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Time difference

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is cracking down on businesses that make their PAYE payments late by introducing a new penalty regime from May 2010.

Ill-prepared

Twenty per cent of companies that send employees abroad for prolonged periods fail to provide
them with international health insurance, a study has revealed.

No entry

Landlords and commercial property owners with vacant premises should have the correct level of legal expenses cover to make sure they’re protected in the event of squatters moving in.

Pension tension

Individuals with high incomes need to prepare for drastic changes to tax relief on pension contributions that take effect from 6 April 2011 by thoroughly rethinking their investment portfolios.

Cold call

Legal experts have cleared up the confusion over the treatment of employees who are absent
because of snow.

Rate date

Business rating specialists are warning hoteliers they have just weeks left to reclaim tens of thousands of pounds each in overpaid business rates from the last five years.

Box clever

Businesses are risking prosecution and a fine of up to £1,000 if staff are watching telly at work without the correct licence.

Calling time

The use of phones while driving is reported by the Transport Research Laboratory to have risen to 2.8 per cent in 2008 from 2.6 per cent in 2006.This is despite tougher penalties for offenders.

Online only

VAT-registered businesses are being urged to get ready now for major changes to VAT return filing and payment.

Final whistle

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has hammered home the message that it will stop at nothing to claw back tax revenue, by announcing a 200 per cent penalty for those failing to declare assets held in offshore bank accounts once the New Disclosure Opportunity (NDO) deadline passes.

Independent schools

Have private schools been given six of the best by the recession? EN examines the real bottom line.

Keystroke cops

These days the data held on your computers could be worth more than the hardware itself. So what can you do to make it more secure?

Pigs in lipstick?

Examples of impressive business sales were thin on the ground in 2009 but this year could see that change – if sellers get their presentation right.

Ad its chips?

During the recession marketing budgets have migrated onto the internet at a rate of knots. What has the impact been? EN investigates.

Barring a miracle

The economy might still be limping along but at least gold traders are making a mint. EN discovers how the inflation of a bubble is spawning a glut of new businesses.

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