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Red tape and tax high on government agenda
04 June 2015

Cutting £10 billion of red tape for small businesses and freezing key tax rates are among the highlights of the new Conservative government’s legislative programme.
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Cyber insurance ‘should be norm within 10 years’
03 June 2015

Cyber insurance should become as common a purchase for UK businesses as property insurance within the next decade, says the Association of British Insurers (ABI).
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Experts issue warning over investment relief reforms
03 June 2015

Drive targets first time exporters
02 June 2015

A new government initiative has been launched to help businesses expand into international markets for the first time.
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HMRC issues guidance on employment intermediary reporting
02 June 2015

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has issued updated guidance on the new reports that employment intermediaries – like employment agencies and recruitment firms – need to provide for agency workers if they do not operate PAYE.
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Businesses sit on cash as AIA ‘deadline’ approaches
07 May 2015

UK businesses are waiting for the right moment to start investing, says a leading accountancy body.
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Firms warned to beware fraudsters
07 May 2015

Fraudsters are using a new scam to target small firms with established finance facilities, according to a small business finance specialist.
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British Business Bank programme set to boost lending
07 May 2015

The British Business Bank is opening its ENABLE Guarantee programme to all banks that lend to smaller UK businesses, following completion of the first transaction under the scheme.
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Tax experts welcome ‘trivial’ delay
06 May 2015

Tax specialists have welcomed a government announcement that it is delaying legislation introducing an exemption from income tax for ‘trivial’ benefits in kind (BIKs).
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