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Barnier pushes for European transaction tax

Nine countries urge Danish presidency to speed up creation of draft EU-wide financial transaction tax directive

10 Feb 2012

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European businesses criticise Tobin Tax proposals

Business leaders say financial transaction tax could be "disastrous" for Europe

24 Nov 2011

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EU audit reform delayed at least one week

Audit reform proposals from Brussels have been pushed back one week and maybe more

22 Nov 2011

Tobin Tax 'an excuse for aid failures', says Cameron

The prime minister reiterates his opposition to the financial transaction tax

03 Nov 2011

Tobin tax is likely, says banking chief

British Bankers' Association Angela Knight says she expects financial transaction tax to be introduced

05 Oct 2011

Video: Could the Big Four be broken up?

Accountancy Age discusses the implications of European proposals to fundamentally restructure the audit market

04 Oct 2011

Audit rotation and the consultation conundrum

US and European regulators are considering mandatory firm rotation, but what is the value of consultation?

23 Sep 2011

Audio: Comply or explain

Peter Montagnon of the FRC discuss the EC's recent green paper on corporate governance

18 Aug 2011

Video: Comply or explain

Peter Montagnon of the FRC discuss the EC's recent green paper on corporate governance

18 Aug 2011

Can IFRS 9 prevent Greek tragedy?

IFRS 9 supporters claim the standard will ease Greek debt pain, but the markets might have the final say

04 Aug 2011

FRC in defence of 'comply or explain'

Comply or explain is best principle for promoting strong corporate governance, FRC tells European Commission

22 Jul 2011

EU could push for Tobin tax

EU Budget might propose EU-wide tax on financial transactions, reports suggest

27 Jun 2011

ICAS future of accountancy lecture hauls in the crowds

Firms were told to reinvent or die at an annual ICAS lecture on the future of accountancy

09 Jun 2011

EC tells UK to amend CFC legislation

UK tax on European subsidiaries' capital facing Commission legal challenge

19 May 2011

IoD opposes European VAT proposals

EC moves to standardise VAT have been slammed by business leaders

14 Apr 2011

Pace of change to new accounting rules frightens EC

Jeroen Hooijer warns that major accounting standards project requires more road-testing

31 Mar 2011

UK GDP will fall under Europe-wide tax base

Research by the Oxford University's tax team finds an EU-wide corporate tax base would see UK GDP fall

16 Mar 2011

EU corporate tax base moves closer

One-stop shop proposed by the European Commission for companies to deal with their tax affairs

16 Mar 2011

EC ruling could "significantly" hit UK tax take

An EC request for the UK to withdraw two pieces of anti-avoidance tax legislation will harm the Exchequer

17 Feb 2011

The mything link

ICAS president Alan Thomson has put himself in the firing line to oppose banks forcing clients to use big four audit firms

10 Feb 2011

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Penny Avis' book Nevermind the Botox Rachel

Video: From corporate finance to author

Rachael Singh interviews self-published author and former Deloitte partner Penny Avis on her novel "Nevermind the Botox Rachel"

ABI wants cover for insurance accounting

With insurance accounting up in the air, the ABI wants the right balance between consistency of application while avoiding the burden of new rules

Permanently check out of business record-keeping scheme

Taxman should find a better use of its 120 Business Record Checks staff, says Kevin Reed

Bankruptcy tourism - it's not a holiday

Foreign nationals may think it is an easy ride to bankrupt themselves here, but Neil Smyth warns it is just as tough

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The benefits and pitfalls of partnership status

Solicitor Tim Marshall explains the issues to bear in mind when thinking about your firm's structure

Who’s not Who?

IT SEEMS Deloitte's CEO David Sproul has been left in the shadows by colleague Louise Brittain.

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