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Public Sector

US accountants preparing for global financial reporting rules

IFRS is winning support among accountants and FDs, says survey

05 Dec 2008

HMRC cuts 3400 jobs, close 90 tax, VAT offices

HMRC is cutting ,3400 jobs and closing 90 tax and VAT offices across Britain as part of a Whitehall efficiency drive

05 Dec 2008

Cost restraints hamper temporary Olympic sports venue

Cost restrictions forces Olympics organisers to consider cancelling a temporary sports venue in Greenwich

21 Nov 2008

Working with the NHS: in sickness and in health

The NHS is in rude health thanks to the turnaround specialists – now the job is to prevent a relapse

20 Nov 2008

L&G challenges FSL over out-of-date annuities data

Insurance giant L&G is challenging FSA to ensure its website is able to provide up-to-date data

20 Nov 2008

Bush to recruit TARP inspector from fraud group

Bush has nominated a TARP inspector from mortgage fraud group

17 Nov 2008

Hedge fund billionaires to come into the ligh

Hedge fund billionaires, accused of wrecking the economy, will come into light int front of Congress committee

13 Nov 2008

PBR tipped to have far reaching measures

PwC forecasts the PBR on November 24 will have far-reaching transformation programmes

13 Nov 2008

TARP $250bn injection a long process, offical warns

TARP could take a long time before it starts to operate, top official warns

12 Nov 2008

Auditors approve EU accounts but slam spending

Auditors approve EU accounts but slam spending errors as 'unacceptable'

11 Nov 2008

KPMG predicts focus on economic forecasts in PBR

Darling's PBR will tread a fine line between offsetting worst effects of downturn and restoring public finances

07 Nov 2008

Few CFOs will take note of US election outcome

Few CFOs plan to make any tax decisions based on the outcome of the presidential elections

04 Nov 2008

France calls for tighter int'l finance rules

France will call for tighter rules of international finance sector in French EU Presidency paper this week

03 Nov 2008

Govt accused for missing Equitable warning signs

Parliamentary ombudsman attacks government for being too ‘mesemerised’ to see Equitable's warning signs

31 Oct 2008

Osborne to signal tax rises in Tory counter attack

Osborne will signal tax rises under Tory in a counter-attack on government’s ‘tax-con”

31 Oct 2008

Management accountancy rules, OK

Tilley, CIMA CEO, says management accountancy – not beancounting – is vital as public sector slides into recession

24 Oct 2008

Govt abandons sale of the Tote

The government has abandoned the sale of the Tote, blaming ‘impossible’ market conditions

23 Oct 2008

PwC, E&Y clinch lucrative TARP contracts

US Treasury has recruited big four firms PwC and E&Y in its emergency buyouts of toxic assets

22 Oct 2008

Scottish govt and councils on collision course

The Scottish government and Scottish councils are on a collision course after Swinney signals secobd council tax freeze

20 Oct 2008

Hartnett becomes permanent secretary for tax

Lesley Strathie, current Jobcentre Plus boss, takes chief exec role

13 Oct 2008

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Leader: Will younger generation push for a UK institute?

Will British institutes learn from a New Zealand/Australia merger - or have the Trans/Tasmans already learned from them?

Jo Swinson: More needed but insolvency reform step in the right direction

Consumer affairs minister Jo Swinson writes for Accountancy Age on the incoming reforms to insolvency practitioners’ regulation.

FRC is sounding like a modern day Cassandra

Concerns raised in the FRC's latest round of audit inspections sound strikingly familar. Why has the profession failed to address them?

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Don't COP out of guiding clients through tax mire

Anita Brook of Accounts Assist gives a hands-on guide to Code of Practice 9

Taking Stock: Accountancy and the sheriff of Cumbria

TS loves it when two worlds collide

Colin: Hey diddle (tax) diddle

Colin offers his assessment of the pressure on 'tax havens'

Colin: Don't panic! (about avoidance)

Colin succinctly rounds up the latest court ruling on tax avoidance and advisers' responsiblities

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Why budgeting fails: One management system is not enough

If budgeting is to have any value at all, it needs a radical overhaul. In today's dynamic marketplace, budgeting can no longer serve as a company's only management system; it must integrate with and support dedicated strategy management systems, process improvement systems, and the like. In this paper, Professor Peter Horvath and Dr Ralf Sauter present what's wrong with the current approach to budgeting and how to fix it.

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iXBRL: Taking stock. Looking forward

In this white paper CCH provide checklists to help accountants and finance professionals both in practice and in business examine these issues and make plans. Also includes a case study of a large commercial organisation working through the first year of mandatory iXBRL filing.