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Compare the tax reliefs.com as the new OTS completes its review

Tuesday, April 12, 2011 | Posted by: Francesca Lagerberg
Categories: Business advice, Tax | Tags: tax, income tax, budget, NIC, legislation, tax policy, exemptions, OTS, budget2011, venture capital trusts, tax reliefs, national insurance contributions, allowances, enterprise investment schemes, Office of Tax Simplification, entrepreneurs’ relief

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In his 2011 budget speech, Chancellor George Osborne announced several changes to the UK tax regime following the advice and recommendation of the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS). This is the first view we have of the new department’s effectiveness – has it made tax simpler?

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Far East ‘very keen’ to buy UK property

Friday, April 08, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Property & Construction | Tags: property, Clare Hartnell, Nicholas Cowell, MIPIM, Property Week

London in particular is a booming market for inward property investment as buyers from Hong Kong and the Far East are snapping up prime retail and residential properties. The weak pound is making UK property especially attractive at the moment, as Clare Hartnell, Head of Property and Construction for Grant Thornton, reports in her recent interview at real estate conference, MIPIM.

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Game layers, sharing, e-marketing – entrepreneur links

Thursday, April 07, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Technology sector | Tags: entrepreneurs, technology, women in business, marketing, tech, presentations, negotiation, e-marketing, gamification, games, SXSW, links, games, gamification, SXSW, entrepreneurs, tech, women in business, e-marketing, marketing, negotiation, presentation

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What are the new trends that could benefit your business? We’ve picked up on a few on our internet travels and added them into our regular mix of business and entrepreneur-related must-reads.

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