TAX, STATUTORY AND OTHER GUIDANCE AND FORMS
VAT
VAT Registration form (VAT 1)
Partnership VAT Registration form (VAT 2)
VAT deregistration form (VAT 7)
Transfer of VAT Registration (VAT 68)
Marine Fuel duty reclaim form
Income Tax
Mandate to authorise an agent to act (64-8)
New style P46 form
Notification to Inland Revenue on commencement of self-employment
Guidance on employed/self-employed status (IR56)
Companies House
Form 288a - appointment of Director/Secretary
Form 288b - resignation of Director/secretary
Advice on forming a company
Guidance on the choice of Company names
Business Names Act guidance
Corporation Tax
Form 42 (Return of employment related securities) [short version]
Employment matters
Changes to the law on preventing illegal working: short term guidance for UK employers
SOFTWARE DOWNLOADS
Here are some pieces of software or statutory forms for download which we have found useful. This list will be regularly updated and extended. The forms are in pdf format, and you can get Adobe Acrobat for free by clicking here or on the icon below. To download a pdf, right click on the link, and then select "save target as..."
Adobe Acrobat - to read pdf files
Winzip - not free, but the best way to compress files
pdf writer - turn any document into a pdf
Firefox browser - the best and safest browser for security on the web
Thunderbird - a better, safe and easier mail and news client
Grisoft anti-virus - free efficient and effective
OpenOffice - a free and more efficient option to Micro$oft Office
All of these programs are free to use, but Winzip and pdfFactory require to be registered for prolonged use. But, don't worry, they aren't expensive.