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Find out about mini umbrella company fraud, including checks you should complete and how to report potential fraud.
Definition of single-use vapes and reusable vapes, information on regulation and enforcement, and how to recycle vapes.
What it means to be dormant for Corporation Tax or Companies House - trading and non-trading, annual accounts, Company Tax Returns and telling HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)
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Find out about group and divisional VAT registration and the forms you should use to apply.
Hear first-hand experiences of the challenges and advantages of owning your own business, with advice on how to get started.
Incorporate a private limited company - register it with Companies House and rules on directors, shares, articles of association and telling HMRC about the company.
How UK organisations that supply or import packaging should comply with extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
HMT management information about the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS), Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CLBILS), Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS) and Future Fund Scheme.
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