The impact of Brexit on smaller financial services firms 
Brexit & Economy

The impact of Brexit on smaller financial services firms 

8y Paolo Sartori

The impact of Brexit on smaller financial services...

Paolo Sartori, managing director at TransWorldCom, shares his thoughts Read More...

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Carillion collapse: CMA, audit, and construction
Audit

Carillion collapse: CMA, audit, and construction

8y Emanuela Hawker , Reporter

Carillion collapse: CMA, audit, and construction

Although the CMA report has highlighted changes that need to be made in the audit sector (as pointed out by Duff & Phelps), MHA MacIntyre Hudson has e...

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The importance of international growth for SMEs
Business

The importance of international growth for SMEs

8y Emanuela Hawker , Reporter

The importance of international growth for SMEs

ACCA has released a new study looking into how SMEs grow Read More...

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Why accountants are the trusted advisor for funding
Corporate Finance

Why accountants are the trusted advisor for funding

8y Dominic Buch

Why accountants are the trusted advisor for fundin...

Dominic Buch, co-founder and managing partner, Caple, explains how accountants can help small businesses get the unsecured finance they need for growt...

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Fall in bank lending to SME construction business
Insolvency

Fall in bank lending to SME construction business

8y Emanuela Hawker , Reporter

Fall in bank lending to SME construction business

Following on from the Carillion collapse, SMEs continue to face the brunt of it as bank lending falls by another 7% this year Read More...

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Apprenticeships: the common misconceptions
Career

Apprenticeships: the common misconceptions

8y Chris Timms

Apprenticeships: the common misconceptions

Chris Timms, a group board member at Haines Watts, emphasises the importance of apprenticeships Read More...

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SMEs at risk of getting burnt by interest rate rises – why accountants should take note
Corporate Finance

SMEs at risk of getting burnt by interest rate rises – why accountants shou...

8y Marc Bajer

SMEs at risk of getting burnt by interest rate ris...

As the UK’s near-zero interest rate era comes to an end, small businesses are exposed to rate rises. Marc Bajer, CEO of Hadrian’s Wall Capital, discus...

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PAC: HMRC transformation plan has ‘potentially catastrophic consequences’
HMRC

PAC: HMRC transformation plan has ‘potentially catastrophic consequences’

9y Accountancy Age

PAC: HMRC transformation plan has ‘potentially cat...

The Public Accounts Committee has expressed concern over HMRC's handling of its transformation programme, its pace of response to the Paradise Papers ...

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SMEs paying higher rate of corporation tax than big businesses
Corporate Tax

SMEs paying higher rate of corporation tax than big businesses

9y Accountancy Age

SMEs paying higher rate of corporation tax than bi...

Moore Stephens calls upon the government to consider re-introducing a corporation tax discount for the SME sector Read More...

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HMRC collects an extra £3.4bn from SMEs in underpaid VAT
HMRC

HMRC collects an extra £3.4bn from SMEs in underpaid VAT

9y Accountancy Age

HMRC collects an extra £3.4bn from SMEs in underpa...

VAT revenue made up 49% of the additional tax take from SMEs following HMRC investigations into SME tax compliance Read More...

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5 tips for SMEs to protect cash flow
Accounting Software

5 tips for SMEs to protect cash flow

9y Accountancy Age

5 tips for SMEs to protect cash flow

SMEs suffering from late payments often find themselves facing gargantuan tax bills, forcing them to dip into their cash reserves. Here are 5 tips for...

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Should UK SMEs be snap happy?
Politics

Should UK SMEs be snap happy?

9y Accountancy Age

Should UK SMEs be snap happy?

Just when SMEs thought they knew the lie of the land in terms of the Brexit timescale, Theresa May has caught them by surprise. Salvador Amico of Menz...

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Better together: Accountants, advisers and business protection for SME clients
Accounting Firms

Better together: Accountants, advisers and business protection for SME clie...

10y Accountancy Age

Better together: Accountants, advisers and busines...

Richard Kateley of Legal & General discusses the advantages of close cooperation between accountants and financial advisers Read More...

