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Fraud

Accountant fleeced £250,000 from clients

Darren Upton lavished the money on secret mistress and a box at Leeds United

09 Feb 2012

KPMG: UK fraud hits record high in 2011

Management fraud soars 74 per cent, leaving investors vulnerable, according to figures by Big Four firm

30 Jan 2012

Vantis

Ex-Vantis' Perrin guilty of £70m tax fraud

David Perrin of Leagrave, Luton, guilty of charity tax fraud while at Vantis

13 Jan 2012

Civil fraud investigations will no longer guarantee immunity

HMRC announces details of contractual disclosure facility

11 Jan 2012

Accountant accused of embezzling £1.8m

David Johnston to appear before Aberdeen court in February

21 Dec 2011

Whistle-blowing Olympus CEO seeks new board

Sacked Olympus CEO Michael Woodford attempts to build new board in Japan

12 Dec 2011

Auditors barred for life over Satyam scandal

Indian accounting institute bans two auditors from practising, due to their roles in the Satyam scandal

08 Dec 2011

E&Y sued for $900m over Madoff fund audit

Ernst & Young are being sued by the liquidators of a fund linked to jailed fraudster Bernard Madoff

06 Dec 2011

Audio: How forensic accounting grows in the downturn

Rachael Singh speaks to Ernst & Young's head of fraud investigations John Smart about the growing popularity of forensic accounting services

05 Dec 2011

Video: How forensic accounting grows in the downturn

Rachael Singh speaks to Ernst & Young's head of fraud investigations John Smart about the growing popularity of forensic accounting services

05 Dec 2011

Bribery Act proves grass isn't greener

Branded an unwelcome piece of red tape, the 2010 Bribery Act could actually attract more international business to the UK, writes Steven Beharrell

01 Dec 2011

HMRC: Not quite get out of jail free

Rachel cook runs through the new criminal investigation powers - and settlements offering - to be wielded by HMRC in the new year

15 Nov 2011

Is the UK's anti-fraud strategy achieving its aims?

Three years on and the National Fraud Authority's report card shows it is missing its own targets, says Bill Trueman

14 Nov 2011

Ecclestone made payment to avoid tax investigation

Bernie Ecclestone paid off German banker to prevent accusations about his tax affairs making their way to HMRC

10 Nov 2011

Former ATT president arrested

Andrew Meeson and three associates charged with stealing £5m through a tax fraud

31 Oct 2011

Deloitte sued for billions over audit of failed US mortgage provider

Deloitte in the US sued for $7.6bn for allegedly failing to spot fraud during its audits of collapsed US mortgage giant TBW

28 Sep 2011

Scam HMRC emails increase 300%

Number of fraudulent emails purportedly from the taxman on the rise

15 Sep 2011

£1m fraudster sentenced to four years jail

South African Lawrence Goldberg set up 50 tax agent companies for self assessment fraud

13 Sep 2011

SEC subpoenas Deloitte Shanghai after client fraud

US regulator the SEC has called Deloitte Shanghai to court after it refused to give up audit documents pertaining to client fraud

09 Sep 2011

Trainee accountant in dock for £500,000 fraud

Student accountant Imran Ali used his HBOS job to steal almost £500,000

05 Sep 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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