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Rules on consumer and business sales contracts under the Unfair Contract Terms Act and Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations
Your standard sales contracts must be ‘fair’ or you won’t be able to…
You can’t enforce unfair terms in a consumer contract, or unfair consumer…
Your standard contract would be unfair if you try to not take…
Your customers have implied rights when buying your goods or services.…
Comply with good manufacturing practice (GMP) and good distribution practice (GDP), and prepare for an inspection.
Find out how to apply VAT to charges for postage, delivery services and how to treat direct marketing services involving distribution of printed matter.
Guidance for local authorities on how to access the local government income compensation scheme for lost sales, fees and charges as a result of COVID-19.
Apply for a refund of the higher rates of Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT16) for additional properties if you sell what was previously your main home.
Records and paperwork you must keep if you're self-employed as a sole trader or partner in a business: income, costs, profit, how long to keep records.
How to charge or reclaim VAT if you offer your customers payments in advance, instalments, deposits, or credit sales.
How sellers deal with VAT for goods from overseas that they sell direct to customers in the UK.
Guidance on electronic sales suppression (ESS), also known as till fraud or till manipulation, and information on how to make a disclosure.
Find out how to account for VAT schemes on business gifts, samples and promotional schemes.
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