Only temporarily overvalued
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Only temporarily overvalued

29y michael laydon

Only temporarily overvalued

Companies can be notoriously reluctant to write down their assets, asthis month's Company Reporting reveals. Read More...

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The shape of things to come
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The shape of things to come

29y michael laydon

The shape of things to come

A blunt report on the future of chartered accountancy makes bleakreading. With the steady encroachment of deregulation and technology, theprofession w...

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How to see the wood for the trees on regulation issues
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How to see the wood for the trees on regulation issues

29y michael laydon

How to see the wood for the trees on regulation is...

Regulation can cloud as many issues as it seeks to clarify, JohnCollier outlines ten points to help professionals find their way Read More...

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News briefs
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News briefs

29y michael laydon

News briefs

Computer Associates has announced an intuitive multimedia interface for its CA-Masterpiece financial software system. The interface is designed to imp...

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The benefits of incorporation
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The benefits of incorporation

29y michael laydon

The benefits of incorporation

Colin Sharman reveals the pros and cons of incorporation, itspotential repercussions for clients and why it serves the wider publicinterest Read More...

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Guilty in the eyes of the public
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Guilty in the eyes of the public

29y michael laydon

Guilty in the eyes of the public

The axiom that an auditor is not a bloodhound but a watchdog is notmuch help when everybody seems to think that the firm ought to havespotted what was...

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Dear Secretary of State
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Dear Secretary of State

29y michael laydon

Dear Secretary of State

Here is what appears to be the draft of a letter from the Big Sixaccountancy firms to the Secretary of State for Trade & Industry, whetherthe pres...

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Limited Liability - Deep pocket syndrome
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Limited Liability - Deep pocket syndrome

29y michael laydon

Limited Liability - Deep pocket syndrome

If you can't sue your supplier, who else do you turn to but youroverpaid accountant? Jon Bunn looks at the feel-good factor of limitedliability in Ame...

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Putting the job candidate to the test
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Putting the job candidate to the test

29y michael laydon

Putting the job candidate to the test

Psychometric testing is becoming increasingly prevalent in theinterview process, as many accountants are discovering. Read More...

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No panacea for year 2000 problem
Management

No panacea for year 2000 problem

29y michael laydon

No panacea for year 2000 problem

Companies are finally acknowledging the scale and impact ofmillennium dating on their computer systems. But if they are expectingtheir supplier to sor...

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BASDA's links with banking open up EDI
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BASDA's links with banking open up EDI

29y michael laydon

BASDA's links with banking open up EDI

Software developers have forged links with the banking industry to simplify the process of integrating financial electronic data interchange (EDI) int...

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Tweedie demands decision on international standards
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Tweedie demands decision on international standards

29y michael laydon

Tweedie demands decision on international standard...

Finance directors of UK companies must decide now whether they want to adopt international accounting standards or go it alone, claims Sir David Tweed...

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Reactions to Roger Davis's code of accounting principles
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Reactions to Roger Davis's code of accounting principles

29y michael laydon

Reactions to Roger Davis's code of accounting prin...

Ian Marchant, finance director, Southern Electric: ‘The question as to whether the UK goes along with international standards is like the debate...

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Davis addresses needs of company directors
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Davis addresses needs of company directors

29y michael laydon

Davis addresses needs of company directors

The tide of international standards cannot be pushed back - but whoare the first users of accounts? Directors or shareholders? Read More...

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People power pushes client/server
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People power pushes client/server

29y michael laydon

People power pushes client/server

Malcolm Wheatley talks to Dave Duffield about the managementphilosophy behind software firm PeopleSoft Read More...

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Roger Davis's code of accounting principles
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Roger Davis's code of accounting principles

29y michael laydon

Roger Davis's code of accounting principles

1. The purpose of accounts is to provide financial performance indicators for a company’s board, shareholders and other stakeholders with a legi...

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DTI launches overhaul of insolvency regime
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DTI launches overhaul of insolvency regime

29y michael laydon

DTI launches overhaul of insolvency regime

The insolvency profession is preparing for a major overhaul of its regulatory regime, following the launch of a wide-ranging review led by the Departm...

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FDs' calls met with revised FRS1 'pure cash' definition
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FDs' calls met with revised FRS1 'pure cash' definition

29y michael laydon

FDs' calls met with revised FRS1 'pure cash' defin...

The ASB has responded to calls from finance directors and treasurers, with the release of a fine-tuned cash flow statement under a revised FRS1. The n...

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Failed company directors evade disqualification
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Failed company directors evade disqualification

29y michael laydon

Failed company directors evade disqualification

More than 307,000 company directors – 12% of the total – have been involved with more than one company failure in the last seven years, ac...

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Chesterton to decide PW's fate
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Chesterton to decide PW's fate

29y michael laydon

Chesterton to decide PW's fate

Price Waterhouse’s future as auditors of property group Chesterton will be decided by the company’s audit committee today. PW, auditor to ...

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] ICA publishes environmental paper
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] ICA publishes environmental paper

29y michael laydon

] ICA publishes environmental paper

The English ICA this week published, Environmental Issues in Financial Reporting, a paper which looks at how the financial reporting framework copes w...

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ACCA egm meets to vote on electoral reform
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ACCA egm meets to vote on electoral reform

29y michael laydon

ACCA egm meets to vote on electoral reform

ACCA members meet today to vote on ten proposals for radical changes to the certifieds’ association. Dissident members Prem Sikka and Ken Robins...

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Deloittes settles ADT row with Binders
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Deloittes settles ADT row with Binders

29y michael laydon

Deloittes settles ADT row with Binders

The acrimonious dispute between Deloitte & Touche and Binder Hamlyn over unpaid fees for Deloittes’ #1m expert witness work during the ADT ...

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Democratic aspirations ring changes at CIMA
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Democratic aspirations ring changes at CIMA

29y michael laydon

Democratic aspirations ring changes at CIMA

CIMA is considering a series of internal governance changes which are designed to make the institute more democratic. The proposals, coming as a resul...

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SNP outlines four-option package for businesses
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SNP outlines four-option package for businesses

29y michael laydon

SNP outlines four-option package for businesses

The Scottish Nationalist Party is about to release details of its plans to cut corporate taxation in a bid to boost Scotland’s business and fina...

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Kingston Smith opens office in Goswell Road
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Kingston Smith opens office in Goswell Road

29y michael laydon

Kingston Smith opens office in Goswell Road

Top-30 accountant Kingston Smith opened its new City office this week in Goswell Road at the former HQ of the English ICA. The freehold of the buildin...

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Business Links wins grant for national Internet site
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Business Links wins grant for national Internet site

29y michael laydon

Business Links wins grant for national Internet si...

Business Links – which is facing evaluation and impact studies next year – is to expand its use of the Internet with funding from the Depa...

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