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‘Irrelevant word-smithing’: Leading law firms to pay millions for apprenticeships payroll tax

‘Irrelevant word-smithing’: Leading law firms to pay millions for apprenticeships payroll tax
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11 December 2015
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Preliminary Law Society figures estimate more than 250 firms will be hit by the 0.5% payroll tax to supplement apprenticeships announced in last month’s Autumn Statement, as full details of the levy are delayed.

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