Friday Afternoon Live: Making Tax Digital and UK governance overhaul
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Friday Afternoon Live: Making Tax Digital and UK governance overhaul

8y Kevin Reed , Writer

Friday Afternoon Live: Making Tax Digital and UK g...

The latest opinions from Accountancy Age on Making Tax Digital, and outline plans to evolve the UK's corporate governance regime Read More...

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Friday Afternoon Live: Micro-biz's RTI problems; and value-added services
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Friday Afternoon Live: Micro-biz's RTI problems; and value-added services

8y Kevin Reed , Writer

Friday Afternoon Live: Micro-biz's RTI problems; a...

Kevin Reed discusses the worrying findings from HMRC on micro-businesses' problems handling Real-Time Information, and the latest thoughts on how acco...

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Friday Afternoon Live: Apple Tax; Robot accountants; and the Top 50
Business Regulation

Friday Afternoon Live: Apple Tax; Robot accountants; and the Top 50

8y Kevin Reed , Writer

Friday Afternoon Live: Apple Tax; Robot accountant...

The Apple Tax situation; Accountants replaced by robots; and The Accountancy Age Top 50+50; all discussed by head of editorial Kevin Reed Read More...

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Companies House data wiping plans will harm fight against tax avoidance, MP claims
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Companies House data wiping plans will harm fight against tax avoidance, MP...

8y Richard Crump , Writer

Companies House data wiping plans will harm fight ...

Companies House is considering proposals to reduce the amount of time the records of dissolved companies are retained on its database, according to re...

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Grant Thornton "content to take generous fees" despite BHS concerns, find committees
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Grant Thornton "content to take generous fees" despite BHS concerns, find c...

8y Kevin Reed , Writer

Grant Thornton "content to take generous fees" des...

Despite concerns over the viability of BHS, advisers including Grant Thornton were paid in the millions of pounds for their roles, according to the Wo...

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What Brexit means for accounting, employment and taxation law
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What Brexit means for accounting, employment and taxation law

8y Keith Nuthall

What Brexit means for accounting, employment and t...

EU accounting and taxation legislation may not apply in Britain as PM says 'Brexit means Brexit' Read More...

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Jane Ellison takes over from Gauke as 'tax minister'
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Jane Ellison takes over from Gauke as 'tax minister'

8y Kevin Reed , Writer

Jane Ellison takes over from Gauke as 'tax ministe...

Jane Ellison to serve as 'tax minister' following ministerial responsibilities for public health. David Gauke become chief secretary to the Treasury R...

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FRC proposes changes to FRS 101
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FRC proposes changes to FRS 101

8y Richard Crump , Writer

FRC proposes changes to FRS 101

The amendments to FRS 101 are limited, and predominately provide exemptions from many of the disclosure requirements of IFRS 15 Read More...

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KPMG appoints Brexit chief as clients scramble for help
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KPMG appoints Brexit chief as clients scramble for help

8y Kevin Reed , Writer

KPMG appoints Brexit chief as clients scramble for...

Head of Brexit role created at KPMG as clients - UK and global - seek to steer understand and mitigate the ramifications of the UK's EU referendum vot...

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Brexit 'slog' ahead for accountants, suggest experts at CFO Agenda
Accounting Firms

Brexit 'slog' ahead for accountants, suggest experts at CFO Agenda

8y Kevin Reed , Writer

Brexit 'slog' ahead for accountants, suggest exper...

A crisis always gives advisers plenty to do - but there are questions as to whether Brexit will give them the lucrative work they desire Read More...

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FRC investigation launched into PwC's BHS audit
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FRC investigation launched into PwC's BHS audit

8y Kevin Reed , Writer

FRC investigation launched into PwC's BHS audit

The Financial Reporting Council has launched an investigation into the conduct of the Big Four firm in relation to its audit of BHS Read More...

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Colin: #EURef bankers a problem
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Colin: #EURef bankers a problem

8y Idris Nagri

Colin: #EURef bankers a problem

The EU referendum campaign seems to be the very definition of partnerships you just don't want to be in Read More...

