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Expenses if you're self-employed
An overview of the types of business running costs you can and can't claim as a business expense from HMRC.
Teach yourself how to manage money better
Use all the resources that are available to your business to help find out more about managing money effectively.
Car, van and travel expenses
What you can claim as business expenses for your company car, van and travel expenses and what you can’t claim for.
Help available for business rates
Information on various rate relief and support schemes for businesses.
Non-Domestic Vacant Rating
The rating of vacant non-domestic property has been in place to encourage properties to be brought back into use.
How business rates valuations are calculated
Valuation for newly built properties, alterations to an existing property, specialist schemes, and appealing your valuation.
How to use inland border facilities
Detailed guidance for traders, hauliers and drivers using Inland Border Facilities in the United Kingdom.
Business rates: changes to your existing property or business
Property or business changes that might affect your rateable value and what to do if you think your rateable value is wrong.
Hardship Rate Relief
Hardship Rate Relief assists businesses that are having difficulty paying business rates due to a temporary crisis, financial or otherwise.
Attending an inland border facility
How to prepare when moving goods and attending an inland border facility, and the process when you arrive.
Create a successful family-business constitution
Using a written document to state principles and serve as a practical guide for conflict management and prevention
Key things to consider when setting up a family business
Common challenges when starting a family business such as allocating shares, job roles and ensuring good communication.
Develop a remuneration strategy for your family business
How to apply fair, consistent and open principles when devising a remuneration strategy in a family business.
Advice and support for family-run businesses
Details of dedicated advice and support organisations for starting up and running your family businesses.
Advantages and disadvantages of family businesses
Some of the advantages and disadvantages which you can typically encounter when running a family business.
Effective communication in family businesses
How to prevent misunderstanding and conflict arising by providing feedback mechanisms and involving advisers.
Start a social enterprise
What is a social enterprise, how is it different from a traditional business model, and how can you set one up?
How to classify business expenses
How to categorise and claim expenses costs as allowable expenses or capital allowances to get the most tax benefits.
Lisburn and Castlereagh business support
How to make a success of doing business in the Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council area
Choose the right structure for your social enterprise
The various types of social enterprise and how you can set one up, with links to forms and further information