Crunch time for carry forward
A valuable tax planning tool vanishes on April 5, when the rule allowing personal pension-holders to "carry forward" surplus tax relief to a subsequent tax year ends.
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Tories woo students on loans
The Conservatives today wooed students with the promise of lower loan repayments and pledged ?golden goodbyes? for universities to set them free of government interferenc...
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Criminal how FBI has failed taxpayers
As the self-assessment January 31 deadline looms up, form fillers hoping to save a tenner and a trip to the post office by filing by internet - FBI - might be better advi...
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Companies admit foreign bribes
Multi-national companies, including BP and Unilever, yesterday admitted paying small bribes known as "facilitating payments" and "petty dispersals" to get results in deve...
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A form guide to calm the nerves
Have you completed your tax return for the year to April 2000? The Inland Revenue says that over 3m forms are still outstanding, and threatens a £100 fine if you don...
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Credit card fraud up by 60%
Credit card fraud has jumped by almost 60% in the past year and annual losses are now around £300m, according to new figures which will increase pressure on the gove...
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Ex Tomkins chief presses ?2m claim
Greg Hutchings, chief executive of industrial group Tomkins who was ousted two months ago amid allegations of corporate excess, has gone on the offensive to win a big pay...
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Orphan assets plan defended
Insurance company Axa yesterday invoked the spectre of the Equitable Life crisis as it defended its decision to hand over only a small chunk of its £1.7bn surplus ca...
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Russian authorities drop 'Kremlingate' inquiry
The "Kremlingate" corruption investigation - concerning the payment of kickbacks to the family and entourage of the former president, Boris Yeltsin - was closed yesterday...
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Equitable chaos prompts FSA warning to investors
Small investors may in future be warned to take care before investing in one of the country's most popular types of investment fund.
The Financial Services Authority is...
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