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Common legal structures for businesses
An overview of the most common legal structures for businesses
Reporting Aggregates Levy
How to report Aggregates Levy including exemptions, completing your return and sending your return online
Paying Aggregates Levy
How to pay your Aggregates Levy and payment options
Shares and investments - Capital Gains Tax
If you own your business, are a partner, or own shares in a business, you may be entitled to tax reliefs that reduce your Capital Gains Tax bill
Special types of employee pay
How to report employee tips or services charges, incentive awards, shares, holiday pay scheme.
Starting a company or partnership
Guidance for businesses on how to set up, register and name a new company or partnership with Companies House
Stamp Duty on shares
Stamp Duty on shares and securities when you buy through the stock market or a stock broker
Stamp Duty Land Tax: introduction
Stamp Duty Land Tax is usually payable when you buy or lease land or property - it's also sometimes payable on transfers of ownership of property or land
Stamp Duty Land Tax returns
Completing, amending and paying Stamp Duty Land Tax returns
Stamp Duty before December 2003
You pay Stamp Duty when you buy shares using a stock transfer form, on some transfers of interest in partnerships and on land or property transactions entered into before 1 December 2003
Health and safety during storms and bad weather
Health and safety considerations during bad weather and storms, including assessing the risks and taking action to protect workers.
Legal implications of changing the legal structure of your business
The implications a change in business structure has for contracts, tax and Companies House registration details
Who to notify if you transfer your business to a new legal structure
An overview of the different groups and organisations that need to know about your new business entity
Why change your business structure?
Reasons for changing your business structure
Re-registration of a company
How to re-register your company with Companies House to change its legal status
Open a pop-up shop: 6 things you should know
Top tips for setting up a pop-up shop in retail spaces to start a business or promote a new product line or service.
Setting up a pop-up shop - Home Restaurant (video)
Find out how Home Restaurant used the pop-up shop business model to test the market for their eatery.
Running a family business - Mash Direct (video)
Martin and Tracy Hamilton explain how they use the skills of each family member to create an award-winning business.
Advantages and disadvantages of family businesses
Some of the business benefits and common problems which you can encounter when running a family business.
Confirmation statement (previously annual return)
How to make annual checks on the information Companies House has about your company is correct and how to make changes.