Budget 2012 Last Wednesday 21st March The Chancellor George Osborne delivered his annual budget. Unfortunately for him this was quite possibly one if the most leaked budgets in history and therefore there wasn’t much in his statement which we weren’t already expecting! We’ve allowed the dust to settle on his announcement and decided now would …

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Hi, my name’s Oliver and I love statistics, there I said it, I feel much better now.  I could sit and look at them all day long about every area possible.  I like to work with facts; statistics give you those facts in a short and simple figure.  This is probably the reason I become …

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Every taxpayer may be given online access to their tax records, the government has suggested. The idea is part of a public consultation on making the personal tax system easier to use and understand. Other ideas include supplying pre-filled tax returns to people in the self-assessment system using information from employers and banks. All taxpayers …

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Ed Balls has unveiled a five-point plan to kick-start Britain’s stalled economy in a speech to Labour’s conference. It includes a VAT cut, tax breaks for small firms and using a bank bonus tax to pay for new affordable homes and guaranteed jobs for young people. If the coalition adopted the proposals, Labour would back …

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Penalties could reach 100% of all outstanding tax for firms failing to take steps HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) will write to more than 40,000 small firms and sole traders over the next few weeks, in a bid to stamp out VAT evasion. The Revenue says the letters will be sent to companies which, they …

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