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Grant Thornton appoints new head of disputes advisory
Grant Thornton appoints new head of disputes advis...
Grant Thornton UK LLP has appointed Michael Radcliffe to lead its disputes advisory practice. Radcliffe is a Forensics Partner based in London Read Mo...
View articleBrexit providing advisory opportunities for accountants
Brexit providing advisory opportunities for accoun...
45% of accountancy firms are planning to offer more advisory services to support clients due to uncertainty caused by Brexit, according to Wolters Klu...
View articleQuickBooks try dangerously hard to show that MTD is easy
QuickBooks try dangerously hard to show that MTD i...
QuickBooks take Accountancy Age's very own Tom Lemmon for a spin to convince him that Making Tax Digital is so easy, even he can do his taxes. Read Mo...
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Sign upHMRC takes record £860m in penalties
Last year, HMRC imposed a record £860m in penalties on individual taxpayers, up 24% from £694m in 2017/18, according to accounting group UHY Hacker Yo...
View articleHead of ACCA Scotland calls for accountants to inspire youngsters into prof...
Head of ACCA Scotland calls for accountants to ins...
Craig Vickery, Head of ACCA Scotland told accountants they must inspire young people to join the profession, at Accountancy Age's Edinburgh Roadshow R...
View articleHaysmacintyre appoints new managing partner
Haysmacintyre appoints new managing partner
haysmacintyre today announced Jeremy Beard as their new Managing Partner. Beard, who has been a partner at the firm for 24 years, takes over from Ian ...
View articleTech CEO: Sovos vice president Christiaan van der Valk
Tech CEO: Sovos vice president Christiaan van der ...
In the latest edition of our Tech CEO series, Christiaan van der Valk, Vice President of Sovos, talks to Accountancy Age about the challenges facing S...
View articleHMRC took over £500 million from British taxpayers with offshore interests
HMRC took over £500 million from British taxpayers...
HMRC netted £560m from investigations into British taxpayers with offshore assets and income last year. This was the first time the total exceed £500m...
View articleBAA Shortlist: KPMG and MHA MacIntyre Hudson lead the way with 4 nomination...
BAA Shortlist: KPMG and MHA MacIntyre Hudson lead ...
The British Accountancy Awards have today been announced. KPMG and MHA MacIntyre Hudson LLP lead the field with four nominations each, while Sean Lock...
View articleDeloitte announces changes to its People & Purpose leadership team
Deloitte announces changes to its People & Purpose...
Deloitte has appointed Sharron Pamplin as the partner for human resources in the UK. Pamplin joins the firm from Atkins, where she was HR director for...
View articleTech CEO: MarketInvoice - Invoice finance, the trigger for growth?
Tech CEO: MarketInvoice - Invoice finance, the tri...
Anil Stocker, CEO of Market Invoice, talks to Accountancy Age about how technology can help change the perception around invoice finance. Read More...
View articleHW Fisher’s new partner Darshna Choudhury on life at the firm as a new mum,...
HW Fisher’s new partner Darshna Choudhury on life ...
Darshna Choudhury, partner at HW Fisher, talks to Accountancy Age about her promotion, life as a working mum and being a role model to other women Rea...
View article5 people arrested in Patisserie Valerie scandal
5 people arrested in Patisserie Valerie scandal
Five unnamed people have been arrested in connection with the accounting fraud scandal at Patisserie Valerie which led to the collapse of the cafe cha...
View articleFeedback led to change in FRS102 on Director’s Loans
Feedback led to change in FRS102 on Director’s Loa...
Comments and push-back from accountants led to the change in FRS102 which gives an exemption on director’s loans, according to Steve Collings. Read Mo...
View articleProposed fines “do little” to tackle late payment problems
Proposed fines “do little” to tackle late payment ...
On Wednesday this week, the government announced proposals for a range of new powers for the Small Business Commissioner to tackle the problem of late...
View articleIFRS 17 is an “opportunity” for accountants
IFRS 17 is an “opportunity” for accountants
The incoming IFRS 17 insurance accounting standard is an “opportunity” for accountants to highlight their value to their companies, according to Moody...
View articleKPMG slapped with $50m fine over past audit work
KPMG slapped with $50m fine over past audit work
KPMG has agreed to pay a $50m penalty after the American Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged the firm with altering past audit work after...
View articleTech CEO: Clarity, the Airbnb of accounting?
Tech CEO: Clarity, the Airbnb of accounting?
In the latest edition of the Tech CEO series, Accountancy Age spoke to Aynsley Damery, CEO and founder of Clarity, a global business advisory platform...
View articleMoody’s Analytics enhances accounting and reinsurance capabilities of RiskI...
Moody’s Analytics enhances accounting and reinsura...
Moody’s Analytics has added new accounting and reinsurance capabilities to their RiskIntegrity IFRS 17 solution. These new features are intended to he...
View articleSmall businesses 'unsatisfied' with their accountants
Small businesses 'unsatisfied' with their accounta...
70% of small businesses would not recommend their advisor to others – and over a quarter said they are likely to switch accountants, according t...
View articleEY appoint two women to senior UK leadership roles
EY appoint two women to senior UK leadership roles
EY today announced the appointment of Justine Belton to its UK LLP Board and Tonia Lovell as a UK Independent Non-Executive (INE). The announcement me...
View articleRatnayake named CIMA President
Canadian finance leader Amal Ratnayake FCMA, CGMA has been named 86th President of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), the highe...
View articleHW Fisher announce Compliance on Demand acquisition while Price Bailey part...
HW Fisher announce Compliance on Demand acquisitio...
HW Fisher announced their acquisition of Compliance on Demand. Separately, Price Bailey announced a partnership with Ashtons Legal Read More...
View article“The more you invest in people the greater the returns” – AAT calls for mor...
“The more you invest in people the greater the ret...
AAT (Association of Accounting Technicians) professionals receive fewer mentoring opportunities than people in many other industries, and 19% less tha...
View articleGrant Thornton appoints two independent directors to board
Grant Thornton appoints two independent directors ...
Grant Thornton announced the appointment of two independent directors to its board of directors, Aliza Knox and Martin Geh. The appointments are inten...
View articlePeople Moves: RSM, Crowe, Grant Thornton and more
People Moves: RSM, Crowe, Grant Thornton and more
People Moves: Accountancy Age reviews the latest round of movements within the industry. Including new hires at RSM, BDO, Grant Thornton and Crowe. Re...
View articleCompliance kings cash in on skills gap
Salaries in the compliance sector have risen 11% in the last twelve months according to research. In May 2018, the average salary in compliance was £9...
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