The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has delayed the introduction of a scheme under which it would recover its costs from businesses that break health and safety laws. Continue reading →

The government has launched a consultation on the new above the line (ATL) research and development (R&D) tax credit for larger companies, to help shape the way it should work when it is introduced in April 2013. Continue reading →

Almost one million taxpayers will receive a penalty for filing their tax return late, but the figure has fallen substantially on last year. Continue reading →

Consumers have been urged to steer clear of  offers that claim to be able to provide loans or release tax-free cash from people’s pension pots before they reach the age of 55. Continue reading →

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is to launch 30 new taskforces to crack down on tax dodgers in 2012-13. Continue reading →

Empty and under-used government offices may become home to start-up and growing small businesses, under plans forming part of a new initiative announced by Prime Minister David Cameron. Continue reading →

Companies are being asked for their views on how to tackle unnecessary bureaucracy in company and commercial law in the latest phase of the government’s Red Tape Challenge to scrap unnecessary regulations. Continue reading →

The government has published a revised timetable for when employers must start enrolling their staff in a workplace pension under the auto-enrolment initiative. Continue reading →

Businesses will be banned from levying “excessively high” surcharges on all forms of payment before the end of this year, under government plans. Continue reading →

The government has outlined its plans for charging fees to take cases to employment tribunals, designed to cut a multi-million pound bill for the taxpayer and ease pressure on businesses. Continue reading →