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How to pay your VAT bill - including online by card or Direct Debit, from your bank with HMRC’s bank details, by standing order or at your bank or building society.
Your Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) - how much you get, eligibility, how to claim SSP, fit notes, disputes.
Get help at work, including an Access to Work grant, if you have a disability or health condition - eligibility, how to apply.
What you need to do if you start working for yourself.
Become a sole trader with HM Revenue and Customs - your legal responsibilities if you run a business as a self-employed sole trader.
Some older people can get free travel on local buses - contact your council to check your eligibility and apply for a bus pass
Advertise apprenticeships and manage applications using the apprenticeship service.
Contact the Pension Service about State Pension eligibility, claims, payments and complaints, and to update your details (such as your address or bank details)
How to pay PAYE and National Insurance for employers, including Construction Industry Scheme, student loan deductions, reference numbers, bank details, deadlines and payment booklets.
Holiday entitlement or annual leave - information for employers and workers on entitlement, calculating leave, taking leave, accruing leave and disputes
Get an estimate of how much Pension Credit you may be entitled to
Employer checking service (ECS): check your employee or potential employee's immigration employment status
Fit notes (formerly sick notes), holiday during sick leave, returning to work, long-term sick, dismissals
Enrol and use HMRC's PAYE Online service to send payroll information to HMRC, to view the balance of what you owe, and to access tax codes and notices about your employees
Who can check your criminal record for a role, the application process and how to recognise a genuine certificate.
National Insurance contributions you can choose to pay when you have a gap in your National Insurance record.
Business expenses you can claim if you're self-employed
How to register for VAT, change your details, cancel your registration, register for VAT in EU countries.
Print your SA302 tax calculation and tax year overview if you're applying for a mortgage and need proof of earnings.
How to claim the basic State Pension and how it's calculated - for men born before 6 April 1951 and women born before 6 April 1953.
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