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Is the Activroll Case Another Example of HMRC Abusing Their Powers?
It appears that a successful Scotland-based payroll company, which describes itself as one of the country’s fastest growing businesses, has…
Small Businesses Dependent on Public Sector Bank On Xmas Boost for Survival in 2011
An analysis of the government’s recent spending review suggests that George Osborne’s attempts to reduce the UK’s budget deficit of…
Liverpool FC Still on Rocky Ground Despite Buyout
Fans celebrating the takeover of Liverpool should be concerned that new owner John W Henry never offered a written guarantee…
A Winding UP Petition Doesn’t Have to Signal the End of Your Business
The vast majority of winding up petitions heard in British courts over the past 12 months were presented by HMRC…
Doomed Businesses Reliant Upon Public Sector Only Have Themselves to Blame
A new study by insolvency trade body R3 has found that almost 10% (148,000) of small businesses fear they could…
Creditors Need to be Empowered in Company Voluntary Arrangements
Company Voluntary Arrangements (CVA) can make creditors feel alienated and powerless, so they tend to accept whatever repayment deal is…
Take Control of Your Business before Creditors Do
If your business is in financial trouble, the earlier you address the problem, the more doors will be open for…
David’s Cameron’s Insolvency Law U-Turn Will Please Creditors
It remains to be seen why David Cameron has made a u-turn over plans to radically reform insolvency laws. Before…
Winding Up Petitions Are the Way Forward for Creditors
In recent years, it has become popular for creditors to issue winding up petitions as a method of debt recovery.…
How Inland Revenue Use Winding Up Petitions to Collect Tax
I have said before that an increasing number of organisations are using winding up petitions to recover debts, but did…
Time To Pay Arrangements Can Do More Harm Than Good
According to the most recent figures available, around 200,000 businesses have entered Time To Pay (TTP) agreements with the HM…
Miss Sixty Judge Calls for Improved Insolvency Practitioner Regulation
In July, I suggested there should be an urgent review of how insolvency practitioners (IPs) are regulated and following a…
Portsmouth Defeat HMRC in Landmark Legal Case
As I mentioned in an earlier blog, the reason most football clubs are facing financial difficulties is simple: their expenses…
Rise in businesses surviving the recession? Load of rubbish!
The British Government is perhaps one of the biggest costs to UK plc. During the 2007 bank bailout, Her Majesty’s…
What is an Insolvency Practitioner?
An insolvency practitioner (IP) has several roles and under the Insolvency Act 1986 can act as a liquidator, administrator, nominee…
How Do You Protect Yourself as a Director When Your Company Has Been Liquidated?
After a company is liquidated either through a Creditors Voluntary Liquidation (CVL) or compulsorily winding up by the court, the…