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Incorporate a private limited company - register it with Companies House and rules on directors, shares, articles of association and telling HMRC about the company
Find out if a potential employee's document gives them the right to work in the UK and which documents employers should check.
Use this service to send your lease and rent details to the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) if you've been contacted by them
Check a business's EORI number, used to import and export goods from the UK
How to request a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check for a potential employee: types of DBS check, how to request a check, how much it costs, how long it takes.
How to close a limited company - strike off, dissolution, voluntary liquidation - or allow to become dormant
How to close down your limited company by getting it struck off the Companies Register
Calculate an employee’s maternity pay (SMP), paternity or adoption pay, relevant period and average weekly earnings
Protect your brand by registering it as a trade mark - how to apply, fees, responding to objections to your trade mark, using the ® symbol.
Loans and mentoring for people looking to start or grow a business in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
As an employer, if you provide company cars or fuel for your employees' private use, you'll need to work out the taxable value so you can report this to HMRC
Find out what level of Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check you can get for an employee you’re recruiting. Formerly a Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) check.
When your company or organisation pays Corporation Tax - paying, reporting and dormant companies
Your legal right to time off to care for dependants - when you can take time off, how long you get, your rights
What happens if someone makes a money claim against you, saying you owe them money, and how you can respond or defend yourself
Apply to get an EORI number to move goods between Great Britain, Northern Ireland or the Isle of Man, and other countries.
Find out if, and how, you need to register with HMRC when you start employing people.
Estimate your business rates by multiplying the rateable value of your business property by a multiplier value set by the government.
Tell HMRC if you've stopped being self-employed, or you're ending or leaving a business partnership - responsibilities, tax returns, letting any employees know.
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