Budget 2007: Is it smoke and mirrors?
Politics

Budget 2007: Is it smoke and mirrors?

17y Gavin Hinks

Budget 2007: Is it smoke and mirrors?

This 'manifesto Budget' is designed to set the chancellor on the road to Number 10, but how has he fixed the numbers? Read More...

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Budget07: Brown ploughs £100m into green advice
Politics

Budget07: Brown ploughs £100m into green advice

17y Gavin Hinks

Budget07: Brown ploughs £100m into green advice

Chancellor invests in helping small business cut emissions Read More...

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Budget07: Growth to go through 62 quarters
Politics

Budget07: Growth to go through 62 quarters

17y Gavin Hinks

Budget07: Growth to go through 62 quarters

Brown paints rosy picture of economic growth Read More...

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Budget07: Extra £6bn sunk into pensions safety net
Politics

Budget07: Extra £6bn sunk into pensions safety net

17y David Jetuah

Budget07: Extra £6bn sunk into pensions safety net

Financial assistance scheme funds increased to £8bn Read More...

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Budget07: IHT threshold to rise to £350,000
Politics

Budget07: IHT threshold to rise to £350,000

17y Nicholas Neveling

Budget07: IHT threshold to rise to £350,000

Brown says inheritance tax threshold will rise to £350,000 by 2010 Read More...

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Budget07: Pensioners in line for grants of up to £4,000
Politics

Budget07: Pensioners in line for grants of up to £4,000

17y David Jetuah

Budget07: Pensioners in line for grants of up to £...

Chancellor announces grants of £300-£4000 for insulation and central heating on pensioners' homes    Read More...

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Budget07: Pensioners' income tax threshold increased
Politics

Budget07: Pensioners' income tax threshold increased

17y David Jetuah

Budget07: Pensioners' income tax threshold increas...

Some 600,000 pensioners to be relieved of income tax burden, as ceiling rises  Read More...

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Accenture clings on to HMRC ties
Consulting

Accenture clings on to HMRC ties

17y Nicholas Neveling

Accenture clings on to HMRC ties

HM Revenue & Customs keeps Accenture ties despite £14m pay-off Read More...

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Budget 2007: Personal taxation predictions
Personal Tax

Budget 2007: Personal taxation predictions

17y Kevin Reed , Writer

Budget 2007: Personal taxation predictions

The Budget is not expected to be too taxing for individuals, nor that pleasant either Read More...

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New national authority to fight fraud
Corporate Governance

New national authority to fight fraud

17y our parliamentary correspondent

New national authority to fight fraud

City of London Police to become lead body in fraud battle Read More...

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New chief exec for Companies House
People Business

New chief exec for Companies House

17y Penny Sukhraj

New chief exec for Companies House

Chief executive leaves Welsh Assembly for Companies House Read More...

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Treasury finally secures reverse charge VAT
Corporate Tax

Treasury finally secures reverse charge VAT

17y Nicholas Neveling

Treasury finally secures reverse charge VAT

After intense lobbying government receives EU approval for anti-fraud measure Read More...

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Lib Dems: Tory plans would hit manufacturing
Corporate Tax

Lib Dems: Tory plans would hit manufacturing

17y our parliamentary correspondent

Lib Dems: Tory plans would hit manufacturing

Move to cut reliefs and lower corporation tax would benefit services sector, Lib Dems say Read More...

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A welcome alternative
Politics

A welcome alternative

17y Accountancy Age

A welcome alternative

Will the new FSB promote public confidence in charity fundraising? Read More...

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Government to step in to save retailers
Politics

Government to step in to save retailers

17y Kevin Reed , Writer

Government to step in to save retailers

Government expected to alter insolvency rules to reverse a court ruling that threatens troubled retailers with liquidation. Read More...

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NHS deficit accounting faces surprise axe
Politics

NHS deficit accounting faces surprise axe

17y Kevin Reed , Writer

NHS deficit accounting faces surprise axe

Government admits that the use of resource accounting for trusts - which has come under attack from the Audit Commission - is 'unsustainable' Read Mo...

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Interest boost to VAT reclaims
Politics

Interest boost to VAT reclaims

17y Nicholas Neveling

Interest boost to VAT reclaims

RSPCA and Totel Ltd challenge government over VAT repayments Read More...

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Overview: clear thinking
Politics

Overview: clear thinking

17y Alex Hawkes

Overview: clear thinking

Prospects: can Sir David keep everyone happy on private equity? Read More...

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Brown: taxation not the answer to tackling global warming
Politics

Brown: taxation not the answer to tackling global warming

17y AccountancyAge.com

Brown: taxation not the answer to tackling global ...

Chancellor says education and incentives best ways to change behaviour Read More...

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Firms rally as MPs probe private equity greed
Politics

Firms rally as MPs probe private equity greed

17y Nicholas Neveling

Firms rally as MPs probe private equity greed

Industry accused by unions and politicians of asset stripping, greed and taking advantage of tax rules not available to rivals Read More...

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Government promises to fix NHS accounting regime
Corporate Governance

Government promises to fix NHS accounting regime

17y AccountancyAge.com

Government promises to fix NHS accounting regime

Government syas it will change controversial NHS accounting, following Audit Commission recommendations Read More...

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IMF warns Brown not to raise taxes in Budget
Corporate Tax

IMF warns Brown not to raise taxes in Budget

17y Nicholas Neveling

IMF warns Brown not to raise taxes in Budget

IMF says Gordon Brown's 'credibility' will face a cruicial test in the Budget Read More...

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Corruption laws go back to the drawing board
Politics

Corruption laws go back to the drawing board

17y our parliamentary correspondent

Corruption laws go back to the drawing board

Government goes back to square one with corruption laws after first draft bill is rejected Read More...

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MPs accuse DEFRA of 'serious failure in financial management'
Politics

MPs accuse DEFRA of 'serious failure in financial management'

17y our parliamentary correspondent

MPs accuse DEFRA of 'serious failure in financial ...

The Commons DEFRA Committee says senor civil servants at Department for the Environment, Food & Rural Affairs caused a £200m deficit in accounts Read ...

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Gray appointed as full-time HMRC chairman
People Business

Gray appointed as full-time HMRC chairman

17y Nicholas Neveling

Gray appointed as full-time HMRC chairman

Paul Gray, acting chairman of HMRC, has been appointed to the role on a full-time basis Read More...

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Academies programme slammed by NAO
Politics

Academies programme slammed by NAO

17y AccountancyAge.com

Academies programme slammed by NAO

NAO finds them operating wildly overbudget Read More...

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Brown names Budget date
Corporate Tax

Brown names Budget date

17y Kevin Reed , Writer

Brown names Budget date

Chancellor of the Exchequer calls Budget for 21 March Read More...

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