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PwC and Deloitte chiefs sign Remain letter
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PwC and Deloitte chiefs sign Remain letter

8y Kevin Reed , Writer

PwC and Deloitte chiefs sign Remain letter

PwC and Deloitte chiefs join more than 1,200 business leaders in calling for people to vote in during the EU Referendum Read More...

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EU audit reform to open up £10bn market for firms
Accounting Firms

EU audit reform to open up £10bn market for firms

8y Richard Crump , Writer

EU audit reform to open up £10bn market for firms

BDO says £10bn worth of audit and non-audit services could swap hands between accountancy firms in the next ten years Read More...

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EC adopts country-by-country reporting
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EC adopts country-by-country reporting

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

EC adopts country-by-country reporting

EC adopts rules on the reporting by multinational companies of tax-related information Read More...

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IPA issues first specialist insolvency licence
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IPA issues first specialist insolvency licence

8y Chris Warmoll , Writer

IPA issues first specialist insolvency licence

IPA issues first personal insolvency licence after licensing regime opended to greater competition Read More...

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FRC: No level playing field for disciplining directors in audit cases
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FRC: No level playing field for disciplining directors in audit cases

8y Calum Fuller , Reporter

FRC: No level playing field for disciplining direc...

Stephen Haddrill hopes scope of powers to apply to all directors to even playing field Read More...

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ICAEW wants greater clarity over access to simplified accounting regime
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ICAEW wants greater clarity over access to simplified accounting regime

8y Calum Fuller , Reporter

ICAEW wants greater clarity over access to simplif...

ICAEW warns of "worrying degree of confusion" over FRS 101 Read More...

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World bodies establish tax collaboration platform
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World bodies establish tax collaboration platform

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

World bodies establish tax collaboration platform

Four of the world’s biggest organisations have teamed up to improve the way developing countries tax multinationals Read More...

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Auditors face FTSE 350 concerns over cost of transition to new EU audit rules
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Auditors face FTSE 350 concerns over cost of transition to new EU audit rul...

8y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Auditors face FTSE 350 concerns over cost of trans...

Auditors are facing deepening concerns from FTSE 350 businesses over the cost of transition to the new EU audit regulatory regime Read More...

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R3 cautiously welcomes advent of simpler bankruptcy regime
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R3 cautiously welcomes advent of simpler bankruptcy regime

8y Chris Warmoll , Writer

R3 cautiously welcomes advent of simpler bankruptc...

Applications will now be assessed by a government adjudicator rather than a judge Read More...

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EU orders Belgium to recoup €700m in illegal multinational tax breaks
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EU orders Belgium to recoup €700m in illegal multinational tax breaks

8y Chris Warmoll , Writer

EU orders Belgium to recoup €700m in illegal multi...

Belgium has given a select number of multinationals substantial tax advantages that break EU state aid rules, says Vestager Read More...

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Advisers warn of employer headache as Scots income tax looms
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Advisers warn of employer headache as Scots income tax looms

8y Kevin Reed , Writer

Advisers warn of employer headache as Scots income...

Payroll IT and processes need yet another update, as Scottish income tax rates will come into force from April 2016, warn advisers Read More...

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FRC beefs up executive zeal with key management changes
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FRC beefs up executive zeal with key management changes

8y Chris Warmoll , Writer

FRC beefs up executive zeal with key management ch...

New structure will fuse responsibilities and harness resources to deliver the watchdog's primary objectives Read More...

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EU committee pushing to remove tax competition
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EU committee pushing to remove tax competition

9y Keith Nuthall

EU committee pushing to remove tax competition

A meeting of EU MEPs outlines a direction of travel that it wants the EC to take: including the removal of tax competition and greater member state sh...

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Gearing up for auto-enrolment: an opportunity to add value
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Gearing up for auto-enrolment: an opportunity to add value

9y Idris Nagri

Gearing up for auto-enrolment: an opportunity to a...

Pensions auto-enrolment is not simply about pensions. The real issue here is payroll processes Read More...

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Going concern guidance extended to companies outside of UK governance rules
Accounting Standards

Going concern guidance extended to companies outside of UK governance rules

9y Richard Crump , Writer

Going concern guidance extended to companies outsi...

FRC issues for consultation draft going concern guidance for companies outside of the UK corporate governance code Read More...

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