Newsletter 89

Headlines from our latest newsletter.  Please click on any of the links below for more information :

GOVERNMENT PUBLISHES GUIDANCE ON NEW 'FIT FOR WORK' SERVICE

 The Government has published guidance on its new Fit for Work service, which aims to help tackle the problem of long-term sickness absence.
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ACCELERATED PAYMENT NOTICES

 HMRC have announced that they have secured almost all of the disputed tax due from the first group of tax avoidance scheme users to receive Accelerated Payment notices (APNs).
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HMRC WARN OF PHISHING EMAIL SCAM

 HMRC are warning taxpayers to be wary of the latest in a long line of email phishing scams that claims taxpayers have ‘made mistakes while completing their last tax form application’.
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AUTO ENROLMENT LETTERS AND UPDATED THRESHOLDS

 The Pensions Regulator (TPR) is to write to all small and micro businesses in the coming months as part of a new campaign to give them key information on auto enrolment, including when the duties affect their businesses.
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GOVERNMENT WANTS SUGGESTIONS FOR BUDGET 2015

 HM Treasury is encouraging groups, individuals and representative bodies to submit their ideas for consideration in advance of Budget 2015.
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PENSION WISE

 The government has announced the launch of ‘Pension wise’ which will offer free and impartial guidance to people on the new pension freedoms which comes into effect in April.
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STRONG DEMAND FOR NATIONAL SAVINGS ‘PENSIONER BONDS’

 The National Savings & Investments website and helpline are experiencing a high volume of enquiries following the launch of their 65+ Guaranteed Growth Bonds which are being referred to as ‘pensioner bonds’.
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