Budget date set for 24 March

Spotlight - Credit Crunch

• 18 January 2012
  Record levels of self-employed through necessity
• 9 December 2011
  Bank keeps interest rates at 0.5% while Eurozone plot thickens
• 6 December 2011
  Credit crunch caused surge in business closures
• 1 December 2011
  Banks urged to bolster finances
• 20 October 2011
  Retailers pin hopes on Christmas as inflation buoys sales

News - Personal Tax

• 3 February 2012
  Government under fire over latest tax avoidance scheme
• 2 February 2012
  IFS argues for major Budget tax cut
• 27 January 2012
  HMRC extends self-assessment deadline
• 27 January 2012
  Clegg: Income tax threshold should rise to £10,000 faster
• 24 January 2012
  Importance of retirement planning highlighted by campaign

News - VAT

• 12 December 2011
  Online VAT filing changes confirmed
• 1 December 2011
  Final call for VAT registration
• 29 September 2011
  Are your records adequate? HMRC extends Business Record Checks
• 26 September 2011
  Playing politics will not help the economy
• 9 September 2011
  HMRC gives VAT rule breakers registration deadline

News - Business Regulation

• 1 February 2012
  'Corporation tax should be cut to 20% in 2012 Budget', says think-tank
• 30 January 2012
  Late payment pressure eases
• 27 January 2012
  Company and commercial law in red tape spotlight
• 26 January 2012
  Government loses solar panel appeal
• 26 January 2012
  Auto-enrolment pension dates confirmed

News - Business Tax

• 3 February 2012
  Government under fire over latest tax avoidance scheme
• 2 February 2012
  IFS argues for major Budget tax cut
• 1 February 2012
  'Corporation tax should be cut to 20% in 2012 Budget', says think-tank
• 18 January 2012
  Government swoops on latest tax avoidance scheme
• 9 January 2012
  HMRC record checks defy red tape reduction plans

News - PAYE

• 31 January 2012
  Employee earnings fall for a third decade
• 13 January 2012
  HMRC must clarify how Real Time PAYE will affect small firms
• 5 January 2012
  Just 10,000 firms sign up for national insurance holiday scheme
• 4 January 2012
  Employers must explain pay freezes to prevent productivity going cold
• 22 December 2011
  Government should provide tax breaks for medical insurance

News - Savings

• 25 January 2012
  2012 will see 18% retire in debt
• 24 January 2012
  Importance of retirement planning highlighted by campaign
• 12 January 2012
  Retirement incomes tumble
• 10 January 2012
  Pension jargon puts savers off
• 9 January 2012
  Savings account rates creep up

Financial Crisis - Effect on Small Business

• 3 February 2012
  Policy maker accuses banks of failing businesses
• 2 February 2012
  IFS argues for major Budget tax cut
• 2 February 2012
  SMEs to be given a helping hand to boost growth
• 1 February 2012
  Modern customers 'expect' digital interaction with companies, says research
• 1 February 2012
  'Corporation tax should be cut to 20% in 2012 Budget', says think-tank

Financial Crisis - Government Initiatives

• 2 February 2012
  SMEs to be given a helping hand to boost growth
• 26 January 2012
  Government loses solar panel appeal
• 26 January 2012
  Auto-enrolment pension dates confirmed
• 24 January 2012
  Mediation pilot launched to reduce employment tribunals
• 23 January 2012
  Government launches business start-up and growth campaign

Financial Crisis - The Economy

• 2 February 2012
  IFS argues for major Budget tax cut
• 31 January 2012
  Consumer confidence on the up
• 31 January 2012
  Employee earnings fall for a third decade
• 30 January 2012
  Late payment pressure eases
• 25 January 2012
  UK economic growth shrinks by 0.2%