PwC confirms candidates for UK chairman election
Accounting Firms

PwC confirms candidates for UK chairman election

10y Richard Crump , Writer

PwC confirms candidates for UK chairman election

PwC nominates four partners as successor to Ian Powell Read More...

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Begbies Traynor forms pact with CICM
Business Recovery

Begbies Traynor forms pact with CICM

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Begbies Traynor forms pact with CICM

INSOLVENCY outfit Begbies Traynor has signed an agreement with the Chartered Institute of Credit Management (CICM) to become one of its new corporate ...

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FRC confirms KPMG-HBOS report to be released ‘in spring’
Audit

FRC confirms KPMG-HBOS report to be released ‘in spring’

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

FRC confirms KPMG-HBOS report to be released ‘in s...

FRC tells Conservative MP Andrew Tyrie full report into KPMG's audit of HBOS can be expected in the spring Read More...

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ACCA identifies ‘massive’ talent challenges in global finance functions
Accounting Standards

ACCA identifies ‘massive’ talent challenges in global finance functions

10y Richard Crump , Writer

ACCA identifies ‘massive’ talent challenges in glo...

COMPANIES are failing to establish career paths that encompass the whole of finance, according to a report from ACCA. According to the report, retaine...

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Scott-Moncrieff merges with Ogilvie and Company
Accounting Firms

Scott-Moncrieff merges with Ogilvie and Company

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Scott-Moncrieff merges with Ogilvie and Company

Merger to take effect from 1 May under the Scott-Moncrieff brand Read More...

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HMRC ups tax take from SMEs by £470m last year
Accounting Firms

HMRC ups tax take from SMEs by £470m last year

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

HMRC ups tax take from SMEs by £470m last year

Tax take from inquiries into large businesses fell by 13%, from £4bn to £3.5bn, in the year end March 312014-15, UHY Hacker Young finds Read More...

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An 'incomprehensible and contradictory' Budget
Accounting Firms

An 'incomprehensible and contradictory' Budget

10y Richard Crump , Writer

An 'incomprehensible and contradictory' Budget

George Osborne's Budget on 16 March had no discernible theme, write Robert Maas Read More...

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Profession tight lipped over Brexit stance
Accounting Standards

Profession tight lipped over Brexit stance

10y Accountancy Age

Profession tight lipped over Brexit stance

Key British accounting associations shy away from taking stance over Brexit, finds Keith Nuthall Read More...

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ESMA: More than 20% of issuers made disclosure errors in 2015
Accounting Standards

ESMA: More than 20% of issuers made disclosure errors in 2015

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

ESMA: More than 20% of issuers made disclosure err...

In all, enforcement action was taken against 40 issuers over problems in the disclosure of assumptions and judgements, the European Securities and Mar...

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Scottish insolvency laws combined
Business Recovery

Scottish insolvency laws combined

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Scottish insolvency laws combined

The motion signals the completion of the parliamentary process and it is expected to come into force towards the end of 2016 Read More...

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‘Ten years’ to see fruits of mandatory rotation – Non-Big Four auditors
Audit

‘Ten years’ to see fruits of mandatory rotation – Non-Big Four auditors

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

‘Ten years’ to see fruits of mandatory rotation – ...

Claims audit rotation reinforces the Big Four's market position are premature, according to senior Top Ten audit partners Read More...

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ACCA: Audit must evolve or die
Audit

ACCA: Audit must evolve or die

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

ACCA: Audit must evolve or die

The perceived value of audit varies wildly between established and developing markets, ACCA report finds Read More...

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Creditors throw CVA lifeline to BHS
Business Recovery

Creditors throw CVA lifeline to BHS

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Creditors throw CVA lifeline to BHS

The lifeline now looks set to protect the majority of its 10,000 staff working across its 164-strong store portfolio Read More...

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HMRC confused over lorry driver tax allowance, trade group claims
Accounting Firms

HMRC confused over lorry driver tax allowance, trade group claims

10y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

HMRC confused over lorry driver tax allowance, tra...

