Beating the competition law
Business Regulation

Beating the competition law

15y Accountancy Age

Beating the competition law

Catriona Munro explains why FDs and other accountants on boards need to be aware of potential anti-competitive practices in their business, and what t...

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New bank audit regime could learn from the Swiss
Audit

New bank audit regime could learn from the Swiss

15y Kevin Reed , Writer

New bank audit regime could learn from the Swiss

New ICAS report highlights specialist bank audit supervision Read More...

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FSA and BoE outline code to improve bank audit oversight
Audit

FSA and BoE outline code to improve bank audit oversight

15y Jaimie Kaffash

FSA and BoE outline code to improve bank audit ove...

The Financial Services Authority and the Bank of England publish proposals for a code of practice to improve communication between banks, auditors and...

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HMRC cuts wasting advisers' and clients' valuable time
Accounting Standards

HMRC cuts wasting advisers' and clients' valuable time

15y Jaimie Kaffash

HMRC cuts wasting advisers' and clients' valuable ...

Treasury Select Committee told that HMRC staff cuts leave simple enquiries taking "months" to clear up Read More...

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Why the small business tax rate should rise
Business Regulation

Why the small business tax rate should rise

15y Gavin Hinks

Why the small business tax rate should rise

Institute of Fiscal Studies argues that cutting the small business rate will merely encourage artifical incorporations Read More...

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Scottish retailer levy plans scrapped
Business Regulation

Scottish retailer levy plans scrapped

15y Jaimie Kaffash

Scottish retailer levy plans scrapped

Proposals to levy large retail stores in Scotland are scrapped as Parliament blocks move Read More...

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International payments a major headache for SMEs
Business Regulation

International payments a major headache for SMEs

15y Nick Huber

International payments a major headache for SMEs

Four in ten small businesses say cost of overseas payments is their second biggest frustration after currency fluctuations Read More...

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JJB Sports fined £455,000 for failing to disclose acquisition costs
Business Regulation

JJB Sports fined £455,000 for failing to disclose acquisition costs

15y Nick Huber

JJB Sports fined £455,000 for failing to disclose ...

FSA fines the sports retailer for failing to tell the market about the true cost of two acquisitions Read More...

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ICAS calls for Bribery Act delay
Accounting Standards

ICAS calls for Bribery Act delay

15y Nick Huber

ICAS calls for Bribery Act delay

Scottish institute calls for a three-month delay in the implementation of the Bribery Act to give SMEs time to prepare Read More...

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Troubling times force whistleblowers into hiding
Business Regulation

Troubling times force whistleblowers into hiding

15y Gavin Hinks

Troubling times force whistleblowers into hiding

Falling fraud levels may mean whistleblowers are less likely to surface Read More...

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Corporate fraud falls in 2010
Business Recovery

Corporate fraud falls in 2010

15y Nick Huber

Corporate fraud falls in 2010

BDO survey warns that reported fraud set to rise again after reported fraud levels fell by 30% prompting concerns that whistleblowers have gone quiet ...

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Go Deutsche for business
Business Recovery

Go Deutsche for business

16y Martin Williams

Go Deutsche for business

FOR THOSE OF US that can forgive and forget Germany’s 4-1 trouncing of England in last year’s World Cup, doing business with our German EU...

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Auditors say it's time for action
Audit

Auditors say it's time for action

16y Mario Christodoulou

Auditors say it's time for action

Audit profession says it's ready to deal with a new way of working, but is edgy at the lack of momentum Read More...

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50,000 SMEs' book-keeping targeted by HMRC
Administration

50,000 SMEs' book-keeping targeted by HMRC

16y Kevin Reed , Writer

50,000 SMEs' book-keeping targeted by HMRC

The taxman believes 40% of the 4.9m SME community keeps poor records and in turn may have unpaid tax liabilities. It intends to investigate up to 50,0...

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Advisers welcome 2011 Finance Bill draft
Accounting Firms

Advisers welcome 2011 Finance Bill draft

16y Kevin Reed , Writer

Advisers welcome 2011 Finance Bill draft

Less uncertainty, plus earlier tax consultation, please the profession Read More...

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China in your hands, BDO?
Accounting Firms

China in your hands, BDO?

16y Kevin Reed , Writer

China in your hands, BDO?

BDO INTERNATIONAL produced solid growth figures for its international network today – but some its regional members are more equal than others. ...

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Banks and their auditors
Audit

Banks and their auditors

16y Mario Christodoulou

Banks and their auditors

Auditors face an age-old dilemma when dealing with banks Read More...

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OEM appoints Hacker Young to CVA
Business Recovery

OEM appoints Hacker Young to CVA

16y Kevin Reed , Writer

OEM appoints Hacker Young to CVA

Property business OEM finds itself with no assets: supervisors from UHY Hacker Young appointed to the company, which has entered a company voluntary a...

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2% growth for each of the next five years
Business Regulation

2% growth for each of the next five years

16y Gavin Hinks

2% growth for each of the next five years

Chancellor says economy will grow each of the next five years Read More...

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Cable backs monthly management accounts
Business Regulation

Cable backs monthly management accounts

16y Accountancy Age

Cable backs monthly management accounts

Business secretary lends his backing to campaign designed to persuade small businesses to produce monthly management accounts Read More...

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Niche companies' accounts under focus in 2011
Accounting Standards

Niche companies' accounts under focus in 2011

16y Kevin Reed , Writer

Niche companies' accounts under focus in 2011

Recognition of risk in the accounts of companies operating in niche markets is the focus of the FRRP next year Read More...

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New drive for online VAT registrations
Business Regulation

New drive for online VAT registrations

16y David Jetuah

New drive for online VAT registrations

Cabinet Office boss says companies will be pushed to make VAT registrations electronically Read More...

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Road Hauliers Driven into Action by Late Payment Scourge
Business Recovery

Road Hauliers Driven into Action by Late Payment Scourge

16y Martin Williams

Road Hauliers Driven into Action by Late Payment S...

The Road Haulage Association has been driven into action on behalf of its members who are experiencing delayed trade payments by large aggregates cust...

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Regulators failed to watch over Big Four during crisis, say Lords
Audit

Regulators failed to watch over Big Four during crisis, say Lords

16y Mario Christodoulou

Regulators failed to watch over Big Four during cr...

Lord Lawson puts the boot into the FRC and FSA over their failure to communicate adequately with the Big Four Read More...

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BKL launches litigation support service
Business Recovery

BKL launches litigation support service

16y Kevin Reed , Writer

BKL launches litigation support service

BKL Litigation Support launched Read More...

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Late payments improve...just
Business Regulation

Late payments improve...just

16y Gavin Hinks

Late payments improve...just

Experian figures show that average payments time have marginally improved in the last quarter Read More...

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Funding Circle Success could put banks into a Flat Spin
Business Recovery

Funding Circle Success could put banks into a Flat Spin

16y Martin Williams

Funding Circle Success could put banks into a Flat...

The initial success of a new SME lending service aimed at bypassing traditional banks may be getting the major clearers into a flat spin. Since its la...

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