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What you must do when you sell your company, partnership or sole trader business
When you sell your business, you have legal responsibilities to staff you…
Your responsibilities when selling a partnership depend on whether you’re…
Your responsibilities will be different, depending on whether: you’re…
Steps to help grow your business - finding finance, mentors, increasing sales and developing products and services
Once your business is established and you’re making a profit on the…
Growing your business, whether through increased sales or improved…
How you go about increasing sales depends on your circumstances and how…
One way of finding new customers for your products and services is by…
If you’re looking to grow your business by improving your products and…
If you’re planning to develop new products and services, you should test…
As your business expands, you’ll need more capacity to produce or provide…
Business mentors can help you develop your ideas for growth by sharing…
Stopping self-employment, winding up or liquidating a limited company
Business Asset Disposal Relief (was known as Entrepreneurs' Relief) can reduce your Capital Gains Tax (CGT) when you sell certain business assets or shares - eligibility, deadlines, how to claim
What you need to do or know if your company is sold, stops trading or is being wound up for Corporation Tax purposes.
Paying Corporation Tax when your limited company sells an asset for more than it paid - includes chargeable gains, intangible assets, working out inflation
When and how to account for VAT when you transfer a business as a going concern (TOGC).
How sellers deal with VAT for goods from overseas that they sell direct to customers in the UK.
Working out and paying Capital Gains Tax (CGT) if you're a sole trader or in a business partnership, claiming tax relief
What you need to do if you start working for yourself.
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