Tax anxiety grows ahead of the Budget

In the first major survey of business sentiment since the General Election, the BCC’s Quarterly Economic Survey – the UK’s largest and longest running independent business survey – shows taxation is now the main area of concern for businesses.    Ahead of the Budget later this month, 48% of firms cited it as a worry (compared…

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Over 60% of businesses stuck in a tax dispute lasting more than a year

Three in five businesses (61%) say they are currently involved in a tax dispute with HMRC which has lasted more than one year, according to a new survey from accountancy and business advisory firm BDO. The new figures, which come from a BDO survey of more than 500 mid-sized businesses, underline the difficulty that many…

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