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Object to a company's application to be removed from the companies register - how to find out if a company's applied for insolvency, who can object, how to object, what happens next.
What intellectual property is, how you can protect it, and which of copyright, patents, design right and trade marks applies to your work.
Get ready to employ someone - your responsibilities as an employer, register with HMRC, set up PAYE, get insurance.
The Office of the Regulator of Community Interest Companies (CIC Regulator)'s form for applying to form a community interest company.
Renew a trade mark, including late renewals and restoring a trade mark.
Your and your company's responsibilities - repaying director's loans, interest, tax on loans, reporting to HM Revenue and Customs.
Use their P45 (or starter checklist, which replaced the P46) to get information from your new employee, set them up on your payroll software, tell HMRC.
PAYE Settlement Agreements (PSA) allow employers to make an annual payment to HRMC for some types of expenses and benefits - apply, renew, deadlines
If you provide company cars to your employees, use form P46 (Car) to tell HMRC
Checks employers might need to run on job applicants, including right to work in the UK, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS - formerly CRB) checks and health checks
Find out if simplified expenses suits your business. Compare what expenses you can claim using simplified expenses with what you can claim by working out the actual costs.
Use this form to apply to restore a company to the Companies House register.
What to do if your vehicle, vehicle part or accessory is recalled, has a registered fault and how to report serious safety defect you find
VAT, duty and customs declarations for goods received by post or courier - paying, collecting your goods, getting a refund and documents.
Rules employers must follow when making staff redundant - consultations, notice periods, compulsory and non-compulsory redundancy and redundancy pay.
When your limited company doesn't have to get its accounts audited, what you need to put on your accounts if you don't and what to do if shareholders ask for an audit
Who gets copyright, types of work it covers, permitted use of copyright material, how to license and sell copyright and help resolving disputes.
What Gift Aid is, who can claim, what donations are eligible for Gift Aid, Gift Aid declarations for your charity or community amateur sports club (CASC), how to claim
Use this form to give notice of an individual with significant control.
Employ someone: agree a contract, right to work checks, DBS checks, workplace pensions, set up PAYE, tell HMRC
Do not include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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