to do to start a business: choose a legal structure, see if you need licences and insurance, learn about reliefs and benefits
Find out if you can register for VAT under the VAT registration scheme for racehorse owners.
Running a business from home - insurance, business rates, expenses, tax allowances
When and how to account for VAT when you transfer a business as a going concern (TOGC).
Data protection rules for businesses in recruiting staff, keeping staff records and using CCTV
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.
When a business changes owner, employees could be protected under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) regulations (TUPE) - types of transfers, your rights, contracts, redundancy, where to get help
Information and guidance on Business Improvement Districts.
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