Campaigners have called on the government to ensure debt collectors have high standards when collecting tax credit overpayments.

The OFT has also published revised Debt Collection Guidance, focusing on continuous payment authority (CPA), a mechanism commonly used by payday lenders to collect repayments.

Cash-flow problems that could leave companies unable to “fund any future recovery” are affecting one in four small businesses.

Global firms in the UK that pay little or no tax are an "insult" to British businesses, a committee of MPs says.

Accounting giant Ernst & Young is to be sued over the collapse of Anglo Irish Bank in 2009.

The UK economy grew by 1% between July and September, latest official figures have confirmed.

Scotland and Northern Ireland have almost double the rate of "zombie" companies than the rest of the UK, according to research by insolvency trade body R3.

We can all expect to hear more about bailiffs in the next few months. The Ministry of Justice is planning to reform parts of the 700-year-old framework governing these debt-enforcement officers

Creditors are losing almost £5bn every year to businesses that are simply being closed down without going through any formal insolvency process.

The inability of HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to properly curb aggressive tax avoidance schemes is costing the UK billions of pounds, a report suggests.