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Find out how to work out what VAT to charge when goods are sold if you’re an online marketplace operator.
You must register with your local authority to run a food business.
Guidance for UK companies on winning business from international aid and development projects.
What you need to do now that the eCommerce Directive no longer applies to the UK.
This is the official one-stop shop for businesses on child online safety.
What you need to do to start a business: choose a legal structure, see if you need licences and insurance, learn about reliefs and benefits
Toolkit of resources associated with the 10 steps taken by effective local partnerships.
Find out your VAT obligations if you use an online marketplace to sell goods in the UK.
Integrate your data directly with our systems by using Business Gateway. Direct integration saves time, reduces errors and allows you to use a single system.
Business customers can apply to access our electronic services through the portal or Business Gateway.
Find out about the VAT place of supply rules if your business sells digital services to private consumers.
How to protect your company from scams and fraud and how to report it.
Rules for online and distance selling for businesses
How online marketplaces will deal with VAT for goods from overseas that are sold to customers in the UK.
Find out if your business needs to publish a tax strategy, what it should include and when to publish it.
Find out if you’re a trust or company service provider who needs to register for supervision with HMRC under the money laundering regulations.
Find out if you need to pay VAT when you sell goods to customers in the UK using an online marketplace.
Centralised guidance for SMEs and departments on government’s commitment to support start-ups and small businesses via government procurement, and commit to paying them on time.
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