1st October 2009 saw a number of major changes within the Companies Act.One such change was the introduction of a Service Address for Directors.
Filed under: Miscellaneous, Online | Tagged: 2006 Companies Act | Leave a Comment »
Freedom of Information
Posted on October 28, 2009 by Howard Graham
The Freedom of Information Act is something that I was vaguely aware of, but largely passed me by both in terms of its introduction and its value. However, seeking some information recently about details on the numbers of tax returns filed, and failing to find the information I wanted on the HMRC website, I decided [...]
Filed under: Communications, Government, Online, Taxation | Leave a Comment »
VAT filing goes online
Posted on October 23, 2009 by Howard Graham
The other important change being introduced by HMRC relates to VAT filing online. HMRC plans to phase out paper filing of VAT Returns so that from 1 April 2010, all VAT registered businesses with an annual turnover of £100,000 or more (excluding VAT) must file their tax returns online and pay electronically.
Filed under: Government, Online, VAT | 1 Comment »
Online Tax Return Statistics
Posted on April 13, 2009 by Howard Graham
A recent missive from HMRC have confirmed that over 9.5m income tax self assessment returns were issued this year and 5.8m filed on line by the 31 January deadline. This was an increase of over 50% on the 2008 total where only 3.8m were filed online. Staggeringly, on the peak day, 390,000 online returns were [...]
Filed under: Online, Taxation | Leave a Comment »
One Man Crusade
Posted on March 13, 2009 by Howard Graham
Whilst some of my posts seem to share some of the doom and gloom in the media and on the discussion boards, I really am on a crusade to try and raise business confidence.
Filed under: Business, Company Formation, Credit Crunch, Online | 2 Comments »
Why I hate banks (Part 984)
Posted on October 20, 2008 by Howard Graham
I am positive I am not alone in stating that despite all this financial turmoil, there is a certain amount of salacious pleasure to be derived from seeing banks and bankers getting their comeuppance. The Germans of course have just the perfect word for this, “schadenfreude” – taking malicious satisfaction in another persons troubles [...]
Filed under: Business, Finance, Miscellaneous, Online | Leave a Comment »
Identity Fraud
Posted on October 17, 2008 by Howard Graham
Last Tuesday, I received a call from my bank in connection with my credit card asking to check the validity of certain transactions. One in particular, a mobile top up at Tesco’s, was patently fraudulent as none of my family have top up mobiles. Unfortunately, this is now the 3rd time I have had to [...]
Filed under: Business, Finance, Online | Leave a Comment »
I admit it….. I have a love-hate relationship with e-mail.
Posted on September 18, 2008 by Howard Graham
I admit it…..I have a love-hate relationship with e-mail. I love the ability to communicate with people from anywhere around the world with the relative certainty that they will receive my communication almost immediately. I love the ability to carry on a ‘conversation’ with someone possibly at great distance, at virtually no cost. I love [...]
Filed under: Marketing, Miscellaneous, Online | Leave a Comment »
Exercise bikes and customer service
Posted on September 16, 2008 by Howard Graham
A recent story indicates for me graphically the times we live in. I managed to break a wheel/plastic dial on my exercise bike (this is quite an achievement considering I have only used it three times since we bought it five years ago). There was a model number and brand on the side of the [...]
Filed under: Miscellaneous, Online | Leave a Comment »
Spam, Spam and more Spam
Posted on September 2, 2008 by Howard Graham
For most of us, spam in our inbox has been an occupational hazard for many years. It just seems whatever you do; there is just no way of avoiding it. A recent study in America showed that across the whole internet, 98% of emails sent are spam. The research went on to say that if [...]
Filed under: Online | 2 Comments »
