Geoff Jones paid himself a salary of just £7,000 and his wife £4,000
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BBC Radio 4's Money Box was broadcast on Saturday, 17 December, 2005, at 1204 GMT.
The programme was repeated on Sunday, 18 December, 2005, at 2102 GMT
A husband and wife team have won what has been described as a "landmark" tax case at the Court of Appeal which could benefit thousands of similar companies.
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) objected to how Geoff and Diana Jones of Arctic Systems paid themselves small salaries and large dividends to reduce their tax bill.
Previous rulings had been in favour of HMRC.
We spoke to Simon Juden, Chair of the Professional Contractors Group which took the Jones' case.
And we were joined by Mike Warburton of accountants Grant Thornton.
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Pension credit take-up
We speak to the Minister for Pensions Reform, Stephen Timms
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There have been further calls for Pension Credit to be scrapped after the latest figures on take-up were revealed by the government.
Only just over 5,000 more people have come forward to get Pension Credit in the last three months
An estimated 1.7m eligible people have still not claimed their entitlement.
We spoke to Jonathan Powell, Chief Executive of the charity Independent Age and also to Minister for Pensions Reform Stephen Timms.
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Pension Protection Fund levy
Lawrence Churchill is Chairman of the Pension Protection Fund
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Companies with final salary pension schemes could have to pay £575m next year to the fund set up to protect workers' pensions should their employer become insolvent.
The Board of the Pension Protection Fund published its final proposals for the 2006/7 levy on Friday.
The levy would be capped at 0.5% of a scheme's liabilities to benefit weaker pension funds, and those funded to 125% of their liabilities could avoid the cost altogether.
We spoke to PPF Chairman Lawrence Churchill and Christine Farnish, Chief Executive of the National Association of Pension Funds.
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Property tribunals
The RPTS is required to remain impartial in dealing with disputes
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Disputes between landlords and tenants, or over leaseholds, can be costly if taken to court, but many people do not realise there is a cheaper alternative.
At the Residential Property Tribunal Service, you can represent yourself and some cases can be brought without charge.
This week the service set out to impress on MPs what it offers as part of an awareness campaign.
Money Box's Bob Howard reported.
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Splits compensation delay
Split-cap investors lost thousands as share prices fell
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People who lost money in the "split-cap scandal" will have to wait until the New Year to find out how much compensation they will get.
Fund Distribution Limited, which was set up to dole out the £144m compensation fund, had said it would tell people in December.
But now it says there are still a number of applications with queries outstanding which must be resolved before it can make offers.
Forty thousand people have applied for compensation, many of whom lost tens of thousands of pounds when their investments collapsed.
We heard from Fund Commissioner Mike Ellis about the delay.
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New charities website
Guidestar was set up to promote the voluntary and community sector
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A new website which gives comprehensive information on every registered charity in England and Wales has gone live this week.
We asked Guidestar Chief Executive Erica Roberts about the site and what it offers.
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Presenter: Chris A'Court
Producer: Jessica Laugharne
Reporter: Bob Howard
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