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ACCA

International accounting standards: only fools rush in

G20 leaders were too quick to rip into accountancy rules

23 Apr 2009

UK accounting student tops the world in exam

Top score in ACCA Advanced Taxation paper

08 Apr 2009

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AATV: The Turner report, auditors and fair value

Steve Priddy and Shamim Diouman analyse the likely impact of the Turner report on the profession

26 Mar 2009

G20 summit must address accounting issues, says ACCA

ACCA calls for 'global accounting language'

10 Mar 2009

Survey: accountants need better training

Training for accountants in business is often rationed, according to a global survey by ACCA

26 Feb 2009

Record number of Certified Accountant hopefuls last year

Improvement in pass rates also noted

25 Feb 2009

Brand cool on prospect of ACCA merger

After five months in the role, ACCA CEO Helen Brand has all but ruled out the possibility of a merger with another industry body

22 Jan 2009

Mentoring under-developed in finance profession

Finance profession doesn't make use of coaches and mentors

16 Jan 2009

ACCA reform measures just a 'gimmick'

ACCA's new measures to improve its accountability and transparency are nothing more than a 'gimmick' says longstanding critic Prem Sikka

08 Jan 2009

Prince Charles urges profession to protect the environment

The Prince of Wales calls for accountants to avoid a carbon crunch

17 Dec 2008

ACCA restructures its governance regime

Seven independent 'lay persons' head up ACCA's new regulatory board

16 Dec 2008

Institutes urge execs to deal with 'going concern' now

Business must face up to going concern potential in the financial statements, warn institutes

05 Dec 2008

Atos Origin signs £8m contract with ACCA

ACCA will work with the IT services company which will provide support from its UK and Kuala Lumpur offices

29 Oct 2008

Treasury's CGT receipts to fall

ACCA predicts loss of revenue from capital gains tax in light of economic slowdown

27 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

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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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