How to strike off and dissolve your limited company
We look at the processes involved in closing down your limited company permanently—to have it struck off the Companies House register and dissolved. Read more
A popular way to contract is via your own limited company. After choosing a company name, and going through the initial incorporation process (which is very simple), you should familiarise yourself with your obligations as a company director, and the typical events in the life of a limited company.
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We look at the processes involved in closing down your limited company permanently—to have it struck off the Companies House register and dissolved. Read more
Which trading structure should you use when you work as an IT contractor? We look at pros and cons of working via a limited company vs. an umbrella. Read more
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. Read more
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. Read more
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. Read more
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. Read more
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. Read more
There may be a time when you want to take a break from contracting or other business activity, whilst keeping your limited company in an ‘inactive’ state. How to make your company dormant. Read more
A limited company may distribute any retained profit it has made to its shareholders. Board meeting minutes and dividend vouchers must be completed in all cases. Read more
If you are considering closing down your limited company – possibly as a result of the April 2021 ‘Off-Payroll’ changes in the private sector – what is the most tax-efficient way of achieving this goal? Read more