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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>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
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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>HMRC will not pay compound interest on overpaid VAT</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 06:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
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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>Contractor accountants&#8217; prices rise due to VAT increase</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 06:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Contractor accountants may be interested to learn that research from PwC suggests that last year’s VAT increase caused prices to increase by about 1%.]]></description>
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		<title>£161 million VAT fraud leads Welsh sisters directly to jail</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 06:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two Welsh sisters were recently jailed for three and a half years after attempting to defraud HMRC out of £161 million.]]></description>
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		<title>HMRC reminds contractor accountants of important dates for the diary</title>
		<link>http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2011/12/13/hmrc-reminds-taxpayers-and-businesses-of-important-dates/</link>
		<comments>http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2011/12/13/hmrc-reminds-taxpayers-and-businesses-of-important-dates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 06:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HMRC has alerted all companies and contractor accountants that are registered for VAT that important changes to the filing process will come into effect in spring 2012.]]></description>
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		<title>Aggressive activity now could cost HMRC in the future</title>
		<link>http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2011/12/08/aggressive-activity-now-could-cost-hmrc-in-the-future/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 06:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HMRC is rubbing its hands together in glee after increasing the amount it collects from its compliance work. ]]></description>
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		<title>Deadline to register under the VAT initiative is December 31st</title>
		<link>http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2011/12/06/deadline-to-register-under-the-vat-initiative-is-december-31st/</link>
		<comments>http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2011/12/06/deadline-to-register-under-the-vat-initiative-is-december-31st/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 06:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HMRC has reminded contractor accountants that companies have until the end of this year to register for VAT under the Revenue’s recent initiative. ]]></description>
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		<title>What do accountants for contractors think about online self-assessment filing?</title>
		<link>http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2011/11/21/does-online-self-assessment-filing-provide-value-for-money/</link>
		<comments>http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2011/11/21/does-online-self-assessment-filing-provide-value-for-money/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 06:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Audit Office has praised HMRC for persuading people to file their tax returns online, but says it is not clear whether the system provides value for money.]]></description>
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		<title>Xmas shopping abroad could cost more than you bargained on</title>
		<link>http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2011/11/17/xmas-shopping-abroad-could-cost-more-than-you-bargained-on/</link>
		<comments>http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2011/11/17/xmas-shopping-abroad-could-cost-more-than-you-bargained-on/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 06:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HMRC has warned online accountants not to get hit by unexpected charges if they’re doing their Christmas shopping abroad.]]></description>
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		<title>Should contractor accountants take less VAT?</title>
		<link>http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2011/11/07/vat-is-eating-up-more-of-the-poorest-households-income/</link>
		<comments>http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2011/11/07/vat-is-eating-up-more-of-the-poorest-households-income/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 06:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Accountants may be interested to read the latest Office of National Statistics research concerning UK householders VAT expenditure.]]></description>
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		<title>IT contractors call for Hartnett&#8217;s resignation</title>
		<link>http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2011/11/01/it-contractors-call-for-hartnetts-resignation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2011/11/01/it-contractors-call-for-hartnetts-resignation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Contractor Accountants</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week protesters, including a few contractor accountants, gathered outside the London headquarters of HMRC to demand that Dave Hartnett, the permanent secretary for tax, resign. ]]></description>
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		<title>1.5m people filed their 2009-10 self-assessment forms late</title>
		<link>http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2011/10/20/1-5m-people-filed-their-2009-10-self-assessment-forms-late/</link>
		<comments>http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2011/10/20/1-5m-people-filed-their-2009-10-self-assessment-forms-late/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 06:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Contractor accountants and freelancers may have been among the 1.5 million taxpayers who received penalties for late filing and payment of self-assessment tax returns after this January’s deadline.]]></description>
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