Mazars global head: Audit reforms having little impact
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Mazars global head: Audit reforms having little impact

3y Tom Lemmon

Mazars global head: Audit reforms having little im...

Auditors outside of the Big Four yet to step into FTSE 100 market Read More...

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Post-Brexit sanctions: what you need to know
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Post-Brexit sanctions: what you need to know

3y Anne Davis | The Institute of Financial Accountants

Post-Brexit sanctions: what you need to know

By Anne Davis, Institute of Financial Accountants Read More...

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Numerous ‘perverse outcomes’ prompts parliamentary review into insolvency
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Numerous ‘perverse outcomes’ prompts parliamentary review into insolvency

3y Tom Lemmon

Numerous ‘perverse outcomes’ prompts parliamentary...

Back-bench MPs call for evidence Read More...

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Case study: Both accountants and clients see benefits when firms go digital
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Case study: Both accountants and clients see benefits when firms go digital

3y Jeremy Chan

Case study: Both accountants and clients see benef...

The digitalisation of accounting firm DNA Accountants has served both themselves and their clients well Read More...

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Employers to lose accounting talent if incentives aren’t applied
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Employers to lose accounting talent if incentives aren’t applied

4y Leanna Reeves

Employers to lose accounting talent if incentives ...

Remote working, flexibility, and proper remuneration amongst the top incentives to retain staff, according to studies Read More...

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BDO sued for £250m: Partner admits to ‘serious dereliction of duty’
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BDO sued for £250m: Partner admits to ‘serious dereliction of duty’

4y Tom Lemmon

BDO sued for £250m: Partner admits to ‘serious der...

BDO partner mistakenly described the administration of One Blackfriars Limited as objective two, not objective three Read More...

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BDO sued for £250m: Selling agent accused of conflict of interest
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BDO sued for £250m: Selling agent accused of conflict of interest

4y Tom Lemmon

BDO sued for £250m: Selling agent accused of confl...

The claimants in the case against BDO over their administration of One Blackfriars Limited have accused BDO of inappropriately using real estate firm,...

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BDO partner admits she didn’t challenge ‘shockingly low’ valuation
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BDO partner admits she didn’t challenge ‘shockingly low’ valuation

4y Tom Lemmon

BDO partner admits she didn’t challenge ‘shockingl...

Witness in £250m insolvency negligence lawsuit said she didn’t challenge low valuation of One Blackfriars site Read More...

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BDO sued for £250m over ‘light-touch’ administration
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BDO sued for £250m over ‘light-touch’ administration

4y Tom Lemmon

BDO sued for £250m over ‘light-touch’ administrati...

A £250m insolvency negligence lawsuit, thought to be the largest of its kind, began this week against BDO in the UK’s High Court. The claimants in the...

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Accountants under pressure to process payroll claims
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Accountants under pressure to process payroll claims

4y Leanna Reeves

Accountants under pressure to process payroll clai...

Thousands of government scheme applications means accountants face extreme pressure to submit clients’ claim on time Read More...

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Inside Accountancy podcast: Coronavirus and accountancy
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Inside Accountancy podcast: Coronavirus and accountancy

4y Tom Lemmon

Inside Accountancy podcast: Coronavirus and accoun...

In the latest edition of Inside Accountancy, reporter Tom Lemmon speaks to Donna Bulmer, managing partner of Haines Watts to discuss how coronavirus h...

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Accountancy industry unlikely to return to office
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Accountancy industry unlikely to return to office

4y Leanna Reeves

Accountancy industry unlikely to return to office

Remote working caused by lockdown means practices and software providers could move away from traditional workplace after restrictions are lifted Read...

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Industry at odds over potential insolvencies
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Industry at odds over potential insolvencies

4y Tom Lemmon

Industry at odds over potential insolvencies

Predictions of 800,000 UK insolvencies requires “sense-checking” says RSM, but leading insolvency body say it depends on the length of the crisis Read...

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Cogital Group set for rebrand
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Cogital Group set for rebrand

4y Tom Lemmon

Cogital Group set for rebrand

Business services provider – and owner of a number of accountancy firms including Baldwins and Campbell Dallas – Cogital Group, is to rebr...

