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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‘Flawed’ HMRC VAT thinking costing micro business, claims ATT
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‘Flawed’ HMRC VAT thinking costing micro business, claims ATT

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

‘Flawed’ HMRC VAT thinking costing micro business,...

Tax association is calling on HMRC to review its guidance around the VAT flat rate scheme to help SME owners Read More...

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Insolvency body IPA to grant partial licences
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Insolvency body IPA to grant partial licences

8y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Insolvency body IPA to grant partial licences

IPA to be first trade body to issue partial licences for insolvency work Read More...

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CIoT welcomes government’s 'joined-up' Panama Papers investigation
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CIoT welcomes government’s 'joined-up' Panama Papers investigation

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

CIoT welcomes government’s 'joined-up' Panama Pape...

Taxation body welcomes departmental investigation into Panama Papers, but questions government’s approach to clampdown on corporate tax evasion Read M...

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CABA eases burden for 13,000 souls
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CABA eases burden for 13,000 souls

8y Chris Warmoll , Writer

CABA eases burden for 13,000 souls

CABA – the organisation that offers support to past and present ICAEW members and their families, helped over 13,000 people in 2015, its annual impact...

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ACCA confirms Glasgow office move
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ACCA confirms Glasgow office move

8y Calum Fuller , Reporter

ACCA confirms Glasgow office move

ACCA will take three floors at 110 Queen Street in Glasgow Read More...

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CIMA outlines contributors to bad decision making in business
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CIMA outlines contributors to bad decision making in business

8y Richard Crump , Writer

CIMA outlines contributors to bad decision making ...

Information overload, excessive bureaucracy, lack of trust and incentives that aren’t aligned with goals cited as contributors to poor decision making...

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ACCA identifies ‘massive’ talent challenges in global finance functions
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ACCA identifies ‘massive’ talent challenges in global finance functions

8y Richard Crump , Writer

ACCA identifies ‘massive’ talent challenges in glo...

COMPANIES are failing to establish career paths that encompass the whole of finance, according to a report from ACCA. According to the report, retaine...

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Profession tight lipped over Brexit stance
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Profession tight lipped over Brexit stance

8y Accountancy Age

Profession tight lipped over Brexit stance

Key British accounting associations shy away from taking stance over Brexit, finds Keith Nuthall Read More...

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Accountancy body and Big Four launch tax apprenticeship programme
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Accountancy body and Big Four launch tax apprenticeship programme

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

Accountancy body and Big Four launch tax apprentic...

ACCA has teamed up with professional service firms such as KPMG and EY to deliver a new tax and accountancy apprenticeship platform Read More...

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ICAEW teams up with PwC for public sector IPSAS programme
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ICAEW teams up with PwC for public sector IPSAS programme

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

ICAEW teams up with PwC for public sector IPSAS pr...

The two groups join force to launch IPSAS certificate, providing public sector accountants with a certified learning programme Read More...

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54% of IPs see HMRC as 'unhelpful'
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54% of IPs see HMRC as 'unhelpful'

8y Chris Warmoll , Writer

54% of IPs see HMRC as 'unhelpful'

Nearly three-in-four IPs believe HMRC has made the insolvency process harder to manage over the past few years Read More...

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Dare to be boring, ACCA urges Osborne
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Dare to be boring, ACCA urges Osborne

8y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Dare to be boring, ACCA urges Osborne

Chancellor should redress fiscal drag that has ensnared middle income earners sucked into 40% income tax band Read More...

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Vegro appointed FRC executive director of strategy and resources
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Vegro appointed FRC executive director of strategy and resources

8y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Vegro appointed FRC executive director of strategy...

Vegro will report to the FRC's chief executive, Stephen Haddrill and sit on the executive committee Read More...

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BlackLine secures ICAEW accreditation
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BlackLine secures ICAEW accreditation

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

BlackLine secures ICAEW accreditation

One of only 20 solutions currently accredited by ICAEW, BlackLine is the first company to be recognised in the Online Financial Controls and Automatio...

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Paul Aplin lined up for ICAEW presidency
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Paul Aplin lined up for ICAEW presidency

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

Paul Aplin lined up for ICAEW presidency

AC Mole and Sons partner Paul Aplin will serve as ICAEW vice president from June this year and will become the institute’s president from June 2018 Re...

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Non-financial information must be as reliable as financial counterpart, ICAEW says
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Non-financial information must be as reliable as financial counterpart, ICA...

8y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Non-financial information must be as reliable as f...

Non-financial information should face similarly stringent testing to financial data, ICAEW finds in report Read More...

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‘Draconian’ GAAR penalties could breach human rights, taxation group warns
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‘Draconian’ GAAR penalties could breach human rights, taxation group warns

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

‘Draconian’ GAAR penalties could breach human righ...

CIoT fears that not enough information has been given to taxpayers over GAAR and its penalties Read More...

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CCAB urges business to engage with EU reform debate
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CCAB urges business to engage with EU reform debate

8y Chris Warmoll , Writer

CCAB urges business to engage with EU reform debat...

Business leaders call for greater transparency and accountability with a commitment to address democratic deficit Read More...

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ICAEW finance director Liz Rylatt in shock departure
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ICAEW finance director Liz Rylatt in shock departure

8y 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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Treasury doesn’t function as modern finance ministry, claims ICAEW
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Treasury doesn’t function as modern finance ministry, claims ICAEW

8y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Treasury doesn’t function as modern finance minist...

ICAEW argues restructuring of the Treasury and greater oversight of its contribution would aid its contribution to government policy Read More...

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Izza 'disappointed' by government decision to raise audit exemption threshold
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Izza 'disappointed' by government decision to raise audit exemption thresho...

8y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Izza 'disappointed' by government decision to rais...

Audit exemption threshold raised to maximum level despite concerns over quality of reporting Read More...

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ICAEW gives thumb up to Bailey as FCA chief
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ICAEW gives thumb up to Bailey as FCA chief

8y Chris Warmoll , Writer

ICAEW gives thumb up to Bailey as FCA chief

Bailey takes over from Martin Wheatley, who departed in September Read More...

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Friday Afternoon Live: ACCA's Glenn Collins talks 2016 + FRC looks back at KPMG/HBOS
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Friday Afternoon Live: ACCA's Glenn Collins talks 2016 + FRC looks back at ...

8y Accountancy Age , Reporters

Friday Afternoon Live: ACCA's Glenn Collins talks ...

Kevin Reed discusses the week's news and chats with ACCA's Glenn Collins about what we can expect in 2016 Read More...

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HMRC extends tax deadline for Storm Desmond victims
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HMRC extends tax deadline for Storm Desmond victims

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

HMRC extends tax deadline for Storm Desmond victim...

The tax watchdog is giving businesses and individuals extra time to submit their self-assessments due to the 'extreme nature' of the floodings Read Mo...

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UK200Group appoints new president
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UK200Group appoints new president

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

UK200Group appoints new president

James Abbott takes up UK200Group presidency for the next two years Read More...

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CIPFA's Rob Whiteman on moving home and the pride of public service
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CIPFA's Rob Whiteman on moving home and the pride of public service

8y Chris Warmoll , Writer

CIPFA's Rob Whiteman on moving home and the pride ...

'Whatever Mrs Thatcher or subsequent governments have done, they haven't taken away the enormous sense of pride people that people have in public serv...

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