UKTECH's Pre Budget Report coverage updated 12.30 Dec 3

For ease of reference during the coverage of the Pre Budget Report, I'll keep this article as an index of the Pre Budget Report stories. I'll include links to the new articles as they appear, together with times of updates. (Click on red links to access the stories)

PBR(13): Hints at more tax for freelancers - 12.00, December 3, 2004. Giant group reads between the lines of the discussion document and predicts more tax is on the way for freelancers

PBR(12): 'More Brown rhetoric' - Qdos - 11.15am, December 3, 2004. Keith Preece from Qdos Consulting sees little comfort for small businesses in the 'Brown rhetoric'

PBR(11): JSA summary of main measures - 11am, December 3, 2004. JSA Group, the specialist accountants for IT contractors, provides a summary of the main measures in the Pre Budget Report

PBR(10): Reaction from Simon Sweetman - 10.15am, 3 December, 2004. Independent expert Simon Sweetman says that while the Chancellor hasn't introduced anything new, neither is there any respite from IR35 or Section 660.

PBR(9): Reaction from the PCG - 10am, 3 December, 2004. The Professional Contractors Group gives a cautious welcome to the Pre Budget Report

PBR(8) Discussion paper on small business and tax 4pm, 2 December, 2004 The Treasury has opened the discussion on the structure and taxation of small businesses

PBR(7) Clampdown on 'avoidance' - 3.15pm 2 December 2004 - Ernst & Young express concern that the Paymaster General's statement indicates that in future retrospective measures may be announced to ensure employers and employees pay the "proper" amount of NIC.

PBR(6) FSB reaction for small business - 3pm, 2 December 2004 - Simon Sweetman, Vice-Chairman of the FSB's taxation committee and a member of UKTECH's Ask An Expert panel gives the FSB's reaction to issues relating to small businesses in the Pre Budget Report.

PBR(5): Hampton review on inspections - 2.10pm December 2, 2004. The report from Philip Hampton outlining changes for inspection regime and acknowledging the heavy burden on small business

PBR(4): Chancellor's speech in full - 2pm 2 December, 2004. Full text of the Pre Budget Report

PBR(3): Protecting tax revenues - 1.50pm, 2 December, 2004. New measures to clamp down on 'tax avoidance'.

PBR(2): Headlines for small business - 1.30pm, 2 December, 2004. Including a new small business unit; proposals for a single tax form; avoidance measures and inspections

PBR(1): Pre Budget Report today (Dec 2) - 9.45am, 2 December, 2004