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ABI wants cover for insurance accounting

With insurance accounting up in the air, the ABI wants the right balance between consistency of application while avoiding the burden of new rules

07 Feb 2012

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ASB reporting proposals fail to address micro companies

There is still a lack of certainty over what will happen to the reporting requirements for small companies

31 Jan 2012

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'Less revolutionary' UK accounting changes welcomed

ASB has listened during the consultation process on the future of UK accounting, say experts

30 Jan 2012

SME accounting should retain UK GAAP aspects

ASB looks to implement IFRS for SMEs - albeit with some UK standards thrown in

30 Jan 2012

E&Y: UK finance executives unprepared for global accounting rules

UK finance department staff unprepared for 'big bang'in financial reporting

30 Jan 2012

The tangible benefits of intangibles

Pension deficit? Leverage the brand, says Stuart Whitwell

26 Jan 2012

Can principles overule the rules?

Accounting standards must not slip towards complex rules, warns ICAS

24 Jan 2012

Wragges reveals one-off £10.5m cost of delayed office move

Wragge & Co hit by "unfortunate accounting treatment", says managing partner Ian Metcalfe.

24 Jan 2012

"Progess" gained on accounting convergence

IASB chief sees progress on IASB/FASB efforts for accounting standard converegence

23 Jan 2012

Banks don't need a separate accounting regime

Accounting regimes for different business models won't work, says Iain Coke

20 Jan 2012

Haldane calls for seperate bank accounting regime

Bank of England's Andrew Haldane calls for seperate accounting regime for banks

20 Jan 2012

Annual reports must reflect economic uncertainty

Directors must consider the risks faced by global economic uncertainty, says the FRC

18 Jan 2012

Accounting for liabilities backed by 50% of schemes

Almost half of pension funds now believe that liabilities should be included on annual scheme accounts, according to latest research.

12 Jan 2012

Can we see clearly now?

The publication of government accounts has increased transparency but also has some way to go according to CIPFA

11 Jan 2012

ASB proposes reform of income tax reporting

The financial reporting of income tax is to be rerormed under FRC plans

22 Dec 2011

Financial instruments accounting deadline eased

IFRS 9 mandatory date moves to 2015, from 2013

19 Dec 2011

IASB and FASB propose netting workaround

Gap between US and international rules for netting of derivatives assets and liabilities prove too difficult to bridge

19 Dec 2011

Shipping accounts lack clarity

Third of the biggest shipping companies fail to produce publicly available accounts

16 Dec 2011

Lawyers mull Goodwin case over RBS accounting

Government considers whether former RBS chairman Fred Goodwin has a case to answer over RBS' accounting

15 Dec 2011

Crowe takes Citizens Advice audit after pensions spat

Disagreement over pensions accounting sees Baker tilly step down as Citizens Advice auditor

15 Dec 2011

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Rachael Singh interviews self-published author and former Deloitte partner Penny Avis on her novel "Nevermind the Botox Rachel"

ABI wants cover for insurance accounting

With insurance accounting up in the air, the ABI wants the right balance between consistency of application while avoiding the burden of new rules

Permanently check out of business record-keeping scheme

Taxman should find a better use of its 120 Business Record Checks staff, says Kevin Reed

Bankruptcy tourism - it's not a holiday

Foreign nationals may think it is an easy ride to bankrupt themselves here, but Neil Smyth warns it is just as tough

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The benefits and pitfalls of partnership status

Solicitor Tim Marshall explains the issues to bear in mind when thinking about your firm's structure

Who’s not Who?

IT SEEMS Deloitte's CEO David Sproul has been left in the shadows by colleague Louise Brittain.

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