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Get company information including registered address, previous company names, directors' details, accounts, annual returns and company reports, if it's been dissolved
Use the DBS Update Service to keep your DBS check certificates up to date or check an applicant's DBS certificate (used to be called CRB checks).
How to file company information - including directors, registered office and shareholders in your confirmation statement (previously AR01 annual return)
Make sure a job applicant can work in the UK - check they have the right documents and make sure you're not prosecuted for employing an illegal worker.
How to find the rateable value of a business property: compare it with other properties and challenge your property鈥檚 rateable value if it鈥檚 in Wales.
File changes to your company information including directors, shareholders and registered office address, and where your company records are kept
How to file your company annual accounts with Companies House
How to set up a limited company, appoint directors and shareholders or guarantors, and register for tax.
How to pay PAYE and National Insurance for employers, including Construction Industry Scheme, student loan deductions, reference numbers, bank details, deadlines and payment booklets.
How to take legal action if someone owes you money (small claims court), how much it costs, what happens next. Includes information from withdrawn guidance EX303, EX304, EX306, EX321, EX325 and EX350.
Enrol and use HMRC's PAYE Online service to send payroll information to HMRC, to view the balance of what you owe, and to access tax codes and notices about your employees
How to pay Corporation Tax: payment reference number, online, Bacs or CHAPS, Direct Debit, cheque or at your bank.
Get help at work, including an Access to Work grant, if you have a disability or health condition - eligibility, how to apply.
Class 1 National Insurance (NI) contribution rates for the current tax year, what NI category letters mean.
Incorporate a private limited company - register it with Companies House and rules on directors, shares, articles of association and telling HMRC about the company
Employer checking service (ECS): check your employee or potential employee's immigration employment status
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
File your Company Tax Return with HMRC, and your company accounts with Companies House
Use this service to apply to strike off a company from the Companies House register. It costs 拢33 to apply online, or 拢44 for a paper application.
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.
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