Hancock: Late-payers will be struck off
Business minister Mathew Hancock has said a new regime requiring signatories to the government’s prompt payment code to pay their suppliers within 30 days, with
Barclays to allow payments via Twitter
‘Barclays will become the first bank in the UK to allow people to make payments to each other and small businesses using just their Twitter
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Three quarters of people distrusts the ethics of big business
BKL tax partner David Whiscombe comments via the UK200 Group on news that three quarters of people don’t think big firms put profits before ethical standards.
Business support initiatives aren’t helping SMEs
BKL tax partner David Whiscombe comments via the UK200 Group on a report from the business department’s select committee, which said that most small business initiatives
SME support initiatives too complex
The plethora of initiatives aimed at supporting SMEs is too complex for companies to navigate, MPs on the business department select committee inquiry found. They
Lib Dems propose making aiding tax evasion a criminal offence
Lib Dems propose making aiding tax evasion a criminal offence Danny Alexander has unveiled proposals to create a new offence of “corporate failure to avoid
Underdog fails to enchant Appeal Court: the Eclipse case
The Court of Appeal has released its judgement in the important case of Eclipse Film Partners No 35 LLP v HMRC. This was a high-profile
IDS accuses Miliband of tax avoidance
Iain Duncan Smith has accused Ed Miliband of using a loophole to avoid paying inheritance tax on his mother’s home. He made the claim after
Stop mudslinging and simplify the tax code
A letter from James Anderson of PAM Insight in Geneva is published in both The FT and The Independent. In it, Mr Anderson says MPs
