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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.
Certain company transactions that may be open to challenge if the company enters liquidation or administration.
Find out what records you must keep about trusts for tax purposes, who can access your information, and what to do if your records are lost or destroyed.
How colleges can request approval for non-delegated transactions from the Department for Education (DfE).
Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Caldwell on 29 December 2025.
Manage the finances or property of a missing person, someone kidnapped or taken hostage, or in a foreign prison and not able to communicate. Apply to the High Court to be a guardian. You'll need a guardianship order.
Find out what records you must keep and how to keep them if you're registered for VAT.
How to carry out checks on your business and customers, and what records you must keep to prevent money laundering.
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.
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