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Business News - January 2012

From time to time, we produce information for clients on a number of topical and important issues, some of which can be found below:

Have you started a new business in the East Midlands?

If the answer is yes, are you aware of the National Insurance contributions holiday for each of the first ten jobs created during your first year?

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is to carry out a review of its Business Record Checks project, designed to tackle poor record-keeping by small and medium-sized enterprises.

The government has outlined its plans for charging fees to take cases to employment tribunals, designed to cut a multi-million pound bill for the taxpayer and ease pressure on businesses.

Businesses will be banned from levying "excessively high" surcharges on all forms of payment before the end of this year, under government plans.

Website owners must try harder to comply with the new cookies law, according to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).

Social media is likely to be one of the biggest workplace issues in 2012, the head of employment relations service Acas has warned.

An online trader has been jailed for attempting to evade more than £420,000 of VAT, ahead of the launch of an HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) campaign targeting people who use e-marketplaces to buy and sell goods and who fail to pay tax owed.

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Business News - January 2012

Have you started a new business in the East Midlands?

Taxman to review record checks project

Employment tribunal fees plan unveiled

'Excessive' payment surcharges to be outlawed

Website owners 'need to get to work' on cookies law

Acas chief warns of social media challenge

E-trader jailed over VAT fraud

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