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What new employers need to do for PAYE, including choosing whether to run payroll yourself, paying someone for the first time and keeping records.
Apply for probate or confirmation if there's Inheritance Tax to pay, or if the deceased's estate does not qualify as an 'excepted estate'.
Who's entitled to the minimum wage, what's included when working out the minimum wage, and what happens if there's a dispute.
You can start Shared Parental Leave (SPL) and Statutory Shared Parental Pay (ShPP) if you're eligible and you or your partner ends your maternity or adoption leave early - eligibility, entitlement, starting SPL and split…
Contact HM Revenue and Customs if you cannot pay your tax bill - get more time to pay or pay in instalments.
Employer guide to Statutory Sick Pay - SSP rates, form SSP1, eligibility, fit notes (formerly sick notes), recover statutory pay.
How to pay Class 2 self-employed National Insurance contributions - online, bank transfer, cheque, payslips.
Find out who is entitled to a share of someone’s property, possessions and money if they die without making a will
Minimum working age and pay for children, how to apply for performance licences and what local council bylaws say about employing children, paying someone over 16
If you already have the right or have probate (as an executor or administrator) you can start dealing with the estate. You may need to apply for the right to deal with the estate of the person who's died (also called …
Getting help with tax returns, allowances, tax codes, filling in forms and what to do if you owe HMRC
How to find childcare, get help paying for it and what to do if your circumstances change.
Employer and employee guide to unpaid parental leave - eligibility, how much leave can be taken and notice periods, postponing leave
Plan your retirement income - State Pension, improve your pension, pay National Insurance, check your State Pension age
Accounts for Companies House and Company Tax Returns for HMRC - what you must send, deadlines, filing separately or together
Small businesses can record income and expenses when money is actually paid rather than when they've invoiced or received
What to do if you go to work or retire abroad - sending HMRC a P85 or tax return, paying National Insurance and claiming benefits, visiting the UK after you've left
Check whether you need to report and pay any tax on income you make apart from your main job or earnings.
Claim capital allowances so your business pays less tax when you buy assets - equipment, fixtures, business cars, plant and machinery, annual investment allowance, first-year allowances.
Tell HMRC about changes to your PAYE company car or fuel benefit details
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