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Understanding social value in public procurement
What social value is in public sector procurement, how you demonstrate it in a tender submission and what resources are available to assist your business.
The Consumer Rights Act
Understand the implications of the Consumer Rights Act 2015 and the responsibilities you have under it to the consumers who buy your goods or services.
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
Customers' rights to return goods
What you must do when selling to customers and their rights to redress for goods that aren’t as described, are unfit for purpose or are unsatisfactory.
Returns and the law
How to deal with requests for refunds and returns , what your legal obligations are to offer or refuse a return and consumer’s rights when goods are faulty.
What is a warranty?
How warranties work and what you must do if you offer one.
Extended warranties for domestic electrical goods
Your responsibilities if you provide extended warranties on domestic electrical goods, including the information you must supply to customers on price and statutory rights.
What is a guarantee?
How guarantees work and what you must do to honour them to your customers, including how the Consumer Rights Act applies in relation to guarantees.
Returns and refunds, warranties and complaints
Customers' legal rights to return goods, receive refunds for goods, complain about unsatisfactory goods and make claims under guarantees and warranties.
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
How to report a cyber crime
Find out where and how businesses can report online fraud, cyber security incidents and other types of cyber crime.