News: May 2011 Customers are becoming more value-conscious Consumers of everything from retail products to business services are becoming more and more value-conscious as a result of the economic downturn. This has put

News: May 2011 Pension scheme annual allowance charge If you are a member of a final salary pension scheme, the increase in your pension accrual on a year by year basis can result

News: May 2011 Groupon - could it benefit your business? For those of you who are unfamiliar with Groupon, the company partners with local businesses to send a daily coupon e-mail shot to

News: May 2011 CGT entrepreneurs' relief This is available for qualifying business disposals and gets ever more attractive. The relief is in the form of a reduction in the CGT rate to 10%

News: May 2011 Windows 8 - already? According to Microsoft, more than 7 copies of Windows 7 have sold per second since its launch in October 2009. Unsurprisingly, given the popularity of the

News: April 2011 Business resource checks Further aspects have emerged about this new initiative. It looks like any checking will be based on a simplistic pro-forma that cannot take into account the specific

News: April 2011 The office of tax simplification They have published their interim report on simplifying the tax system for small businesses, and the likely response is a feeling of disappointment that so

News: April 2011 Update your business plan Most businesses create a business plan at the start of each year which outlines where the business is today, what happened last year and where they

News: April 2011 New disclosure opportunity Any taxpayers who have some undeclared income should take a serious look at the latest opportunity offered by HMRC to get their tax affairs sorted out with

News: April 2011 Get your marketing message right No matter what type of industry you operate in, you must ensure that your marketing message is tailored for your target market. Many businesses make