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Your and your company's responsibilities - repaying director's loans, interest, tax on loans, reporting to HM Revenue and Customs.
A director’s loan is when you (or other close family members) get money…
You or your company may have to pay tax if you take a director’s loan.…
Your company does not pay Corporation Tax on money you lend it. If you…
A company that enters formal insolvency will in many cases have outstanding debts.
Information from the Certification Officer on levy eligibility, how to pay and how the levy is calculated.
What happens if your company cannot pay its debts and is given a court judgment, statutory demand or winding-up order by your creditors
Object to a company's application to be removed from the companies register - how to find out if a company's applied for insolvency, who can object, how to object, what happens next.
This guide covers the process to restore a company name to the Register of Companies.
How to close a limited company - strike off, dissolution, voluntary liquidation - or allow to become dormant
How to put your limited company or limited liability partnership into administration - what administration is, appointing an administrator, when administration ends
How to buy or acquire the assets of a dissolved company - how and when you can claim money or property, who to contact and the forms you need
How HMRC deals with customers who receive a joint and several liability notice for a company that has received COVID-19 support payments, including conditions for giving a notice and safeguards.
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