Interview: Euro MP Sajjad Karim on steering audit reform
Audit

Interview: Euro MP Sajjad Karim on steering audit reform

14y Richard Crump , Writer

Interview: Euro MP Sajjad Karim on steering audit ...

Accountancy Age speaks to the British MEP about how he is steering the EC's planned reform of the audit market through the European parliament Read Mo...

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From the coalface - greenhouse gas accounting is simple?
Audit

From the coalface - greenhouse gas accounting is simple?

14y Accountancy Age

From the coalface - greenhouse gas accounting is s...

The calculations behind the top-line greenhouse gas emissions numbers could get complicated, says Gary Davis Read More...

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Opinion: IR35 yield improvement a baby step
Personal Tax

Opinion: IR35 yield improvement a baby step

14y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Opinion: IR35 yield improvement a baby step

Progress on IR35 is little more than a baby step in the right direction, says Calum Fuller Read More...

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Green light for advisors
Consulting

Green light for advisors

14y Accountancy Age

Green light for advisors

Accounting for carbon emissions gives advisors a great opportunity to provide a new service to clients Read More...

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Avoidance scheme sheltered £1.2bn from Revenue
Personal Tax

Avoidance scheme sheltered £1.2bn from Revenue

14y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Avoidance scheme sheltered £1.2bn from Revenue

An investigation exposes some members of the Liberty tax avoidance scheme Read More...

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FRC practices what it preaches
Audit

FRC practices what it preaches

14y Richard Crump , Writer

FRC practices what it preaches

FRC avoids charge of “do as I say, not as I do”, by changing its auditor Read More...

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PKF administrators called to cricket specialists Romida
Business Recovery

PKF administrators called to cricket specialists Romida

14y Rachael Singh

PKF administrators called to cricket specialists R...

Kerry Bailey and Jon Newell, both partners at PKF, appointed joint administrators of cricket equipment supplier Romida Read More...

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Begbies Taynor administrators arrange pre-pack of United Carpets
Business Recovery

Begbies Taynor administrators arrange pre-pack of United Carpets

14y Rachael Singh

Begbies Taynor administrators arrange pre-pack of ...

Pre-pack of United Carpets sees 72 stores and about 400 jobs bought by the parent company Read More...

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Charity fraudster jailed for five years
Legal

Charity fraudster jailed for five years

14y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Charity fraudster jailed for five years

Steven Methuen is sentenced to five years in jail after stealing more than £500,000 from two charities Read More...

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CFO leaves Earthport
People Business

CFO leaves Earthport

14y Richard Crump , Writer

CFO leaves Earthport

Zafar Karim, chief financial officer, is to step down from Earthport board at the end of October Read More...

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Developing markets lift PwC to record sales
Accounting Firms

Developing markets lift PwC to record sales

14y Kevin Reed , Writer

Developing markets lift PwC to record sales

Double-digit growth in emerging markets see PwC make a $31.5bn haul in 2012 Read More...

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MPs “shocked” by BBC tax arrangements
Corporate Tax

MPs “shocked” by BBC tax arrangements

14y Calum Fuller , Reporter

MPs “shocked” by BBC tax arrangements

MPs in the Public Accounts Committee raise concerns that broadcaster cannot vouch that off-payroll staff pay the right amount of tax Read More...

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PwC examined doomed West Coast deal
Accounting Firms

PwC examined doomed West Coast deal

14y Richard Crump , Writer

PwC examined doomed West Coast deal

Flaws in bidding process for control of West Coast Main Line franchise discovered after PwC called in to vet the numbers Read More...

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Insolvency Service bans ex-Leeds United chairman
People Business

Insolvency Service bans ex-Leeds United chairman

14y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Insolvency Service bans ex-Leeds United chairman

Peter Ridsdale banned from holding directorships for seven and a half years Read More...

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PwC succeeds Deloitte as auditors of Phoenix IT
Audit

PwC succeeds Deloitte as auditors of Phoenix IT

14y Rachael Singh

PwC succeeds Deloitte as auditors of Phoenix IT

Weeks after PwC was recruited to investigate accounting irregularities, Phoenix IT hires it as auditor Read More...

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Colin: E&Y figures go biblical
Company News

Colin: E&Y figures go biblical

14y Taking Stock

Colin: E&Y figures go biblical

Ernst & Young's revenue breakdown is enough to stop a plague in its tracks, notes Colin Read More...

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Ahold recruits PwC to replace Deloitte as auditors
Audit

Ahold recruits PwC to replace Deloitte as auditors

14y Kevin Reed , Writer

Ahold recruits PwC to replace Deloitte as auditors

Long-serving auditors Deloitte replaced at Dutch food giant Read More...

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E&Y global revenues grow nearly 8%
Company News

E&Y global revenues grow nearly 8%

14y Calum Fuller , Reporter

E&Y global revenues grow nearly 8%

Ernst & Young announces its best revenues since 2008 Read More...

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FRC undershoots annual budget by £1.1m
Business Regulation

FRC undershoots annual budget by £1.1m

14y Richard Crump , Writer

FRC undershoots annual budget by £1.1m

UK reporting watchdog cuts overall expenditure despite larger-than-expected costs associated with structural reform Read More...

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Rangers FC tax debt rockets by £73m
Business Recovery

Rangers FC tax debt rockets by £73m

14y Rachael Singh

Rangers FC tax debt rockets by £73m

Duff & Phelps administrators’ latest creditor report shows Rangers' tax bill now stands at £94m Read More...

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Beevers helps homebuilder secure £225m on bonds market
Accounting Firms

Beevers helps homebuilder secure £225m on bonds market

14y Kevin Reed , Writer

Beevers helps homebuilder secure £225m on bonds ma...

Beever & Struthers helps Longhurst go to market for funds to build 1,700 homes Read More...

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Baker Tilly expands Bromley practice
Accounting Firms

Baker Tilly expands Bromley practice

14y Kevin Reed , Writer

Baker Tilly expands Bromley practice

Firm brings Miles & Partners on board to expand its Bromley practice Read More...

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Senior Revenue resignations jump by nearly half
People Business

Senior Revenue resignations jump by nearly half

14y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Senior Revenue resignations jump by nearly half

The taxman saw a significant rise in resignations during 2011/12 Read More...

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Best Practice: Watt Busfield’s Andrew Watt
Accounting Firms

Best Practice: Watt Busfield’s Andrew Watt

14y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Best Practice: Watt Busfield’s Andrew Watt

Andrew Watt discusses the process of setting up a new practice Read More...

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E&Y: Steve Varley and audit rebels
Audit

E&Y: Steve Varley and audit rebels

14y Kevin Reed , Writer

E&Y: Steve Varley and audit rebels

A closer glance at Ernst & Young's 2012 assurance revenues might prove uncomfortable reading for mid-tier firms looking to open up the market Read...

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KPMG to close Stoke office
Accounting Firms

KPMG to close Stoke office

14y Rachael Singh

KPMG to close Stoke office

KPMG’s personal insolvency back-office facility to close this year Read More...

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ICAS' Savoy stand-ups impress TS
Accounting Standards

ICAS' Savoy stand-ups impress TS

14y Taking Stock

ICAS' Savoy stand-ups impress TS

Anton Colella and Sir David Tweedie got their laughing gears working last night at the Scottish institute's annual dinner Read More...

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