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Finding your way through the maze of information available on the internet presents a challenge. Here in our business centre you will find wide-ranging content covering aspects of business planning and management. Our eleven business guides will lead you into over 100 fact and information centres.
We welcome the opportunity of advising you in any of these areas - do please contact us for advice or if you have suggestions for guides that should be included in this online information service.
The 2010 Budget
- The 2010 Budget will be announced on 24 March 2010. We will update our site with the Chancellor's Report during the evening of Budget Day. The news area of our site will contain news of the main announcements.
1 October 2009 Companies Act changes
- Important changes come into effect on 1 October which may require changes to a companies Memorandum and Articles of Association. The changes in detail.
Discover our planning and tax planning insights
- Business start-up
- Looking to turning your business dreams into a reality? Our extensive experience and advice can signpost you to success.
- Limited companies
- More than 25 information guides including insights for company directors regarding the tax system for companies and how to save tax.
- Business finance
- Keeping your business dynamic and forward-looking is not just a matter of chasing new customers. It involves every aspect of the business operation, from marketing to product development, from administration to training, from financial management to creative thinking.
- Your customers
- The customer-driven business is a successful business. Here we look at ways of understanding your customers, of keeping them happy and of measuring their value to your business.
- Your employees
- No matter how much cash there is in the bank or how large its stock is, a firm's most valuable asset is its employees. Taking care of your staff can make the difference between an ordinary business and a truly successful one.
- Recession news centre
- We have a range of up to date articles and commentaries on the effect of the recession on small businesses, banks, lending and saving, the economy and pensions and investments.
- Partnerships
- Are you a partner? Review these guides to discover important information about partnerships and planning.
- Sales and marketing
- No business can afford invisibility, which is why the way a business markets itself and how it plans its sales are vital to its development and growth.
- IT and e-business
- Information technology and the internet are increasingly central to businesses of every size and of every sector, and are set to become even more important in the future.
- Business regulations
- There are a number of rules with which businesses and employers need to comply. This section details the latest regulations to have come into effect.
- Business and the environment
- The actions that are being taken by governments to combat climate change will have a significant impact on businesses over the coming years. As well as helping to safeguard the environment, going 'green' can have several other advantages for a firm.
- Selling your business
- A strategy to maximise the assets of your business on its sale requires patient, advance planning.
Upcoming deadlines
Mar192010Deadline is today
- CIS return date
Construction Industry Scheme : Monthly return due for period to 5th of month
Mar312010- Company accounts filing deadline
Company Accounts Filing Date
Filing deadline at Companies House (Northern Ireland: Companies Registry) of accounts for private companies with a year ended 30 June 2009 and for public companies with a year ended 30 September 2009.
- Corporation tax date
End of Corporation Tax financial year
- CT61 date
End of CT61 quarterly period
- Corporation tax return date
Filing deadline for Corporation Tax Return Form CT600 for period ended 31 March 2009 to be submitted to HMRC
- Corporation tax returns
The corporation tax return (CTSA) for accounting periods ened 31 March 2009 should be filed.
- End of 40% first year allowance
Temporary 40% first year allowance ceases for incorporated businesses
Apr012010- Corporation tax
Due date for payment of Corporation Tax for year ended 30 June 2009.
- Landfill tax
Landfill tax standard rate increases to £48 per tonne
Our Latest News
- Simplified de minimis VAT tests for partial exemption
With effect from VAT periods or VAT years starting on or after 1 April 2010, two new, optional de minimis tests will be introduced to save certain partly exempt businesses the need to carry out complicated and time-consuming calculations.
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- Decision to abolish cheques attacked by MPs
Moves to phase out cheque payments by 2018 have been criticised by the House of Commons Treasury Select Committee.
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- ISA savers should consider switching accounts despite delays
People with savings in ISA accounts could be missing out on substantial amounts of interest, it has been claimed.
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- What may the 2010 Budget bring?
A brief preview of what may or may not be in the last Budget before the general election.
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- Higher fees for new workers’ pension scheme
The government’s plans to establish a workplace pension scheme for lower paid employees have been criticised after it was revealed that people who join initially will have to pay a 2 per cent contribution fee.
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- Venture Capital Trusts look set to stay
The government has indicated ahead of the Budget that Venture Capital Trusts will still have a part to play in the business economy.
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- Employment regulations 'jeopardising' job creation
Complex employment rules are posing a threat to the competitiveness of UK business and the ability of firms to create jobs, a new report has claimed.
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- Cold weather puts freeze on business
The business climate for smaller firms suffered as a result of the extremely cold winter, a new report has suggested.
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