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Grants Boost Security For Small Retailers
02/02/2010
Hundreds of small retailers across the country are set to receive grants to buy security devices such as alarms, security cameras and UV markers, Home Office Minister Alan Campbell announced today.
HMRC Last Minute Support - Not Quite Good Enough
02/02/2010
It cannot have come as a surprise to HMRC that many people left filing their online Self Assessment return to the last weekend possible. But help for an inexperienced user was not as good as it should have been.
Plummeting Savings Rates Will See More People Qualify For Interest Paid Free Of Tax
02/02/2010
Andrew Hagger of Moneynet.co.uk looks at how falling interest rates on savings accounts may tip some savers back below their annual tax free threshold
Small And Medium Businesses Turn To Personal Loans For Funding After Banks Fail Them
01/02/2010
Personal insolvencies set to rise further during 2010 as cash strapped business owners turn inwards to fund their businesses
Corporate FDI Plans On Hold For The Next Two Years
01/02/2010
UK to suffer significant loss of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) - emerging markets to benefit
Smaller Manufactures See First Signs Of Export-Led Recovery
01/02/2010
Small and medium-sized manufacturers are starting to benefit from the relative weakness of Sterling, with overseas orders stabilising after seven quarters of decline, according to the CBI. Manufacturing production also steadied, but is expected to fall in the next quarter as overall demand remains weak.
Gross Lending Up 15% At Building Societies
01/02/2010
Gross mortgage lending by building societies was £1.8 billion in December, compared to £1.6 billion in November, an increase of 15%. Gross lending for 2009 totalled £18.6 billion compared to £37.5 billion in 2008.
VAT Tribunal Decision Throws Question Mark Over HMRC Default Surcharge
29/01/2010
A VAT hearing at the First-Tier Tax Tribunal decision delivered on Wednesday 27th January 2010 throws into doubt the ability of HMRC to add a ‘default surcharge’ to a company’s VAT bill following late payment.
Nearly Half Of SMEs Have No Efficient System In Place To Chase Unpaid Invoices
29/01/2010
Edward Rimmer, CEO of Bibby Financial Services, has commented on Business Link's recent figures showing nearly half of small and medium-sized businesses have no efficient system in place to chase unpaid invoices.
House Prices Make a Strong Start to 2010
29/01/2010
Commenting on the figures Martin Gahbauer, Nationwide's Chief Economist, said: "House prices strengthened their upward momentum at the start of 2010, increasing by a seasonally adjusted 1.2% month-on-month in January. The 3 month on 3 month rate of change – usually a smoother indicator of the near term trend – dipped slightly from 2.3% in December to 2.1% in January, but this primarily reflects the smaller price increases recorded in November and December.