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Covid-19 black swan reminds accounting firms to consider crisis planning
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Covid-19 black swan reminds accounting firms to consider crisis planning

4y Leanna Reeves

Covid-19 black swan reminds accounting firms to co...

Reputation adviser says the outgrowing epidemic shows firms often overlook crisis management Read More...

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UK firms prepare for coronavirus hit
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UK firms prepare for coronavirus hit

4y Shannon Moyer

UK firms prepare for coronavirus hit

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to evolve, accountants across the UK and Ireland are preparing measures to adapt Read More...

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Exponential small business growth creates new advisory market
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Exponential small business growth creates new advisory market

4y Tom Lemmon

Exponential small business growth creates new advi...

A new accountancy advisory market has arisen as more businesses hit steeper growth trajectories in tighter timeframes, according to Smith and Williams...

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Non-accountants take helm in practice
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Non-accountants take helm in practice

4y Tom Lemmon

Non-accountants take helm in practice

Intense competition is forcing accountancy practices to look to non-accountants to help differentiate, bringing into question the value of a tradition...

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Video: Forensic Accounting - Skills
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Video: Forensic Accounting - Skills

4y Chris Jewers

Video: Forensic Accounting - Skills

In this video, Chris Osborne, Partner and head of the forensic services at FRP, discusses the skills that are required to be a forensic accountant Rea...

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Baldwins founder departs, North becomes CEO
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Baldwins founder departs, North becomes CEO

4y Tom Lemmon

Baldwins founder departs, North becomes CEO

Directors of Baldwins - John Baldwin, David Baldwin and Shaun Knight - have all left the business with immediate effect, Cogital Group has confirmed. ...

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Top 5 trends in 2020 to be prepared for as an accountant
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Top 5 trends in 2020 to be prepared for as an accountant

4y Wolters Kluwer | Sponsored

Top 5 trends in 2020 to be prepared for as an acco...

2019 has been nothing short of rapid, with the industry facing changes, uncertainty and new advancements in technology. With that in mind, what does 2...

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Exclusive: Interview with Sir Donald Brydon – "Last chance saloon" for audit
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Exclusive: Interview with Sir Donald Brydon – "Last chance saloon" for audi...

4y Chris Jewers

Exclusive: Interview with Sir Donald Brydon – "Las...

Speaking exclusively to Accountancy Age in the first of a two-part series, Sir Donald Brydon - author of the report into the effectiveness and quality...

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Surge in redundancy and poor service led to unique accountancy solutions
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Surge in redundancy and poor service led to unique accountancy solutions

4y Tom Lemmon

Surge in redundancy and poor service led to unique...

Crunch Accounting: Unique accountancy services filling the gap of accountants’ quality of service, professionalism, cost, and redundancies. Read More...

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RSM: What’s in a name?
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RSM: What’s in a name?

4y Kevin Reed

RSM: What’s in a name?

Kevin Reed of Foulger Underwood discusses how certain brands are intrinsically associated with accountancy and they’re here to stay. Read More...

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Podcast: Inside Accountancy Episode 9 – Bad debt vs disputed debt and the opportunity for accountants
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Podcast: Inside Accountancy Episode 9 – Bad debt vs disputed debt and the o...

4y Austin Clark , Editor

Podcast: Inside Accountancy Episode 9 – Bad debt v...

In the latest episode of the Inside Accountancy podcast, Chris Clay, co-founder and managing director of Escalate Disputes, and partner at PKF Littlej...

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Advising your clients on carbon emissions
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Advising your clients on carbon emissions

4y Chris Jewers

Advising your clients on carbon emissions

AAT has released advice on how its members can guide their clients on reducing their carbon emissions and become greener. Read More...

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What is ARGA? Brydon makes recommendations for stronger audit regulator
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What is ARGA? Brydon makes recommendations for stronger audit regulator

4y Chris Jewers

What is ARGA? Brydon makes recommendations for str...

One day after the release of the Brydon report on 18 December, The Queen’s Speech referenced the government’s proposal to create a stronger regulator ...

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