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These notices make directors and others responsible for paying the tax debts of companies they've been involved in.
Information on carrying out inspections of trading and domestic premises and tracing inspections
The law states you must keep a record of any money you borrow from, or pay into, your company. Our fact sheet tells you more about director's loan accounts.
Insolvency Service research findings into concerns about take-on practices for Individual Voluntary Arrangements (IVAs).
Publication of information relating to insolvencies, including advertisement in the London Gazette and local newspapers
Guidance about the financial assistance available from the Redundancy Payments Service for employers who are unable to pay their employees redundancy pay.
Banking facilities for insolvency practitioners. This page links to the online application.
As a director, there are general duties you are expected to perform.
If you’re a limited company director and provide services to an ‘end client’ then you will encounter IR35 rules.
Understanding the potential signs of company distress.
The Third Parties (Rights Against Insurers) Act 2010 (the Act) modernises and simplifies the Third Parties (Rights against Insurers) Act 1930 and the Third Parties (Rights against Insurers) Act (Northern Ireland) 1930
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…
Insolvency rules, regulations and orders
Insolvency practitioner services
How you start a limited company.
This guide provides information on how insolvency practitioners are authorised and regulated in Great Britain
Dealing with a failure to co-operate by company officers, partners and bankrupts.
Guidance on obtaining information from third parties and the disclosure of information (including Legal Professional Privilege).
Dealing with antecedent recoveries other than preferences and transactions at undervalue.
This chapter is not intended to be an exhaustive list of every type of asset, instead it provides information relating to assets most likely to be encountered by the official receiver but that are not covered elsewhere in th…
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