COA Solutions – Business Accounting Software

One year on from the debacle of the Student Loans Company’s (SLC) handling of loans to last year’s intake of graduates, Business Minister Vince Cable has put forward a novel way to solve the problem and at the same time cut more public sector jobs – scrap the SLC and introduce a graduate tax instead.

The Vetting and Barring Scheme (VBS) that has been dogged with controversy since its inception is yet again under review by the Home Secretary, Theresa May. She has called for a ‘common sense’ review that will see the registration of individuals with the Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA), that was due to begin on 26 July, now on hold. Employers will therefore find themselves in limbo as some of the reforms that went live in October 2009 are unchanged whilst new systems have to go live on 26 July, albeit with some modification.

The most annoying thing about any job is not being able to undertake your core tasks because of the surrounding paraphernalia.

IT leaders have enough problems running operational technology, investing in innovative systems and managing a geographically dispersed workforce. Then, on top of everything, comes governance.

What do you think when I say open source? Is it quirky, innovative software that is produced by geeks in the bedroom and supported by an honest group of collaborative free-thinkers?

The facts are straightforward and unavoidable: the modern reliance of business and consumers on technology means the amount of information we produce continues to increase.

New Pensions Minister Steve Webb has published the promised review of the scope of auto-enrolment into the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) workplace pension that is due to be rolled out from October 2012 onwards.

In his latest letter to stakeholders, HMRC’s David Ellis has admitted that P46(car) forms were not processed from April of this year due to the ongoing problems with the National Insurance & PAYE Service system (NPS) and the need to correct annual codes. A number of taxpayers had queried with HMRC why their code had not been amended once their employer had informed HMRC that they had been given, or had a car removed, since the start of this tax year.

A report in the Daily Telegraph on 15th June says that employers at the recent CBI absence conference complained that the system was failing because a) GPs have no idea about an employee’s work environment and b) their handwriting is illegible.

Did you know there is a carbon emissions trading scheme in the UK? Did you also know that the scheme is mandatory?

Vince Cable has outlined his plans to cut the burden of excessive regulation on business. He will create a new Cabinet “Star Chamber” whose official name will be the Reducing Regulation Committee which will be chaired by the Business Secretary and will introduce a new approach to regulatory impact assessments.