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Starting a company or partnership
Guidance for businesses on how to set up, register and name a new company or partnership with Companies House
Get someone to deal with customs for you
How you can hire a person or business to deal with customs for you.
Apply for a CPD Carnet
Find out how the CPD Carnet works, how to apply and what to do at customs.
How to move goods from Great Britain to Northern Ireland: step-by-step
This checklist covers customs requirements for NI businesses buying goods from GB.
How to use your ATA Carnet
Find out how the ATA Carnet works, what to do at customs, and what happens if your goods are lost, destroyed or stolen
Register for Self Assessment (video)
How to register with HM Revenue & Customs for Self Assessment
Self Assessment tax return deadlines
Important deadline dates for your Self Assessment tax returns.
Import food and drink from the EU to Great Britain
Find out what you need to do to import or move food and drink from the EU and Northern Ireland to Great Britain.
What should my record-keeping system include?
The legal requirements for a record-keeping system.
Cash sales and purchases/expenses books
Recording money that comes in and goes out of your business - your cashflow.
Set up a basic record-keeping system
What you need to record and for how long, with step-by-step guidance on setting up your own system.
Record-keeping best practice
Good record keeping habits and the "four S" approach: system, separate, security, storage.
5 tips for record-keeping
Record-keeping tips to help you pay the tax you owe and keep an eye on financial activities.
Digital financial records
Reasons for keeping computer-based financial records and how to choose bookkeeping and accounting software packages.
Purchase ledger
What to record in a purchase ledger to keep track of how much money you owe.
Sales ledger
The basics of using a sales ledger to monitor the money coming into your business.
Wages book
The value of maintaining a wages book and how to manage it if you employ staff.
Transiting animals and animal products through Great Britain
Rules to follow if you’re moving animals or animal products from one country to another and transiting through Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), known as ‘landbridge’ movements.
Import licences and certificates
Licences, certificates and special rules.
Exporting to Great Britain
What you need to know about exporting to Great Britain, and how you can get help targeting this market.