Brown 'must raise taxes' to find £2.5bn
Politics

Brown 'must raise taxes' to find £2.5bn

21y AccountancyAge.com

Brown 'must raise taxes' to find £2.5bn

Influential think-tank says chancellor will have to raise taxes to meet fiscal targets Read More...

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Trust in the private sector
Politics

Trust in the private sector

21y Gavin Hinks

Trust in the private sector

Shock, horror – we’re being told that KPMG’s intervention to sort out the financial management of more than 80 NHS trusts might have been worthwhile....

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KPMG slams NHS managers
Business Recovery

KPMG slams NHS managers

21y Kevin Reed , Writer

KPMG slams NHS managers

NHS managers' capabilities are 'inadequate' to turn around finances, KPMG states in NHS FD's report   Read More...

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Government 'must give social enterprise a hand'
Corporate Tax

Government 'must give social enterprise a hand'

21y Alex Hawkes

Government 'must give social enterprise a hand'

Report in advance of the World Economic Forum argues for greater tax and financing incentives for fashionable sector Read More...

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Businesses should leave UK with 'Olympic legacy'
Politics

Businesses should leave UK with 'Olympic legacy'

21y Kevin Reed , Writer

Businesses should leave UK with 'Olympic legacy'

Billions spent on 2012 Olympics infrastructure must benefit UK economy, says minister Read More...

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Northern Ireland Social Development Dept accounts qualified
Politics

Northern Ireland Social Development Dept accounts qualified

21y AccountancyAge.com

Northern Ireland Social Development Dept accounts ...

Ulster comptroller and auditor general qualifies accounts of Northern Ireland Social Development Department Read More...

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Primarolo launches identity theft offensive
Politics

Primarolo launches identity theft offensive

21y our parliamentary correspondent

Primarolo launches identity theft offensive

Primarolo announces joint HMRC, Home Office and banking sector offensive against identity fraud Read More...

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NHS told to put finances ahead of medicine
Politics

NHS told to put finances ahead of medicine

21y Kevin Reed , Writer

NHS told to put finances ahead of medicine

Health secretary Patricia Hewitt to call for financial control ahead of clincial objectives at NHS Read More...

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Commons committee to rebuke Brown
Corporate Tax

Commons committee to rebuke Brown

21y Alex Hawkes

Commons committee to rebuke Brown

Treasury select committee to issue criticism of Brown's manipulation of the Golden Rule Read More...

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Economic prospects pick up
Company News

Economic prospects pick up

21y Alex Hawkes

Economic prospects pick up

ITEM club offers sunnier outlook for 2006, with growth picking up after lacklustre 2005 Read More...

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NHS financial crisis: 81 investigated organisations revealed
Business Recovery

NHS financial crisis: 81 investigated organisations revealed

21y Kevin Reed , Writer

NHS financial crisis: 81 investigated organisation...

Names of health trusts obtained under Freedom of Information Act listed Read More...

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PKF adds to anti-MTIC statements
Accounting Firms

PKF adds to anti-MTIC statements

21y Alex Hawkes

PKF adds to anti-MTIC statements

Mid-tier firm makes public statement on carousel fraud, prompted by new HMRC initiative Read More...

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Financial failures probed at one in five NHS bodies
Politics

Financial failures probed at one in five NHS bodies

21y Kevin Reed , Writer

Financial failures probed at one in five NHS bodie...

FOI request reveals problems in health service management are worse than expected Read More...

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Viewpoint: HMRC's carousel initiative blurs boundaries
Accounting Firms

Viewpoint: HMRC's carousel initiative blurs boundaries

21y Alex Hawkes

Viewpoint: HMRC's carousel initiative blurs bounda...

Move on carousel fraud is a further step in the blurring of the line between avoidance and evasion Read More...

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Home Office shuns Liverpool
Politics

Home Office shuns Liverpool

21y Paul Grant

Home Office shuns Liverpool

Union claims Home Office is moving accounts division from Liverpool because of 'ludicrous' claim that the city lacks qualified accountants Read More...

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MPs to grill ministers over Rover collapse
Business Recovery

MPs to grill ministers over Rover collapse

21y Nicholas Neveling

MPs to grill ministers over Rover collapse

Stephen Byers and Patricia Hewitt to face MPs over Rover collapse Read More...

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MP says finance bills do not get scrutiny they deserve
Corporate Tax

MP says finance bills do not get scrutiny they deserve

21y Alex Hawkes

MP says finance bills do not get scrutiny they des...

MP from standing committe of the second finance bill says those asking the questions are at a disadvantage to those in power Read More...

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Government defends OFR decision
Politics

Government defends OFR decision

21y Paul Grant

Government defends OFR decision

DTI says scrapping was 'proper and lawful' Read More...

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OFR scrapping goes to court
Politics

OFR scrapping goes to court

21y Paul Grant

OFR scrapping goes to court

Friends of the Earth applies for judicial review Read More...

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Auditor claims health authority running out of cash
Politics

Auditor claims health authority running out of cash

21y Paul Grant

Auditor claims health authority running out of cas...

Surrey and Sussex health authority will be £80m in debt by March, says Audit Commission Read More...

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Cost of MG Rover probe spirals
Politics

Cost of MG Rover probe spirals

21y James Bennett

Cost of MG Rover probe spirals

Cost of DTI investigation into MG Rover's finances spirals to more than £2m, Accountancy Age learns Read More...

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HMRC chairman knighted
Politics

HMRC chairman knighted

21y Kevin Reed , Writer

HMRC chairman knighted

HMRC chairman David Varney rewarded for work on merger Read More...

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November tax takings dip from October levels
Corporate Tax

November tax takings dip from October levels

21y Nicholas Neveling

November tax takings dip from October levels

Government November tax receipts drop off from takings in October Read More...

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Prescott under fire over council tax payments
Politics

Prescott under fire over council tax payments

21y AccountancyAge.com

Prescott under fire over council tax payments

Deputy prime minister accused of avoiding council tax Read More...

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PFI hospital 'technically bankrupt' auditors find
Politics

PFI hospital 'technically bankrupt' auditors find

21y AccountancyAge.com

PFI hospital 'technically bankrupt' auditors find

PricewaterhouseCoopers warns that hospital needs external support Read More...

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SFO to get new powers
Politics

SFO to get new powers

21y AccountancyAge.com

SFO to get new powers

Home Office proposes allowing documents to be demanded before investigation begins Read More...

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Brown guru brands HMRC merger ‘unsatisfactory’
Administration

Brown guru brands HMRC merger ‘unsatisfactory’

21y James Bennett

Brown guru brands HMRC merger ‘unsatisfactory’

Goldman Sachs MD concerned over combined department's handling of tax policy Read More...

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