Andrew Smith's answers to your questions
Q: The social security committee for work and pensions recommended in their recent report on the integrated child credit that the government organises a working party inv...
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Expats face tax bill trap down under
Around 300,000 Britons who have emigrated to Australia over the past 10 years have been trapped into tax bills as high as £250,000 each because UK financial advisers...
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What is a tax credit?
The Chancellor loves them, and invents new ones every year. They turn up in your pay packets, and are often quite valuable. They are becoming a key part of the welfare st...
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Income protection insurance
Income protection insurance, also known as long-term disability insurance or permanent health insurance (PHI), pays a monthly amount if you are unable to work because of ...
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Co-op chief buyer said ?1m was a loan not a bribe, court told
The former chief buyer for the Co-operative Wholesale Society, who is accused of accepting a £1m bribe to influence a food supply agreement, told serious fraud offic...
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Regan plotted cover-up of Co-op bribes, jury told
Andrew Regan, the former chief executive of food manufacturer Hobson, masterminded an elaborate cover-up of bribes which he arranged to be paid to secure a lucrative deal...
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Bonuses push six finance directors' salaries past ?1m
Huge annual bonuses propelled six finance directors of FTSE 100 companies into the £1m a year bracket last year, according to a new survey.
It found that Ken Hydon...
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Paying by mobile reaches the UK
Rather than handing over a credit card at the end of their meal, diners at the fashionable west London restaurant Circus can now pick up the bill by giving the waiter the...
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Banks who fail the form guide
As the perpetually frustrated Victor Meldrew would say: "I don't believe it!". The big high street banks are routinely giving out false information about how to claim bac...
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HP sores
The government's private finance initiative (PFI) is in several sorts of trouble. Increasingly colleges will rely less on PFI, and more on schemes that give them some con...
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