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Simon Collins

Collins outline new KPMG leadership team

Simon Collins names leadership team of ten, with plenty of new faces

11 May 2012

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Colin: Take the money and...stay

Colin's guide to increasing the pay packet

11 May 2012

David Fenn new managing partner at Wilkins Kennedy

Best Practice: Wilkins Kennedy's David Fenn

The firm's move to LLP status was a tough process, but the firm should be fitter and stronger for it, explains managing partner David Fenn

11 May 2012

Accountants disappointed with low salary hikes

Of the 1,300 accountants surveyed most expected a salary rise of 13.5% compared to the average that was dished out of 10.3%

10 May 2012

Cameron - who has the most important job of all?

Bobby Lane believes accountants have done more than the government in helping nurture and protect businesses

09 May 2012

The Practitioner: The expenses are on me

A trip to Edinburgh sounds great,until the penny drops that the practice will have to foot the bill

09 May 2012

Can firms force partners to retire?

The Supreme Court case on mandatory partner retirement continues to rage on, but it’s not a case of if but when, explains David Walker

02 May 2012

Wilkins Kennedy converts to LLP status

Wilkins Kennedy drops its partnership structure for Limited Liability status

01 May 2012

Italian firm applies for ABS licence for UK arm

Italy’s Pirola Pennuto Zei & Associati is set to become one of the first non-UK law firms to convert to an alternative business structure (ABS).

27 Apr 2012

Partner promotions galore at Saffery Champness

Three Safferys team members promoted to partner level

27 Apr 2012

The Practitioner: Wherever I lay my hat...

The Practitioner is unconvinced the firm needs an office anymore

26 Apr 2012

Best Practice: Harwood Hutton's John Brace

Harwood Hutton picks up the Latin vibes as it considers expanding into new territories, explains managing director John Brace

13 Apr 2012

Financial liabilities for LLP members: how limited?

LLP members certainly have some protection against liability but where there is a rule, there are exceptions, explains Miguel Pereira

12 Apr 2012

The Practitioner: Missing our Admin Queen

The Practitioner bemoans the loss of the backbone of the firm: their administrative assistant

12 Apr 2012

Xero delves into practice market

Online IT company produces software for accountants to manage their time better

03 Apr 2012

WKH joins UHY Hacker Young Group

Partnership with regional practice boosts UHY Hacker Young offices to 22

02 Apr 2012

Best Practice: Larking Gowen's family affair

Anne Richardson, personal tax partner at Larking Gowen, on how an innovative service is helping the firm stand out from the crowd

27 Mar 2012

Firm's best Buddha branding

Contractor tax advisors come up with some novel branding

19 Mar 2012

Best Practice: TaxAssist Kingston's Bruce Burrowes

Former FD-turned-practice owner Bruce Burrowes talks about the learning curve he had after moving out of industry

19 Mar 2012

Begbies reduces headcount by 6.2%

Efficiency drive at Begbies Traynor keeps numbers on track

12 Mar 2012

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How software as a service can meet the strategic needs of a growing business

Organisations are now looking for a software service that is cost effective, flexible, streamlined and able to meet the needs of the business both today and in the future

Organisations are now looking for a software service that is cost effective, flexible, streamlined and able to meet the needs of the business both today and in the future

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

CABA's Wendy Saunders and CEO Kath Haines

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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Briefings

budget-management

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.