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A guide to organising a street party - telling your council, closing roads, getting insurance and licences
Street parties on quiet streets that do not affect the wider road network…
You’ll need to get permission from your local council to close a road.…
Alcohol and food A licence is not needed if you’re going to provide…
This guidance describes the dispute resolution services and remedies available for standard essential patents (SEPs) disputes.
Tax and reporting rules for employers providing social functions, including annual parties, for employees
As an employer providing social functions and parties for your employees,…
You might not have to report anything to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) or…
If any of the events you provide are not exempt, you’ll have to report the…
The following guide contains more detailed information: particular…
Find out which country’s VAT rules to use when supplying services abroad.
When and how to tell neighbours about building works on party walls, what to do if you've been notified of works, how to come to an agreement
Find out how to account for VAT schemes on business gifts, samples and promotional schemes.
Find out how to account for VAT on entertainment provided by your business.
How to tax employee expenses for entertaining clients.
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