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		<title>Public Sector Cuts and Umbrella Companies &#8211; A Mutually Advantageous Relationship?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 10:29:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Contractors working for umbrella companies could become the beneficiaries of the austerity measures currently hitting the public sector, according to a prominent recruitment expert. Steve Huxham, who is Chairman of the Recruitment Society, believes that public sector Human Resources Departments are finding it increasingly difficult to administer the rising number of job hunters and are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Contractors Unimpressed with VAT, Fuel and Tax Rises</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2011 10:39:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Only two days after urging employees, businesses and umbrella companies not to be unduly pessimistic about the recent shock announcement from the Office of National Statistics that the UK economy shrank by 0.5 per cent in Q4 last year, the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) has sounded a distinctly more critical note. The Chair of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prepare Now for VAT Rise Small Companies Urged</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 2010 17:16:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Contractors working for limited companies and umbrella companies should by now be aware that VAT is set to rise next week from its present rate of 17.5 per cent to 20 per cent. The change comes into effect on midnight on the 4th January. It’s as well to be clear, though, about exactly which items [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Businesses Plan for VAT Rise</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 11:46:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The rate of VAT in the UK is set to increase to 20% on the 4th January 2011. In these months preceding the rise, VAT-registered businesses are planning for the change. They have to change their accounting systems to deal with the increase but they also have to plan how their business will cope.]]></description>
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		<title>HMRC Alter Cheque Guidelines</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 12:37:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angela Francis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New guidance from HM Revenue and Customs states that payments made by cheque will require to have cleared by the due date in order to avoid penalties being charged. This policy will come into effect on 1st April. This now means that irrespective of the date that the cheque is actually received by HMRC, the payment will only be considered to be on time if it clears on time.]]></description>
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		<title>New Year Brings VAT Changes</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 10:58:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robin Willows</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we reach the end of the year, we are faced with the return of the 17.5% VAT rate. However, the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CioT) has issued a warning to all contractors and businesses that the VAT increase is not the only taxation change which will come into effect in 2010. The EU VAT package will also come into force on New Years Day and, according to CioT this will result in “big changes” to the taxation rules governing services provided across countries.]]></description>
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		<title>FPB Propose Tax Relief Strategies</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Forum of Private Businesses (FPB) is lobbying the government to include specified tax cuts within their pre-budget report on 9th December. The FPB have recently surveyed all of their members and more than twenty per cent believe that the government should be focussing policies to relieve tax burdens on SMEs.]]></description>
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		<title>VAT to Revert on January 1st</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:25:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurel Evans</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The rate of VAT was reduced to 15% at the height of the country's economic downturn. At the time, the chancellor warned that it would revert back to 17.5% as soon as the economy showed signs of recovery. HMRC have now confirmed that this will happen on 1st January 2010. This will affect the majority of businesses from the stroke of midnight at New Year. The only exception will be pubs and clubs who operate through the night. However, tax experts have said that such businesses can only expect a few hours grace period from HMRC before they will have to apply the full rate.]]></description>
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