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Resource efficiency and managing waste in food businesses
Guidance on resource, waste and water efficiency in food and drink businesses, and dealing with fat, oil and grease correctly
Selling food and drink
Guidance on the sale of goods by weight or other measures such as volume or length, and selling your food or drink product in supermarkets
Food safety and hygiene
Guidance on food law, hygiene for food businesses, food safety inspections, novel foods and chemicals in food
Food packaging and labelling
Guidance on food and drink labelling and packaging requirements
Selling or closing your business
Guidance on how to go about selling or closing your business including company strike-off and dissolving a company
Paying HMRC
Guidance for Northern Ireland businesses on how to pay HMRC using various payment methods for specific taxes
Food and drink
Guidance for food and drink businesses in Northern Ireland on relevant regulation, best practice and food safety responsibilities
Making changes to your business
Guidance on making changes to your business including how to report changes to HMRC and Companies House
Tourism
Guidance on starting and growing a tourism business, legal requirements and getting a tourism business certified, quality grading, niche tourism opportunities, selling online and using resources efficiently
Record-keeping
Guidance on record-keeping for businesses including how to set up a basic system and free templates
Claim VAT refunds in Northern Ireland or the EU, if you’re established in Northern Ireland or in the EU
How Northern Ireland and EU businesses can claim refunds of VAT incurred on goods in the EU and Northern Ireland using the EU VAT refund system.
If you cannot pay your tax bill on time
You must arrange to pay your tax bill with HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) if you either miss a payment or know you cannot pay on time
Discrimination and equality in tourism businesses
Disability and discrimination laws for accommodation providers and what they mean for your business.
Sales ledger
The basics of using a sales ledger to monitor the money coming into your business.
Purchase ledger
What to record in a purchase ledger to keep track of how much money you owe.
Wages book
The value of maintaining a wages book and how to manage it if you employ staff.
Digital financial records
Reasons for keeping computer-based financial records and how to choose bookkeeping and accounting software packages.
Record-keeping best practice
Good record keeping habits and the "four S" approach: system, separate, security, storage.
What should my record-keeping system include?
The legal requirements for a record-keeping system.
Self Assessment if you're self-employed
Requirements for Self Assessment if you are self-employed