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Steve Purdham
Debbie Pierce
Richard O'Sullivan
Brian Hay
Gary Jacobson
Jeremy Roberts
Tony Caldeira
David Pollock
Ian Morris

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.

The announcement in the Pre-Budget Report comes after the recent extension of the NDO’s online registration deadline from 30 November 2009 to 4 January 2010.

Business advisors say anyone with tax irregularities related to offshore accounts should come forward now to avoid the penalty of up to 200 per cent of the unpaid tax. The ongoing NDO offers penalties as low as ten per cent.

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Five Minutes With

Frank McKenna has never exactly been shy about being the public face of the Downtown in Business brand, which he founded in Liverpool in 2004 and now boasts operations in Preston and Manchester (the latter launched earlier this year). His weekly, “Thank Frank it’s Friday” email missives, “Frankie Says” blog and Tarantino-inspired advertisements are cases in point.

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