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Information on the work of the PPI Team and recovering compensation where the insolvent has been a victim of financial mis-selling cases.
What insolvency means for limited companies and their directors.
Corporation Tax and VAT for limited companies.
Complain to the Insolvency Service if a director or sole trader is re-using the name (or a similar name) of a company in compulsory or creditors’ voluntary liquidation.
Dividends are payments made to shareholders from company profits after Corporation Tax.
When starting again can be, or can lead to, misconduct.
Dealing with an insolvent's freehold or leasehold property, including action to be taken to protect an interest in the property, steps to be taken where the property is the bankrupt's 'family home' and dealin…
Actions to take in the initial stages of a bankruptcy including letters to be sent and enquiries to be undertaken
Appointing a new director to your limited company.
Guidance for debt advisers who need to create and submit a DRO application.
This document contains information related to company investigations and The Insolvency Service.
Directors have specific duties if their company becomes insolvent. These still apply if it is trading or if trading has stopped.
There are potential consequences for you, the director, if your company suffers insolvency.
As a director, there are general duties you are expected to perform.
When you become the director of a limited company, you should be aware of the legal requirements and duties involved.
Powers, duties and functions of the Official Receiver including situations where those powers are limited by law or by internal operational rules
Guidance on property which falls outside the bankruptcy estate and dealing with claims that property is excluded.
Details on RP14 and RP14A upload
A company that enters formal insolvency will in many cases have outstanding debts.
This guidance deals with the circumstances in which the Registrar of Companies may dissolve a company
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