Limited Company Guides

HMRC has provided new guidance warning contractors of the risks of using so-called 'Managed Service Companies' (MSCs). What is the MSC legislation? The MSC legislation was introduced in 2007 to…

We look out how CGT and Business Asset Disposal Relief (BADR) changes announced in the Autumn Budget affect contractors seeking to close their companies via a Members' Voluntary Liquidation.

We look at the processes involved in closing down your limited company permanently—to have it struck off the Companies House register and dissolved.

We look at the advantages and disadvantages of contracting via a limited company - a tax efficient option for many, however directors do carry a number of statutory and financial obligations.

If you don't want a limited company director's residential addresses to appear on the public record, you can provide a service address instead.

Limited company contractors communicate with Companies House in a number of ways each year, from submitting their annual returns, to providing company information updates.

When you form a new company, you must choose an official registered office address. Here we explain the legal requirements, plus options available if you don't want to use your home address.

A guide to dividends for contractors. How much income you draw down as dividends, when to distribute them, and what paperwork you need to complete.

The 2007 MSC legislation was created to target the use of contrived corporate structures, which provided (mainly) professional workers with the tax benefits of working via a limited company, but without the responsibilities.