Neil Westwood & Co.
Chartered Accountants
18th November 2009
Government urged to retain childcare vouchers
Majority of business rate bills 'will fall next year'
Start-up businesses 'need tax breaks'
11th November 2009
Pre budget report date set
Bank agrees £25bn stimulus to kick-start economy
Half of small firms 'maintaining profitability'
4th November 2009
Call for 'shake-up' of inheritance laws
Business tax increase 'will fuel unemployment'
VAT reduction extended for New Year's revellers
28th October 2009
Second home owners 'face significant losses'
Britain remains in longest recession on record
Pensioners 'overpaying £250 million in tax'
21st October 2009
State pension age 'should increase to 70'
Property sector calls for stamp duty reform
Decision to delay new regulations 'good for economy'
14th October 2009
Deadline approaching for paper Tax Returns
Banks to provide more clarity on account charges
Interest rates set to remain low
7th October 2009
Raft of new legislation comes into force
ISA allowance increases for the over-50s
IPO unveils changes to trademark application process
30th September 2009
Court rules in favour of default retirement age
Government to extend car scrappage scheme
Government to introduce new broadband tax
Cheque guarantee scheme to close in 2011
23rd September 2009
Business issues warning following sick leave ruling
Premium Bond prize fund up by 50%
New pension quality mark unveiled
16th September 2009
Fathers to be given new paternity rights
Darling to 'broaden sources of finance' for businesses
HMRC issues new warning over fake emails
9th September 2009
Business remains cautious on economic recovery
'Innocent errors' to avoid NDO penalty
FSB calls for big companies to take action on late payment
HMRC and Companies House to offer common online filing facility
2nd September 2009
Record £35m in Premium Bond prizes go unclaimed
Fuel duty rises by 2p a litre
Personal debt falls to record low
26th August 2009
Further changes to trade credit insurance scheme
Share option tax breaks 'to continue until 2018'
Small local retailers 'disappearing from the High Street'
19th August 2009
Banks 'must disclose offshore account details' to Revenue
Inheritance tax late payment fee to rise
VAT should be 'scrapped on green appliances'
12th August 2009
Small firms gain 'free access' to Government contracts
Watchdog calls for greater protection for shoppers
Older workers 'forced into early retirement'
5th August 2009
'Last chance tax amnesty' for offshore account holders
Business groups condemn workplace parking tax
Agency Workers Directive could 'hamper economic recovery'
29th July 2009
Business urges Chancellor to keep up the pressure on bank lending
Millions of workers affected by incorrect tax codes
HMRC defers £3.17bn in tax payments
22nd July 2009
Revenue sees surge in VAT overpayment claims
Small business group calls for graduate employment scheme
Banks 'lending more to small firms'
15th July 2009
Retirement age 'set to end' as review is brought forward
Employers advised to prepare for swine flu pandemic
Tax rises could 'harm UK economy'
8th July 2009
New measures to tackle UK debt
New report suggests 'worst of recession is over'
Trade credit insurance claims soar
1st July 2009
Calls to rein in debt as slow recovery predicted
Recession prompts dramatic change in UK workplaces
Cheque guarantee cards to be phased out
24th June 2009
Bank lending slumps to record low
Government urged to act on red tape
Takeover fraud 'burgeoning in the recession'
17th June 2009
Minimum wage could 'cut number of apprenticeships'
New advisory fuel rates published
New BIS could 'create more red tape for employers'
CBI - UK economic recovery not expected until 2010
10th June 2009
Revenue tax campaign 'to target undeclared UK income'
Government review to examine small business recovery
Recession cuts number of higher rate taxpayers
3rd June 2009
Plans to extend paternity leave 'put on hold'
Businesses 'need urgent action' to help deal with pension deficits
Faster payments service 'too slow'
27th May 2009
Revenue 'ramps up pressure' on offshore accounts
Older workers concerned about retirement prospects
Number of UK millionaires halves during the recession
20th May 2009
Car scrappage scheme gets underway
Two-thirds of UK homes now online
Bank predicts 'slow' economic recovery
13th May 2009
Minimum wage to rise from October
Government to ban using tips to make up wages
Bank to inject extra £50bn into ailing economy
6th May 2009
Government launches trade credit insurance 'top-up' scheme
Poll reveals small firms 'disappointed' by Budget
Businesses offered interest free loans to go green
29th April 2009
UK retains working time opt out
New law to expose 'gender pay gap'
Treasury defends Budget forecasts
23rd April 2009
Darling defiant in face of recession
2009 Budget business reaction
2009 Budget political reaction
2009 Budget - Darling downgrades economic forecasts
22nd April 2009
Budget 'must focus on private sector', warns BCC
SMEs could 'receive help with credit insurance'
Stamp duty holiday 'could be extended'
15th April 2009
VAT cut has 'boosted sales'
Darling urged to support rural firms
Businesses 'need support' with retaining staff
8th April 2009
Brown paves the way for 'green' Budget
Tougher home pack rules now in force
New tax legislation is introduced
1st April 2009
Darling delays full business rates hike
Public 'supports economic reform' ahead of G20 summit
Changes to flexible working will benefit 4.5 million
25th March 2009
CBI calls for 'confidence-building Budget'
Chicken and rose wine enter UK 'shopping basket'
Firms facing business rates hike
18th March 2009
New legislation to crack down on credit card debt
Deflation 'drives down' small business costs
Business groups criticise redundancy pay plans
11th March 2009
UK compulsory retirement age 'does not breach EU law'
Government urged to delay VAT increase
Tougher HMRC compliance regime looms
4th March 2009
Business group calls for national minimum wage freeze
'500 banks could be targeted' in offshore tax amnesty
Government cap 'undermining' lending plan, says FPB
25th February 2009
Businesses urged not to cut back on pension payments
HMRC launches online tax help for small firms
Small businesses 'lose £800 a year' to fraud
18th February 2009
Small businesses urged to bid for Government contracts
Firms 'retaining talent' during downturn
Budget date set for 22 April
Government 'must delay £800m business laws'
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