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Emergency Alerts Test on Sunday 7 September, 3pm
Service access and guidance for creditors and money advisers about Breathing Space
How to claim money back from a person that is bankrupt or a company that is in liquidation.
Director Conduct Reporting Service for insolvency practitioners as statutory office-holders. This page links to the online application.
General guidance about director disqualification sanctions, what they mean and applying for a licence.
This page provides a single entry point for tools and information for debt advisers.
This page provides links to guidance produced by, or relating to, the Insolvency Service
The Bounce Back loan scheme was introduced to support businesses during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The guide explains why that loan must be repaid.
Corporation Tax and VAT for limited companies.
Obtaining Income Payments Agreements (IPA) and Income Payments Orders (IPO) from bankrupts, including the matters to be taken into account when calculating the sum to be paid
As company director, you take on many legal requirements and duties. You must know what they are and when you need to complete them.
A guide to what happens to a PPI claim after someone has been made bankrupt in England and Wales.
Full guidance on what happens when you're made bankrupt.
Details of the definition of a creditor and rights to participate in insolvency proceedings
Disclaiming property of the insolvency where that property is onerous, including the process to be followed for an effective disclaimer
There are potential consequences for you, the director, if your company suffers insolvency.
Dividends are payments made to shareholders from company profits after Corporation Tax.
information about how to complain about misconduct to the Insolvency Service and what we will do about it.
A dissolved company is one that has been removed or ‘struck off’ from the Companies House register. Once dissolved the company is no longer able to trade.
Powers, duties and functions of the Official Receiver including situations where those powers are limited by law or by internal operational rules
Creditors' voluntary liquidation (CVL) is when the directors take steps to close down the company.
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