Freebies to help recession-hit firms
Industry is taking the initiative to ensure its smallest players survive.
May 1, 2009
60% tax rate adds to top earners' woes
Advisors reveal high earners face a bigger tax take than the Budget made clear.
Apr 27, 2009
Revenue in umbrella expenses shake-up
HMRC ushers in a 'level playing field', and scraps overnight allowance.
Apr 15, 2009
Small companies fear Budget 2009
Micro business expects tax to get more taxing in this year's Budget.
Apr 14, 2009
FSA: Savers need £500,000 safety net
'Compensation scheme should protect those with short-term high balances.'
Apr 6, 2009
Taxman speaks out on new compliance checks
Revenue says new powers will allow it to 'come down harder' on careless taxpayers.
Feb 26, 2009
Deadline looms for VAT claims
Firms have less than six week to recoup VAT dating back to 1973.
Feb 24, 2009
HMRC signals attack on tax planners
Crackdown feared on those who minimise their tax liabilities legitimately.
Feb 16, 2009
'Self-cert' mortgages: the end of an era?
Why freelancers looking to borrow are paying the price for yesteryear’s optimism.
Feb 13, 2009
Lenders cull 'self-cert' mortgages
Self-employed customers who overreached compel lenders to withdraw.
Feb 10, 2009
Heftier penalties for late accounts
Companies House factors in 15 years of inflation into its new penalty regime.
Feb 2, 2009
Revenue cuts its interest rate to zero
Taxpayers await nothing in return for the Revenue holding their cash.
Jan 26, 2009
Later tax payments for 20,000 firms
Companies in financial difficulty are urged to tell the taxman.
Jan 19, 2009
Criminals set up fake Revenue website
HMRC warns of sophisticated phishing attacks on online taxpayers.
Jan 12, 2009
'Tax tweaks cost small firms £2.4bn'
Brown accused of trying to tax small companies out of existence.
Jan 6, 2009
Fines face firms not looking ahead
Heftier penalties for late filers reminds why it pays to plan.
Dec 22, 2008
Freelancer’s Questions
How do I bill & declare income from Australian clients?
Dec 16, 2008
Bank offers £1bn fund to aid small firms
HSBC looks to loan new money to 'fundamentally sound businesses.'
Dec 8, 2008
Darling called to cut VAT to 12.5%
Instant tax cuts tipped as 'a good start' to get Britain through recession.
Nov 11, 2008
State readies £4bn for small businesses
Lifeline thrown to help small companies out of the slump.
Oct 31, 2008
