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What makes you self-employed, what counts as trading and what to do, including registering for Self Assessment.
Guidance, forms and helpsheets for self-employment. Including setting up your business, filing returns, claiming expenses and how to get help and support.
What to do if you think you are a victim of identity theft or fraud, and what signs to look out for.
Bringing in goods for personal use when you travel to the UK from abroad - types of tax and duty, duty free, EU and non-EU arrivals, banned and restricted goods.
What you need to do if you set up as a sole trader - check your employment status, understand your obligations, and register for tax.
Where to get help if you are having suicidal thoughts, and what to do if you are worried about someone else.
The steps you must take when someone dies - register a death, report a death with Tell Us Once, coroners, funerals and death abroad.
Tell HMRC if you've stopped being self-employed, or you're ending or leaving a business partnership - responsibilities, tax returns, letting any employees know.
The Civil Service competency framework, sets out how we want people in the Civil Service to work.
Tell HMRC about undeclared income, self-employment, capital gains, profits in a company and foreign income
Register as a sole trader with HM Revenue and Customs - your legal responsibilities if you run a business as a self-employed sole trader.
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.
Includes self-employment and starting a business
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 make a will: making sure it's valid, using a solicitor and changing it when your circumstances change
Sign in and send your Self Assessment tax return online.
Claiming Universal Credit if you're self-employed - eligibility, reporting your earnings, start up periods
How to register for Self Assessment if you need to send a tax return or want to make voluntary Class 2 National Insurance payments.
Your council must help if you’re legally homeless or will become homeless within 8 weeks. Help may include advice, emergency housing or longer-term housing.
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