Developing a ‘ladder to leadership’ in professional services
People Practice

Developing a ‘ladder to leadership’ in professional services

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Developing a ‘ladder to leadership’ in professiona...

Leaders in professional services such as accountancy require a particular skillset. Chief executives in such roles must be able to build consensus for...

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RSM welcomes record number of new trainees
Accounting Firms

RSM welcomes record number of new trainees

10y Richard Crump , Writer

RSM welcomes record number of new trainees

RSM has announced the appointment of a record 350 trainees across all locations in the UK – expanding the total headcount of the firm by 10% Read More...

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Tough new sanctions for offshore tax evaders
Tax Bodies

Tough new sanctions for offshore tax evaders

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Tough new sanctions for offshore tax evaders

Tax evaders are set to face tough new sanctions under plans detailed by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) today Read More...

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HMRC revises VAT treatment of dwellings
Personal Tax

HMRC revises VAT treatment of dwellings

10y Richard Crump , Writer

HMRC revises VAT treatment of dwellings

HMRC has outlined a change in VAT policy to the treatment of dwellings that have been formed from either the construction of new buildings, or from th...

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Deloitte Middle East sued over negligence
Accounting Firms

Deloitte Middle East sued over negligence

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Deloitte Middle East sued over negligence

The Middle East arm of Deloitte and Touche is being sued by a Dubai-based investment group after it failed to spot money laundering at a now defunct L...

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The Practitioner: Keep Calm and play Pokémon
Technology

The Practitioner: Keep Calm and play Pokémon

10y Richard Crump , Writer

The Practitioner: Keep Calm and play Pokémon

The Practitioner’s uncensored thoughts come from within their own practice – having left a regional firm in the heart of England Read More...

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Grant Hotson joins Smith & Williamson as group finance director
Accounting Firms

Grant Hotson joins Smith & Williamson as group finance director

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Grant Hotson joins Smith & Williamson as group...

Smith & Williamson has named Grant Hotson as group finance director Read More...

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Micro-businesses want more clarity about HMRC’s digital tax plans
Corporate Tax

Micro-businesses want more clarity about HMRC’s digital tax plans

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Micro-businesses want more clarity about HMRC’s di...

Freelancers and micro-businesses still need more information about the government’s plans to make tax digital Read More...

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Three ways audit executives can increase impact and influence
Audit

Three ways audit executives can increase impact and influence

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Three ways audit executives can increase impact an...

As a change-agent, internal audit has a lot going for it, but many internal audit functions need to upgrade their skills. Read More...

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Government presses ahead with non-dom tax changes
Personal Tax

Government presses ahead with non-dom tax changes

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Government presses ahead with non-dom tax changes

The government is pressing ahead with changes to the way it taxes individuals with a foreign domicile Read More...

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Eight year directorship ban dished up for restauranteur's inadequate records
People Business

Eight year directorship ban dished up for restauranteur's inadequate record...

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Eight year directorship ban dished up for restaura...

An Aberdeenshire director has been disqualified for failing to ensure her restaurant company kept adequate books and records Read More...

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Director banned for failing to keep proper accounting records
Business Recovery

Director banned for failing to keep proper accounting records

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Director banned for failing to keep proper account...

The director of a company set up to market a fuel-saving device has been disqualified for failing to maintain and preserve proper records Read More...

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Assistant accountant handed an 11-year Bankruptcy Restrictions Order
People Practice

Assistant accountant handed an 11-year Bankruptcy Restrictions Order

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Assistant accountant handed an 11-year Bankruptcy ...

Assistant Accountant handed an 11-year Bankruptcy Restrictions Order for misappropriating funds Read More...

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PwC to recruit over 1,000 technology specialists to its UK risk assurance business by 2020
Accounting Firms

PwC to recruit over 1,000 technology specialists to its UK risk assurance b...

10y Richard Crump , Writer

PwC to recruit over 1,000 technology specialists t...