Taxman has failed to remove wrong information on its website over lorry drivers paying an overnight subsistence allowance Read More...

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Cloud accounting platform introduces bulk payroll feature
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Cloud accounting platform introduces bulk payroll feature

10y Fraser Simpson

Cloud accounting platform introduces bulk payroll ...

ACCOUNTANCY SOFTWARE group FreeAgent claims its new bulk payroll platform will allow accountants to cut through bundles of red tape and save hours of ...

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US report slams OECD and BEPS initiative
Corporate Tax

US report slams OECD and BEPS initiative

10y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

US report slams OECD and BEPS initiative

Document claims that US corporate tax system is broken, and labels BEPS initiative as “costly and ineffective” Read More...

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D-Day for BHS CVA vote
Accounting Firms

D-Day for BHS CVA vote

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

D-Day for BHS CVA vote

Creditors are set to meet today to vote on backing the CVA or placing the 90-year-old company into receivership Read More...

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Jail for takeaway owner who cooked his books
Corporate Tax

Jail for takeaway owner who cooked his books

10y Fraser Simpson

Jail for takeaway owner who cooked his books

Leicestershire fast food vendor jailed for 28 months for evading income tax and VAT Read More...

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HMRC rakes in £1.6bn from sin taxes
Corporate Tax

HMRC rakes in £1.6bn from sin taxes

10y Fraser Simpson

HMRC rakes in £1.6bn from sin taxes

Taxman struggling to win battle against black market, but investigations into cigarettes and alcohol are up 6% on last year Read More...

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Friday Afternoon Live: Budget 2016 reaction and analysis
Corporate Tax

Friday Afternoon Live: Budget 2016 reaction and analysis

10y Accountancy Age

Friday Afternoon Live: Budget 2016 reaction and an...

Accountancy Age correspondent Calum Fuller discusses and analyses key elements of the Budget 2016 Read More...

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Accountancy body and Big Four launch tax apprenticeship programme
Accounting Firms

Accountancy body and Big Four launch tax apprenticeship programme

10y Fraser Simpson

Accountancy body and Big Four launch tax apprentic...

ACCA has teamed up with professional service firms such as KPMG and EY to deliver a new tax and accountancy apprenticeship platform Read More...

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Taking stock: Accountant film trailer has little Hart but big Johnson
People Business

Taking stock: Accountant film trailer has little Hart but big Johnson

10y Taking Stock

Taking stock: Accountant film trailer has little H...

Accountants must be flavour of the month in Hollywood as Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson and Kevin Hart get in on the act Read More...

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SFP sells restructured recruitment outfit with no job losses
Business Recovery

SFP sells restructured recruitment outfit with no job losses

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

SFP sells restructured recruitment outfit with no ...

Keene and Lord Limited got into difficulties over a number of bad debts and cash flow issues Read More...

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Bolton settle unpaid tax bill with HMRC
Business Recovery

Bolton settle unpaid tax bill with HMRC

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Bolton settle unpaid tax bill with HMRC

Beleaguered Championship football club Bolton Wanderers pays off remaining £2.2m owed to taxman Read More...

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Budget 2016: ‘Generous tax environment' will attract overseas investment
Corporate Tax

Budget 2016: ‘Generous tax environment' will attract overseas investment

10y Accountancy Age

Budget 2016: ‘Generous tax environment' will attra...

Chancellor clamping down on offshore tax avoidance to enable level playing field, says Top Six tax expert Read More...

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Budget 2016: Osborne tips the scale in favour of small firms
Corporate Tax

Budget 2016: Osborne tips the scale in favour of small firms

10y Jonathan Riley

Budget 2016: Osborne tips the scale in favour of s...

Grant Thornton tax expert tackles business rates, BEPS and how the government is helping ‘sofapreneurs' Read More...

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Accountants worry that advice they give goes beyond skillset
Personal Tax

Accountants worry that advice they give goes beyond skillset

10y Fraser Simpson

Accountants worry that advice they give goes beyon...

Nearly half of accountants expect their relationship with independent financial advisers to increase because of the high demand for financial advice R...

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