Self-assessment dates move forward
New filing deadlines for self-assessment taxpayers will come into force next year, it was announced in today's budget.
The deadline for all taxpayers is January 31, but ...
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The price of democracy
The controversy over the opaque practice of donors giving anonymous loans to political parties has triggered a chorus of calls for this loophole to be closed, despite the...
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Planet aims to go worldwide
Planet Group, which enables consumers to make credit card payments in the currency of their choice, makes its debut on Aim, the junior stock market, tomorrow.
The New Yo...
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Africa made easy
As we rolled out of Nairobi, on a crisp, clear Kenyan morning, even the diesel fumes and bleating taxi horns on the Uhuru Highway seemed to be full of good cheer. There w...
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Pensioners may have to repay benefits
Thousands of pensioners may have to repay some benefits following overpayment blunders by the government, it emerged today.
Overpayments of pension credit and income sup...
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Should my bank be more sympathetic?
Q I developed a chronic illness two years ago, which ended my career and left me living on benefits of £225 a month. My bank's platinum credit card provided some ins...
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Whistleblower leads Daimler to uncover second scandal this year
DaimlerChrysler said yesterday it had fired or suspended several employees after uncovering evidence of "improper payments" to officials on three continents.
The inquiry...
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Love in a cold climate
House of Orphans
by Helen Dunmore
Fig Tree £17.99, pp330
Helen Dunmore has previously demonstrated a fascination with the way her characters' inner lives unfold in ...
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Sainsbury's puts £350m into its pension fund
Supermarket group J Sainsbury is raising just over £2bn in a refinancing of its £7bn store portfolio and plans to inject £350m of the proceeds into its ...
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Report claims Google has no licence to operate in China
Less than a month after starting its new China-based search engine, Google's position in the world's second-biggest internet market was thrown into doubt yesterday when t...
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