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Personal pay and tax records you must keep to fill in a Self Assessment tax return: which records to keep, how long to keep records.
You need to keep records if you have to send HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)…
You must keep records about your business income and costs for longer if…
Income from employment You should keep documents about your pay and tax,…
You should keep all: bank or building society statements and passbooks…
You should keep details of: the dates when you let out your property all…
You may have to pay Capital Gains Tax if you sell (or ‘dispose of’)…
You should keep: evidence of income you’ve earned from overseas, like…
Records and paperwork you must keep if you're self-employed as a sole trader or partner in a business: income, costs, profit, how long to keep records.
You must keep records of your business income and expenses for your Self…
You’ll need to keep records of: all sales and income all business expenses…
You must keep your records for at least 5 years after the 31 January…
Find out what records you must keep about trusts for tax purposes, who can access your information, and what to do if your records are lost or destroyed.
Find out how to submit a Landfill Tax return and what supporting records you need to keep.
Learn more about getting started with Self Assessment including registration, tax returns, tax bills and payments.
Learn more about your responsibilities if you're running a small business including registration, tax returns, record keeping, tax bills and payments.
Self Assessment tax returns - deadlines, who must send a tax return, penalties, corrections and returns for someone who has died.
Find out what records you must keep and how to keep them if you're registered for VAT.
Find out what records and accounts you must keep to support the information that you submit on your Plastic Packaging Tax return.
Learn more about paying tax and keeping records as a property landlord.
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