News: June 2011 Small business growth strategy tips Here are some small business growth strategies that you can use to expand your business. Joint Ventures - This is essentially an agreement between two

News: June 2011 Equitable liability Equitable Liability was a little known practice in which HMRC accepted the evidence of time-barred returns, accounts, claims etc where there was a tax debt but no longer

News: June 2011 Winning business referrals Any business with the goal of growing larger wants current clients to refer their friends. Professional services firms depend on people vouching for their expertise and talent.

News: June 2011 Collecting tax debts through PAYE Over recent years, HMRC has concentrated its debt collection resources, out of necessity, on high-value debts. Unsurprisingly, say HMRC, this has led to a considerable

News: June 2011 Protecting employee data Access to employee records should be restricted. Managers should only be given access to job-related information, such as attendance records and employee performance reviews. Medical records or

News: May 2011 Using your own car as an employee or director A modest but nonetheless welcome increase in the mileage allowance on which you can claim tax relief applies from 6 April

News: May 2011 Research and development tax relief If you undertake any research and development within your business, and operate as a limited company, you should look at the big improvements being introduced

News: May 2011 Short life assets When claiming capital allowances on plant and machinery purchased in excess of the annual investment allowance limit, if the asset(s) concerned only have a short life they

News: May 2011 Outsourcing In the current economic climate, many small and medium sized businesses face the same challenge - they want to expand, but their current level of turnover means that they

News: May 2011 HMRC business record checks We mentioned this new initiative in the April edition of Tax E-News, but since then HMRC have scored another own goal by starting these checks earlier