The hidden saving expedition
Business

The hidden saving expedition

4m Rachael Kennedy

The hidden saving expedition

CFOs face mounting pressure to maintain financial stability while driving growth. Behind routine financial tasks lie untapped savings opportunities, o...

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Accountancy people moves: August 2024
Company News

Accountancy people moves: August 2024

4m Accountancy Age

Accountancy people moves: August 2024

Each month, Accountancy Age delivers a comprehensive update on the key people moves and promotions that have taken place among the UK accountancy mark...

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A personal perspective on employee ownership for accountancy firms
Uncategorized

A personal perspective on employee ownership for accountancy firms

4m Mark Connor, MD, Sapphire

A personal perspective on employee ownership for a...

Since transitioning to employee ownership in 2021, we at Sapphire, a contracting and accounting firm, have witnessed firsthand the transformative bene...

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Communicating your intangible story
Practice

Communicating your intangible story

4m Peter Spence, AICPA & CIMA

Communicating your intangible story

Most of the value of a modern business is made up of intangible assets. AICPA & CIMA’s Associate Technical Director Peter Spence looks at how this can...

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Breaking the boring accountant stereotype
Skills

Breaking the boring accountant stereotype

4m Rachael Kennedy

Breaking the boring accountant stereotype

Let’s face it, accounting has an image problem. But before you roll your eyes and say, “Tell me something I don’t know,” hear ...

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Why savvy businesses are moving their accounting to the cloud
Cloud

Why savvy businesses are moving their accounting to the cloud

4m Steve Rogers, partner, Dains

Why savvy businesses are moving their accounting t...

It would seem counterintuitive that a large accountancy firm would be advising its clients to adopt ‘off the shelf’ cloud-based accounting software so...

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Are you clued up on Basis Reform?
Corporate Governance

Are you clued up on Basis Reform?

4m Nicky Owen, Head of Professional Practices

Are you clued up on Basis Reform?

The next tax payment due for partners (and members of LLPs) is the 31 January 2025, with Basis Period Reform (BPR) this is expected to be higher than ...

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Grant Thornton launches new trainee program to bridge skills gap
Skills

Grant Thornton launches new trainee program to bridge skills gap

4m Accountancy Age

Grant Thornton launches new trainee program to bri...

Grant Thornton UK LLP  has announced the launch of new  onboarding program aimed at equipping new trainees with essential professional skills. The ini...

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Accounting for green integrity
ESG

Accounting for green integrity

4m MHR

Accounting for green integrity

More and more investors are putting robust ESG strategies at the forefront of their thinking. The future is moving towards sustainability, and eco-fri...

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The Consumer Duty one year on
Accounting Standards

The Consumer Duty one year on

4m Sarah Ouarbya, Partner - Financial Services Consulting at Forvis Mazars

The Consumer Duty one year on

The financial services industry has now had just over one year to embed the Consumer Duty for existing products and should now be in the position to d...

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Apprenticships gain ground and entry route to accounting
Skills

Apprenticships gain ground and entry route to accounting

4m Accountancy Age

Apprenticships gain ground and entry route to acco...

As England’s school leavers await their exam results this August, a new survey reveals a shifting perception towards apprenticeships as a viable...

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Audit Reform: A welcome sign of change for mid-tier firms
Accounting Standards

Audit Reform: A welcome sign of change for mid-tier firms

4m Alistair Main, Head of Audit and Assurance and Director at Duncan & Toplis

Audit Reform: A welcome sign of change for mid-tie...

To the delight of many in mid-tier accounting circles, we are now beginning to see significant, wide-ranging steps being taken to reform audit practic...

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How to make your practice more efficient
AI in Accounting

How to make your practice more efficient

4m Wolters Kluwer

How to make your practice more efficient

What does efficiency mean in the accounting profession? You may wonder what speeding up your processes and eliminating manual workflows leaves for you...

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IASB proposes new examples to clarify climate risk reporting in financial statements
Business Regulation

IASB proposes new examples to clarify climate risk reporting in financial s...

4m Accountancy Age

IASB proposes new examples to clarify climate risk...

The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) has taken a significant step to address investor concerns about climate risk disclosure, proposing...

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Third party risk management in pharma and life sciences – you’re only as strong as your weakest link
Business Regulation

Third party risk management in pharma and life sciences – you’re only as st...

