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How do you know if you are paying your accountant too much? This was a question posed on LinkedIn. This question is based on a lot of factors not the least being the perceived value customers expect from their accountant.

When you visit your hair dresser you want to come away with the hair-do you want. Is that always the case? And if you are not satisfied, do you address the shortcomings of the hairstyle with your hairdresser? Is your accountant like your hairdresser?

HMRC launched its Managing Deliberate Defaulters (MDD) programme earlier this year where it plans to target known tax cheats handing out various punishments including name and shame and tax cheats having to face up to five years of detailed scrutiny.

There is some kind of hack going around targetting moderate/influencial twitter users. They are targeting everyone with these messages, and it would spread as long as people are clicking on it.

Many local businesses are offering special one-off deals for customers as part of Back to Business Week

The Revenue's VAT initiative comes to an end today 30 September 2011. After much publicity it is still estimated that many business eligible to take advantage of the intiative will not do so.

HMRC has recently announced that it proposes to investigate up to 20,000 small businesses for bad record keeping. Why should the Revenue target small businesses for bad record keeping?

As Woolwich takes stock after Monday's unrest, Greenwich Council leader Chris Roberts has confirmed the Council's determination to act where it can to help.