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What you need to know if you were a director of a company that became insolvent and you want to start another one.
Dividends are payments made to shareholders from company profits after Corporation Tax.
Details on RP14 and RP14A upload
Dealing with the affairs of a debtor who dies during the bankruptcy process or the estate of a deceased insolvent
Guidance on appointing an insolvency practitioner and handing over the estate. Including the use of the official receivers' rotas and vacancies in office.
How to claim money back from a person that is bankrupt or a company that is in liquidation.
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…
Guidance for debt advisers who need to create and submit a DRO application.
Dealing with an insolvent's motor vehicle, including matters to be taken into account before the vehicle is sold
This page provides a full list of published guidance about the following processes administered or regulated by the Insolvency Service:
This page provides a single entry point for tools and information for debt advisers.
This document contains information related to company investigations and The Insolvency Service.
Actions to take in the initial stages of a bankruptcy including letters to be sent and enquiries to be undertaken
What insolvency means for limited companies and their directors.
Rights of action
Recovering sums due in respect of antecedent recoveries such as excessive pension contributions, misfeasance of directors, voidable dispositions and transactions defrauding creditors
Powers, duties and functions of the Official Receiver including situations where those powers are limited by law or by internal operational rules
A guide to what happens to a PPI claim after someone has been made bankrupt in England and Wales.
How the accounting systems in relation to insolvent estates operate and the legislative basis for the accounting for fees and expenses relating to the work of the official receiver.
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