Auditors face FTSE 350 concerns over cost of transition to new EU audit rules
Audit

Auditors face FTSE 350 concerns over cost of transition to new EU audit rul...

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Auditors face FTSE 350 concerns over cost of trans...

Auditors are facing deepening concerns from FTSE 350 businesses over the cost of transition to the new EU audit regulatory regime Read More...

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Solvency and liquidity queries tackled in FRC going concern guidance
Accounting Standards

Solvency and liquidity queries tackled in FRC going concern guidance

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Solvency and liquidity queries tackled in FRC goin...

FRC guidance makes clear requirements relating to going concern and solvency and liquidity risk Read More...

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New HMRC exec chair outlines priorities to PAC
Administration

New HMRC exec chair outlines priorities to PAC

9y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

New HMRC exec chair outlines priorities to PAC

Taxman’s executive chair looks to ‘bear down’ on tax avoidance and evasion in published letter to Meg Hillier Read More...

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Sun goes down on solar installer as 34 jobs lost in insolvency
Accounting Firms

Sun goes down on solar installer as 34 jobs lost in insolvency

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Sun goes down on solar installer as 34 jobs lost i...

CVR Global were appointed in March after the struggling company ammassed around £1m debts Read More...

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Firms criticised by MPs over failure to report 'scale of risk' carried by Kids Company
Audit

Firms criticised by MPs over failure to report 'scale of risk' carried by K...

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Firms criticised by MPs over failure to report 'sc...

PwC, PKF Littlejohn and Kingston Smith failed to report the scale of risk carried by chairty Kids Company prior to its collapse into adminsitration Re...

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Colin: Chartered snoopers or snooper's charter?
Corporate Governance

Colin: Chartered snoopers or snooper's charter?

9y Taking Stock

Colin: Chartered snoopers or snooper's charter?

Colin was rather intrigued when he heard about the European Court's ruling on bosses' rights to read employees' personal messages Read More...

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BDO gives mixed assessment on audit committee reports
Audit

BDO gives mixed assessment on audit committee reports

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

BDO gives mixed assessment on audit committee repo...

Average number of meetings held by audit committees continues to creep up, as does the proportion of female committee members Read More...

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Bolton in "critical financial position" as taxman petitions for winding up
Corporate Finance

Bolton in "critical financial position" as taxman petitions for winding up

9y Kevin Reed , Writer

Bolton in "critical financial position" as taxman ...

Restructuring expert and Bolton Wanderers owner Trevor Birch pushes for sale and fundraising as HMRC petitions for winding up order Read More...

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Audit firm governance code to champion quality and transparency
Accounting Firms

Audit firm governance code to champion quality and transparency

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Audit firm governance code to champion quality and...

Feedback reveals that the role of independent non-executives was important but could be further strengthened Read More...

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PwC appointed as auditor to probe Vatican finances
Accounting Firms

PwC appointed as auditor to probe Vatican finances

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

PwC appointed as auditor to probe Vatican finances

Pope's bid to clean up the Vatican's finances sees the appointment of PwC as external auditor Read More...

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Deloitte ditched as Balfour Beatty and SEGRO pick new auditors
Accounting Firms

Deloitte ditched as Balfour Beatty and SEGRO pick new auditors

9y Kevin Reed , Writer

Deloitte ditched as Balfour Beatty and SEGRO pick ...

PwC and KPMG pick up SEGRO and Balfour Beatty audits respectively, from incumbent Deloitte Read More...

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ICAS chief urges accountants take 'personal responsibility' on ethics
Corporate Governance

ICAS chief urges accountants take 'personal responsibility' on ethics

9y Kevin Reed , Writer

ICAS chief urges accountants take 'personal respon...

Anton Colella calls on ICAS members to mentor less experienced accountants, as the institute launches a major drive on ethics Read More...

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Corruption rife among accountants, says survey of profession
Accounting Firms

Corruption rife among accountants, says survey of profession

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Corruption rife among accountants, says survey of ...

Nearly two thirds of accountants don't believe employees are protected from victimisation if they report the wrongdoing of a client Read More...

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Politicians lambast accounting firms over Kids Company collapse
Audit

Politicians lambast accounting firms over Kids Company collapse

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Politicians lambast accounting firms over Kids Com...

