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The insider march 2010 newsletter available now
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| The March 2010 edition of our new newsletter – the insider is available to download now.Included in this month’s edition is:SMEs embrace a modern, flexible approach to retirement Don’t take risks with business liability Pension fund reminder Still time to review your CGT position Don’t let poor financial management be ..... |
| Date Item Added:- 22-03-2010 18:52:02
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News update from bath accountants clear vision - final salary pensions under threat
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| A half of the final salary pension schemes still in operation in the private sector face closure by 2012.A new survey of over 250 employers has found that some 50 per cent believe that they will shut their defined benefit schemes to all employees, existing as well as new, within ..... |
| Date Item Added:- 18-08-2009 15:52:58
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News update from bath accountants clear vision - inheritance tax interest charge part of ‘fairer’ sy
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| HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has argued that the interest due on late inheritance tax payments is part of a new system that is fairer for customers.As from next month, the interest that HMRC can levy on inheritance tax liabilities that are not met within the allowed time is 3 ..... |
| Date Item Added:- 18-08-2009 15:50:44
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News update from bath accountants clear vision - chance to offer views on business rates revaluatio
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| Firms are being reminded that they can express their views on the transitional arrangements for the next business rates revaluation.The revaluation, which is carried out every five years, is set to come into effect on 1 April 2010 in England.The aim of the revaluation is to make sure that the ..... |
| Date Item Added:- 18-08-2009 15:49:07
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News update from bath accountants clear vision - tax plans would help high streets recover
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| The Chancellor has been urged to drop VAT on energy efficient domestic appliances in a scheme that would mirror the car scrappage programme.The call has come from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) which claimed that the move would not only encourage consumers to switch to more environment friendly goods but ..... |
| Date Item Added:- 18-08-2009 15:47:02
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News update from bath accountants clear vision - savers getting excellent real returns
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| Savers are currently enjoying some of the best returns on their money in nearly 20 years, it has been argued.Interest rates may be low at the moment, but so is inflation, which means, in real terms, that savers are seeing the value of their money rise dramatically.Taking tax and inflation ..... |
| Date Item Added:- 18-08-2009 15:45:12
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News update from bath accountants clear vision - hmrc wins access to offshore bank account details
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| Over 300 banks and financial institutions will be obliged to hand over details of their customers’ offshore accounts to the tax authorities.HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has been given the right to demand the information by a ruling of the Tax Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal.This will enable HMRC to ..... |
| Date Item Added:- 16-08-2009 10:42:14
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News update from bath accountants clear vision - timetable for tax refund claims is changing
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| HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has issued a reminder that the dates for claiming back overpaid tax are changing.While many self-assessment taxpayers make a claim in the year in which their returns were submitted, some people can claim tax that stretches back into earlier years.Anyone wishing to do this, however, ..... |
| Date Item Added:- 16-08-2009 10:40:26
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News update from bath accountants clear vision - parking tax system could be 'abused'
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| Honest firms may find themselves penalised by the new Workplace Parking Levy (WPL) scheme, it has been claimed.The Forum of Private Business (FPB) has said that the tax on workplace parking spaces could be abused by some unscrupulous firms because of the way it is to be managed, leaving law-biding ..... |
| Date Item Added:- 16-08-2009 10:38:46
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News update from bath accountants clear vision - drop national insurance increase to save jobs
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| The government has been urged to scrap plans to increase National Insurance payments in response to rising unemployment figures.The latest official figures have shown that the number of people out of work climbed by 220,000 in the three months to June.This brings the unemployment total to 2,435,000 or 7.8 per ..... |
| Date Item Added:- 15-08-2009 18:07:41
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