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Rules employers must follow when making staff redundant - consultations, notice periods, compulsory and non-compulsory redundancy and redundancy pay
Prepare statutory or abridged annual accounts for Companies House, make corrections and amendments, appeal against penalties for filing after the deadline
Direct Earnings Attachment (DEA) and deducting any money an employee owes the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) from their pay
Find out what to do if you've just registered a limited company - rules to follow, financial support and what to register for.
How to pay a PAYE late payment or filing penalty, including payment methods, reference numbers, bank account details and deadlines.
How to employ an apprentice, what's expected of you and what funding you can get.
Use this form if your confirmation date is 4 March 2024 or earlier, to confirm that the company's details are up to date.
Fire safety in business and non-domestic premises: the responsible person, fire risk assessments, shared premises, new buildings, enforcement, appeals and penalties
Your company's financial year can run for more or less than 12 months - find out how to change it
Working out and paying Capital Gains Tax (CGT) if you're a sole trader or in a business partnership, claiming tax relief
Tax and reporting rules for employers providing company cars, including fuel
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)
Your insurance must cover you for at least £5 million - check authorised insurers and how you can be fined
Find HMRC-recognised payroll software to manage your Real Time Information (RTI) PAYE payments and deductions.
Use their P45 (or starter checklist, which replaced the P46) to get information from your new employee, set them up on your payroll software, tell HMRC.
Regular payroll tasks - record employee pay, calculate deductions, give payslips, report to and pay HMRC, view the balance of what you owe HMRC.
Find government-owned property, buildings or land that's available to rent or buy, or contest its use
How to take court action to repossess a property or evict a tenant if you're owed money for rent or a mortgage
Find out about your business rates bill, business rate relief or pay your bill through your local council
Find out if simplified expenses suits your business. Compare what expenses you can claim using simplified expenses with what you can claim by working out the actual costs.
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