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SMEs ‘fail to use expert advisers’
05 May 2015

Small business owners are running the risk of costly mistakes by failing to make use of expert advice when setting up their enterprises, according to new research.
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HMRC updates ‘phishing’ guidance
05 May 2015

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has updated its guidance on the way it contacts customers to help them recognise “phishing” emails.
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Give taxpayers choice on returns, say experts
08 April 2015

Tax experts have given a cautious welcome to plans for digital tax accounts, saying that paper returns must remain an option.
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Regulator issues new auto-enrolment guide
08 April 2015

A new step-by-step guide to help small businesses get ready for their automatic enrolment duties has been launched by the Pensions Regulator.
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Big companies told to publish payment practices
07 April 2015

Large companies will be made to publish their payment practices, as part of a government drive to level the playing field for small business.
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Business rates review launched
07 April 2015

A “radical” review of business rates could bring in major changes to the way the annual charge is paid on 1.8 million properties in England.
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Consumers ‘concerned over sharing of personal data’
07 April 2015

The Information Commissioner has told businesses they need to do more to inform consumers about the way their information is being shared.
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Experts throw out ‘bizarre’ health and safety excuses
02 April 2015

A ban on paperclips in an office and the cancellation of a custard pie fight were among hundreds of issues reported to health and safety myth busters.
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