Business rates backlog runs on Business rates expert Paul Turner-Mitchell, through FoI requests, has found that George Osborne is to miss his target to clear a backlog of business rates appeals. While nearly 79,000 cases have been referred to the Valuation Tribunal Service since April, and 21,000 cases currently have a hearing date, over the past four years just 14,000 cases have actually been heard. Separately, a senior partner at Deloitte, tax policy head Bill Dodwell, has warned that the government is not currently in a position to announce a reform of business rates as part of its Autumn Statement. Mr Dodwell has claimed that substantial research will need to be conducted before big changes can be made to the tax. standard.co.uk/business/business-news/george-osborne-set-to-miss-business-rates-backlogs-target-9878822.html
Posted on: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 10:47:31 +0000
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