Q&A: How to close a company tax efficiently?

Our expert tackles changes to the tax charges leveled on companies that are wound up

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Interactive Business Bullet: Bank rate, Tesco, StanChart and the Euro crisis

Top stories: Bank rate, Tesco, StanChart and the Euro crisis

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Michel Barnier’s new audit rules see angry revolt

Europe's heavy-handed sweep of the audit industry has drawn criticism from leading business groups and fierce rebuke from most audit companies.

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Osborne identifies ‘top 10,000′ firms

The Chancellor will this week identify almost 10,000 British companies that are "the real engine of growth" and set out plans to champion the best and "professionalise" the rest.

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Week ahead in business and economics: Nov 21 – Nov 25

The minutes of the November meeting of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee are out this week, as well as results from companies including Mitchells & Butlers, Dixons and Thomas Cook.

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George Osborne at the National Business Awards: speech in full

George Osborne pledged to do what he can to help British businesses grow at the National Business Awards in London on Tuesday. Here is his speech in full.

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Eurozone manufacturing woes deepen as Germany contracts

The downturn in eurozone manufacturing in October was even deeper than previously thought, according to "grim" business surveys on Wednesday that showed the currency union's debt crisis is dragging its economy back into recession.

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Serco buys Australian contact centre company Excelior for A$13.2m

British outsourcing company Serco is buying Australian contact centre firm Excelior for up to A$13.2 million, as it looks to strengthen its expanding business services offering.

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Billionaires pledge 10 per cent of riches to charity

Three of Britain's richest men have pledged to give 10 per cent of their fortunes to charity in their wills.

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Business Bullet: UK Banks downgrade; Premier Foods exceedingly unhappy; Samsung and Sony smartphone boost; Japan outlook

Business bullet: Samsung profits; Sony pulling away from Ericsson?

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