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Local enterprise partnerships must have weight to be effective

Concerns have been raised that the proposed new local enterprise partnerships (LEPs) may be too small to carry enough influence.

Decision to cut paper tax copies criticised as 'short-sighted'

Plans by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to cut down on sending tax agents copies of some of the mail which is delivered to clients has been criticised for its lack of foresight.

Businesses should not have to administer pension reforms

Firms should not be expected to assume the role of administrator for the pension reforms that are set to be introduced in 2012, a leading business group has argued.

PAYE mistakes highlight tax system 'complexity'

HM Revenue and Customs’ concession that upwards of six million people have either underpaid or overpaid their tax during the past two years is a sign that the current tax regime is overly complicated, it has been claimed.

Companies warned over accounts errors

Companies House has said that as many as 10 per cent of all company accounts filed have been rejected because they were incorrectly formatted.

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