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Richard Atkinson, FD of All England Tennis Court

Profile: Richard Atkinson, FD of All England Tennis Club

As Wimbledon reaches a heady climax, the FD of All...

PwC 10-year anniversary special report

Relive how the controversial mega-merger of Price Waterhouse and Coopers...

Sherron Watkins

Whistleblowers: keep dirty linen private

A reliable whistleblower policy can help protect against unmanaged disclosures

Analysis

Dublin

Dublin's gain is Darling's loss

As large corporates move to the Irish capital, Darling feels the heat 08 May 2008

Budget letter attempts to lift non-dom blues

Letter included with Budget notes pack seen as a desperate attempt to reassure US non-doms living in the UK that they will get tax relief on levy 20 Mar 2008

Aggressive advisers use delaying tactics to hamper the taxman

Taxman complains of 'meeting obstacles at every stage' despite being criticised of itself for stringing out GLO challenges in the European courts 07 Feb 2008

HMRC launches change process to rebuild confidence

Dave Hartnett commits to improving structure at the department after Capability Review finds taxman is short on seven out of ten of its service-level targets 10 Jan 2008

Radical reforms to transfer pricing by HMRC

Radical reforms to the way HM Revenue & Customs handles complex transfer pricing disputes sees the taxman release statistics for the first time 10 Jan 2008

Data debacle highlights deeper problem at HMRC

Advisers warn that the recent loss of 25 million people's data by HMRC is symptomatic of deep-seated problems 29 Nov 2007

Overview: cost-cutting targets for taxman

Prospects: recent cost-cutting has hit taxman morale hard 18 Oct 2007

Tribunal disclosures ruling boost for tax advisers

Advisers have been given a boost when representing corporate clients against the taxman in VAT tribunals, following a recent judgment 04 Oct 2007

News

KPMG reviews three Olympic venues for viability

KPMG has been brought in to evaluate three 2012 Olympic...29 Aug 2008

Regus heads abroad

Another UK-based company seeks tax refuge offshore 29 Aug 2008

Comment

Tax system: keeping it simple

Simplicity is key when it comes to making the tax...14 Aug 2008

The simple fact is, change is difficult

Can business life be simplified? The Tories think so. Auditors...17 Jul 2008

Features

Overview: taxing times ahead for Mike Clasper

Prospects: HMRC's new chairman has his hands full 03 Jul 2008

Guarding reputations: tax profession needs to clean up its act

The tax profession could be heading for a reputational crisis...05 Jun 2008

Blogs

Insider

US on board the IFRS train...almost

I love the drivel that comes from some people when...  29 Aug 2008 More from Insider...

Windfall tax is a passport to the political wilderness

The ongoing row over the windfall tax on energy companies...  28 Aug 2008 More from Tax Hack...

SMEs seek out working capital management education

There's nothing like an economic downturn to focus corporate minds...  27 Aug 2008 More from Risky Business...

VAT kids* story is new stealth tax

I was amused, but slightly irritated, to see The Times'...  22 Aug 2008 More from Tax Hack...

Three steps to succeeding at the FA

Last year's Accountancy Age Personality of the Year award winner...  22 Aug 2008 More from Insider...

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