Leonard Curtis called in as administrators for builders Boshers
Legal

Leonard Curtis called in as administrators for builders Boshers

9y Stephanie Wix , Writer

Leonard Curtis called in as administrators for bui...

The established building and heritage restoration company has ceased trading following the loss of major tenders Read More...

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Settlement reached between Margaret May and CIMA
Accounting Standards

Settlement reached between Margaret May and CIMA

9y Stephanie Wix , Writer

Settlement reached between Margaret May and CIMA

After a seven-year saga, a result has been reached between Margaret May and CIMA over misconduct Read More...

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Friday Afternoon Live: Wilkins Kennedy; RSM Tenon and KPMG
Accounting Firms

Friday Afternoon Live: Wilkins Kennedy; RSM Tenon and KPMG

9y Kevin Reed , Writer

Friday Afternoon Live: Wilkins Kennedy; RSM Tenon ...

Wilkins Kennedy's damaging damages payout; RSM Tenon complaints and fine; and KPMG cuts partner payouts - on the latest Friday Afternoon Live Read Mor...

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Ex-RSM Tenon CEO fined; ex-FD and PwC face complaints over its accounting
Accounting Standards

Ex-RSM Tenon CEO fined; ex-FD and PwC face complaints over its accounting

9y Kevin Reed , Writer

Ex-RSM Tenon CEO fined; ex-FD and PwC face complai...

Former RSM Tenon CEO Andy Raynor fined and reprimanded over its accounting, with both its former FD and auditor PwC facing complaints from the FRC Rea...

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Grant Thornton and Lewis Silkin launch cyber security audit
Grant Thornton

Grant Thornton and Lewis Silkin launch cyber security audit

9y Kevin Reed , Writer

Grant Thornton and Lewis Silkin launch cyber secur...

The accounting and legal giants have partnered to create DataCheckPoint, an eight-stage data and cyber security audit offering Read More...

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Nine steps for managing an accountancy disciplinary investigation
Accounting Firms

Nine steps for managing an accountancy disciplinary investigation

9y Accountancy Age

Nine steps for managing an accountancy disciplinar...

Do you have an investigation looming large over you? Kingsley Napley's Julie Matheson goes through the best strategies to manage the process Read More...

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Making Tax Digital project must be reset, experts tell MPs
Corporate Tax

Making Tax Digital project must be reset, experts tell MPs

9y Andrew Goodall

Making Tax Digital project must be reset, experts ...

Making Tax Digital will impose significant additional tax compliance costs on small businesses for little or no medium term benefit, tax and small bus...

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Practices struggling to cope with 'significant cost' of tackling auto enrolment
Accounting Firms

Practices struggling to cope with 'significant cost' of tackling auto enrol...

9y Kevin Reed , Writer

Practices struggling to cope with 'significant cos...

Just one half of UK practices have implemented a pricing structure around auto enrolment implementation and advice - with many suffering increased cos...

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Former Tesco directors deny fraud and false accounting charges
Legal

Former Tesco directors deny fraud and false accounting charges

9y Richard Crump , Writer

Former Tesco directors deny fraud and false accoun...

Three former Tesco executives, including the former finance director of Tesco UK, have denied charges of fraud and false accounting in relation to a £...

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Why accountants are better equipped than lawyers to assist with uncontested probate cases
Legal

Why accountants are better equipped than lawyers to assist with uncontested...

9y Accountancy Age

Why accountants are better equipped than lawyers t...

For uncontested probate cases, clients should be turning to their accountants and not their lawyers and cutting out the middle man. But why are accoun...

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Investors sue Ingenious Media over tax losses
Legal

Investors sue Ingenious Media over tax losses

9y Richard Crump , Writer

Investors sue Ingenious Media over tax losses

A group of investors in film schemes HMRC has determined as tax avoidance are suing Ingenious Media, the company that offered the schemes, and leading...

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Leonard Curtis launches legal services division
Accounting Firms

Leonard Curtis launches legal services division

9y Accountancy Age

Leonard Curtis launches legal services division

Insolvency specialists Leonard Curtis Business Solutions Group (LCBSG) has introduced a legal services division Read More...

