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Plan ahead for summer holidays, say experts
05 August 2014

A leading accountancy body has issued top tips for small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) owners to help make sure that their businesses do not suffer financially while they and their staff are on holiday.
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HMRC issues guidance on swaps tax
04 August 2014

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has issued guidance on how redress payments made to businesses that have been mis-sold interest rate hedging products should be accounted for on tax returns.
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Sick leave reduction service provider named
04 August 2014

The government has named the company it has chosen to deliver a new service, designed to help employees and employers better manage sickness absence and reduce the costs involved.
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HMRC targets schemes with upfront tax payments
04 August 2014

A list of tax avoidance schemes whose users may be required to make an upfront payment of tax has been published by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).
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Digital businesses offered ‘one stop VAT shop’ for EU sales
07 July 2014

Businesses supplying digital services – broadcasting, telecoms and e-services such as smartphone games and other apps – across the European Union will be able to use a one-stop VAT service from January.
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Consultations turn spotlight on benefits in kind
07 July 2014

The government has launched consultations on key changes to employee benefits and expenses.
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Zero hours contracts set for reform
04 July 2014

Employees on zero hours contracts will be free to find work with more than one employer after the government moved to ban exclusivity clauses.
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National minimum wage review under way
04 July 2014

The government has set out its remit for the annual review of the national minimum wage (NMW) by the independent Low Pay Commission (LPC).
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SMEs lack auto-enrolment awareness, say advisers
03 July 2014

Only one in 100 independent financial advisers (IFAs) believe small businesses are well prepared for auto-enrolment into workplace pensions, a new study has revealed.
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