Business and Other Briefings

HMRCPeople who sell directly to customers and who haven’t paid all the tax they owe have less than a week left to take part in an opportunity offered by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) to get their tax affairs in order, on the best terms available.

Direct sellers - sometimes called agents, consultants, representatives or distributors - must tell HMRC about the tax due, and make arrangements to pay, before 28 February 2013.
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BIS: The government has urged firms across the country to apply for a share of £350m as the deadline for Round 4 of the Regional Growth Fund looms closer. This round will close to applications at noon on 20 March 2013 and bids will be appraised as quickly as possible.
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CCCompetition in the audit market is restricted by factors which inhibit companies from switching auditors and by the tendency for auditors to focus on satisfying management rather than shareholder needs.

This is the Competition Commission’s provisional conclusion in its market investigation into the supply of statutory audit services to large companies in the UK.
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