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You're required to keep records for all traded goods you declare to HMRC for four years, for duty and tax purposes and for government statistics.
Personal pay and tax records you must keep to fill in a Self Assessment tax return: which records to keep, how long to keep records.
You need to keep records if you have to send HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)…
You must keep records about your business income and costs for longer if…
Income from employment You should keep documents about your pay and tax,…
You should keep all: bank or building society statements and passbooks…
You should keep details of: the dates when you let out your property all…
You may have to pay Capital Gains Tax if you sell (or ‘dispose of’)…
You should keep: evidence of income you’ve earned from overseas, like…
Government consultation on electronic invoicing launched
How to make arrangements for your children if you divorce or separate, mediation and how to apply for a court order if you cannot agree.
Find out how to link your temporary storage facility to the Customs Declaration Service using a Community Systems Provider.
Records and paperwork you must keep if you're self-employed as a sole trader or partner in a business: income, costs, profit, how long to keep records.
Find out how you could be made liable for the unpaid VAT of another VAT-registered business when you buy or sell specified goods.
Prove your right to live in the UK. Permanent residence documents for EU, EEA and Swiss citizens are no longer valid.
Defines unincorporated and incorporated businesses.
Claim relief on import duty and VAT when importing miscellaneous documents and related articles into the UK.
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