Tax News - November Newsletter 2008

This month has seen the new paper tax returns deadline come and go (October 31st 2008) which was seen to encourage more people to use the online filing service which retains the deadline of January 31st 2009.

Whilst the bank charges seem to be increasing (see our feature below) it should be worth noting that £4 billion in loans will soon be available for small businesses in the UK.

Lenders back SMEs to beat recession
The UK's banking sector has pledged its continuing support to small businesses and promised to help them through a recession... read more

Home workers encouraged to claim tax relief
Home-based business start-ups have been encouraged to claim expenses for those employees working from home... read more

Chancellor announces £4bn EU loans for SMEs
Up to £4 billion in loans will soon be available for the UK's small businesses, chancellor Alistair Darling has announced... read more

Small businesses hail £350m training pot 
Business leaders have hailed the recent announcement of a £350 million skills boost for small firms, the Northern Echo has reported... read more

This year has been a tough year for business start-ups. If the onset of the credit crunch and looming recession haven't given the UK's limited companies and small firms enough to contend with, there has also been the change to the self-assessment tax returns process, which has given us plenty to think about this financial year....read more