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Reading Time | < 1 min 16 Mar 2012

Firms hesitant over asking for loans

Reading Time • < 1 minSmall businesses are showing a continuing reluctance to approach banks for loans and credit.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 16 Mar 2012

IR35 may be revised ‘after’ the election

Reading Time • < 1 minTax rules governing contractors and freelance workers may be due for an overhaul following the general election, a business group has claimed.
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Reading Time | 3 mins 16 Mar 2012

Think-tank warns on tax rises and spending cuts

Reading Time • 3 minsA leading think-tank has argued that none of the three main political parties has ventured far enough in identifying the sort of spending cuts and tax rises that may be necessary to reduce the UK's budget deficit.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 16 Mar 2012

Business tax breaks needed to fund skills investment

Reading Time • 2 minsThe economic recovery could be undermined if insufficient investment is made in boosting the skills of UK workforces.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 16 Mar 2012

Possible VAT rise predicted

Reading Time • < 1 minA new government may have to give serious consideration to an increase in VAT, it has been forecast.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 16 Mar 2012

HMRC helplines mired by tax code enquiries

Reading Time • < 1 minThe number of people ringing HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) about incorrect PAYE tax codings has meant that many callers are having to wait on hold for considerable periods.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 16 Mar 2012

Takeover rules should be toughened up but not compromised

Reading Time • 2 minsThe rules governing the takeover of one company by another should be reformed but in a way that maintains the UK's reputation as a top destination for foreign investment, a leading business group has argued.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 16 Mar 2012

Latest UK economic growth lower than expected

Reading Time • 2 minsThe UK's economy expanded by 0.2 per cent in the first quarter of the year.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 16 Mar 2012

HMRC publishes list of corporation tax software

Reading Time • < 1 minHM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has issued an updated list of software that is compatible with filing online company tax returns in the iXBRL format.
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