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Reading Time | 2 mins 17 Apr 2012

Wealthy pension savers to take advantage of tax breaks

Reading Time • 2 minsThousands of higher and additional rate taxpayers will take advantage of current pension rules in the coming weeks in order to maximise their contributions, pension experts have said.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 17 Apr 2012

More start-ups financing business themselves

Reading Time • 2 minsMore small and medium sized enterprise (SME) owners are dipping into their personal savings to finance their businesses, research by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has revealed.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 17 Apr 2012

UK inflation rate falls to 14 month low

Reading Time • 2 minsConsumer Price Index (CPI) inflation in the UK has fallen from 4.2 per cent in December to a 14 month low of 3.6 per cent in January, figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) indicate.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 17 Apr 2012

HMRC urging employers to get rid of dummies

Reading Time • < 1 minHMRC is urging employers to double check the employee data submitted on tax returns, after research revealed that many are completed with dummy, incomplete and inaccurate information.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 17 Apr 2012

Government to discuss cutting tax relief for wealthy pension savers

Reading Time • 2 minsWealthy earners may see the higher-rate tax relief on pensions cut significantly in next month's Budget, says Treasury chief secretary Danny Alexander.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 17 Apr 2012

Project Merlin: Banks fall short in lending to SMEs

Reading Time • 2 minsFive major UK banks have failed to meet their 2011 lending targets to small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) as laid out in Project Merlin, figures from the British Bankers' Association (BBA) show.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 17 Apr 2012

More to be done for small firms, says business group

Reading Time • < 1 minThe Chancellor needs to step up proposals to help small businesses if they are to see a genuine change in growth, says the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).
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Reading Time | 2 mins 17 Apr 2012

Latest tax avoidance campaigns from HMRC

Reading Time • 2 minsHMRC is set to launch various new campaigns throughout the coming year as it continues its drive to clamp down on those who attempt to dodge the taxman.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 17 Apr 2012

HMRC to clampdown on PAYE and NIC avoidance

Reading Time • < 1 minEmployers who deliberately attempt to dodge their PAYE or National Insurance contributions (NICs) may land themselves in hot water when new HMRC powers come into force this spring.
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