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The main things you need to consider when employing people for the first time or if you've never hired an employee before
A patent registers your invention and lets you take legal action against anyone who makes, uses, sells or imports your invention without your permission.
Working out and paying Capital Gains Tax (CGT) if you're a sole trader or in a business partnership, claiming tax relief.
Use this form to give notice of an unconditional change of name by resolution.
Charities can register online with HMRC and claim tax relief or get tax back on Gift Aid donations and bank interest, charitable purposes, registration
Renew a trade mark, including late renewals and restoring a trade mark
How to apply for bankruptcy online: how much it costs, get help paying the fee, what you’ll need
How to line up your reporting dates for accounts and Company Tax Returns at the end of your limited company's first year
Trading hours for retailers, restrictions on Sunday opening and public holiday opening in England, Wales and Scotland
Use this form to give notice of shares allotted following incorporation. Include the optional continuation pages if needed.
Find a licensed insolvency practitioner in your area.
You must register as an overseas company in the UK to do business legally - find out about what you need to do
Tax and reporting rules for employers covering the cost of school fees for the child of an employee
Find out if you need to declare goods you bring into or take out of the UK and how to make the declarations.
Accommodation provided by an employer can affect the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage: offset rates, accommodation charges.
What to do if you're an employer who has been taken to an employment tribunal. Find out about the hearing, what happens if you lose your case and how to appeal.
Apply as an individual under section 1088 to remove your home address, or part of it, from the public Companies House register.
Check your local council for advice on becoming a licensed chaperone for children in the entertainment, modelling or sports
You can receive an unlimited fine for employing an illegal worker - find out what happens and what you can do
Late commercial payments - interest and debt recovery costs you can charge businesses for late payments
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