"Is your work done? Are all pigs fed, watered and ready to fly?...."

14 October 2010 - Deadline for submission of forms CT61 and payment of any associated income tax for the quarter ended 30th September 2010.

19 October 2010 - PAYE and NIC due for the month ended 5th October 2010. Quarterly PAYE and NIC due for the quarter ended 5th October 2010 for qualifying small employers. Due date for payment of tax and class 1B NIC arising under a PAYE Settlement Agreement for the year ended 5th April 2010. Submit Construction Industry Scheme return for the month ended 5th October 2010.

31 October 2010 - Submission date for 2010 self-assessment tax returns not submitted electronically (where these were issued by 31st July 2010).

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has issued guidance for up to 1.4 million taxpayers who have underpaid PAYE due to incorrect tax codes.

Large businesses will be among those targeted in a £900 million government plan to tackle non-compliance in the tax system.

A new regional national insurance (NI) holiday for start-up businesses has come into effect.

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) launched a new online resource to help businesses comply with the law when customers buy or return goods.

Tax experts have hit out at HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC) plans to stop issuing copies to tax agents of some mail sent to their clients to help cut costs.