The government is to provide more support for employers offering apprenticeships to young people, George Osborne has announced

In a welcome boost for business, the chancellor has committed additional funding to exporting companies to support growth and increase competitivity.

The chancellor George Osborne launches his Budget with positive news on growth figures, employment rates and points to effective management of the deficit, but only ‘if it works through the plan, despite higher growth

Open-book accounting (OBA) should become standard practice for all major government contracts to ensure greater transparency  and better management of  deals with suppliers, according to a report by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on private contractors and public spending

The National Insurance Contributions Bill received Royal Assent on 13 March and became the National Insurance Contributions Act 2014. 

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has announced a four-week consultation on an interim draft paper on transfer pricing comparability data in the context of developing countries

TV and film co-productions involving more than one partner may not qualify for relief under the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS), HMRC has confirmed

Plans to reform the rules governing the taxation of close company loans to their participators are still under review and, in the latest twist, HMRC has written to CIOT asking for further information about its concerns raised during last autumn’s consultation, Reform of close company loans to participators rules