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HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has revealed that a record number of self-assessment tax returns were filed on time for the previous financial year. According to figures produced by HMRC, 80.9 per cent of the self assessment returns were filed online...
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The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) has issued it latest guidance note to assist UK taxpayers in checking their latest PAYE code is correct. Since mid-January and through to early March 2012, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is issuing PAYE Coding...
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The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) has introduced a key package of regulation designed to help employers prepare for automatic enrolment in workplace pensions. It's designed to work alongside the revised timetable for automatic enrolment, which...
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Housing price changes are likely to remain minimal over the first six months of 2012, with the economy unlikely to provide much in the way of momentum, according to Nationwide's chief economist Robert Gardner.
According to Nationwide's...
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Housing minister Grant Shapps has welcomed the implementation of a new partnership between the Government and the National House Building Council (NHBC), but says more is to come.
The new agreement will see both the Government and the...
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Business and Enterprise Minister Mark Prisk has pledged that 2012 will see a renewed focus on helping entrepreneurs unlock their business potential, as he unveiled a new comprehensive calendar of enterprise events aimed at those individuals looking to...
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Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg is calling on Chancellor George Osborne to introduce a £10,000 personal allowance on income tax in the UK as part of new measures designed to ease the current financial pressures being applied to household budgets....
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The introduction of an auto-enrolment workplace pension scheme will provide a much-needed push towards saving for a pension, according to the Association of Insurers (ABI). From October, people in the UK will become auto-enrolled in new workplace pension...
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The British Property Federation (BPF) has lent its support to a new campaign calling for the government to cap any annual business rates increase at two per cent. This would see any increase in business rates rise in line with current estimates for...
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HMRC has issued a reminder to all VAT-registered businesses in the UK, warning that returns must be submitted online from April. The change will bring an end to decades of sending in paper returns, with officials hoping the switch will simplify the process...
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The British Property Federation (BPF) has backed plans for a Government review of water industry powers that could leave landlords liable to further costs. The review could see a change to the current powers that force landlords to share information on...
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The introduction of automatic enrolment into workplace pensions will change the face of the UK workplace, according to the Department of Work and Pension (DWP).
That is according to the Minister for Pensions Iain Duncan Smith, who spoke...
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The UK has witnessed a rise in the number of tenants struggling to pay their rent, according to research from the Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA). Based on the results of their findings, 39.2 per cent of members reported a rise in the...
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HMRC has urged anyone filing a self-assessment tax return for the first time to ensure they have registered for online filing by the end of this week.
The deadline for online self-assessment tax returns is 31 January, but those using the...
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Small businesses are shedding staff in a bid to stay afloat in the UK economy and amid increasing taxes and business rates, according to the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).
The FSB pointed to the findings of the latest Voice of...
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The British Property Federation (BPF) has welcomed a new energy saving proposal from the Government, but has called for more incentives to be provided to property owners. The Government is nearing the end of its consultation on the Green Deal, which aims to...
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The Government must do more to stimulate economic growth among UK businesses if it wants a drop in unemployment, according to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI).
Figures released today (18 January) show that unemployment numbers...
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The Government's strategy of cutting spending and raising taxes has come too quickly, leaving businesses struggling to survive in the current climate, according to Labour shadow minister for small business Toby Perkins, who hit out at the Government...
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The European Commission (EC) vice president Antonio Tajani has called for further support to small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), in a bid to boost the eurozone economy.
Statistics produced by the EC showed that SMEs created 85% of...
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First time buyer activity could rise over the coming months as individuals use the stamp duty tax holiday, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML). The current holiday on stamp duty tax is set to expire in March, with first-time buyers facing...
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Commercial property rental expectations fell during the last quarter of 2011, as demand continued to fall in the UK market according to the latest Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors' (RICS) UK Commercial Market Survey.
The report...
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The majority of property owners in the UK are anticipating a rise in tenant demand over the next 12 months, according to research from Paragon Group.
Figures released as part of the firm's quarterly survey indicated that 56% of...
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HMRC has warned taxpayers to watch out for 'phishing' emails claiming they are due a tax rebate. The warning comes as the deadline for self-assessment tax returns looms large, with all online forms expected before 31 January.
The...
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Sales activity in the UK property market remained firm in December, according to the latest UK Housing Market Survey from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
The survey results showed that the average number of completed...
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HMRC has launched a new pilot scheme offering small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) a new way of resolving disputes. The Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) pilot will use independent facilitators to resolve disputes between SME customers and HMRC....