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Manchester accountant jailed for tax fraud
Legal

Manchester accountant jailed for tax fraud

9y Richard Crump , Writer

Manchester accountant jailed for tax fraud

An accountant from Levenshulme, who created fake tax returns and expense accounts to steal more than £285,000 has been jailed after he was caught by H...

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Berkshire motor business VAT fraudsters sentenced
Corporate Tax

Berkshire motor business VAT fraudsters sentenced

9y Richard Crump , Writer

Berkshire motor business VAT fraudsters sentenced

The former owners of a Maidenhead motor dealership who illegally claimed an £86,000 VAT repayment have been sentenced Read More...

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Accountant jailed for £25,000 fraud
Legal

Accountant jailed for £25,000 fraud

9y Richard Crump , Writer

Accountant jailed for £25,000 fraud

A financial controller who defrauded his company by nearly £25,000 has been jailed for 18 months Read More...

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Deloitte Middle East sued over negligence
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Deloitte Middle East sued over negligence

9y Richard Crump , Writer

Deloitte Middle East sued over negligence

The Middle East arm of Deloitte and Touche is being sued by a Dubai-based investment group after it failed to spot money laundering at a now defunct L...

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Post-Brexit surge of EU tax cases expected
Corporate Tax

Post-Brexit surge of EU tax cases expected

9y Richard Crump , Writer

Post-Brexit surge of EU tax cases expected

Advisers anticipate a surge in the number of new tax cases sent to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) following the UK’s decision to le...

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Duncan & Toplis beefs up probate team with legal sector hire
Accounting Firms

Duncan & Toplis beefs up probate team with legal sector hire

9y Richard Crump , Writer

Duncan & Toplis beefs up probate team with leg...

A solicitor with more than three decades’ experience is bringing his skills to the probate team at chartered accountants Duncan & Toplis Read More...

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Advisers arrested in suspected £132m tax fraud investigation
Legal

Advisers arrested in suspected £132m tax fraud investigation

9y Richard Crump , Writer

Advisers arrested in suspected £132m tax fraud inv...

Three tax advisers have been arrested as part of a HMRC investigation into a suspected £132m tax fraud. Read More...

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BDO pinches KPMG leader for new legal role
Accounting Firms

BDO pinches KPMG leader for new legal role

9y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

BDO pinches KPMG leader for new legal role

Former KPMG director Christopher Arnull has joined BDO as its first head of Legal and Practice Protection Read More...

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Film tax fraud accountants jailed for 36 years
Corporate Tax

Film tax fraud accountants jailed for 36 years

9y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

Film tax fraud accountants jailed for 36 years

A team of film tax fraudsters, which involved accountants, have been jailed for 36 years Read More...

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Take part in our 'Seven Days in Accountancy' quiz
Accounting Firms

Take part in our 'Seven Days in Accountancy' quiz

9y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

Take part in our 'Seven Days in Accountancy' quiz

The latest edition of our 'Seven Days in Accountancy' quiz is here Read More...

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Former PwC employees found guilty in Luxleaks trial
Accounting Firms

Former PwC employees found guilty in Luxleaks trial

10y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

Former PwC employees found guilty in Luxleaks tria...

Former PwC employees Antoine Deltour and Raphael Halet have been found guilty for their role in the Luxleaks scandal Read More...

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Taking Stock: Harry Potter and the curse of the £1m VAT refund
Legal

Taking Stock: Harry Potter and the curse of the £1m VAT refund

10y Taking Stock

Taking Stock: Harry Potter and the curse of the £1...

Harry Potter actor Rupert Grint is looking to cast a spell over HMRC... Read More...

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Four jailed in £100m tax fraud film scam
Corporate Tax

Four jailed in £100m tax fraud film scam

10y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

Four jailed in £100m tax fraud film scam

Four men have been jailed after HMRC rumbled a £100m tax fraud film scam Read More...

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Buckinghamshire accountant wins battle of the baronet
Legal

Buckinghamshire accountant wins battle of the baronet

10y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

Buckinghamshire accountant wins battle of the baro...

A retired accountant from the Home Counties has won his claim to the Baronetcy of Stichill Read More...

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Lycamobile offices raided in tax fraud investigation
Accounting Firms

Lycamobile offices raided in tax fraud investigation

10y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

Lycamobile offices raided in tax fraud investigati...

French police have raided Lucamobile's Paris HQ on suspicion of money laundering and tax fraud Read More...

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