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Employment status (worker, employee, self-employed, director or contractor) affects employment rights and employer responsibilities in the workplace
In employment law a person’s employment status helps determine: their…
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Appoint a trusted helper to set up your Valuation Office Agency (VOA) business rates valuation account if no one in your organisation can register for one.
Send files, pay fees and track cases in the High Court and the upper tribunals.
Tell HMRC when you have replaced your filing member for an existing Pillar 2 top-up taxes account.
How to send your information to Companies House using our online services.
In very limited cases, you can file a second filing to correct a minor error in a document that was otherwise properly delivered to Companies House.
How to send information to Companies House using commercial software.
Find software to file company accounts for private limited companies, limited liability partnerships (LLPs) and charities.
You’ll need to apply for an account to file using software. The account you need will depend on whether you’re filing company accounts and documents that have a fee.
Rules and requirements on filing annual returns, annual accounts and company changes that must be filed by UK registered companies.
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