The CBI believes the government needs to reduce corporation tax further than its intended level of 24% if the UK is going to remain competitive.

Finally, HMG is starting to come good in its promise to put 25% of government procurement in front the SMEs and other small suppliers. A new search website has been launched, where you can find and bid for a whole range of smaller contracts.

The richest 10% of the UK’s population is set to lose an average 3% of their net income due to the complex tax changes that come into force this April, according to the Institute of Fiscal Studies.

The continual changes to employment and tax regulations are leaving companies confused, stifling the country’s competitiveness and hindering job creation.

Contractor accountants should be aware that HMRC is cracking down on individuals who defraud the system by wrongfully claiming tax credits.

The European Commission has requested that the UK amends its anti-avoidance measures.

It seems there has been a major step forward in the battle to bring a little sanity to the importing of non-EU workers under the Inter Company Transfer visa rules.

In August 1989 I started my training as an Accountant. Mrs. Thatcher was still the Prime Minister and everyone under the age of 21 wanted an XR3i or a 205 GTi.

The Chartered Institute of Taxation has branded the government’s proposals to restrict the tax relief on childcare supported by employers as unfair and unnecessarily complicated.

UK contractors will be pleased to learn that the government has committed to overhauling the process by which SMEs compete for public sector contracts.

The Big Four audit firms have made it virtually impossible for smaller firms to have a fair chance, according to BDO.

A consultation has been launched by the Insolvency Service into the Office of Fair Trading’s proposals for changes to the regime governing corporate insolvency.