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What you can do if your goods or vehicle are seized by Border Force or HM Revenue and Customs - get your things back or disagree with a customs seizure
Customs will destroy or sell anything it seizes from you for breaking the…
You can ask for your things back (make a ‘restoration request’) even if…
Send a ‘notice of claim’ if you think it was illegal for customs to seize…
VAT, duty and customs declarations for goods received by post or courier - paying, collecting your goods, getting a refund and documents.
Anything posted or couriered to you from another country goes through…
You’ll be contacted by Royal Mail, Parcelforce or the courier company if…
Check that goods sent to you from outside the UK (or outside the UK and…
To qualify as gifts, goods must be: described as gifts on the customs…
Tax and reporting rules for employers who make assets available to employees
As an employer making assets available for use by your employees, you have…
You do not have to report anything to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) or pay…
If the asset is not exempt, you must report it to HM Revenue and Customs…
There are 2 steps to working out how much your asset is worth: Take the…
The following guide contains more detailed information: assets placed at…
Tax and reporting rules for employers providing social functions, including annual parties, for employees
Visiting a prisoner: visiting times, keeping in touch by email, telephone or letter, banned items and sending money to a prisoner by debit card or online bank transfer
Tax and reporting rules for employers covering the costs of subscriptions and professional fees
How VAT works, what VAT is charged on, VAT thresholds and VAT schemes.
If your business pays the cost of an employee's mobile phone - what you must report to HMRC and what taxes and National Insurance are due.
Tax and reporting rules for employers providing sporting, recreational or leisure facilities
Tax and reporting rules for employers loaning computers to employees
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