ICAEW finance director Liz Rylatt in shock departure
Accounting Standards

ICAEW finance director Liz Rylatt in shock departure

10y Richard Crump , Writer

ICAEW finance director Liz Rylatt in shock departu...

Liz Rylatt quits as ICAEW's executive director, finance, operations and members, Accountancy Age learns Read More...

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Zenith Hygiene Group appoints PwC as auditors
Audit

Zenith Hygiene Group appoints PwC as auditors

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Zenith Hygiene Group appoints PwC as auditors

Audit services generated £113,000 for Baker Tilly in 2015 Read More...

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KS International and Morison International merge to create $1bn association
Accounting Firms

KS International and Morison International merge to create $1bn association

10y Richard Crump , Writer

KS International and Morison International merge t...

Morison KSi will have 1,201 partners, 8,990 professional staff across 375 offices in 88 countries Read More...

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Acquisition target passes FRP's Litmus test
Accounting Firms

Acquisition target passes FRP's Litmus test

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Acquisition target passes FRP's Litmus test

FRP Advisory acquires Litmus Advisory, adding three debt advisory partners in the process Read More...

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Taxman seizes over £2bn from accelerated payments
Administration

Taxman seizes over £2bn from accelerated payments

10y Fraser Simpson

Taxman seizes over £2bn from accelerated payments

HMRC issues 3,000 APNs every month and expects to claim £5bn in payments by 2020 Read More...

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KPMG appoints Adrian Stone as UK head of audit
Audit

KPMG appoints Adrian Stone as UK head of audit

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

KPMG appoints Adrian Stone as UK head of audit

Stone replaces previous incumbent Tony Cates, who becomes head of KPMG's international markets and government practice Read More...

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‘If the government won’t do it, I’ll tax multinationals myself’
Corporate Tax

‘If the government won’t do it, I’ll tax multinationals myself’

10y Fraser Simpson

‘If the government won’t do it, I’ll tax multinati...

Accountancy Age speaks to Steve Lewis, the coffee shop owner who wants to become the next leader of HMRC and go head-to-head with tax avoiding multina...

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Web Seminar: The burden of HR for clients - how accountants can grow fees through HR tech
Technology

Web Seminar: The burden of HR for clients - how accountants can grow fees t...

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Web Seminar: The burden of HR for clients - how ac...

Join Accountancy Age and Bright HR to hear how accountants can leverage HR technology and expertise to generate increased fees from HR advice and refe...

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Ben Sherman in pre-pack deal
Business Recovery

Ben Sherman in pre-pack deal

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Ben Sherman in pre-pack deal

Up to 100 jobs are potentially under threat both at it network of stores and offices Read More...

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HMRC condemns Growth Securities Ownerships Plan
Accounting Firms

HMRC condemns Growth Securities Ownerships Plan

10y Fraser Simpson

HMRC condemns Growth Securities Ownerships Plan

HMRC warns companies away from tax avoidance scheme seven years after it was introduced Read More...

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KPMG brought in as struggling BHS looks to cut costs
Business Recovery

KPMG brought in as struggling BHS looks to cut costs

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

KPMG brought in as struggling BHS looks to cut cos...

The company's owners - Retail Acquisitions - are believed to be looking at closing up to 50 of its 170 shops. Read More...

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Grant Thornton outlines shared enterprise strategy
Accounting Firms

Grant Thornton outlines shared enterprise strategy

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Grant Thornton outlines shared enterprise strategy

Grant Thornton outlines shared enterprise approach as key pillar in five year strategic plan to grow the business Read More...

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FRC highlights flaws in audit engagement review processes
Audit

FRC highlights flaws in audit engagement review processes

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

FRC highlights flaws in audit engagement review pr...

Thematic review from FRC's audit quality review team finds that while reviewers do bring standards of work up, weaknesses still creep through Read Mor...

