Entries in 'Tax' (17)
Channel islands VAT loophole to be closed
NEWSThe Government has closed the VAT loophole that allowed companies to avoid paying tax on certain mail order deliveries
Retail advised to pass on VAT increase
NEWSMajor UK distributors have advised games retailers of new SRPs to accommodate next month’s VAT increase, confirming that trade prices will not be lowered.
Call goes out for IT development tax breaks
NEWSMark Mason, the CEO of the UK’s largest smart phone app developer Mubaloo, has called on the Government to give tax breaks for IT development undertaken by small and medium ...
63% of SMBs unhappy with broadband speeds
NEWSA survey conducted by the Federation of Small Businesses has found that 63 per cent of SMBs are unhappy with the speed of their broadband service.
Obama backs Intel tax credits
NEWSPresident Obama is to endorse a proposal to give Intel a permanent $100 billion tax credit scheme for its research and development division.
Games industry tax breaks were sabotaged
NEWSOne of the biggest game companies in the world exerted pressure on the UK government and British trade associations to abandon plans for UK tax breaks, PCR’s sister publication Develop ...
VAT rise confirmed
NEWSThe Government has revealed plans to cut the national deficit, including a rise in VAT to 20 per cent, but emphasised that the aim is to move away from a ...
VAT rise on the cards
NEWSA post-election rise in VAT is a possibility after the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Liam Byrne was forced to retract a statement ruling out VAT or any other tax ...
IT firms call for tax breaks
NEWSSome of the UK’s leading IT companies have called for a reduction in taxes to aid growth and generate jobs.
Darling rolls out broadband tax
NEWSThe Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling has unveiled a ‘broadband tax’ for this year’s budget, intended to aid the development of faster internet services.
Tech companies face unwanted VAT bill
NEWSTechnology businesses face an unwelcome VAT bill if new European Commission proposals are implemented, a financial adviser has warned.
DSGi to appeal in tax row
NEWS DSGi has vowed to appeal to the High Court in its tax row with HM Revenues and Customs, regarding certain intra-group trading arrangements between 1997 and 2005.
New taxes to hit retail
NEWS The Business Rate Supplementary Bill, re-introduced yesterday after a 20-year absence, could saddle retailers with new tax costs imposed by local authorities, according to the British Retail Consortium.
Ofcom looking at PC 'licence'
NEWS UK consumers could soon find themselves paying extra for a range of products, including new PCs, iPods and blank media, as well as internet access, if proposals put forward by ...
'UK is now at serious risk of recession'
NEWS The UK economy is at serious risk of recession. That was the message the British Chamber of Commerce delivered to Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling this morning after a survey ...
Repeal Euro device tax, say vendors
NEWS In 22 of 27 EU member states technology companies must pay a "copyright levy" on devices devices such as MP3 players and mobile phones used to copy music, books, films ...
