Osborne to launch SME credit easing

Corporate Finance Osborne to launch SME credit easing

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Osborne to launch SME credit easing

Chancellor outlines plans to encourage an SME loan bond market Read More...

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Miliband wants more tax on 'predator' companies

Corporate Finance Miliband wants more tax on 'predator' companies

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Miliband wants more tax on 'predator' companies

Labour leader wants to tax businesses that make a fast buck without care for the consequences of those affected by their actions Read More...

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Balls calls for VAT increase reversal and NI breaks

Corporate Tax Balls calls for VAT increase reversal and NI breaks

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Balls calls for VAT increase reversal and NI break...

The shadow chancellor wants tax incentives to boost the UK's economy Read More...

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MPs' expenses body expensive to run

Corporate Governance MPs' expenses body expensive to run

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MPs' expenses body expensive to run

Accounts Committee says expenses system not yet value for money Read More...

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Scots slammed for lack of tax devolution detail

Corporate Tax Scots slammed for lack of tax devolution detail

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Scots slammed for lack of tax devolution detail

Scottish secretary bemoans lack of detail behind SNP's plans to devolve corporation tax North of the border Read More...

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Lib Dems dismiss 50% rate removal

Personal Tax Lib Dems dismiss 50% rate removal

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Lib Dems dismiss 50% rate removal

Little chance for 50% income tax band to be canned, after Lib Dems suggest alternative tax would have to replace lost revenues Read More...

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Cameron pledges tax respite for riot-hit businesses

Company News Cameron pledges tax respite for riot-hit businesses

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Cameron pledges tax respite for riot-hit businesse...

Tax deferrals and business rates hiatus for those 'in greatest need', says the prime minister Read More...

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Four more sets of government accounts qualified

Audit Four more sets of government accounts qualified

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Four more sets of government accounts qualified

DWP, Defra, Skills Funding Agency, and Rural Payments Agency accounts qualified by the NAO Read More...

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MOD under fire for failing to follow IFRS

Audit MOD under fire for failing to follow IFRS

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MOD under fire for failing to follow IFRS

Ministry of Defence's accounts qualified by the NAO for the fifth time running Read More...

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HMRC rapped over efficiency drive claims

Corporate Tax HMRC rapped over efficiency drive claims

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HMRC rapped over efficiency drive claims

NAO challenges HMRC's figures for PaceSetter Read More...

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NAO slammed for failing to check report with MOD

Audit NAO slammed for failing to check report with MOD

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NAO slammed for failing to check report with MOD

MOD accounting officer unimpressed at NAO for lack of agreement over new report Read More...

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Block the Big Four from Audit Commission takeover

Audit Block the Big Four from Audit Commission takeover

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Block the Big Four from Audit Commission takeover

Local government committee wants no opportunity for commission's acquisition by the Big Four Read More...

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Queen's accounts to face full NAO scrutiny

Corporate Governance Queen's accounts to face full NAO scrutiny

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Queen's accounts to face full NAO scrutiny

Royal finance reform opens Queen's accounts up to the National Audit Office Read More...

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Government agency faces bonus ban over late payments

Corporate Finance Government agency faces bonus ban over late payments

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Government agency faces bonus ban over late paymen...

Commons committee wants Rural Payments Agency to hand over subsisides much more speedily to farmers Read More...

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SFO reprieved in anti-crime overhaul

Business Regulation SFO reprieved in anti-crime overhaul

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SFO reprieved in anti-crime overhaul

Let-off for Richard Alderman's Serious Fraud Office despite formation of National Crime Agency Read More...

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Anti-money laundering risk revolution planned by government

Audit Anti-money laundering risk revolution planned by government

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Anti-money laundering risk revolution planned by g...

Reduction in box ticking and focus on highest risk planned by the government Read More...

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Hartnett bemoans "opaque" disguised remuneration schemes

Business Regulation Hartnett bemoans "opaque" disguised remuneration schemes

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Hartnett bemoans "opaque" disguised remuneration s...

Tax secretary Dave Hartnett tells the Lords of the difficulty nailing down offshore employee benefit trust tax avoidance schemes Read More...

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Government reneges on NAO-BBC pledge

Audit Government reneges on NAO-BBC pledge

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Government reneges on NAO-BBC pledge

Ministers' reverse on commitment to give NAO free access to the BBC accounts Read More...

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PM against a common European tax base

Corporate Tax PM against a common European tax base

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PM against a common European tax base

David Cameron doesn't want the EU having more control over tax Read More...

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Accounting makes PFI value for money difficult to gauge

Accounting Standards Accounting makes PFI value for money difficult to gauge

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Accounting makes PFI value for money difficult to ...

Off balance sheet reporting could prove an incentive to using PFI Read More...

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Minister claims abolition of Audit Commission is 'on track'

Audit Minister claims abolition of Audit Commission is 'on track'

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Minister claims abolition of Audit Commission is '...

Minister accuses Audit Commission staff of vested interest in extending timetable for abolition Read More...

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NICs and Income tax merger expected from Budget

Administration NICs and Income tax merger expected from Budget

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NICs and Income tax merger expected from Budget

Reports emerge that the chancellor will outline a route to merging national insurance and income tax Read More...

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Government wants better tax impact discussions

Business Regulation Government wants better tax impact discussions

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Government wants better tax impact discussions

David Gauke wants more detailed impact assessments as part of the tax consutlation process Read More...

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Whitehall blasted for poor financial management

Politics Whitehall blasted for poor financial management

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Whitehall blasted for poor financial management

Spending watchdog says financial management and accountancy skills not at the 'heart' of managing deficit Read More...

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2013 abolition timetable for Audit Commission

Audit 2013 abolition timetable for Audit Commission

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2013 abolition timetable for Audit Commission

Parliamentary timetables mean the auditor of local government could still be working until 2013 Read More...

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'Little transparency' in HMRC deals with big business

Administration 'Little transparency' in HMRC deals with big business

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'Little transparency' in HMRC deals with big busin...

National Audit Office's investigation into the taxman's handling of big business tax settlements will not involve re-opening of Vodafone case Read Mor...

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Taxman heavily criticised over PAYE fiasco

Corporate Tax Taxman heavily criticised over PAYE fiasco

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Taxman heavily criticised over PAYE fiasco

Public Accounts Committee goes in hard on HMRC's "mismanagement" of the PAYE system Read More...

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