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Tax crackdown brings in £468m for HMRC
Corporate Tax

Tax crackdown brings in £468m for HMRC

10y Accountancy Age

Tax crackdown brings in £468m for HMRC

HMRC compliance crackdown targets SMEs, resulting in £468m for year ending 31 March 2016 Read More...

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The Practitioner: Financing landscape gloomy for small businesses
Business Regulation

The Practitioner: Financing landscape gloomy for small businesses

10y The Practitioner

The Practitioner: Financing landscape gloomy for s...

The Practitioner wonders if the banks will step up when alternative financers start to struggle... Read More...

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Businesses 'unaffected' since Brexit, revealed UK200Group survey
Governance

Businesses 'unaffected' since Brexit, revealed UK200Group survey

10y Stephanie Wix , Writer

Businesses 'unaffected' since Brexit, revealed UK2...

A report by UK200Group surveyed members and clients, primarily SMEs, to find out if and how they have been affected by the Brexit decision. Read More...

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HMRC reports increase in R&D tax relief uptake
Corporate Tax

HMRC reports increase in R&D tax relief uptake

10y Accountancy Age

HMRC reports increase in R&D tax relief uptake

Companies received £2.45bn in tax relief for research and development last year, with claims rising to 22,445, an increase of £675m or 38% on the prev...

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MGI Worldwide calls for small company corporation taxes
Corporate Tax

MGI Worldwide calls for small company corporation taxes

10y AccountancyAge staff

MGI Worldwide calls for small company corporation ...

Small businesses should have lower corporation tax, MGI Worldwide research claims Read More...

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Former Deloitte boss and HgCapital launch CogitalGroup
Accounting Firms

Former Deloitte boss and HgCapital launch CogitalGroup

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Former Deloitte boss and HgCapital launch CogitalG...

Ex-Deloitte CEO John Connolly launches vehicle which will be used to create a new professional services firm Read More...

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Number of winding up petitions filed by HMRC rises by 13%
Business Recovery

Number of winding up petitions filed by HMRC rises by 13%

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Number of winding up petitions filed by HMRC rises...

HMRC filed 3,484 winding up petitions in 2015, up from the 3,074 applications filed the previous year Read More...

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Taking Stock: Xero sings to the tune of frustrated SME owners
Accounting Software

Taking Stock: Xero sings to the tune of frustrated SME owners

10y Taking Stock

Taking Stock: Xero sings to the tune of frustrated...

Xero is getting in to the music business with a parody of one of Adele's biggest hits Read More...

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CIoT warns on new new targeted anti-avoidance rule
Accounting Standards

CIoT warns on new new targeted anti-avoidance rule

10y Richard Crump , Writer

CIoT warns on new new targeted anti-avoidance rule

CIoT has warned that businesses undertaking some commercial transactions will face unnecessary uncertainty because of a lack of clarity about the brea...

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Low cost accounting firms to be the next victim of Brexit?
Accounting Firms

Low cost accounting firms to be the next victim of Brexit?

10y Accountancy Age

Low cost accounting firms to be the next victim of...

Given the events of the past week as we enter new territory our SMEs now more than ever need the support of their accountants, writes Bobby Lane Read ...

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Deloitte propels into SME market with £2.5m accounting services investment
Accounting Firms

Deloitte propels into SME market with £2.5m accounting services investment

10y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

Deloitte propels into SME market with £2.5m accoun...

Deloitte has made a move into the SME market with Propel, a cloud-based, £2.5m accounting services tool Read More...

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SMEs massively underestimating accountancy fees
Company News

SMEs massively underestimating accountancy fees

10y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

SMEs massively underestimating accountancy fees

Small businesses are paying more than £20,000 in admin costs during their first year of trading, with much of that cost coming from unexpected account...

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Sage launches refreshed iOS app for small businesses
Accounting Software

Sage launches refreshed iOS app for small businesses

10y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

Sage launches refreshed iOS app for small business...

Sage looks to increase engagement with small and medium-sized firms with an update to its Sage Live iOS application Read More...

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The Big Four's push to become the little guy's friend
Accounting Software

The Big Four's push to become the little guy's friend

10y Naomi Rainey

The Big Four's push to become the little guy's fri...

The Big Four are increasingly casting their eye to the smaller reaches of the business market, but are their attempts at disruption working? asks Naom...

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