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Check a business's EORI number, used to import and export goods from the UK
Class 1 National Insurance (NI) contribution rates for the current tax year, what NI category letters mean.
How to close a limited company - strike off, dissolution, voluntary liquidation - or allow to become dormant
Loans and mentoring for people looking to start or grow a business in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
Protect your brand by registering it as a trade mark - how to apply, fees, responding to objections to your trade mark, using the ® symbol.
As an employer, if you provide company cars or fuel for your employees' private use, you'll need to work out the taxable value so you can report this to HMRC
Use this service to send your lease and rent details to the Valuation Office (VO) if you've been contacted by them
How to request a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check for a potential employee: types of DBS check, how to request a check, how much it costs, how long it takes.
How to close down your limited company by getting it struck off the Companies Register
Tell HMRC if you've stopped being self-employed, or you're ending or leaving a business partnership - responsibilities, tax returns, letting any employees know.
Calculate an employee’s maternity pay (SMP), paternity or adoption pay, relevant period and average weekly earnings
Check if your pay matches the National Minimum Wage, the National Living Wage or if your employer owes you payments from the previous year.
Estimate your business rates by multiplying the rateable value of your business property by a multiplier value set by the government.
Download HMRC's free payroll software Basic PAYE Tools
Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) calculator - calculate SSP for an employee
Use Contracts Finder to find out about current contract opportunities with the government and its agencies.
Find out if, and how, you need to register with HMRC when you start employing people.
Find out what level of Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check you can get for an employee you’re recruiting. Formerly a Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) check.
When your company or organisation pays Corporation Tax - paying, reporting and dormant companies
Search for patents and supplementary certificates (SPCs) that have been granted, published and filed
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