Welsh watchdog auditors resign
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Welsh watchdog auditors resign

16y Accountancy Age

Welsh watchdog auditors resign

External auditors for Welsh Audit Office step down following discovery of errors in accounts Read More...

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'Little transparency' in HMRC deals with big business
Administration

'Little transparency' in HMRC deals with big business

16y our parliamentary correspondent

'Little transparency' in HMRC deals with big busin...

National Audit Office's investigation into the taxman's handling of big business tax settlements will not involve re-opening of Vodafone case Read Mor...

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NAO to probe HMRC settlements with mulitnationals
Administration

NAO to probe HMRC settlements with mulitnationals

16y Nick Huber

NAO to probe HMRC settlements with mulitnationals

National Audit Office to review HMRC's procedures for resolving tax disputes after claims that Vodafone was let off a £6bn bill Read More...

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In a Pickles
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In a Pickles

16y Accountancy Age

In a Pickles

The abolition of the Audit Commission needs a rethink Read More

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Revenue from evasion investigations climbs 49%
Administration

Revenue from evasion investigations climbs 49%

16y Gavin Hinks

Revenue from evasion investigations climbs 49%

National Audit Office reports that the yield on evasion investigations is up but they take too long and the taxman doesn't know if all the unpaid tax ...

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Commons authorities defend expenses audit qualification
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Commons authorities defend expenses audit qualification

16y our parliamentary correspondent

Commons authorities defend expenses audit qualific...

Commons committee suggests that qualified audit issues had already been identified Read More...

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NAO qualifies 2010 MPs' expenses scheme accounts
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NAO qualifies 2010 MPs' expenses scheme accounts

16y Kevin Reed , Writer

NAO qualifies 2010 MPs' expenses scheme accounts

Insufficient evidence relating to nearly £14m of MPs' expenses claims sees the NAO issue a qualified audit Read More...

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NAO approves new government financial forecasts
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NAO approves new government financial forecasts

16y our parliamentary correspondent

NAO approves new government financial forecasts

National Audit Office approves Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) forecasts - before the role passes over to the OBR Read More...

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Overpayments sees more government accounts qualified by NAO
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Overpayments sees more government accounts qualified by NAO

16y our parliamentary correspondent

Overpayments sees more government accounts qualifi...

Social fund and legal service accounts qualified by auditor general Amyas Morse due to £207m worth of overpayments Read More...

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NAO report sparks backlash among tax advisers
Corporate Tax

NAO report sparks backlash among tax advisers

16y David Jetuah

NAO report sparks backlash among tax advisers

National Audit Office highlights cases where people filed incorrect tax returns despite receiving help from advisers Read More...

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NAO report on tax agents sparks backlash
Administration

NAO report on tax agents sparks backlash

16y David Jetuah

NAO report on tax agents sparks backlash

Tax errors: who’s to blame? National Audit Office highlights cases where people filed incorrect tax returns despite receiving help from advisers Read...

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AAT slams NAO adviser report
Accounting Standards

AAT slams NAO adviser report

16y David Jetuah

AAT slams NAO adviser report

Association of Accounting Technicians says NAO focus on under-declared tax, may "undermine the progress that HMRC has achieved so far in developing i...

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NAO report on tax agents buries the truth
Corporate Tax

NAO report on tax agents buries the truth

16y Accountancy Age

NAO report on tax agents buries the truth

NAO report on tax agents buries the truth Read More...

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Tax advisers and the NAO: What the papers say
Personal Tax

Tax advisers and the NAO: What the papers say

16y David Jetuah

Tax advisers and the NAO: What the papers say

Mixed reaction from the broadsheets on the profession's hand in under-declarations of tax Read More...

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Outrage from tax advisers over NAO report
Administration

Outrage from tax advisers over NAO report

16y David Jetuah

Outrage from tax advisers over NAO report

Suggestions poorly-performing agents are to blame for taxpayers under-declaring their tax liabilities are challenged by the profession Read More...

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Ordnance Survey ends decade-long clash with auditors
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Ordnance Survey ends decade-long clash with auditors

16y our parliamentary correspondent

Ordnance Survey ends decade-long clash with audito...

After ten years of qualification the official mapmaker has it accounts signed off in full Read More...

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MoD told to "step up" use of skilled finance staff
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MoD told to "step up" use of skilled finance staff

16y our parliamentary correspondent

MoD told to "step up" use of skilled finance staff

Finance director's "authority" reduced by internal structures at the Ministry of Defence Read More...

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National Audit Office criticises government savings programme
Politics

National Audit Office criticises government savings programme

16y Michelle Perry

National Audit Office criticises government saving...

NAO finds savings programme “not well enough understood” across government Read More...

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Equality and Human Rights Commission accounts qualified again
Politics

Equality and Human Rights Commission accounts qualified again

16y our parliamentary correspondent

Equality and Human Rights Commission accounts qual...

National Audit Office qualifies equality commission for the second year running , warning of "serious and continuing risks" over expenditure managemen...

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Margaret Hodge questions NAO powers to audit BBC and Royal accounts
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Margaret Hodge questions NAO powers to audit BBC and Royal accounts

16y our parliamentary correspondent

Margaret Hodge questions NAO powers to audit BBC a...

Chairwoman of the Public Accounts Committee Margaret Hodge highlights risk to BBC editorial independence from opening its books up to scrutiny Read M...

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The BBC awaits more audit scrutiny
People Business

The BBC awaits more audit scrutiny

16y Gavin Hinks

The BBC awaits more audit scrutiny

What's in Auntie's book? With scrutiny from the National Audit Office seemingly inevitable, BBC CFO Zarin Patel could be about to face a grilling Rea...

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NAO to gain "full access" to BBC books
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NAO to gain "full access" to BBC books

16y our parliamentary correspondent

NAO to gain "full access" to BBC books

National audit Office to cast an eye over the entirety of the BBC's books Read More...

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From Leigh to you
People Business

From Leigh to you

16y Gavin Hinks

From Leigh to you

As chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, MP Edward Leigh wields a lot of power – but he is giving it all up Read More...

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Taxman’s property partner to open books
Administration

Taxman’s property partner to open books

17y David Jetuah

Taxman’s property partner to open books

Mapeley, which bought ownership or leases on 60% of HMRC's estate, opens accounts to taxman to deflect criticism Read More...

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Glass houses
Administration

Glass houses

17y Accountancy Age

Glass houses

HMRC’s proposed new powers will damage relations with advisers Read More...

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Tax man hits trouble over offshore Mapeley deal
Administration

Tax man hits trouble over offshore Mapeley deal

17y our parliamentary correspondent

Tax man hits trouble over offshore Mapeley deal

NAO fires warning at HMRC for losing money on its estate Read More...

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Auditor General joins UN audit board
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Auditor General joins UN audit board

17y our parliamentary correspondent

Auditor General joins UN audit board

NAO chief Amyas Morse starts six-year term next year Read More...

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