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- 15:24, 4 May 2021 (diff | hist) N Capital allowances and super deductions (Created page with "As part of the government’s post – Covid recovery planning two new capital allowance reliefs are introduced effective from April 1st 2021. These reliefs which will run until ...")
- 07:36, 22 June 2015 (diff | hist) N Insolvency Act 1986 - Use of Prohibited Names (Created page with " '''Insolvency Act 1986 – Use of Prohibited Names''' It is a common fact of life that companies fail and are wound up or liquidated leaving unpaid creditors in their wake. I...")
- 14:35, 2 April 2015 (diff | hist) N Limited Liability Partnership LLP (Created page with " Limited Liability Partnership (“LLP”) The LLP is a relatively recently conceived business structure which combines elements of the traditional Partnership with those of Li...")
- 14:11, 22 November 2014 (diff | hist) N Best endeavours v reasonable endeavours (Created page with " '''Best Endeavours Vs Reasonable Endeavours''' Many construction industry practitioners will have been confronted with a contract to sign which requires parties to undertake t...")
- 14:04, 30 October 2014 (diff | hist) Tax relief
- 14:04, 30 October 2014 (diff | hist) Tax relief
- 19:12, 29 July 2014 (diff | hist) N Zero hours contracts (Created page with " '''ZERO HOUR CONTRACTS''' A Zero hour contract is essentially an employment contract which provides no guarantee as to the number of hours an employee may work. Other employme...")
- 07:30, 23 July 2014 (diff | hist) N Business Interruption Insurance (Created page with " '''BUSINESS INTERRUPTION INSURANCE''' A typical “Commercial Combined” insurance policy taken out by a business will usually have a number of sections which provide cover f...")
- 17:51, 30 June 2014 (diff | hist) N Financial Reporting Standard for Small Entities FRSSE (Created page with " ''' ''' FRSSE This is an acronym for “Financial Reporting Standard for Small Entities” and is very important for all those people who run their own small companies. It per...")
- 12:12, 30 June 2014 (diff | hist) N Balance sheet (Created page with " '''BALANCE SHEET – A BRIEF SUMMARY''' The Balance Sheet of any business, whether it is a company, a partnership or a sole trader, is simply a statement, or list, of assets a...")
- 11:52, 2 May 2014 (diff | hist) N Lease Negotiations - Tenants Checklist (Created page with " '''''LEASE NEGOTIATIONS – A TENANT’S CHECKLIST''''' Premises costs are usually second only to staff costs for a large number of commercial enterprises. For those who can ...")
- 17:44, 25 April 2014 (diff | hist) N Company loans to directors (Created page with " '''COMPANY LOANS TO DIRECTORS''' With effect from 6<sup>th</sup> April 2014 the amount that a director can borrow from his company has doubled from £5,000 to £10,000. Such a...")
- 11:20, 11 April 2014 (diff | hist) N Statutory sick pay (Created page with " STATUTORY SICK PAY – ABOLITION OF THE PERCENTAGE THRESHHOLD SCHEME The Percentage Threshold Scheme (PTS), which allowed employers to reclaim Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) in cert...")
- 10:10, 2 March 2014 (diff | hist) N The Community Infrastructure Levy (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (Created page with " '''The Community Infrastructure Levy (Amendment) Regulations 2014''' With effect from 24 February 2014 the Community Infrastructure Levy (Amendment) Regulations 2014 provide '...")
- 12:35, 20 February 2014 (diff | hist) N Mixed partnerships (Created page with " <br/>'''Mixed Partnerships and HMRC''' <br/> Many professionals working in the design and construction sectors have established themselves as a Limited Liability Partnership (...")
- 16:32, 20 September 2013 (diff | hist) User:Martinc (top)
- 09:59, 14 August 2013 (diff | hist) N Water technology list (Created page with " '''WATER TECHNOLOGY LIST''' The aim of the Water Technology List is to encourage businesses to save money by investing in technology and products that reduce water use and imp...")
- 09:31, 13 August 2013 (diff | hist) ECA Water Scheme
- 09:31, 13 August 2013 (diff | hist) N ECA Water Scheme (Created page with "<p> </p> <p> <strong>The ECA water scheme</strong></p> <p> “ECA” stands for “Enhanced Capital Allowances” and this scheme encourages businesses to inv...")
- 12:46, 25 July 2013 (diff | hist) N Insurance for building design and construction (Created page with " '''INSURANCE FOR DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONALS''' This is a brief summary of issues to consider by, and policies available for, individuals and firms engaging in desig...")
- 16:05, 10 July 2013 (diff | hist) N Flood insurance (Created page with " '''FLOOD INSURANCE''' The twin factors of climate change and development on flood plains have become increasingly problematical for home owners and property insurers. Increase...")
- 11:53, 2 July 2013 (diff | hist) Smith & Dennis v Jafton Properties
- 11:52, 2 July 2013 (diff | hist) Smith & Dennis v Jafton Properties
- 11:40, 2 July 2013 (diff | hist) N Smith & Dennis v Jafton Properties (Created page with " This case has far- reaching implications for commercial tenants of former residential buildings seeking to enfranchise their leasehold interests. The decision in the case of Sm...")
- 16:59, 19 June 2013 (diff | hist) CIS contractors and CIS sub-contractors
- 16:53, 19 June 2013 (diff | hist) CIS contractors and CIS sub-contractors
- 12:13, 18 June 2013 (diff | hist) N User:Martinc (Created page with " '''MARTIN CANTOR''' I first became acquainted with the construction industry in 1985 when I became one of the shareholders in Trench Farrow and Partners, one of the first dedi...")
- 11:58, 18 June 2013 (diff | hist) N CIS contractors and CIS sub-contractors (Created page with " '''CIS Contractors and CIS Sub – Contractors''' For the purposes of the Construction Industry Scheme the terms contractors and sub – contractors have very specific meaning...")
- 09:03, 17 June 2012 (diff | hist) N Ir35 (Created page with "IR 35 (or “Intermediaries Legislation”) was introduced by HMRC in 2000. The reason for the introduction of IR35 was HMRC’s belief that the Exchequer was losing substantial...")
- 17:56, 7 June 2012 (diff | hist) Construction VAT
- 18:26, 6 June 2012 (diff | hist) N Construction VAT (Created page with "Value Added Tax is a tax added to the cost of certain goods and services. It is only accountable where the party raising an invoice is VAT registered. It is necessary to register...")
- 21:29, 5 June 2012 (diff | hist) Bribery Act 2010
- 21:14, 5 June 2012 (diff | hist) Bribery Act 2010
- 21:05, 5 June 2012 (diff | hist) Bribery Act 2010
- 21:04, 5 June 2012 (diff | hist) N File:Bribery Act.pdf (top)
- 19:59, 5 June 2012 (diff | hist) N Bribery Act 2010 (Created page with "The Bribery Act 2010 contains two general offences covering the offering, promising or giving of a bribe (active bribery) and the requesting, agreeing to receive or accepting of ...")
- 13:25, 17 April 2012 (diff | hist) Construction industry scheme CIS
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