ICAS rebrand 'highlights diverse membership'
Accounting Standards

ICAS rebrand 'highlights diverse membership'

14y Rose Orlik

ICAS rebrand 'highlights diverse membership'

ICAS's new logo and website are aimed to reflect its diverse membership in a contemporary style Read More...

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CCAB revived as it finds new direction
Accounting Standards

CCAB revived as it finds new direction

15y Kevin Reed , Writer

CCAB revived as it finds new direction

UK accounting institutes find compelling reasons to speak with a single voice Read More...

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Colin - CCAB lives on
Accounting Standards

Colin - CCAB lives on

15y Taking Stock

Colin - CCAB lives on

Colin's take on CCAB changes Read More

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Profession's umbrella body continues without CIMA
Accounting Standards

Profession's umbrella body continues without CIMA

15y Kevin Reed , Writer

Profession's umbrella body continues without CIMA

CCAB lives on - but without CIMA in tow Read More...

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ICAS CEO takes Global Accounting Alliance chair
Accounting Standards

ICAS CEO takes Global Accounting Alliance chair

15y Rachael Singh

ICAS CEO takes Global Accounting Alliance chair

Anton Colella is now chair of the GAA which represents more than 775,000 accountants globally Read More...

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FRC restructuring points to more power
Accounting Standards

FRC restructuring points to more power

15y Kevin Reed , Writer

FRC restructuring points to more power

More independence from the institutes signals FRC's bid to control its own destiny Read More...

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Chartered accountants given special provisions under Swiss deal
Personal Tax

Chartered accountants given special provisions under Swiss deal

15y Jaimie Kaffash

Chartered accountants given special provisions und...

Swiss agreement allows "accountants who are members of relevant professional bodies" to certify non-doms Read More...

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Heavyweights chew over accountancy challenges
Accounting Standards

Heavyweights chew over accountancy challenges

15y Rose Orlik

Heavyweights chew over accountancy challenges

Sir David Tweedie, Angela Knight and Iain McLaren debate major challenges facing accountancy profession, reports Rose Orlik from the ICAS conference R...

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ICAS grills Alexander on regulation
Accounting Standards

ICAS grills Alexander on regulation

15y Rose Orlik

ICAS grills Alexander on regulation

Danny Alexander dodges question on strengthened regulation for the accountancy profession, reports Rose Orlik from the ICAS conference Read More...

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Audit proposals fan flames of debate
Audit

Audit proposals fan flames of debate

15y Rose Orlik

Audit proposals fan flames of debate

Stakeholders are up in arms following a leaked draft of Barnier's green paper on audit Read More...

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Simpler financial reporting 'step in right direction'
Business Regulation

Simpler financial reporting 'step in right direction'

15y Rose Orlik

Simpler financial reporting 'step in right directi...

BIS's attempt to simplify financial reporting meets with guarded approval Read More...

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ICAS: Financial reporting heavy with excess baggage
Accounting Standards

ICAS: Financial reporting heavy with excess baggage

15y Rose Orlik

ICAS: Financial reporting heavy with excess baggag...

Financial statements are weighted by trivial information and could be cut by a third, a new paper argues Read More...

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Institutes to help HMRC improve performance standards
Administration

Institutes to help HMRC improve performance standards

15y Jaimie Kaffash

Institutes to help HMRC improve performance standa...

Profession will work with taxman in "groundbreaking" initiative to improve standards Read More...

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Scanning and snail mail: the problem with HMRC correspondence
Corporate Tax

Scanning and snail mail: the problem with HMRC correspondence

15y Jaimie Kaffash

Scanning and snail mail: the problem with HMRC cor...

Advisors have consistently cited delays in receiving replies from HMRC as their major issue - so what is being done to improve it? Read More...

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FDs' pessimism on future 'worse now than last year'
People Business

FDs' pessimism on future 'worse now than last year'

15y Rachael Singh

FDs' pessimism on future 'worse now than last year...

ICAS survey reveals quarter of FDs have a bleaker outlook for the UK economy than they did a year ago Read More...

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Institutes attack US mandatory rotation plan
Audit

Institutes attack US mandatory rotation plan

15y Rose Orlik

Institutes attack US mandatory rotation plan

UK institutes have railed against a mandatory audit firm rotation mooted by US watchdog the PCAOB Read More...

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Firm favourites: Cosying up to regulators
Accounting Firms

Firm favourites: Cosying up to regulators

15y Rose Orlik

Firm favourites: Cosying up to regulators

Firms, institutes and regulators are one big happy family, but what does this mean for professional oversight? Read More...

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ICAS: 30% of financial reports must go
Business Regulation

ICAS: 30% of financial reports must go

15y Rose Orlik

ICAS: 30% of financial reports must go

ICAS and New Zealand peer NZICA said financial reports should shed 30% to improve communication with users Read More...

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KPMG graduates to take new ICAS tax training
Administration

KPMG graduates to take new ICAS tax training

15y Jaimie Kaffash

KPMG graduates to take new ICAS tax training

More than 100 KPMG tax trainees to take new ICAS qualification Read More...

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ICAS future of accountancy lecture hauls in the crowds
Accounting Standards

ICAS future of accountancy lecture hauls in the crowds

15y Rose Orlik

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...

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Customer deposit ringfence could hit company cashflows
Accounting Standards

Customer deposit ringfence could hit company cashflows

15y Rachael Singh

Customer deposit ringfence could hit company cashf...

ICAS call could represent super-creditor status for customers - but prove dangerous for business' working capital Read More...

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ICAS calls for changes to insolvency laws
Business Recovery

ICAS calls for changes to insolvency laws

15y Rachael Singh

ICAS calls for changes to insolvency laws

The Scottish institute is appealing for a change to insolvency laws which will give greater protection to some unsecured creditors Read More...

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Iain McLaren takes ICAS president role
Accounting Standards

Iain McLaren takes ICAS president role

15y Rachael Singh

Iain McLaren takes ICAS president role

Alan Thomson steps down as ICAS president and is succeeded by former KPMG senior partner Iain McLaren Read More...

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New ICAS head fresh from BBC
Regulatory Bodies

New ICAS head fresh from BBC

15y Rose Orlik

New ICAS head fresh from BBC

The new executive director of ICAS is Atholl Duncan, former head of news at BBC Scotland Read More...

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Sensitivity 'essential' for translating international standards
Accounting Standards

Sensitivity 'essential' for translating international standards

15y Rose Orlik

Sensitivity 'essential' for translating internatio...

Translating international accounting standards is a delicate business and sensitivity is essential to avoid loss of meaning, according to a new ICAS r...

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Scottish accountants cautiously welcome audit inquiry
Audit

Scottish accountants cautiously welcome audit inquiry

15y Rose Orlik

Scottish accountants cautiously welcome audit inqu...

ICAS has greeted some of the Lords audit inquiry conclusions with enthusiasm, focusing on enhanced transparency surrounding audit tendering and financ...

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Too many accounting bodies, bemoan Lords
Audit

Too many accounting bodies, bemoan Lords

15y Kevin Reed , Writer

Too many accounting bodies, bemoan Lords

Audit and accounting professional bodies have been criticised in the Lords inquiry for over-complicating regulation Read More...

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