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Reading Time | 2 mins 12 Mar 2012

Pensions tax relief measures need to be reconsidered

Reading Time • 2 minsPension industry groups are warning that government plans to cut the tax relief available to higher earners on their pension contributions could have an adverse impact on the whole savings and retirement system.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 12 Mar 2012

Important issues to remember when deregistering from VAT

Reading Time • 2 minsDeregistration from VAT is often a fairly straightforward process. However, there are some important aspects to bear in mind which, if misunderstood, could prove costly.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 12 Mar 2012

Employers urged to avoid late-filing penalties for annual returns

Reading Time • < 1 minFirms have been reminded by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) that the date for submitting their 2008-09 employer annual returns has passed but that they could still avoid late-filing penalties.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 12 Mar 2012

Businesses should ‘persist’ in chasing funding

Reading Time • < 1 minBusinesses are being advised not to take refusals of help with funding from banks as the final word on the matter.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 12 Mar 2012

More and more firms are keeping wages on hold

Reading Time • < 1 minOne in three of the businesses included in a recent survey froze their wages in April.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 12 Mar 2012

Two buyout deals cheer Scottish corporate finance sector

Reading Time • < 1 minThe announcement of two management buyout deals, both financed by Clydesdale Bank, shows there is still life in the sector.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 12 Mar 2012

Europe should suspend introducing new employment regulations

Reading Time • < 1 minAhead of the forthcoming European elections, the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has called on the European Commission to place a moratorium on all new employment laws.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 12 Mar 2012

Length of employment can be a factor in redundancy decisions

Reading Time • < 1 minA ruling by the Court of Appeal has opened the door to taking the length of time an employee has been working for a firm into account when making decisions about redundancies.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 12 Mar 2012

Pension rules may deter saving

Reading Time • 2 minsChanges to pensions tax relief for higher earners could be counterproductive, it has been claimed.
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