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11-Mar	Pension schemes see fall in deficits
11-Mar	R&D tax credits need to be open to 'all firms'
10-Mar	Firms look to marketing to drive business
10-Mar	VAT returns and payments are going online
10-Mar	Budget date set for 24 March
09-Mar	HMRC warns of date for making extra NI shortfall payments
09-Mar	Reform regulations and business tax to help 'balance' the economy
09-Mar	Qualifying for full state pension to become easier
08-Mar	Plan to balance public finances must be 'convincing'
08-Mar	Recovery to be fragile and slower than expected

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Recession and recovery

05-Mar	Call for Budget to ‘review’ flat rate VAT
04-Mar	Consumer confidence on the up
03-Mar	Pension tax changes criticised for their inefficiency
02-Mar	Business alliance urges scrapping of NIC rise
02-Mar	Complicated tax rules ‘stifle’ business growth

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PAYE

11-Mar	Pension schemes see fall in deficits
10-Mar	Budget date set for 24 March
09-Mar	HMRC warns of date for making extra NI shortfall payments
09-Mar	Qualifying for full state pension to become easier

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Business tax

11-Mar	R&D tax credits need to be open to 'all firms'
10-Mar	Budget date set for 24 March
09-Mar	Reform regulations and business tax to help 'balance' the economy
08-Mar	Plan to balance public finances must be 'convincing'

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VAT

10-Mar	VAT returns and payments are going online
10-Mar	Budget date set for 24 March
08-Mar	New business regulations come into effect this April
05-Mar	Call for Budget to ‘review’ flat rate VAT

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Business regulation

10-Mar	Budget date set for 24 March
09-Mar	Reform regulations and business tax to help 'balance' the economy
08-Mar	New business regulations come into effect this April
04-Mar	Regulation burden is ‘hampering’ enterprise

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Personal tax

10-Mar	Budget date set for 24 March
09-Mar	HMRC warns of date for making extra NI shortfall payments
09-Mar	Qualifying for full state pension to become easier
08-Mar	New business regulations come into effect this April

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Savings and pensions

11-Mar	Pension schemes see fall in deficits
10-Mar	Budget date set for 24 March
09-Mar	HMRC warns of date for making extra NI shortfall payments
09-Mar	Qualifying for full state pension to become easier

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News

Date set for Budget 2010

1-Mar
Undisclosed Taxes - Medical Professionals Act Now
HMRC have announced the "Tax Health Plan" (THP) which is open to any medical professionals who may have, in error, under-declared income or over-claimed business expenses...
24-Feb
Offshore Investments - Tax Disclosure Opportunities
The tax authorities have had considerable success in making overseas financial institutions provide them with details of investors and account holders.
4-Feb
PAYE coding notices 2010/11 – problems with the issue; multiple or incorrect codes?
Around 25 million coding notices are being issued for 2010/11, which is double the usual number, and many of these are wrong!
11-Nov
VAT Rate changes
The standard rate of VAT was temporarily reduced to 15 per cent on 1 December 2008 and it will return to 17.5 per cent on 1 January 2010.
23-Jul
"Stimpley the best..."
Whitley Stimpson staff entered a team at the "It's a Knockout" event held last month in South Park Oxford in aid of VIVA, and were placed a commendable 5th.

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