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HMRC Connect: the £4.6bn tax detective (and growing)
At a glance HMRC's Connect system recovered £4.6 billion in underpaid tax in 2024-25. Connect is a powerful data-mining tool, though HMRC is also investing in AI. It finds discrepancies by cross-referencing data from many different sources. Good bookkeeping and...
Special Investment Zones: What’s in it for small and micro businesses?
Innovation districts. Knowledge clusters. Research and development centres. Knowledge-intensive growth clusters. Special economic zones. Call...
Iris asks all the right questions (to file your taxes)
Lodging taxes is one of those tasks that most people try to avoid until the last minute. But what if taxes could be fun and engaging – even...
Rana Plaza: 10 years after the Bangladesh factory collapse, we are no closer to fixing modern slavery
It’s ten years since the tragic collapse of the Rana Plaza building near Dhaka, Bangladesh, which killed at least 1,132 garment workers and...
AGM season: Investors press for cost of living action
An investor coalition managing £2.4 trillion has called on companies to ensure that low-paid workers within their staff and supply chains are...
Data security: Time to remove the honey pot
Insanity, it is often said, is doing the same thing over and over again, with the expectation of different results. If this is correct, data...
Net Zero Review: The growth opportunity of the 21st century?
Chris Skidmore has released the Net Zero Review to mixed commentary. The report highlights potential economic opportunity in a robust strategy...
Economy to shrink in 2023 before rebounding: Report
The report said in 2023, the economy will shrink by 0.3 per cent before returning to growth in 2024 and forecast that by the last quarter of this...
7-year ban for care staff recruiter after abusing 2 COVID-19 support schemes
James Ireri, 44, from Surrey abused two different COVID-19 loan schemes during the pandemic while he was the director of Safi Care Ltd, which...
Start-ups pile pressure on Hunt to reverse R&D tax overhaul
In an open letter published last night, the group of start-ups wrote to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt warning that planned cuts to the R&D credits,...
UK online job adverts rise by 4% in early March – ONS
The Bank of England (BoE) is closely monitoring Britain's labour market for signs of further inflationary pressure. Thursday's data - which the...
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