PricewaterhouseCoopers and Ernst & Young, auditors of two Irish banks which earlier this year had to pay a collective tax bill of IR£111m (Pounds ...
View articleChancellor Gordon Brown is expected to face a rough ride at the House of Commons today when he appears before the powerful Treasury select committee t...
View articleCompany directors in manufacturing are putting themselves at risk due to the absence of a sustainability policy. Read More...
View articleThe government has failed to clear up inconsistencies in capital gains taper relief because the process would be too difficult, tax experts have claim...
View articleEuropean politicians have agreed on a directive that will simplify VAT rules, ensuring that electronic invoices are accepted throughout the Union. Rea...
View articleMore than 500 accountancy firms have dropped out of the ICAEW monitoring regime following the shake-up in investment advice regulation under the Finan...
View articleThe Government has unveiled proposals for a research and development tax credit for large companies. Read More...
View articleE-commerce minister Douglas Alexander has urged businesses to make use of tax breaks which could cut the cost of a typical £260 broadband connection b...
View articleThe Professional Contractors Group will get another chance to get IR35 legislation abolished when its resumes its fight with the Inland Revenue tomorr...
View articleThe government should review its economic strategy, offering tax incentives to encourage corporate citizenship, according to a report published today ...
View articleCompany Christmas parties are still on, according to recent surveys. But in these tough economic times, an opportunity to claim back a substantial chu...
View articleWith just two days left before the Financial Services Authority takes over as the UK's sole financial watchdog, small practitioners remained confused ...
View articlePaymaster general Dawn Primarolo is due to be grilled today by the Treasury select committee on the government's response to a highly critical report ...
View articleConstantly changing tax regulations could leave British businesses with a ticking time bomb of unpaid taxes that only come to light after a visit from...
View articleChas Roy-Chowdhury’s proposals (Time for a clean sheet, page 10, 8 November) ring a bell with those of us involved in the charity sector. The di...
View articleChancellor Gordon Brown has promised large companies a new research and development tax credit to boost enterprise and innovation. Read More...
View articleThe long-suffering UK haulage industry could face an increase in administrative red-tape after Gordon Brown said the government is to launch consultat...
View articleIn an attempt to erradicate tax evasion the government has today published a series of measures to tackle VAT fraud as part of the pre-Budget report. ...
View articleAs expected the chancellor has announced that capital gains tax taper relief will be reduced to 20% after one year on the disposal of business assets,...
View articleFootball pools tax will be abolished from 1 April 2002, the chancellor has said. Read More...
View articleChanges to capital gains tax are good news for business, but could prove detrimental to UK's workers, commentators from the Big Five have warned. Read...
View articleRural recovery is expected to cost well over £2bn, according to chancellor Gordon Brown. Read More...
View articleNo one said it but everyone thought it. Even by the standards of previous pre-Budgets reports this was about as underwhelming a package as could have ...
View articleChancellor Gordon Brown says the government is maintaining economic growth rates for Britain, despite beliefs that a drop in growth in the third quart...
View articleChanges to share options in the enterprise management initiative did little to help cash strapped companies, one tax expert said today. Read More...
View articleFurther consultation is to be carried out between the Inland Revenue and charities into 'Gift Aid', a scheme allowing taxpayers to pay charities direc...
View articleSeen as a pre-cursor to next year's Budget and a hint as to what measures may be introduced in the Spring, this year's pre Budget report is expected t...
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