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Government stealth tax on small businesses discovered by FSBThe Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has discovered that the flat rate VAT charged by HMRC to the smallest of businesses has risen to a higher level and the FSB has urged the Government to review the issue in its Budget submission to the Chancellor this week.
Small businesses fail to grow because of complex tax rulesResearch carried out by the FSB and ICM of over 1,600 small businesses showed that 75 per cent of small businesses believe that they would be able to grow their business if the UK tax system was simplified.
Business organisations urge small firms to say no to the National Insurance riseThe Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has joined forces with other business and employment organisations to call on small firms to sign a petition urging the Government to freeze National Insurance.
John Sergeant to tango with an all-party Question Time panelSmall businesses will fire questions at former political journalist John Sergeant as he chairs a panel of political speakers in a Question Time debate, at the Federation of Small Businesses' Annual Conference in March.
One in seven staff in small firms could not get to work due to heavy snow falls this winterOne in seven members of staff failed to make it into work during the heavy snow and severe weather earlier this year, results from the FSB-ICM ‘Voice of Small Business' survey panel show.
FSB: Concern over ‘Pre-Pack' impact Pre-packaged administrations: effective way of saving jobs and businesses? Or corrosive means of disreputable companies and insolvency practitioners to profit at the expense of other business owners?
UK tax regime must change, FSB warns, as unemployment figures due to riseMore than half of small businesses surveyed by the FSB-ICM January survey panel say UK taxes have prevented them from taking on more staff, as employment statistics due tomorrow are expected to show a rise in unemployment.
All party line-up of speakers to appear at FSB Annual ConferenceSmall businesses will be hearing from a cross party line-up at the FSB's Annual Conference this year, just before the country goes to the polls.
One in three payments from the public sector are still being made late, FSB-ICM report showsGovernment and its agencies are still paying small businesses late despite making commitments over a year ago to pay within 10 days, the FSB-ICM ‘Voice of Small Business' Annual Survey report shows.
FSB calls for major conference to better prepare the country for snowThe Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) is calling the Government to hold a national conference to review its contingency planning after weeks of snow and icy weather brought the UK to a standstill.
FSB calls for default retirement age to be scrappedThe Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) supports the Government's proposal to bring forward the review on the default retirement age and is calling on the Government to scrap the default retirement age.
FSB National Chairman's New Year Message 2010As the country goes to the polls next year, unemployment and public debt will still be high. An incoming government – of whatever hue – will be placed in an awkward position; it will be forced to make some tough decisions to steer a steady course through very choppy waters of recession and then into recovery.
FSB response to Chancellor's Pre-Budget ReportThe Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) welcomed measures by the Chancellor to give small businesses a helping hand by extending finance to small firms and calling off a 1p rise in small companies' Corporation Tax in his pre-budget report.
Small firms are growing but still need support to sustain a full recoveryMore than half of businesses have resisted the worst of the recession by innovating, creating new products and services, according to a new survey by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) and ICM.
Small firms could go bust under Government plans to change tax rules on holiday propertiesGovernment plans to change tax rules on holiday properties could leave eight in ten small businesses in the holiday sector at risk of closure, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has warned.
FSB Opens Emergency fund for Flooded Businesses The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has opened its £500,000 Disaster Recovery Fund for its members in Scotland, Lancashire and Cumbria and the North East of England, which have been adversely affected by recent heavy rain and flooding.
FSB response to Queen's Speech 2009Commitments in the Queen's Speech to address issues in the banking sector, internet provision and the energy markets must be followed through rather than being used for political gain, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has warned.
The FSB today called for the resignation of the Government's Enterprise Tsar, Lord Alan SugarFollowing a meeting of the FSB's National Council this afternoon (Wednesday, 4 November) in central London, the ruling body of the organisation was unanimous in its agreement that Lord Sugar's position was no longer tenable.
Taxing small businesses will cause deeper unemployment, FSB warnsRaising taxes for small businesses would ultimately cost the UK billions of pounds and hundreds of thousands of jobs, a new independent report for the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has found.
Postal strikes could cost small businesses up to £5,000, says FSB pollNational postal strikes could cost small businesses anywhere between £500 and £5,000, a poll by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has shown.

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