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What you must do when you sell your company, partnership or sole trader business
Find out about being 'active', trading and non-trading, and being dormant if you’re a new or existing company or organisation.
Using our Find and update company information service to follow companies and search company information for free.
How to request and manage the authentication code you'll need to file information online at Companies House.
Practical advice, information and useful links for UK businesses looking to access the US market by selling online.
Incorporate a private limited company - register it with Companies House and rules on directors, shares, articles of association and telling HMRC about the company
How online marketplaces will deal with VAT for goods from overseas that are sold to customers in the UK.
If you manage an online platform that allows user generated content, these 7 steps will help you keep your business and your users safe.
Apply to come to the UK as a representative of a news agency, newspaper or news agency and you’re from outside the EEA and Switzerland - eligibility, fees, documents, how to apply, extend and switch.
How networks and individuals can support the country's emergency planning, response and recovery, and keep systems and services running.
Running a business from home - insurance, business rates, expenses, tax allowances
UK visa sponsorship information for employers - requirements, certificates and licences for Workers and Temporary Workers.
Apply for an Innovator Founder visa if you've been endorsed for a business idea: eligibility, documents, extend or switch, bring your family.
What the public register is, what details you need to give us, and how the public can access this information.
If you import, manufacture, process, distribute or sell plant protection products (PPPs) for professional use in Great Britain, register to comply with regulations.
Information and guidance on Business Improvement Districts.
Find out what online harms are, how to manage them, and where to report them if they occur.
Use a simpler calculation to work out income tax for your vehicle, home and business premises expenses
Find out about green taxes for businesses - tax relief for becoming more energy efficient and schemes for off-setting your environmental impact
Information and advice for businesses on how to comply with consumer protection law in the online reviews and endorsements sectors.
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