Business Link information on the postal strike

Almost 90% of British businesses are worried about how they will be affected by a national postal strike. Issues include delays in fulfilling customer orders and late payment.

To help you minimise disruption to your business Business Link have compiled information about the strike and how you can limit its effect on your business.

 

http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/detail?site=210&type=ONEOFFPAGE&itemId=1083519016

 

Bogus Notice of Under-reported Income

In the September newsletter attention was drawn to e-mails bearing an authentic looking HM Revenue & Customs logo advising you that you are eligible to receive a tax refund and inviting you to ‘click here to submit your tax refund request’.

 

There is now a less official looking e-mail in circulation, also purporting to be from HM Revenue & Customs.  This is personally addressed quoting a made up ID reference and headed ‘Issue: Unreported/Underreported Income (Fraud Application)’.  There is an invitation to review your tax statement by clicking on a link.  As with the previous bogus e-mail, you should under no circumstances open the link.  HM Revenue & Customs would never approach such a matter in this way so if you should receive these e-mails they should be forwarded to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

 

Removal of 14 day concession for rejected Accounts

 

Companies House have explained that the 2006 Companies Act does not include a concession allowing 14 days for accounts which have been rejected to be amended and re-filed before entering a higher penalty band.  The provision in the 1985 Companies Act was not included in the 2006 Companies Act and therefore the former concession ceased on 1^st October 2009.

 

The recommendation is that companies file their accounts well before the deadline so if they should be rejected, any necessary amendments can be made before a penalty is imposed.