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Corporate restructuring surge threatens covenants

A surge in corporate restructuring caused by the recession has put employer covenants at risk, warns Punter Southall Transaction Services.

16 May 2012

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Nine pension rules and legislation tweaks in Budget

Tweaks rather than overhauls for pensions

22 Mar 2012

Budget2012: Age-related allowances to be phased out

Pensioners should not have to fill out SA forms, says chancellor

21 Mar 2012

Baker Tilly picks up Danish pensions trust audit

Pensions advisor's launch in the UK sees Baker Tilly pick up audit work

22 Feb 2012

Solvency II will kill DB schemes and bankrupt business

Solvency II will force all remaining defined benefit schemes to close and could lead to significant job losses as UK companies fold, lobby groups warn

14 Feb 2012

Government pension scheme qualified by the NAO

Civil Superannuation accounts qualified due to a lack of record-keeping over pension payments

01 Feb 2012

The tangible benefits of intangibles

Pension deficit? Leverage the brand, says Stuart Whitwell

26 Jan 2012

Accounting for liabilities backed by 50% of schemes

Almost half of pension funds now believe that liabilities should be included on annual scheme accounts, according to latest research.

12 Jan 2012

Crowe takes Citizens Advice audit after pensions spat

Disagreement over pensions accounting sees Baker tilly step down as Citizens Advice auditor

15 Dec 2011

No time like the present to sort out pensioners' tax

The government's consultation on modernising the personal tax system is long overdue, says Alan Boby

30 Nov 2011

AS2011: pensions measures to save £450m a year

Clarifying rules around asset-based pensions schemes will benefit businesses, say advisors

29 Nov 2011

AS2011: Osborne targets pension tax avoidance

Osborne targets tax avoidance based on pensions in an effort to raise £500m a year

29 Nov 2011

Pension fund members face 70% tax charge

High Court to rule on whether pension schemes are legal

28 Nov 2011

Former ATT president arrested

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

31 Oct 2011

Pension watchdog scrutinises pre-pack administrations

Regulator shines spotlight on insolvencies that drop pension liabilities

31 Oct 2011

HMRC to contact pensioners over its underpayment error

Taxman mistake leads to taxpayers paying back on their pensions tax

13 Oct 2011

Pensioners pay 27% of income on tax

Analysis shows less well-off households pay up to 33% of income on tax

05 Oct 2011

Do charities need aid with pensions accounting?

Charity finance group to help solve dispute over accounting for pensions deficit

19 Sep 2011

Citizens Advice pension 'hit by accounting grey area'

Citizens Advice FD Alistair Gibbons insists pension accounting issue that made Baker Tilly resign

16 Sep 2011

NI for pensioners 'would raise £500m a year'

Government confirms figure following debate over paying for elderly care

15 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"

Managers must spot signs of staff stress

Learn to identify the symptoms of stress in your team, urges CABA

The Practitioner: Staff sit-down shocker

The Practitioner has plenty to think about after a senior staff member reveals the pair haven't 'chatted' for quite a while...

Time for consulting to re-balance?

Despite robust performance in 2011, the consulting industry must reduce its reliance on financial services clients, says Alan Leaman

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Tax: Don't go back in the future

Forget retrospection and instead put the GAAR together properly to create certainty for business, says Gary Richards

CIMA and ICAEW accounts: all in the presentation

Fully transparent, or just one for the accountants? asks Kevin Reed

TS recalls Pet's star Healy's close links to HMRC

Tim Healy's recent run-in with the taxman isn't his only dealing with HMRC, TS recalls...

Colin: Cost-cutting a step too far

Finance function takes its toll at BBC offices

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