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Outdated IT damaging tax-collection efforts: PAC
News The department must decide by March 2010 exactly how much should be written off and be resolute in pursuing all the tax credits debt remaining on its books," said Leigh. In a report on HMRC's tax-collection processes, published on 10 December, 2009...
[December 11, 2009, 9:07]
Tech industry cheers government's R&D progress
News This isn't the first time that Brown has turned to these tax credits -- which allow companies to claim back some of the cost of their R&D work against their tax bill -- to drive the UK's science and technology sectors.
[December 3, 2004, 15:35]
Government: we've learned from our IT mistakes
News One of the worst was the tax credits fiasco, where tax credit recipients received over £2bn in overpayments. The government has learned from its past mistakes in implementing large-scale IT projects, according to the minister responsible for the...
[June 16, 2006, 17:20]
Filesharing and bilesharing: a 'three-strikes' rant
Blog It's all down to tax credits and overseas strikes. This is all about timing and tax breaks. And this is largely a function of the one flaw in the otherwise excellent film tax credit which disincentivises co-productions by focusing tax relief only...
[May 12, 2009, 12:43]
Chancellor boosts UK IT industry hopes
News Brown is keen for UK inventions to match those in the US and the government will consult small businesses about supplementing tax relief for R&D with tax credits. Other measure announced in the speech included possible tax boosts for small...
[November 4, 1998, 16:40]
Future of the environment is in the smartcards
News The energy would be broken down into measurable units called "carbon credits". For instance, people who drive or fly frequently would burn through their credits faster than bikers or those who vacation locally.
[August 4, 2006, 10:15]
IT failures could cost taxman £51m
News A software error on the tax credits IT system, which was designed by EDS, resulted in overpayments to 455,000 households in 2003 amounting to £94m. The Inland Revenue has warned that the cost of overpayments it has had to write off as a result of...
[June 20, 2005, 17:45]
Outdated computers cause backlog for the taxman
News Since the scheme was set up in 2003 until 2007, the taxman has overpaid £7.3bn in tax credits. Outdated computer systems are contributing to a huge backlog of people who may not be paying the right amount of tax, a committee of MPs has found.
[March 25, 2009, 14:05]
Stop graduate recruitment
Talkback When I recently undertook an assignment in central government I was struck by the lack of understanding of the real world - what is a prison like, who is in prison, how does a drug addict fill their day, what's it like to raise children on your...
[November 25, 2007, 13:25]
RFID tags may be implanted in patients' arms
Talkback the mark and the cashless society.why do you think the telephone,electricity,pension,social security company's etc offer us bribes of cheaper bills if we only were to pay or be paid by direct debit.the goverment's want a cashless society.when...
[May 28, 2005, 19:53]
UK needs to find its 'high-end' IT niche
News Noting that the UK recently dropped out of the global top five nations in terms of innovation — a list based largely on patent applications — the report calls for a "national strategy" to entice young people into the industry through education and...
[May 9, 2007, 17:33]
Capgemini wins Met Police tech deal
News Capgemini, along with EDS, was involved in the recent tax credits system that suffered from a litany of problems and was described as a "nightmare" by MPs. The Metropolitan Police has signed a seven-year £350m contract with Capgemini UK to provide...
[December 8, 2005, 15:30]
Government to reassess tech strategy
News Despite tax credits to the tune of £3bn for R&D since 2000, science and technology research has not yielded sufficient numbers of products to market, said the government. The government has announced a review of its strategy for promoting UK...
[April 20, 2009, 15:27]
Power to the people
Leader We already have research and development tax credits for business, and mechanisms for identifying and publicly funding good science. The most powerful natural law isn't gravity or thermodynamics. It's the law of unintended consequences.
[February 17, 2006, 12:15]
Government to share more data in fraud fight
News In addition, Brown announced a £30m scheme to train people how to use government services online, including applying for and managing student loans, Jobseeker's Allowance and Child Tax Credits. Prime minister Gordon Brown has outlined government...
[December 7, 2009, 15:50]
Government IT 'unfairly slated'
News The most risky way of introducing a new IT project is through "big bang" implementation -- tax credits and the Criminal Records Bureau being examples of this. Sir Peter Gershon said that such projects are quietly delivering greater efficiency...
[February 4, 2005, 15:05]
Mayor claims London's e-commerce lead under threat
News The government should promote wider take-up of ICT skills, introduce tax credits for small firms to invest in training, and encourage schools and colleges to work with business to identify future ICT skills needs.
[April 10, 2001, 15:33]
Small firms 'failed' by patent law
News We think tax credits are really important to protect SME intellectual-property rights at the outset. Small businesses are being failed by the patent system, according to Andrew Gowers, the man leading an independent review into intellectual...
[March 2, 2006, 16:45]
Cash, not clichés, will grow UK tech
Leader If the UK is to remain at the forefront of the world economy, the government needs to do more than provide capital allowances on ICT equipment and tax credits for research and development; it needs to put its money where its mouth is.
[March 16, 2005, 12:55]
Broadband killer apps will be created at home
News In its full report to the government, the Broadband Stakeholders Group (BSG) recommended that the government should stimulate the supply of broadband content, applications and services by providing credits to schools, providing tax benefits for...
[December 10, 2001, 14:10]
