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Managing the welfare of people
Protecting your employees from risks and looking after their health and safety needs
Construction Industry Scheme
Guidance for Northern Ireland businesses on the Construction Industry Scheme including information for contractors and subcontractors and CIS
Paying HMRC
Guidance for Northern Ireland businesses on how to pay HMRC using various payment methods for specific taxes
Stamp and property taxes
Guidance for Northern Ireland businesses on stamp duty and property taxes
Capital Gains Tax
Guidance for Northern Ireland businesses on Capital Gains Tax they may be due on business assets, property, shares and investments
Making changes to your business
Guidance on making changes to your business including how to report changes to HMRC and Companies House
Tax reliefs and allowances
Guidance for Northern Ireland businesses on tax reliefs and allowances
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
Managing risks from diseases and infections in the workplace
Introducing policies and procedures to reduce incidences of disease and infections at work to protect your employees, clients and any other visitors
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.
Avoid health and safety hazards in care service premises
Minimising workplace hazards and making your equipment and premises as user-friendly as possible in a business that provides care services, eg a care home
Train employees to use computers safely
Train employees in safe computer use including correct posture, technique and breaks and also ensure homeworkers work safely and are insured and are trained
Corporate manslaughter prosecutions and penalties
Who is responsible for investigating corporate manslaughter offences and the penalties that may follow prosecution such as unlimited fine or remedial order