The draft proposals will aim to modify the Controlled Foreign Companies legislation, which taxes UK-based companies on their overseas earnings. Companies, including Sir Martin Sorrell’s WPP, have left the UK over the tax. The current CFC rules are illegal under EU law. As they found out with Cadbury and Vodafone. And a measure that will

The Lib Dems are getting shouted at for accepting donations from companies that don’t pay much tax: Official documents show that companies controlled by reclusive Ipswich Town FC owner Marcus Evans have donated more than £530,000 since 2006. However, records from Companies House show that UK-based companies of the

Asked whether all companies listed in the UK potentially fall under the remit of the Bribery Act, he said: “Exactly. You bet we will go after foreign companies. This has been misunderstood. If there is an economic engagement with the UK then in my view they are carrying on business in the UK.” The Bribery

Some big companies in the UK are facing unexpected hitches when hiring hand-picked staff from abroad because of the government's flagship points-based immigration system

We hear that there are growing complaints about the weakness of the Pound by Eurozone throats.companies in Europe have complained that the pound's recent devaluation has left their exporters suffering, as businesses are switching to cheaper British goods.Considering that the UK is to suffer more than most from the recession, our companies need all the sales they can get. The UK is an expensiv...

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - The latest national statistics on mergers and acquisitions involving UK companies.

These days, all big companies — and most medium-sized companies — are software companies. By this I mean that the company’s software (particularly custom software they’ve made) and associated data is integral to the success of their business. And: The fact that every company is a software company has implications. The most important is that software is something companies have to understan...

Local authorities across the UK are failing companies that want to recycle more of their rubbish by not giving small businesses access to their recycling facilities, and forcing them to go through more expensive private contractors, according to the manufacturers' trade body. More »

The UK's biggest companies want the code of best practice for British boardrooms revised to let them opt out of its guidelines

Gordon Brown will be campaigning in Glenrothes again today in a flying three hour visit - that will be nice for them. According to a spokesman, Brown will tell factor workers that: "Big, international companies are more likely to have their headquarters in Scotland because Scotland is part of the UK."Is that why many UK based companies are leaving in their droves for places like Ireland? I think t...