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Central Government

Shoppers in a rush

Window dressing won't save Britain's high streets

Martin Williams bemoans government procrastination in appointing a grocery adjudicator

27 May 2011

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Scotland to review feasibility of a "tartan tax"

The Scottish government will study the viability of a Scottish Variable Rate income tax

27 May 2011

Stormont rebalancing Northern Ireland economy

Northern Ireland corporation tax "will create 4,500 jobs a year"

A reduced rate of corporation tax in Northern Ireland will create 58,000 jobs by 2030, the Economic Advisory Group has said

27 May 2011

Hartnett bemoans "opaque" disguised remuneration schemes

Tax secretary Dave Hartnett tells the Lords of the difficulty nailing down offshore employee benefit trust tax avoidance schemes

26 May 2011

UK-funded audit to clean up Kabul Bank

UK government paying £7m for audit of Kabul Bank, corruption fears have choked aid

25 May 2011

Northern Ireland corporation tax could work, say MPs

"Convincing case" to reduce province's rate to compete with Republic

24 May 2011

Taxman should use travelling enquiry offices, says Gauke

HMRC should look into greater use of the voluntary sector and possible travelling enquiry centres, a minister has told the Treasury select committee

12 May 2011

Government struggles to simplify tax system, says ACCA

The coalition government's first year in government has been marked by "one step forward and two steps back" approach to simplifying the tax system, says ACCA

10 May 2011

Consulting picks up after 2009 slump

Consulting industry halts contraction

03 May 2011

Accounting makes PFI value for money difficult to gauge

Off balance sheet reporting could prove an incentive to using PFI

28 Apr 2011

Government accounting: awash on a sea of money

Whitehall has failed to address the need for high quality financial management and reporting

15 Apr 2011

HM Treasury names head of government finance profession

Richard Douglas takes the head of government finance profession role at HM Treasury

14 Apr 2011

Tax system "not yet moving towards simplification"

The Treasury select committee welcomed measures in the Budget to simplify the tax system, but said that they have simply slowed the increasing rate of complexity

13 Apr 2011

NHS money ends up in tax haven

Guernsey-based company set up by HSBC, but owned by pension funds and small UK investors, takes profits from NHS PFI deals

12 Apr 2011

One rule for MPs, 59 pages for everyone else

MPs are not giving themselves a tax loophole, but the need for a specific requirement for them in the disguised remuneration legislation shows the problems with the Finance Bill

08 Apr 2011

Morley faces jail over expenses

Elliot Morley admits to two charges of false accounting

08 Apr 2011

MPs cover their backs

Salary arrangements for MPs should not be subject to anti avoidance rules, but other innocent people are unable to exclude themselves from poorly drafted legislation

07 Apr 2011

MPs excluded from tax avoidance legislation

The Finance Bill makes specific exemptions for MPs from rules over disguised remuneration

07 Apr 2011

Lawson finally cracks a smile at Lords audit gig

05 Apr 2011

Treasury committee set to look into corporate tax avoidance

Labour MPs are pushing for an inquiry into corporate tax avoidance

31 Mar 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

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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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