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Reading Time | 2 mins 12 Mar 2012

VAT decision will be a ‘tax on jobs’

Reading Time • 2 minsThe Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) has expressed its dismay at learning that the government intends to go ahead with plans to drop the VAT staff hire concession as from 1 April.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 12 Mar 2012

Budget must ‘address’ small business confidence

Reading Time • 2 minsThe 2009 Budget, which will be delivered on 22 April, must focus on improving business confidence, the Forum of Private Business (FPB) has said.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 12 Mar 2012

Apportionment of membership fees cannot be retrospective

Reading Time • 2 minsUnder normal circumstances, the provision of a package of benefits by an organisation, in return for a membership subscription, would take the VAT treatment of the principal benefit, the other benefits being treated as ancillary.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 12 Mar 2012

Tax return mistakes get new penalty system

Reading Time • 2 minsHM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has reminded taxpayers that a new penalty regime for tax errors is due to come into effect soon.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 12 Mar 2012

Changes to VAT appeals

Reading Time • < 1 minFrom 1 April 2009, the process for handling VAT disputes is changing.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 12 Mar 2012

Recession to rule out compulsory equal pay reviews

Reading Time • 2 minsThe government is to be advised not to push ahead with the planned introduction of compulsory equal pay reviews in the forthcoming Equalities Bill.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 12 Mar 2012

New code of practice for workplace discipline agreed

Reading Time • < 1 minThe draft code of practice from Acas on the new rules governing discipline and grievance procedures at work has been approved by Parliament.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 12 Mar 2012

Late tax payments see interest rate cut

Reading Time • 2 minsTaxpayers who are late in meeting their tax bills are to be charged a lower rate of interest on unpaid liabilities.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 12 Mar 2012

Little time left to claim special VAT refunds

Reading Time • < 1 minBusinesses are being reminded that the date by which they can claim a special, one-off refund on past VAT payments is 31 March 2009.
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