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Guidance on late night refreshment licensing including new powers permitting licensing authorities to exempt certain suppliers.
Late commercial payments - interest and debt recovery costs you can charge businesses for late payments
You can claim interest and debt recovery costs if another business is late…
The interest you can charge if another business is late paying for goods…
You can also charge a business a fixed sum for the cost of recovering a…
You can appeal to the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) if you appealed or were taken to an employment tribunal and you think there was a legal problem with the case
If your payment is more than 15 days overdue, first and second late payment penalties apply. Find out how to avoid penalties and get help to pay in instalments.
You need a late hours catering licence if you want to sell food or drinks between 11pm and 5am in Scotland
New survey data shows that British families eat a significantly larger variety of foods since 1940
From 1 January 2023, HMRC will charge VAT-registered businesses late payment interest from the first day their payment is overdue until it is paid in full.
How to register for the Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme to move or sell food in Northern Ireland.
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