5m Nigel Layton, Partner and Head of Pharma & Life Sciences at Forvis Mazars

Third party risk management in pharma and life sci...

In the last few weeks, we have seen both the ransomware attack on the NHS in the news, and more recently, the impact caused by software bug in an upda...

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What did we learn from the FRC's latest audit quality review?
Accounting Standards

What did we learn from the FRC's latest audit quality review?

5m Accountancy Age

What did we learn from the FRC's latest audit qual...

The Financial Reporting Council’s Annual Review of Audit Quality for 2024, released on July 30, 2024, paints a picture of an audit landscape in ...

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Why are accountants facing rising payment challenges?
Business

Why are accountants facing rising payment challenges?

5m Rachael Kennedy

Why are accountants facing rising payment challeng...

A recent survey reveals that accountants and financial advisers are grappling with worsening cashflow issues, primarily due to clients struggling to p...

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How firms can better implement AML compliance
Accounting Standards

How firms can better implement AML compliance

5m Tim Pinkney, Director of Professional Standards at the IFA

How firms can better implement AML compliance

With money laundering costing the UK economy more than £100billion each year according to the National Crime Agency, it is clear that this is an issue...

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WATCH 35 under 35: Staying on top of regulation is a must
35 under 35

WATCH 35 under 35: Staying on top of regulation is a must

5m Accountancy Age

WATCH 35 under 35: Staying on top of regulation is...

Navigating the world of accounting regulation in the UK is akin to mastering a complex dance, where every step must be precise and in tune with the la...

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Charity Cricket Event raises £13,150 for Havens Hospices
More News

Charity Cricket Event raises £13,150 for Havens Hospices

5m Accountancy Age

Charity Cricket Event raises £13,150 for Havens Ho...

Essex Big Bash and AJ Chambers have raised over £13,000 at their inaugural charity cricket event for Havens Hospices. Essex Big Bash is a T20-format c...

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Internal audit teams face critical capacity crunch
Audit

Internal audit teams face critical capacity crunch

5m Accountancy Age

Internal audit teams face critical capacity crunch

There is a growing disconnect between the escalating demands placed on internal audit functions and their limited capacity to address emerging risks. ...

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Confidence among global accountants rises again in Q2 2024, despite a big drop in sentiment in the US
Economy

Confidence among global accountants rises again in Q2 2024, despite a big d...

5m Jonathan Ashworth, Chief Economist, ACCA

Confidence among global accountants rises again in...

The ACCA and IMA Global Economic Conditions Survey (GECS) suggests that global confidence among accountants and finance professionals improved slightl...

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KPMG integrates AI into smart audit platform
AI in Accounting

KPMG integrates AI into smart audit platform

5m Accountancy Age

KPMG integrates AI into smart audit platform

KPMG International has announced the integration of generative AI into its global smart audit platform, KPMG Clara. This move, announced on July 29, 2...

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Navigating R&D tax credit claims in the software development world
Opinion Blog

Navigating R&D tax credit claims in the software development world

5m Mark Graves, Partner in the Innovation Tax team

Navigating R&D tax credit claims in the software d...

Originally set up to be a generous scheme to position UK companies at the forefront of innovation, Research & Development Tax Relief is one of HMR...

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WATCH 35 under 35: Is AI and automation all that it cracks up to be?
35 under 35

WATCH 35 under 35: Is AI and automation all that it cracks up to be?

5m Rachael Kennedy

WATCH 35 under 35: Is AI and automation all that i...

It’s coming for your jobs. It will make accountants obselete. But not auditors because there is too much regulation. The arrival of more sophist...

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MHA announce record 2024 revenues up by nearly 30%
Accounting Firms

MHA announce record 2024 revenues up by nearly 30%

5m Accountancy Age

MHA announce record 2024 revenues up by nearly 30%

MHA, the UK and Ireland member of Baker Tilly International, has released a comprehensive overview of their financial performance for the first time. ...

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Audit reform back on the agenda, but ‘the devil will be in the detail’
Audit

Audit reform back on the agenda, but ‘the devil will be in the detail’

5m Paul Brehony, partner at Signature Litigation LLP

Audit reform back on the agenda, but ‘the devil wi...

When King Charles delivered the first King’s speech for more than 70 years last November, there was palpable frustration across the accounting profess...

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