PCG newsletter 19/02: June 26, 2002: Improved PCG Tax Helpline

In this issue:

• Improved PCG Tax Helpline
• PCG to take part in Interactive Web Cast on Outsourcing and Security
• Claims against CFT Group Insurance Services
• Professional Indemnity Cover for North American
• Risks Real Life Meetings

1. Improved PCG Tax Helpline
Ignorance is no longer an excuse!

The PCG Tax Helpline gives you direct access to a team of tax consultants covering all disciplines and specialities of UK taxation. The service is designed to deal with specific queries as quickly and efficiently as possible.

In the event of any contact whatsoever from the Inland Revenue or any tax related issue that isn’t clear, the first thing to do is dial 01455 852035 and ask an expert.

This service is free to PCG members.

The PCG Tax Helpline operates under the following conditions:

• The PCG Tax Helpline is operated on our behalf by Qdos Consulting.
• Hours of business will be 0900-1700 normal working days.
• Response will be immediate for simple queries. Complex queries will vary, but will usually be addressed by the end of next working day.
• Simple queries should only take a few minutes to answer, complex queries may require further discussion, but the initial scene-setting call should be less than 15 minutes.
• Members can use the helpline as often as they wish, within reason! In the event that Qdos believe that a caller is persistently misusing the service PCG will arbitrate.
• The phone number is dedicated to PCG and will indicate to Qdos that the call is for the PCG Tax Helpline, but it is routed via the main Qdos exchange and we do not expect that this is ever likely to result in a persistent engaged tone.
• PCG and Qdos will regularly review the volume and nature of calls and the service will be tuned accordingly. Comments, positive or negative, will be taken into account when reviewing the system.

Memorise the number now! 01455 852035

2. PCG to take part in Interactive Web Cast on Outsourcing and Security
Philip Ross, PCG Policy Advisor, will appear on a live interactive web cast from the BBC Television Centre between 12 noon and 2pm on Friday 28 June on a panel addressing IT outsourcing and security.

The discussion will be chaired by Computer Weekly's editor, Karl Schneider, and will feature other industry representatives including: Clive Hyland of Pink Roccada, a European ICT Services provider; Paul Bingham of Atos Origin Ltd., an IT and eBusiness solutions company; David Rippon of Elite, the IT Directors' Forum within the British Computer Society; and David Taylor of Certus UK, an Association of IT Directors.

You can e-mail your potential questions in advance by visiting [email protected] or send in live e-mail chat on the day. The web cast will take place on:
www.it-vision.tv

3. Claims against CFT Group Insurance Services
PCG members who bought an insurance policy from CFT Group Insurance Services in 2000 or 2001 can look at the PCG’s guidance on how to make a claim against CFT through the small claims court at
www.pcgroup.org.uk/threads/showpost.pl?f=Notice-439

4. Professional Indemnity Cover for North American Risks
Members who do business in North America and who have bought the PCG discounted Professional Indemnity insurance from Randell Dorling will have noted that the policy does not cover risks in this area. However, the PCG has now agreed a clause for members to include in their contracts or terms and conditions of sale which will enable PCG members with exposure in North America to be covered by the PCG PI Policy normal rates, subject always to the other terms and conditions of the Policy. Go to
www.pcgroup.org.uk/threads/showpost.pl?f=legalandaccount-44 for further details.

REGIONAL NEWS
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Real Life Meetings

To promote your local meet through the newsletter - email [email protected] with REGIONS in the subject matter, details of the event and a name and email contact point/or phone number for further information.

PCG members hold local meetings to socialise, to network and to discuss PCG issues. These meetings are open to everybody, and new members are welcome to come along. If you would like to attend one of these meetings, click on the link below it to get full information. NB - To view the Forum links below, you must be first logged into the Forums before making the link. Further details available at
https://www.pcgroup.org.uk/members/discussion_forum.html

Peterborough
Date: Wednesday 3 July (NOT Monday 3 July as stated on the last newsletter!) Time: 8:00 pm Venue: Paul Pry, Lincoln Rd,Peterborough
https://www.pcgroup.org.uk/threads/showpost.pl?f=meet-4981&p;=1&v;=c&s;=5

West Midlands
Wednesday 10 July Time: 7.30 pm Venue: Rose and Crown at Junction 3 of the M42 Contact: [email protected]

Please follow this link to Real Life meetings to get involved
https://www.pcgroup.org.uk/threads/wwwthreads.pl?a=l&f;=meet

(having problems following the links?? have you read this?...
https://www.pcgroup.org.uk/members/discussion_forum.html)

Alison Edwards
(PCG Executive Team)

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