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Set up and run a business partnership - naming a partnership, registering with HMRC, partnership tax returns and legal responsibilities
In a partnership, you and your partner (or partners) personally share…
You can trade under your own names, or you can choose another name for…
You must register your partnership for Self Assessment with HM Revenue and…
Incorporate a private limited company - register it with Companies House and rules on directors, shares, articles of association and telling HMRC about the company
A limited company is a company ‘limited by shares’ or ‘limited by…
You must choose a name for your business if you’re setting up a private…
You must provide a registered office address when you set up a limited…
Your company must have at least one director. Directors are legally…
Most limited companies are ‘limited by shares’. This means they’re owned…
When you register your company you need: a ‘memorandum of association’ - a…
Use this service to register your company with Companies House. You will…
Most companies register for Corporation Tax and PAYE as an employer at the…
How to change your charity structure, for example from unincorporated to a CIO or charitable company.
How to work out financial eligibility for legal aid: income and capital means testing, passporting and the civil legal aid calculator.
Includes self-employment and starting a business
Find out what it means to be a charity and what to do if setting up a charity is the right option for you.
How to use an ethnographic study to evaluate your digital health product.
What we do and how we approach regulating landlords.
What happens when you opt to tax (charge VAT on) land and buildings, when you need permission and when to notify HMRC about your decision.
For company directors, LLP members or people with significant control (PSCs) who are at serious risk and want to protect their personal information from the public.
How to report pig movements using the electronic animal movement licensing (eAML2) service.
A trust is a way of managing assets (money, investments, land or buildings) for people - types of trust, how they are taxed, where to get help.
As a landlord, find out if the leaseholders in your block have the right to take over management of your building, and the process they must go through to do this
Information for schools about the standard setting process for key stage 2 national curriculum tests.
How to set up a flat management company to manage property on residents' behalf and what you must do to run it legally
Find out about the help you can get to run your business safely and efficiently if you've been a vehicle operator for less than 6 months.
Explains your responsibilities, including choosing a name, having a registered address, appointing designated members and registering with Companies House.
Workplace pensions - what employers have to do, automatic enrolment, ongoing duties, stakeholder pensions
The range of prison sentences a court can give - including suspended, fixed-term, indeterminate and life sentences.
Understand how to follow safeguarding procedures when planning remote education strategies and teaching remotely.
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