Having operated as a sole trader for approx the last year i have now taken up a good job offer and wish to cease as a sole trader.
I can find plenty of info. about starting up but none about how to end it. Can anyone advise me how i go about informing the revenue i am no longer trading and end the need for vat and tax returns etc.
You should write to your local Revenue district office and request that they cease your VAT registration. I don't think you need worry about the self-employment income on your tax returns once you've filed for 2006. You may still have to file a tax return every year, of course, if you hae additional income (rental income for example) which requires a tax return.
As well as notifying Revenue of cessation of business, if you have registered a business name with CRO, you will need to notify them as well by filing an RBN3 form which can be downloaded from [broken link removed]