Bernard Jenkin MP, brands the failure "a collective passing of the buck which I am rather uncomfortable with." Read More...

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EU's plan gives opportunity to restore audit confidence
Accounting Standards

EU's plan gives opportunity to restore audit confidence

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

EU's plan gives opportunity to restore audit confi...

Haddrill says the new legislation gives the profession the opportunity to "make sure the public can have confidence in the regulatory regime Read More...

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Tesco reports 55% profit slump amid hint of SFO deal
Audit

Tesco reports 55% profit slump amid hint of SFO deal

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Tesco reports 55% profit slump amid hint of SFO de...

Tesco is hopeful of securing a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) with the SFO Read More...

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Accountants to play key role in new BEPS rules: OECD chiefs
Corporate Governance

Accountants to play key role in new BEPS rules: OECD chiefs

10y Keith Nuthall

Accountants to play key role in new BEPS rules: OE...

Advisers and finance chiefs will be instrumental in managing compliance with tax and transfer pricing reporting rules, OECD chiefs tell Accountancy Ag...

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BEPS: Implementing the OECD's recommendations
Corporate Governance

BEPS: Implementing the OECD's recommendations

10y Accountancy Age

BEPS: Implementing the OECD's recommendations

The OECD's BEPs project will put a big focus on multinational's tax affairs - Thomas McFarlane takes us through the impact of some of its recommendati...

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FRC consults in readiness for EU audit rules
Accounting Standards

FRC consults in readiness for EU audit rules

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

FRC consults in readiness for EU audit rules

The move marks FRC's latest foray into ramping up confidence in corporate governance and reporting by UK companies Read More...

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Friday Afternoon Live: KPMG/Metro Bank + Big Four tech v audit
Accounting Firms

Friday Afternoon Live: KPMG/Metro Bank + Big Four tech v audit

10y Kevin Reed , Writer

Friday Afternoon Live: KPMG/Metro Bank + Big Four ...

Editor Kevin Reed talks about the Big Four's move towards tech services - how does this fit with creating a satisfactory model for audit? Read More...

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Leader: Big Four build analytics skills, but audit concerns linger
Accounting Firms

Leader: Big Four build analytics skills, but audit concerns linger

10y Kevin Reed , Writer

Leader: Big Four build analytics skills, but audit...

The Big Four are moving fast to build up data and analytics offerings, but when will they deal with concerns about how robust and transparent their au...

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Tough risk assurance systems still lacking, says IIA report
Accounting Standards

Tough risk assurance systems still lacking, says IIA report

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Tough risk assurance systems still lacking, says I...

Boards will not get an adequate overview of the effectiveness of risk management processes as a result, the institute stresses Read More...

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Boards must use ethics to drive value, say accountants
Corporate Governance

Boards must use ethics to drive value, say accountants

10y Kevin Reed , Writer

Boards must use ethics to drive value, say account...

Moral courage needed in boardrooms to drive value, says Chartered Accountants Worldwide Read More...

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KPMG Switzerland launches internal probe into FIFA audits
Audit

KPMG Switzerland launches internal probe into FIFA audits

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

KPMG Switzerland launches internal probe into FIFA...

Earlier this year FIFA's audit and compliance committee agreed to keep KPMG Switzerland on as auditors for 2015-2018 Read More...

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Deloitte reveals 17.8% gender pay gap
Accounting Firms

Deloitte reveals 17.8% gender pay gap

10y Kevin Reed , Writer

Deloitte reveals 17.8% gender pay gap

As Deloitte posts 6% growth for its 2014/15 fee income, it reveals pay gap data for the first time Read More...

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Friday Afternoon Live: Graduate applications & corporate culture
Accounting Firms

Friday Afternoon Live: Graduate applications & corporate culture

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Friday Afternoon Live: Graduate applications & cor...

Can practitioners assess corporate culture, plus changes in 'elite' firms' application processes Read More...

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IIA urges greater assurance on reporting environmental and social impacts
Accounting Standards

IIA urges greater assurance on reporting environmental and social impacts

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

IIA urges greater assurance on reporting environme...

A 2017 deadline for large companies to publish a wide range of non-financial information has increased its relevance to boards, IIA says Read More...

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