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Tax | Tackling the £31bn tax gap: what’s next?

As HMRC reveals a shrinking tax gap, BDO’s Dawn Register and Tom Palmer investigate where and how the tax collector can find the missing billions, from a focus on offshore and the wealthy to those that simply do not pay

31 Jul 2020

Business | Covid-19: self-isolation period extended

Andrew Willis, head of legal at Croner comments on the planned increase of the self-isolation period by three days, exploring ways employers could cover this added absence through annual leave or the statutory sick pay (SSP) rebate scheme

31 Jul 2020

Leadership & Management

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Business | Calls for finance firms to protect vulnerable consumers

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is calling for finance firms to do more to protect vulnerable consumers and ensure they are receiving positive outcomes

30 Jul 2020

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Finance | Aston Martin’s accounting error adds £15.3m to losses

Luxury car manufacturer Aston Martin has revealed that an accounting error means the sports car specialist understated its 2019 losses by £15.3m

30 Jul 2020

Business | Covid-19: changes to small business loan rules

More small businesses are set to benefit from loans of up to £5m under the coronavirus business interruption loan scheme (CBILS) following changes to state aid rules, as a result of government and industry lobbying

30 Jul 2020

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Business | Alternative funding to help SMEs rebuild and grow

As the economy comes back to life, many growing SMEs are facing a funding drought, but there are alternatives to the high street banks, argues Caple’s Dominic Buch

30 Jul 2020

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Business | Eat Out to Help Out scheme launches next week

More than 53,000 outlets across the UK have so far signed up to the government’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme, which launches next week and is designed to boost the food and drink sector, which has been badly hit by the coronavirus downturn

29 Jul 2020

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Business | FCA bans discretionary commission in car finance

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has confirmed it is to ban the use of discretionary commission models in the car finance market, saying this will save customers £165m a year

28 Jul 2020

Business | KPMG serves up pre-pack to French dining chain

Will Wright and Steve Absolom, partners from KPMG UK’s restructuring practice, have been appointed joint administrators of Le Bistrot Pierre Ltd, and have arranged a pre-pack of the restaurant chain, saving over 600 jobs

28 Jul 2020

Restructuring & Insolvency

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Business | Consultation opens on new economic crime levy

The government is consulting on plans to introduce an economic crime levy, designed to raise £100m a year to boost anti money laundering (AML) capability, to be paid for by the AML-regulated sector

28 Jul 2020

Tax | ‘Fundamental’ overhaul of business rates in view

The government has announced a call for evidence for the fundamental review of the business rates system, seeking views on issues to be addressed, ideas for change and alternatives which could include an online sales tax

27 Jul 2020

Business | ‘Millions’ slip through Covid-19 financial safety net

MPs have accused the Chancellor of failing to help over a million workers excluded from coronavirus support schemes, despite his pledge ‘to do whatever it takes’ to ensure no one would be left behind

27 Jul 2020

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Business | Record 527,000 businesses in ‘significant’ financial distress

A record 527,000 business were in significant financial distress at the end of June, up 7% since the beginning of the year, according to research by Begbies Traynor which suggests this trend is set to accelerate

27 Jul 2020