PwC’s UK risk assurance practice is on track to recruit more than 1,000 technology specialists over the next four years to meet increasing client dema...

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Cowgill Holloway concludes sale of film distributor Metrodome
Accounting Firms

Cowgill Holloway concludes sale of film distributor Metrodome

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Cowgill Holloway concludes sale of film distributo...

Cowgill Holloway Business Recovery has concluded the sale of assets of film distributor Metrodome to independent movie distributor 101 Films following...

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Directors of management accounting business disqualified
People Business

Directors of management accounting business disqualified

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Directors of management accounting business disqua...

Directors of a company that provided management accounting services to schools have been disqualified for neglecting the company’s tax affairs Read Mo...

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The Open University and KPMG launch joint apprenticeship services
Accounting Firms

The Open University and KPMG launch joint apprenticeship services

10y Richard Crump , Writer

The Open University and KPMG launch joint apprenti...

Partnership will deliver apprenticeship programmes as employers prepare for introduction of Apprenticeship Levy in April 2017 Read More...

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PwC reveals £28bn working capital opportunity for UK companies
Corporate Finance

PwC reveals £28bn working capital opportunity for UK companies

10y Richard Crump , Writer

PwC reveals £28bn working capital opportunity for ...

Companies should revisit lessons from 2008 financial crisis to tighten up working capital amid Brexit uncertainty Read More...

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Firms announce school leaver intake as A-level results released
Accounting Firms

Firms announce school leaver intake as A-level results released

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Firms announce school leaver intake as A-level res...

Grant Thornton has offered 77 places on its School Leavers Programme Read More...

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Treasury crackdown on advisers that enable tax avoidance ‘goes too far’
Tax Bodies

Treasury crackdown on advisers that enable tax avoidance ‘goes too far’

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Treasury crackdown on advisers that enable tax avo...

Plans to fine accountants, tax planners and advisers who design, market or facilitate the use of tax avoidance arrangements go ‘too far’ and risk capt...

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EY retains Britvic audit
Accounting Firms

EY retains Britvic audit

10y Richard Crump , Writer

EY retains Britvic audit

EY has been retained as auditors of Britvic following a competitive tender process, the soft drinks company has said Read More...

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Accountants to face tougher tax avoidance sanctions
Tax Bodies

Accountants to face tougher tax avoidance sanctions

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Accountants to face tougher tax avoidance sanction...

Accountants and advisers who offer aggressive tax avoidance schemes are to face tougher sanctions under a new penalty regime to be announced by HM Tre...

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WMT appoints second partner in three months
Accounting Firms

WMT appoints second partner in three months

10y Richard Crump , Writer

WMT appoints second partner in three months

WMT has appointed Paula Jeffs as private client partner to lead WMT’s rapidly expanding personal tax team Read More...

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Father and son directors disqualified by Insolvency Service
People Business

Father and son directors disqualified by Insolvency Service

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Father and son directors disqualified by Insolvenc...

Father and Son directors disqualified for five years and three and a half years for running up large Crown debts whilst trading insolvently Read More...

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HMRC inheritance tax take hits £4.7bn all-time high
Personal Tax

HMRC inheritance tax take hits £4.7bn all-time high

10y Richard Crump , Writer

HMRC inheritance tax take hits £4.7bn all-time hig...

IHT take up 17% in just a year as more estates pass tax threshold Read More...

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Advisers raise concerns over HMRC’s digital tax timetable
Tax Bodies

Advisers raise concerns over HMRC’s digital tax timetable

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Advisers raise concerns over HMRC’s digital tax ti...

The timetable for implementing HMRC’s ambitious digital tax strategy is “worryingly short” and should be delayed by at least one year, advisers have w...

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Lee Causer joins Moore Stephens’ insolvency team
Accounting Firms

Lee Causer joins Moore Stephens’ insolvency team

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Lee Causer joins Moore Stephens’ insolvency team

Lee Causer has joined the restructuring and insolvency team at Top 10 accounting firm Moore Stephens’ Birmingham office as a partner Read More...

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