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George Osborne

Osborne to discuss Vodafone row with Indian authorities

Ongoing row between Vodafone and Indian tax authorities a potential discussion point for chancellor George Osborne

02 Aug 2010

Emergency Budget: What the papers say

The Guardian writes of Lib Dems' "hands in blood", The Telegraph writes of a "breath of fresh air"

23 Jun 2010

Chancellor delivers early strike

George Osborne talked tough in his first Budget, but spread the pain as wide as possible, argues Dennis Turner

23 Jun 2010

Advisers fear Budget anti-avoidance plans

Broad nature of new anti-avoidance plans could catch unsuspecting taxpayers, advisers warn

23 Jun 2010

Emergency Budget: Osborne provides clear direction

Osborne delivers a "what you see is what you get" Budget, says David Whiscombe of the UK200 Group

23 Jun 2010

Osborne: Budget will be harshest for 30 years

Chancellor George Osborne lays out a tough Emergency Budget that he claims will hit the rich harder than the poor

22 Jun 2010

Budget confirmed for 12:30 start

Emergency budget brought forward to 12:30 George Osborne confirms

16 Jun 2010

Cameron makes CGT climbdown

Over 65's likely to be spared government raid on business assets, which wants gains made on holdings such as second homes to be taxed closer to 40% than 18%

07 Jun 2010

Coalition tax plans may hurt small business, warn advisers

Small businesses have been hit with a deluge of proposals by the Lib-Con coalition

27 May 2010

Osborne warned over hasty tax decisions

Chancellor George Osborne shouldn't rush into any rash tax rises or spending cuts, profession warns

20 May 2010

Banking exodus fears unfounded

Bankers staying put as they still make significantly more than their counterparts in other countries

17 May 2010

Tories confirm cuts to corporation tax

Osborn maintains commitment to business

02 Mar 2010

Tories pledge Budget after election

Shadow chancellor George Osborne says the Conservatives will hold an emergency Budget if they win the election

03 Feb 2010

VAT rise blocked by PM

Gordon Brown is reported to have convinced Alistair Darling to raise national insurance instead of VAT

11 Dec 2009

Osborne proposes tax cuts for fledgling companies

Shadow Chancellor has announced that a future Conservative government would give start-ups relief on employer NI contributions

07 Oct 2009

Osborne pledges to reverse Labour’s “pension tax raid”

Shadow chancellor sets out post-election financial stall at Tory party conference

06 Oct 2009

On the money with Mario Christodoulou

George Osborne burned playnig politics with the numbers

24 Sep 2009

Tories examine raising VAT to 20%

Party refuses to rule out a hike in VAT if it wins 2010 election

10 Aug 2009

Overview: moment of truth

Prospects: the Budget places a huge spotlight on George Osborne

23 Apr 2009

Tories propose mandate for mandarins

Civil servants should be spending taxpayers money more responsibly according to shadow chancellor, George Osborne

29 Jan 2009

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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

TS loves it when two worlds collide

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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Briefings

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Why budgeting fails: One management system is not enough

If budgeting is to have any value at all, it needs a radical overhaul. In today's dynamic marketplace, budgeting can no longer serve as a company's only management system; it must integrate with and support dedicated strategy management systems, process improvement systems, and the like. In this paper, Professor Peter Horvath and Dr Ralf Sauter present what's wrong with the current approach to budgeting and how to fix it.

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iXBRL: Taking stock. Looking forward

In this white paper CCH provide checklists to help accountants and finance professionals both in practice and in business examine these issues and make plans. Also includes a case study of a large commercial organisation working through the first year of mandatory iXBRL filing.