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Baldwins adds more firms to its empire
Accounting Firms

Baldwins adds more firms to its empire

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Baldwins adds more firms to its empire

The firm is in discussions to secure further acquisitions across the UK Read More...

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Friday Afternoon Live: Kids Company report and Grant Thornton's strategy
Accounting Firms

Friday Afternoon Live: Kids Company report and Grant Thornton's strategy

10y Accountancy Age

Friday Afternoon Live: Kids Company report and Gra...

Editor Richard Crump stands in for Kevin Reed this week and discusses the week's news Read More...

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FRC endorses new IFRS requirement on debt disclosure
Accounting Standards

FRC endorses new IFRS requirement on debt disclosure

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

FRC endorses new IFRS requirement on debt disclosu...

IAS 7 sees improvements made to debt disclosure Read More...

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‘Gamekeeper-turned-poachers’ undermining HMRC, study finds
Administration

‘Gamekeeper-turned-poachers’ undermining HMRC, study finds

10y Fraser Simpson

‘Gamekeeper-turned-poachers’ undermining HMRC, stu...

Research suggests that HMRC reform has pushed former workers into the private sector where they apply their ‘insider’ knowledge to help companies avoi...

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Third of accountants actively looking for a new job
People In Practice

Third of accountants actively looking for a new job

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Third of accountants actively looking for a new jo...

Research trends reveal that top reason this year is to work abroad and hike in discontent over company culture Read More...

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Leader: Kids Company report delivers grim verdict on value of advisers
Accounting Firms

Leader: Kids Company report delivers grim verdict on value of advisers

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Leader: Kids Company report delivers grim verdict ...

Kids Company collapse offers salutary lesson about the use of professional advisers. Their partial assurances obscured more than they revealed Read Mo...

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Right Hand joins main body of RSM
Accounting Firms

Right Hand joins main body of RSM

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Right Hand joins main body of RSM

Right Hand developed a proprietary cloud-based HR IT system application - PeopleLog Read More...

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Baker Tilly International reports rise in revenue at £2.6bn
Accounting Firms

Baker Tilly International reports rise in revenue at £2.6bn

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Baker Tilly International reports rise in revenue ...

North America accounts for the biggest slice of revenue with $1.6bn, up 4% on last year Read More...

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RSM announces 6% growth globally
Accounting Firms

RSM announces 6% growth globally

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

RSM announces 6% growth globally

RSM now sixth-largest international accountancy network Read More...

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Claims management group Rebus falls into administration
Corporate Tax

Claims management group Rebus falls into administration

10y Fraser Simpson

Claims management group Rebus falls into administr...

The business raised more than £800,000 on Crowdcube last year, making it one of the biggest breakdowns involving a crowdfunded company Read More...

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Tyrie lays down gauntlet to FRC over HBOS probe
Audit

Tyrie lays down gauntlet to FRC over HBOS probe

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Tyrie lays down gauntlet to FRC over HBOS probe

Treasury Select Committee chairman Andrew Tyrie raises "number of concerns" over FRC's supervision of KPMG's role in HBOS collapse Read More...

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Who’s in line to replace Lin Homer as head of HMRC?
Administration

Who’s in line to replace Lin Homer as head of HMRC?

10y Fraser Simpson

Who’s in line to replace Lin Homer as head of HMRC...

Accountancy Age - with some help from William Hill - explores who could be the successor to Lin Homer at HMRC Read More...

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PKF Littlejohn boosts team with Fitzgerald & Law hires
Accounting Firms

PKF Littlejohn boosts team with Fitzgerald & Law hires

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

PKF Littlejohn boosts team with Fitzgerald & Law h...

Hires are tasked with helping to achieve ambitious reveneue stream of £40m by 2018 Read More...

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Sage goes real-time with Sage Live
Technology

Sage goes real-time with Sage Live

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Sage goes real-time with Sage Live

Sage Live will allow users access to real-time information on their business Read More...

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