UK Business News

Promises by government after government to reduce the red tape and bureaucracy involved in running a small business has failed to materialise down the years, providing yet another headache for business owners who could better spend the time making sales.
Today, Vaultium warn SME owners could risk heavy fines as well as disruption, if they fail [...]

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Tax? The very word makes most of us look the other way. Take some tax advice? No thanks, I’ll bury my head in the sand and hope my problems go away.
The trouble is, that’s the last thing you should do. Despite continuing Government promises to simplify the tax system, most people still find sorting out [...]

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President Barack Obama’s plan to take away tax cuts for Americans with annual incomes exceeding a quarter of a million dollars will no doubt sit well with many Americans. For the average American, that amount of yearly income is far enough out of reach that they probably won’t be bringing in [...]

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If you are among the many small business owners who feel that they get a raw deal acting as unpaid tax collectors for the Treasury, you may be interested to read the latest publication from the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), Taxation and Red Tape.
Sub titled The Cost to British Business of Complying with the [...]

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UK Chancellor Alistair Darling unveiled plans to support new low carbon industries and boost the use of electric vehicles in businesses through lower taxation.
Darling said that the government would scrap taxes on electric company cars for the next five years and announced 100% first year capital allowances for businesses using electric vans.
Company cars account for [...]

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