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Central Government

Keep Calm and Carry On Taken to Riot Cleanup Theme

Spare me the riot blame game

Mat Allen wants a focus on learning, rather than who's to blame post-riot

18 Aug 2011

Colin calls Bond

Colin - Bond ambition

Colin takes drastic action to handle Germany's economic travails

18 Aug 2011

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Scotland proposes new tax-collection body

SNP suggests HMRC replacement for corporation tax north of the border

17 Aug 2011

ICAS warns against Scottish corporation tax

Institute says separate rate will encourage profit shifting

15 Aug 2011

Accountants do what they can for riot-hit businesses

Advisors' services will not bring looted businesses back to full health but they can help

15 Aug 2011

New Irish government audit best practice

The APB has issued new guidance on central government audit for the Republic of Ireland

12 Aug 2011

Cameron pledges tax respite for riot-hit businesses

Tax deferrals and business rates hiatus for those 'in greatest need', says the prime minister

11 Aug 2011

Colin - Bill's in the post

Colin takes a view of the financial aftermath of the Riots...

11 Aug 2011

Colin - Riot juice

Colin's take on the rioting

10 Aug 2011

MPs refute HMRC reasons for poor service standards

The Treasury select committee said problems with NPS cannot be blamed for long-running issue

01 Aug 2011

Pickles: 100% of public audit to private sector

Audit Commission in-house work will be farmed out up to the private sector in the next financial year

28 Jul 2011

Informa considers UK tax base return

Informa prepared to consider UK tax return after corporate tax reforms; Lancashire Holdings announces return

27 Jul 2011

Scotland would have to pay for corporation tax

David Gauke has a separate corporation tax would cost Scotland £2.6bn

22 Jul 2011

Four more sets of government accounts qualified

DWP, Defra, Skills Funding Agency, and Rural Payments Agency accounts qualified by the NAO

20 Jul 2011

HMRC cost-cutting and service improvement a "huge challenge"

NAO warns that cost-reduction plans and service improvement will prove difficult in tandem for the Taxman

20 Jul 2011

Calculators at the ready – here come the government accounts

Experts say unaudited whole-of-government accounts will boost fiscal transparency, yet who will take the time to do the maths?

19 Jul 2011

MOD under fire for failing to follow IFRS

Ministry of Defence's accounts qualified by the NAO for the fifth time running

19 Jul 2011

Audit Commission's glasnost revolution

In an abrupt policy change, the Audit Commission has thrown open its expenses to public scrutiny

18 Jul 2011

Broader approach needed to understand public finances

Pension Corporation calls for more assets and liabilities to be included in public sector finance calculations

15 Jul 2011

Bongos help internal auditors spend £5,000

Bongo-banging awayday at burlesque club for internal auditors under Labour has Conservative Party up in arms

14 Jul 2011

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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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