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Seymour Pierce corporate finance director joins Reeves

John Cowie appointed corporate finance partner at Reeves

08 Mar 2012

Andrew Jupp

Smith & Williamson appoints new tax director

Andrew Jupp joins top-10 accountant from Haysmacintyre

19 Jan 2012

Kevin Stopps

Begbies acquisition could net Smith & Williamson £7m

Acquisition of Begbies Traynor tax division could net Smith & Williamson extra £7m in fees

29 Nov 2011

Audit chief accuses Big Four of low-balling

Big Four are low-balling to secure audits, according to mid-tier director Giles Murphy

08 Nov 2011

Top 50 +50 2011 analysis: Insolvency

Are zombies killing off insolvency?

02 Aug 2011

Ex-KPMG senior manager joins Smith & Williamson

Former KPMG senior manager and Begbies Traynor partner Gil Lemon takes up a restructuring and recovery director role at Smith & Williamson's Bristol office.

13 May 2011

Philip Long retires from PKF

PKF's national head of corporate recovery Philip Long steps down having served for more than 38 years at the firm

08 Apr 2011

We should all file a tax return

Richard Mannion believes that PAYE problems could be solved if we all filed a tax return

22 Dec 2010

Smith & Williamson restructuring head Stephen Cork resigns

Stephen Cork steps down as head of restructuring and recovery at Smith & Williamson and is jointly succeeded by Anthony Spicer and Greg Palfrey

02 Aug 2010

Royal Mail users urged to use VAT reclaim

Smith & Williamson flags up a potential VAT special delivery for companies after taxman says retrospective reclaims will be considered

06 Apr 2010

Runners race for Ladbrokes top job

Place your bets for who is going to take over as chief executive at Ladbrokes

21 Jan 2010

Smith & Williamson signs due diligence deal

Due diligence consortium expands with one of UK's top ten firms

06 Jan 2010

Time to pay lifeline open to accountancy firms

Taxman has extended the Business Payments Supports Service to large partnerships, allowing accountancy staff a temporary reprieve from crippling tax payments

05 Jan 2010

Time-share firms boosted by VAT decision

Time-share exchange operators could win VAT refunds after court decision

15 Sep 2009

Smith & Williamson directors move to private investment firm

Three directors at Smith & Williamson have left to join the same company

13 Aug 2009

RSM Bentley Jennison beefs up corporate finance arm with new hire

Mid-tier firm takes bold step of appointing Stuart Marcy to lead its regional corporate finance division in the backdrop of a slump in M&A activity

24 Jul 2009

Taxman on alert as footballers look to sidestep 50% rate

Premier league players looking to avoid the 50% tax band by having their salaries paid as interest-free loans should beware - the taxman will most likely move to close the loophole

11 Jun 2009

Bottom falls out of bankruptcy market

No incentive for practitioners to continue taking on personal bankruptcies despite a rise in the number of people becoming insolvent

11 Jun 2009

Smith & Williamson in consultation to close a London office

Some redundancies to follow if closure goes ahead

18 Feb 2009

Digita wins Smith & Williamson from CCH

Top ten firm Smith & Williamson implements Digita software, moving away from CCH

06 Feb 2009

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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

businessman steps forward

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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