HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has revealed that a record number of self-assessment tax returns were filed on time for the previous financial year. According to figures produced by HMRC, 80.9 per cent of the self assessment returns were  filed online...

The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) has issued it latest guidance note to assist UK taxpayers in checking their latest PAYE code is correct. Since mid-January and through to early March 2012, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is issuing PAYE Coding...

The Financial Services authority (FSA) announced its proposed Annual Funding Requirement (AFR) for 2012/13 on 2 February, set to be the FSA's final AFR before it splits into the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the Financial Conduct Authority...

The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) has introduced a key package of regulation designed to help employers prepare for automatic enrolment in workplace pensions. It's designed to work alongside the revised timetable for automatic enrolment, which...

Housing price changes are likely to remain minimal over the first six months of 2012, with the economy unlikely to provide much in the way of momentum, according to Nationwide's chief economist Robert Gardner. According to Nationwide's...

On 1 February, the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) relaunched the FLA Lending code designed to protect borrowers in the UK. The code has already been in operation for two decades, but has undergone a number of revisions that see additional...

Housing minister Grant Shapps has welcomed the implementation of a new partnership between the Government and the National House Building Council (NHBC), but says more is to come. The new agreement will see both the Government and the...

The chief executive of the Investment Management Association (IMA), Richard Saunders, has called on savers to dismiss scare stories surrounding the industry and invest in their futures. The IMA released new analysis examining how trading...

Business and Enterprise Minister Mark Prisk has pledged that 2012 will see a renewed focus on helping entrepreneurs unlock their business potential, as he unveiled a new comprehensive calendar of enterprise events aimed at those individuals looking to...

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has pointed to the increasing pressure of inflation alongside weak wage increases as the cause behind a drop in retail sales this month. According to figures from the latest CBI Distributive...