Useful Links
Find the quoted price for any listed shares for any specified date or period. (Select the stock via the A-Z listing, click 'Quote' and then 'Historical Prices'.)
uk.table.finance.yahoo.com/k?s=^ftse&g=d
Find the FTSE100 index value for any specified date or period.
Bank base rates since 1975
Exchange rates: at tax year ends and average for tax years
Find the current indexation allowance applicable to an asset acquired in any month since March 1982. (N.B. From April 1998 onwards, the indexation allowance is only applicable to disposals by companies.)
Stamp duty - disadvantaged areas
Check whether a property qualifies for the disadvantaged area stamp duty concession. Note: new postcode areas may not be immediately added to the list, and the up-to-date position can be confirmed by telephoning
On-line register of individual bankruptcies and individual voluntary arrangements.
EC Distance Selling Thresholds
Check VAT registration thresholds for sales of goods to private consumers in other EC countries.
Check the current time in any other city
www.legislation.hmso.gov.uk/acts.htm
Full text of Acts of Parliament since 1988
New car list prices from Parkers (current and previous models)
www.smmt.co.uk/co2/co2search.cfm
Co2 emission levels for cars
Official UK statistics on vast range of subjects
www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_economy/RP02.pdf
RPI table
www.statistics.gov.uk/instantfigures.asp
Economic indicators - latest RPI, unemployment, GDP, balance of payments, etc. statistics
Official Links
National Audit Office
www.bankofengland.co.uk/Links/setframe.html
Bank of England
www.londonstockexchange.com/default.asp
The London Stock Exchange
Professional Bodies
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
Association of Business Recovery Professionals
Chartered Institute of Taxation
Government departments
HM Revenue & Customs home page
HM Revenue & Customs VAT home page
HM Treasury home page
Department of Trade & Industry
DTI home page
Companies House
http://www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk/
Information Commissioner's Office
The Insolvency Service
www.inlandrevenue.gov.uk/local/index.htm
Tax office addresses - search by name or number
VAT registration offices by trading address postcode.
www.number-10.gov.uk/output/Page1.asp
10 Downing Street
Useful tools
www.europa.eu.int/comm/taxation_customs/vies/en/vieshome.htm
Check whether a VAT registration number in any EC country is valid. (Enter number without any spaces.) N.B. The following alternative site also shows the date of registration.
www1.agenziaentrate.it/servizi/vies/vies.htm
Check whether a VAT number of any European VAT-registered business is valid. N.B. This is an Italian site! 1. Select country from the 'Stato' list. 2. Enter VAT number WITHOUT ANY SPACES in the 'Partita Iva' box. 3. Click 'Richiedi'. If the number is invalid, the message 'CODICE IVA FORMALMENTE ERRATO' will be displayed. If the number is valid, the message 'OPERATORE IVA ESISTENTE ATTIVITA' INIZIATA IL' and the date of initial registration will be displayed. If the information exchange link for the relevant country is temporarily not available, 'IL SISTEMA DI SCAMBIO DI INFORMAZIONI NON E' ATTIVO will be displayed. (For confidentiality reasons, the name of the business is not displayed.)
Inheritance tax estate grossing up calculator
http://ratinglists.voa.gov.uk/irl2k5/mainController?action=InitialiseApp&listYear=2005&lang=E
Check new Rateable Value for your business premises, effective from 1 April 2005, and calculate estimated rates payable. You can also check the valuation details, and compare it to other properties.
ldcalculator.inlandrevenue.gov.uk/
Lease Stamp Duty Land Tax calculator
CO2/carbon footprint calculator
Create a written statement of employment
VAT Flat Rate Scheme ready reckoner
If your taxable turnover is below £150,000, check whether you would pay less VAT using the Flat Rate Scheme
VAT schemes for small businesses
Find out which scheme you can use
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/calcs/smp.htm
Statutory Maternity Pay calculator
www.dti.gov.uk/er/redundancy/ready.htm
The DTI on-line redundancy pay calculator
Statutory Sick Pay calculator
www.inlandrevenue.gov.uk/cars/compcarandcfcalc.htm
Inland Revenue car/fuel benefit in kind calculator
www.nationwide.co.uk/hpi/calculator.asp
House value calculator
www.oanda.com/convert/fxhistory
Currency converter
www.voa.gov.uk/cti/InitS.asp?lcn=0
Find out the Council Tax band of any domestic property in England & Wales
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