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‘Top-ups’ plan comes a step closer
02 May 2014

Further details have been published of a time-limited opportunity for pensioners to make extra national insurance contributions (NICs) to top up their state pension.
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Reform business rates, say MPs
08 April 2014

The current system of business rates is not fit for purpose and needs to be fundamentally reformed, says an influential committee of MPs.
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Thousands respond to ‘zero hours’ consultation
08 April 2014

More than 30,000 responses have flooded in to a government consultation on zero hours contracts.
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‘Don’t stick head in sand on RTI’, says tax chief
07 April 2014

More than 70,000 employers have been warned that they face penalties unless they submit employees’ Pay As You Earn (PAYE) information in real time.
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New deal to make bank account comparisons easier
07 April 2014

Major current account providers have signed up to an agreement that will give customers their account data in a simple, standardised format that can be used in comparison sites for the first time.
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Taxpayers warned on NIC debts
02 April 2014

People with unpaid national insurance contributions (NICs) have been warned that private debt collectors could be used to recover the money they owe HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).
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Time to act on auto-enrolment, says regulator
02 April 2014

The Pensions Regulator has urged small and medium-sized employers to find out when their new workplace pension duties begin, following research showing that many have yet to check when auto-enrolment will affect them.
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