Osborne urged to introduce tax band for 'squeezed middle'
Personal Tax

Osborne urged to introduce tax band for 'squeezed middle'

12y Richard Crump , Writer

Osborne urged to introduce tax band for 'squeezed ...

Chancellor should introduce a 25% or 30% tax band before the 40% level is reached, says BDO senior tax partner Read More...

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Budget 2012: Tax breaks set to boost video game industry
Corporate Tax

Budget 2012: Tax breaks set to boost video game industry

12y Nick Huber

Budget 2012: Tax breaks set to boost video game in...

Britain's videogame developers have welcomed today's decision by the government to give tax relief to the gaming industry. Read More...

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Budget2012: Osborne plans ‘radical change’ to taxation of small businesses
Corporate Tax

Budget2012: Osborne plans ‘radical change’ to taxation of small businesses

12y Richard Crump , Writer

Budget2012: Osborne plans ‘radical change’ to taxa...

Small businesses with a turnover of up to £77,000 could be allowed to calculate their tax on the basis of cash that passes through their business Read...

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Budget2012: Top rate of tax cut to 45p
Personal Tax

Budget2012: Top rate of tax cut to 45p

12y Richard Crump , Writer

Budget2012: Top rate of tax cut to 45p

Osborne said the direct cost of cutting the tax rate by 5p is only £100m a year Read More...

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Budget2012: Bank levy claws back corporation tax cut
Business Regulation

Budget2012: Bank levy claws back corporation tax cut

12y Nick Huber

Budget2012: Bank levy claws back corporation tax c...

The increase in the banking levy annouced in the Budget earlier on Wednesday will mean that banks don't benefit from the additional cut in corporation...

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Chancellor to cut 50p tax rate
Personal Tax

Chancellor to cut 50p tax rate

12y Richard Crump , Writer

Chancellor to cut 50p tax rate

Top rate tax cut and rise in personal allowance to be among key announcements in Budget Read More...

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Budget Predictions 2: The Chancellor Strikes Back
Business Regulation

Budget Predictions 2: The Chancellor Strikes Back

12y Nick Huber

Budget Predictions 2: The Chancellor Strikes Back

As if our first round of Budget predictions wasn't enough, another slew of opinions have been formed about the content of tomorrow's statement Read Mo...

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Budget 2012: Scrapping 50p rate could cost Treasury billions
Personal Tax

Budget 2012: Scrapping 50p rate could cost Treasury billions

12y Nick Huber

Budget 2012: Scrapping 50p rate could cost Treasur...

Plans to scrap 50p rate could backfire, tax experts warns, as a poll shows that two thirds of voters want the chancellor to keep the top rate of tax i...

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ICAS: Cut national insurance contributions for young people
Administration

ICAS: Cut national insurance contributions for young people

12y Nick Huber

ICAS: Cut national insurance contributions for you...

ICAS urges George Osborne to cut NICs for 16 to 25-year olds in Wednesday's Budget to make it cheaper for employers to hire young people Read More...

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OTS: Employers should self certifiy employee share schemes
Corporate Tax

OTS: Employers should self certifiy employee share schemes

12y Nick Huber

OTS: Employers should self certifiy employee share...

Self-certified employee share schemes would be quicker to set up and would encourage staff to take a stake in their company, Office of Tax Simplificat...

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Charity: New corporate tax loophole will cost poor countries £4bn
Corporate Tax

Charity: New corporate tax loophole will cost poor countries £4bn

12y Nick Huber

Charity: New corporate tax loophole will cost poor...

Planned Treasury changes to tax rules for multinational companies will cost governments in poor countries up to £4bn a year in revenue, a development ...

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ICAEW: Use Budget to encourage business investment
Business Regulation

ICAEW: Use Budget to encourage business investment

12y Nick Huber

ICAEW: Use Budget to encourage business investment

Accountancy institute asks George Osborne not to cut the annual investment allowance Read More...

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Scrap 50p income tax rate, business leaders tell Osborne
Personal Tax

Scrap 50p income tax rate, business leaders tell Osborne

12y Nick Huber

Scrap 50p income tax rate, business leaders tell O...

