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This page provides a single entry point for tools and information for and about insolvency practitioners.
Dealing with a Debt Relief Order (DRO) including application process
We can investigate companies that have been dissolved without entering into formal insolvency proceedings
This guide refers to investigations by the Insolvency Service into companies that have entered into formal insolvency proceedings – which means administration, administrative receivership, voluntary and compulsory liquidatio…
Guidance on the official receivers' duty to deal with the books and records of insolvents.
Intellectual property is the legal right associated with creations of the mind, e.g. artworks, inventions etc
Information about the public register of bankruptcies, debt relief orders and individual voluntary arrangements
The insolvency practitioner (IP) rota is used in the distribution of insolvency cases by the official receiver.
Guidance on the options for managing a company's insolvency.
These notices make directors and others responsible for paying the tax debts of companies they've been involved in.
Rights of action
Information on the disabilities and restrictions on undischarged bankrupts or individuals subject to bankruptcy restrictions order or who have given bankruptcy restriction undertaking. This is general guidance for Insolv…
If the official receiver feels that someone who is bankrupt has been dishonest, the court can make a bankruptcy restrictions order.
Companies become insolvent for a variety of reasons. What happens next will depend on the individual circumstances involved.
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Understanding the process when the Insolvency Service investigates your conduct as director of an insolvent company.
Directors are required to submit records for tax, VAT and company information.
Guidance on requiring and submission of statements of affairs and further accounts.
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