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- Guidance: Anti-Dumping Duty measure AD2119
Anti-Dumping Duty is an Import Duty charged in addition to normal Customs Duty and is applied across the whole European Community (EC). It is designed to allow the EC to take action against goods that are sold at less than their normal value – that being defined as the price for ‘like goods’ sold in the exporter’s home market. … read more
Source: HM Revenue & CustomsPublished on 2016-06-07
- Statement to Parliament: BHS: update on support for workers, pension schemes and the investigation
With permission, Mr Speaker, I would like to make a brief statement on BHS. The House will remember that on 25 April I made a statement to the House after BHS had entered administration. The administrators Duff and Phelps tried to sell BHS as a going concern, with a view to retaining all the stores and as many jobs as possible. I understand that they had talks with a number of interested parties. As reported last week, the administrators have now concluded that process, although offers were received, none was sufficient to enable a deal to be completed, and they… … read more
Source: Government Press ReleasesPublished on 2016-06-06
- Employers: Flexible working is the key to staying competitive
More than 80 per cent of employees feel more productive when working from home, research finds. … read more
Source: UKSBNPublished on 2016-06-07
- News story: Changes to accounting regulations
The Companies, Partnerships and Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2015 came into force on 6 April 2015. These set out a number of changes to what companies have to do when preparing and filing their accounts. Small or medium-sized company can’t file abbreviated accounts with us any more. The very smallest companies can prepare micro entity accounts, while other small companies can prepare a set of abridged accounts for their members, which can also be filed with us. Abridged accounts and the relevant balance sheet formats can be found in the regulations. Some of the main changes: A… … read more
Source: Companies HousePublished on 2016-05-03
- Poll: How are you planning to vote in the EU referendum?
Over the past few months small businesses have heard the arguments for staying in and leaving the EU. Have you made up your mind?The EU referendum is drawing closer – but which campaign is attracting the small business vote? Your vote will remain anonymous, but overall percentages and findings might be used in further coverage on the Guardian Small Business Network. For example, the results will help us gauge how decisions may be influenced by industry and geographical location. This poll will close at 11.59pm on Wednesday 15 June, after which we will publish the results. Continue reading… … read more
Source: Guardian Small BusinessPublished on 2016-06-07