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National Audit Office criticises government savings programme

NAO finds savings programme “not well enough understood” across government

20 Jul 2010

Lagerberg to sit on Treasury's corporate tax reform body

Grant Thornton tax chief joins Treasury's Forum of Tax Professionals

20 Jul 2010

Equality and Human Rights Commission accounts qualified again

National Audit Office qualifies equality commission for the second year running , warning of "serious and continuing risks" over expenditure management

16 Jul 2010

Expense lessons from MPs

David Vine examines what companies can learn from the expenses scandal that surrounded parliament last year

16 Jul 2010

Accountants find small businesses want less regulation

Firm releases findings after surveying its clients

09 Jul 2010

Politics hinders improvement to public sector financial management

Developing countries held back in improving public sector financial management by lack of political support, says ACCA

08 Jul 2010

Lord Ashcroft abandons non-dom status to keep Lords seat

Lord Ashcroft becomes a UK taxpayer, but four other peers choose to abandon the upper house in order to retain non-dom status

07 Jul 2010

MPs back reform of government accounting

Lib-Cons continue project to unravel complex Whitehall accounting

07 Jul 2010

Zero compensation for Bradford & Bingley shareholders

PwC valuer finds no compensation is payable by HM Treasury

05 Jul 2010

Government announces two-tiered budget bill

Exchequer Secretary David Gauke brings in "key measures at the heart of our comprehensive five-year plan to put the British economy back on track."

02 Jul 2010

Government sets out two-stage finance bill

Key tax measures will be rushed through parliament while more technical issues take a consultation route

01 Jul 2010

PCAOB survives US Supreme Court decision

US audit watchdog remains intact after constitutional challenge

29 Jun 2010

Reforms to transform auditor-regulator relations

Proposals may suggest structured relationship between auditor and regulator

28 Jun 2010

Action group calls for clarity on VAT rules for the disabled

Current tax scheme lacks "coherence and logic” group claims

23 Jun 2010

Budget CGT hike fails to deter avoidance opportunities

Smaller than expected increase in capital gains tax may prompt HMRC to look at changing rules for reclassifying income as capital gains

23 Jun 2010

Chancellor delivers early strike

George Osborne talked tough in his first Budget, but spread the pain as wide as possible, argues Dennis Turner

23 Jun 2010

Charities hit hardest by VAT rise to 20%

Some businesses, including banks and charities will be hit much harder than others by the rise in VAT to 20% announced in the Budget

23 Jun 2010

Emergency Budget: Europe speaks with one voice on bank levy

France, Germany and UK say bank levies may differ in detail, but will create level playing field

22 Jun 2010

Emergency Budget: the chancellor's speech

The full text of chancellor George Osborne's speech to the Commons

22 Jun 2010

Emergency Budget: the highlights

All the key points from the chancellor's emergency Budget speech

22 Jun 2010

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Profession reaches end of its tether with PAC

After the Public Accounts Committee's latest hearing - in which it heavily criticised Google's tax affairs - many advisers have had enough

#AAYP 2013: Talent is ageless, but youth unemployment is a problem

The principles of developing future leaders apply whether you've just left school or got years of experience under your belt

To quota or not to quota: that is the problem

Women on board quotas may have a bad rep, but it’s the only way to address inherent bias argues Fiona Hotston Moore

CABA's Wendy Saunders and CEO Kath Haines

Feature: Inside the Chartered Accountants' Benevolent Association

After seeing a 70% rise in demand, Calum Fuller visited the Chartered Accountants Benevolent Association to learn more about its efforts to provide support

Success of FRS 102 needs to be replicated on going concern

The consultation process for FRS 102 was arguably the most wide-ranging the FRC has ever conducted. It should apply the same rigour to going concern

Colin: Colin was here

Colin loves to be the centre of attention, as the Sky News Twitter account can testify

Taking Stock: Life in the slow lane

It was less Wacky Races and more Sunday driving as a team from Reeves helped raise £15,000 for charity as part of a race to Monaco

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