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Plain-English, practical guides to the compliance and operations questions our customers ask most. No sign-up, no fluff — bookmark what's useful.

TradeIQ

CP12 landlord gas safety records

What a CP12 (Landlord Gas Safety Record) must contain, who needs one, the 12-month cycle and MOT-style renewal window, and the record-keeping rules.

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InspectIQ

Inspection & test certificates: making records audit-proof

What makes a test certificate credible: sequential numbering, operator identity, immutability, audit trails, batch reports — and where Word/Excel fails.

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FinanceIQ

The client due-diligence register under MLR 2017

What MLR 2017 client due diligence requires of accountants: ID checks, beneficial owners, risk ratings, ongoing monitoring and the five-year record rule.

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AssureIQ

Building a 5×5 risk register that actually gets used

5x5 risk matrix scoring done properly: likelihood and consequence descriptors, inherent vs residual risk, review cadence, CAPA links and common pitfalls.

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AssetIQ

How to build a QR-code asset register

Why spreadsheets fail, what an asset record needs, QR vs barcode vs RFID, a site-by-site tagging workflow, and keeping the register current via PPM.

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CareIQ

The CQC Single Assessment Framework, explained

The CQC single assessment framework in plain English: 5 key questions, 34 quality statements, 6 evidence categories, and how to organise your evidence.

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WasteIQ

Waste transfer notes and the duty of care

EPA s.34 duty of care explained: what a waste transfer note must contain, EWC codes, consignment notes, retention periods, carrier checks and audits.

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InvoiceIQ

What must be on a UK VAT invoice

Every field HMRC requires on full, simplified and modified VAT invoices, plus sequential numbering rules, six-year retention and the errors to avoid.

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HRIQ

Small-business HR compliance checklist (UK)

Day-one written statements, right-to-work checks, statutory leave and pay, working time, the ACAS Code and record retention in one practical UK checklist.

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TradeIQ

Minor Works Certificate vs EICR: which one does your job need?

The difference between a Minor Works Certificate (MEIWC), an EIC and an EICR under BS 7671 — which certificate a job needs, who can issue it, and what each must contain.

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InspectIQ

ISO 9001 corrective action: building an NCR/CAPA process that actually closes the loop

How ISO 9001 clause 10.2 corrective action really works: containment vs correction, root cause analysis, verifying effectiveness, and why most NCR registers never close the loop.

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AssetIQ

LOLER, F-Gas and fixed wire testing: a practical FM compliance calendar

What LOLER, F-Gas leak checks and fixed wire (EICR) testing actually require for FM and maintenance teams, the intervals that apply, and how to keep a defensible due-date register.

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WasteIQ

UK Landfill Tax: which rate applies, and how misclassification eats your margin

Standard vs lower-rate Landfill Tax explained, the qualifying tests for the lower rate, common misclassification mistakes, and how waste brokers protect margin against rate errors.

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FinanceIQ

MTD for Income Tax: what changes for accountants and their clients

Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self Assessment explained: who is in scope and when, the quarterly update cycle, the penalty regime, and how practices are preparing clients.

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CareIQ

From Requires Improvement to Good: building CQC evidence that holds up

A practical route from a Requires Improvement CQC rating to Good: how the Single Assessment Framework scores you, where inspectors actually look first, and how to build an evidence trail that survives scrutiny.

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AssureIQ

RIDDOR reporting: what’s reportable, the deadlines, and the common mistakes

RIDDOR explained: which injuries and incidents are reportable to HSE, the without-delay/10-day/15-day timeframes, what merely needs recording, and where organisations get it wrong.

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HRIQ

Redundancy: running a fair, defensible process from selection to payout

How to run a fair UK redundancy process: genuine redundancy vs unfair dismissal, consultation requirements and thresholds, objective selection criteria, and statutory redundancy pay.

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InvoiceIQ

Late payment: what UK law actually lets you charge on an overdue invoice

Statutory interest and compensation under the Late Payment of Commercial Debts Act, how to calculate what you’re owed, and how to actually collect it without damaging the client relationship.

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