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Blog Posts: August 2010

Accountant survey suggests tax rises and public spending cuts will dent recovery
Thursday August 26, 2010 at 1:29pm
Business owners are showing less confidence according to the recent Business Confidence Monitor Survey from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW). Around one fifth (19%) of firms said they were less confident about the future due mainly to the tax rises announced in the emergency Budget and promised public spending cuts. Having come through recession, business owners now face a challenge to survive the recovery. Uncertainty is a key factor resulting in a cautious ap....
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Corporation tax roadshow heads for Birmingham
Friday August 20, 2010 at 9:47am
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has announced its Corporation Tax roadshow is visiting Birmingham this autumn. From April 2011, Company Tax returns (for accounting periods ending after 31 March 2010) must be filed online in a data format called iXBRL, and the events are an opportunity for businesses to find out more about the software available to support this major change. The "Corporation Tax Online" events are free and open to all. The Birmingham event will be held on 3rd November 2....
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Defending your business against the double dip
Wednesday August 11, 2010 at 2:04pm
With a ‘choppy’ economic recovery predicted by the governor of the Bank of England and the media talking up a double dip recession in response to the recent drop in house prices business owners would be forgiven for throwing their arms up in despair and ‘giving in’. This morning Mervyn King lowered the Bank’s economic growth forecast and warned inflation will stay higher than previously predicted. He doesn’t seem too confident that the banks will help-out busi....
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