The 50p higher rate of income tax is "damaging the economy" and delaying recovery from recession, more than 500 entrepreneurs and business owners warn...

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Chancellor objects to 'error rate' in EU accounts
Regulatory Bodies

Chancellor objects to 'error rate' in EU accounts

12y Nick Huber

Chancellor objects to 'error rate' in EU accounts

George Osborne tries to block annual approval of European Union accounts due to estimated "error rate" in European spending, mainly related to agricul...

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Liam Fox calls for business tax cuts
Corporate Tax

Liam Fox calls for business tax cuts

12y Nick Huber

Liam Fox calls for business tax cuts

Former defence secretary urges chancellor George Osborne to cut employers' national insurance contributions and simplify labour laws Read More...

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CBI calls for ‘targeted changes’ to UK tax system
Corporate Tax

CBI calls for ‘targeted changes’ to UK tax system

12y Richard Crump , Writer

CBI calls for ‘targeted changes’ to UK tax system

CBI urges George Osborne to boost growth and jobs with a £540m package of tax changes Read More...

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Laws:?Target high earners in Budget
Personal Tax

Laws:?Target high earners in Budget

12y Nick Huber

Laws:?Target high earners in Budget

Former chief secretary to the Treasury urges chancellor George Osborne to raise income tax threshold to £10,000 in next month's Budget Read More...

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IFS: Osborne should make tax cuts to avoid recession
Corporate Tax

IFS: Osborne should make tax cuts to avoid recession

12y Accountancy Age

IFS: Osborne should make tax cuts to avoid recessi...

Institute for Fiscal Studies suggests tax cuts vital to avoid threat of recession Read More...

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50p tax rate to stay, says Cameron
Personal Tax

50p tax rate to stay, says Cameron

12y Accountancy Age

50p tax rate to stay, says Cameron

Prime minister says government not minded to cut higher rate band Read More...

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NI holiday scheme take-up hits 10,000
Corporate Tax

NI holiday scheme take-up hits 10,000

12y Jaimie Kaffash

NI holiday scheme take-up hits 10,000

Scheme take-up figures remain low despite HMRC campaign Read More...

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Enterprise zone relief 'should have gone further'
Corporate Tax

Enterprise zone relief 'should have gone further'

12y Jaimie Kaffash

Enterprise zone relief 'should have gone further'

Capital allowances of 100% should have been extended to all zones, experts say Read More...

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AS2011: bank levy to increase revenue by £200m a year
Corporate Tax

AS2011: bank levy to increase revenue by £200m a year

12y Jaimie Kaffash

AS2011: bank levy to increase revenue by £200m a y...

Chancellor announces shock increase to bank levy to raise £310m a year Read More...

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AS2011: pensions measures to save £450m a year
Corporate Tax

AS2011: pensions measures to save £450m a year

12y Jaimie Kaffash

AS2011: pensions measures to save £450m a year

Clarifying rules around asset-based pensions schemes will benefit businesses, say advisors Read More...

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AS2011: 100% capital allowances to be rolled out
Corporate Tax

AS2011: 100% capital allowances to be rolled out

12y Jaimie Kaffash

AS2011: 100% capital allowances to be rolled out

ENGLISH regions are to benefit from an extension of preferential capital allowance rates Read More...

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AS2011: Osborne targets pension tax avoidance
Personal Tax

AS2011: Osborne targets pension tax avoidance

12y Jaimie Kaffash

AS2011: Osborne targets pension tax avoidance

Osborne targets tax avoidance based on pensions in an effort to raise £500m a year Read More...

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Osborne set to increase bank levy
Corporate Tax

Osborne set to increase bank levy

12y Jaimie Kaffash

Osborne set to increase bank levy

Chancellor expected to announce increase to 0.078% from 0.075% Read More...

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ICAEW wants repairs VAT reduction to 5%
Accounting Standards

ICAEW wants repairs VAT reduction to 5%

12y Rachael Singh

ICAEW wants repairs VAT reduction to 5%

Institute calls for drop in VAT and increase in Enterprise Investment Scheme relief to starve off double-dip recession Read More...

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