SFO reprieved in anti-crime overhaul

Let-off for Richard Alderman's Serious Fraud Office despite formation of National Crime Agency Read More...

ICAS future of accountancy lecture hauls in the cr...

Firms were told to reinvent or die at an annual ICAS lecture on the future of accountancy Read More...

ICAEW rules fudge sparks bitter complaint

Fudged rules surrounding the latest ICAEW council election have sparked bitter complaints from ex-council member Alan Livesey Read More...

Government must stop the SME accounting tug-of-war

BIS wants less record-keeping while HMRC wants more robust accounting. Make your mind up, says Elaine Clark Read More...

Time to Act against slow payers

Credit inspectors should act on tardy payers, says Martin Williams Read More...

Provisioning for losses

Provisioning for losses has sparked furious debate and experts are hauling out accountancy tomes to fight their corner Read More...

Supercities must form firms' thinking

Business advisors must consider how to help burgeoning industries operating from hubs Read More...

EU lightens micro-entities' reporting load

Directive passed to simplify accounting for micro-entities Read More...

Housing associations lead the anti-FRSME invective

Housing Assocation responses show they're worried about the proposed FRSME Read More...

Sort out the credit sloths

SMEs will also find it hard recouping payment from big clients - but there are ways to improve the situation Read More...

Colin: FIFA Ho Hum

The evolution of HMRC....next step - security?

Steve Clancy suggests the taxman could secure assets against businesses that put off paying their tax Read More...

Window dressing won't save Britain's high streets

Martin Williams bemoans government procrastination in appointing a grocery adjudicator Read More...

Hartnett bemoans "opaque" disguised remuneration s...

Tax secretary Dave Hartnett tells the Lords of the difficulty nailing down offshore employee benefit trust tax avoidance schemes Read More...

Who will win Kabul Bank audit?

DfID is spending £7m on a forensic audit of Kabul Bank, and no one knows whether the Big Four or an Afghan firm is the preferred choice Read More...

Whip your clients into shape for lenders

Banks must become more robust lenders, so advisors must help clients present a convincing view of their health Read More...

IMA applauds adherence to Stewardship Code

The IMA found members are adhering to the FRC Stewardship Code in the majority of cases Read More...

Globally comparable accounts - so near but so far

International standards convergence is nigh but will regional variations make globally comparable financial reports an impossible dream? Read More...

IMA examines stewardship code adherence

Members' adherence to stewardship code monitored, report due tomorrow Read More...

EU ding dong over accounts filing Exemption

Thank goodness the EU Council is blocking proposals to lower accounts filing limits, says Martin Williams Read More...

Allow small listed firms to duck IFRS

QCA wants small listed firms to use 'IFRS-lite' - FRSME - rather than full IFRS Read More...

Video: The future of financial reporting

CIMA chief executive Charles Tilley talks to Accountancy Age about the direction corporate reporting needs to take Read More...

Audio: Navel-gazing looms for accountancy's regula...

Accountancy Age discusses the potential direction for the Financial Reporting Council's consultation into its future strategy Read More...

Video: Navel-gazing looms for accountancy's regula...

Accountancy Age discusses the potential direction for the Financial Reporting Council's consultation into its future strategy Read More...

CIMA bats its eyelashes at the US

CIMA is courting US recognition through a hook-up with the AICPA, and a decision is due later this month Read More...

Court date set for HMRC and Premier League battle

Football v taxman clash at High Court set for 28 November Read More...

ICAEW struggles with modernity?

The ICAEW's council meeting hinted at a valiant struggle to keep abreast of a rapidly changing industry Read More...