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A guide to what happens to a PPI claim after someone has been made bankrupt in England and Wales.
This director information hub is a home for information and guidance to help current and future directors. It only takes a minute to learn the essentials.
This page provides links to guidance produced by, or relating to, the Insolvency Service
How to claim money back from a person that is bankrupt or a company that is in liquidation.
Claim for loss of notice pay (RP2)
As company director, you take on many legal requirements and duties. You must know what they are and when you need to complete them.
Directors have specific duties if their company becomes insolvent. These still apply if it is trading or if trading has stopped.
This page provides guidance on how to submit information about employee pensions to the Redundancy Payments Service (RPS).
Corporation Tax and VAT for limited companies.
Dividends are payments made to shareholders from company profits after Corporation Tax.
The protocol is a voluntary agreement, which provides an agreed standard framework for dealing with straightforward consumer IVAs and applies to both IVA providers and creditors.
Disclaiming property of the insolvency where that property is onerous, including the process to be followed for an effective disclaimer
This document contains information related to company investigations and The Insolvency Service.
Details on RP14 and RP14A upload
This guide refers to investigations by the Insolvency Service into companies that have entered into formal insolvency proceedings – which means administration, administrative receivership, voluntary and compulsory liquidatio…
Full guidance on what happens when you're made bankrupt.
When you become the director of a limited company, you should be aware of the legal requirements and duties involved.
The code of ethics aims to help insolvency practitioners meet their professional and ethical obligations.
Detailed information about the restrictions on the re-use of company names, when a director can re-use a company name after insolvent liquidation, how to apply for permission to use a prohibited name and how to complain.
Guidance on appointing an insolvency practitioner and handing over the estate. Including the use of the official receivers' rotas and vacancies in office.
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