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		<title>We can glean some interesting insights from this débacle</title>
		<link>http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2012/02/03/we-can-glean-some-interesting-insights-from-this-debacle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Watts</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There’s been a wonderful example this week of exactly the kind of problem we contractors are faced with when trying to get our point across. A government agency, SLC, was having some operational issues, so they brought in an expert to sort them out. ]]></description>
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		<title>There’s no excuse for late filing of tax returns, or is there?</title>
		<link>http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2012/02/02/theres-no-excuse-for-late-filing-of-tax-returns-or-is-there/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Contractor Accountants</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today really is the last day that you can file their self-assessment returns without receiving a late filing penalty from HMRC.]]></description>
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		<title>Contractor accountants should prepare for online VAT filing</title>
		<link>http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2012/02/01/contractor-accountants-should-prepare-for-online-vat-filing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2012/02/01/contractor-accountants-should-prepare-for-online-vat-filing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Contractor Accountants</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now that the January 31st online self-assessment filing date has passed, accountants for contractors can turn their minds to online VAT filing.]]></description>
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		<title>Reed loses long running battle with HMRC over salary sacrifice</title>
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		<comments>http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2012/01/31/reed-loses-long-running-battle-with-hmrc-over-salary-sacrifice/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Contractor Accountants</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You may have been following the recent tax case involving HMRC and specialist recruiter Reed.]]></description>
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		<title>Should banks have a separate accounting regime?</title>
		<link>http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2012/01/30/should-banks-have-a-separate-accounting-regime/</link>
		<comments>http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2012/01/30/should-banks-have-a-separate-accounting-regime/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Contractor Accountants</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Contractor accountants may be interested to learn that Andrew Haldane has called for a separate accounting regime for UK banks. He recently told the ICAEW that the current bank accounting rules do not take enough consideration of the ambiguities associated with assets and liabilities.]]></description>
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		<title>How to successfully complete an IT contract &#8211; then rinse and repeat.</title>
		<link>http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2012/01/27/how-to-successfully-complete-an-it-contract-then-rinse-and-repeat/</link>
		<comments>http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2012/01/27/how-to-successfully-complete-an-it-contract-then-rinse-and-repeat/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:51:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Watts</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’m coming rapidly to the end of my current engagement and have been reflecting on what I’ve been doing. Not out of any great sense of sadness or nostalgia but because I have to hand over to the permanent guys that I’ve been covering for while they were off doing more interesting stuff. ]]></description>
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		<title>Should employee share ownership schemes qualify for tax breaks?</title>
		<link>http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2012/01/26/should-employee-share-ownership-schemes-qualify-for-tax-breaks/</link>
		<comments>http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2012/01/26/should-employee-share-ownership-schemes-qualify-for-tax-breaks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 06:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Contractor Accountants</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, hinted recently that tax breaks may be available to firms that offer employee share ownership schemes.]]></description>
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		<title>How many taxpayers will miss the self-assessment filing deadline?</title>
		<link>http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2012/01/25/how-many-taxpayers-will-miss-the-self-assessment-filing-deadline/</link>
		<comments>http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2012/01/25/how-many-taxpayers-will-miss-the-self-assessment-filing-deadline/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 06:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Contractor Accountants</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Contractor accountants may want to remind their clients that the deadline for filing self-assessment income tax returns is fast approaching.]]></description>
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		<title>HMRC will not pay compound interest on overpaid VAT</title>
		<link>http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2012/01/24/hmrc-will-not-pay-compound-interest-on-overpaid-vat/</link>
		<comments>http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2012/01/24/hmrc-will-not-pay-compound-interest-on-overpaid-vat/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 06:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Contractor Accountants</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Contractor accountants who have overpaid VAT are unlikely to be allowed to claim compound interest from HMRC.]]></description>
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		<title>HMRC launches new Contractual Disclosure Facility</title>
		<link>http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2012/01/23/hmrc-launches-new-contractual-disclosure-facility/</link>
		<comments>http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2012/01/23/hmrc-launches-new-contractual-disclosure-facility/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 06:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Contractor Accountants</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Contractor accountants may be interested to learn that HMRC intends to introduce stricter procedures for dealing with investigations into civil fraud at the end of this month.]]></description>
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		<title>HMRC &#8211; the single biggest inhibitor to the recovery I can think of</title>
		<link>http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2012/01/20/hmrc-the-single-biggest-inhibitor-to-the-recovery-i-can-think-of/</link>
		<comments>http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2012/01/20/hmrc-the-single-biggest-inhibitor-to-the-recovery-i-can-think-of/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:08:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Watts</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[January, and the vexed question of self-assessment rears its head again. My accountant friends have said good bye to the family until February and closeted themselves with quill pens and envelopes of receipts. Others have burned the midnight oil trying to complete their online returns. ]]></description>
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		<title>Why is Tony Blair hiding behind a limited partnership?</title>
		<link>http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2012/01/19/why-is-tony-blair-hiding-behind-a-limited-partnership/</link>
		<comments>http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2012/01/19/why-is-tony-blair-hiding-behind-a-limited-partnership/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 06:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Contractor Accountants</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Contractor accountants might be interested to learn more about the recently published accounts of former PM Tony Blair.]]></description>
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