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Guidance on the use of the sensitive words accreditation, accredit, accredited and accrediting, in a company, Limited Liability Partnership or business name.
Like other forms of property, you can buy, sell and license IP, it is important you understand the value your trade mark, patent or design.
What you must do when you sell your company, partnership or sole trader business
How you might know if your company is in distress.
Find out about a scheme used by individual landlords to avoid paying tax on their property income and reduce Capital Gains Tax and Inheritance Tax.
How to complete your CT600 Company Tax Return form for Corporation Tax and what information you need to include.
What the public register is, what details you need to give us, and how the public can access this information.
What it means to be dormant for Corporation Tax or Companies House - trading and non-trading, annual accounts, Company Tax Returns and telling HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)
Information and guidance on Business Improvement Districts.
Find out how venture capital schemes work, who can apply and what tax reliefs are available for your investors.
What you need to do or know if your company is sold, stops trading or is being wound up for Corporation Tax purposes.
Strikes and industrial action - rights and responsibilities for employers, when unions can take action and the effect on employees' pay and working records
How to make a negligible value claim for unquoted shares, and how to check if shares previously quoted on the London Stock Exchange now have negligible value.
How to remove information that should never have been delivered to Companies House.
Decide whether to set up a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO), a charitable company or an unincorporated association or trust.
Appointing a new director to your limited company.
When to apply the off-payroll working rules (IR35) if you receive services from a worker through their intermediary.
Guidance for UK businesses on rules for selling services to Norway.
When a material is waste, is a by-product or meets ‘end of waste’ status.
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