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Find out what records you must keep about trusts for tax purposes, who can access your information, and what to do if your records are lost or destroyed.
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.
You must keep records of your business income and expenses for your tax…
You’ll need to keep records of: all sales and income all business expenses…
You must keep your records for at least 5 years after the 31 January…
How to access the historical censuses from 1841 to 1921.
It’s important that you keep up-to-date records of the income and expenditure connected with your company.
Employment agencies and businesses must keep proper records and can be inspected by the Employment Agency Standards (EAS) Inspectorate; the records you must keep, how long to store them and what happens if you're inspected
Running a limited company - including directors' responsibilities, company annual returns, reporting company changes and how to take money out of a limited company
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's archive management teams.
You're required to keep records for all traded goods you declare to HMRC for four years, for duty and tax purposes and for government statistics.
Ask your local police to give you a copy of the information they hold about you - CRB check, DBS check, proof of identity
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