Kahn ‘steps down' from ICAEW's special industry group
Business Recovery

Kahn ‘steps down' from ICAEW's special industry group

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Kahn ‘steps down' from ICAEW's special industry gr...

Neville Kahn, of whom Vince Cable called on the ICAEW to investigate, quits the institute's special interest insolvency group Read More...

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The Financial Power List 2014
Accounting Firms

The Financial Power List 2014

10y Idris Nagri

The Financial Power List 2014

Accountancy Age and Financial Director reveal 2014's accounting and financial powerbase Read More...

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Financial transaction tax may curb high-frequency trading, say MPs
Corporate Tax

Financial transaction tax may curb high-frequency trading, say MPs

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Financial transaction tax may curb high-frequency ...

MPs propose a financial transactions tax on high-frequency trades in order encourage long-term planning Read More...

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Cable: Advisers progress in addressing avoidance concerns
Audit

Cable: Advisers progress in addressing avoidance concerns

11y Kevin Reed , Writer

Cable: Advisers progress in addressing avoidance c...

Vince Cable sees accountants moving in the right direction on facing up to tax avoidance issues Read More...

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Cable condemns corporate tax avoidance
Corporate Tax

Cable condemns corporate tax avoidance

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Cable condemns corporate tax avoidance

The business secretary brands corporate tax avoidance "completely unacceptable" Read More...

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Osborne wrong to shelve mansion tax, say readers
Personal Tax

Osborne wrong to shelve mansion tax, say readers

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Osborne wrong to shelve mansion tax, say readers

Accountancy Age readers take overwhelmingly against George Osborne's decision to drop the 'mansion tax' Read More...

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Conservatives abandon ‘mansion tax’
Personal Tax

Conservatives abandon ‘mansion tax’

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Conservatives abandon ‘mansion tax’

George Osborne and David Cameron drop the proposed 'mansion tax', but maintain the rich will still pay higher taxes Read More...

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Readers unconvinced over Cable’s business bank
Politics

Readers unconvinced over Cable’s business bank

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Readers unconvinced over Cable’s business bank

The business secretary's plans to establish a business bank for SMEs fails to enamour Accoutancy Age readers Read More...

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Readers deliver damning verdict on audit exemption threshold
Audit

Readers deliver damning verdict on audit exemption threshold

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Readers deliver damning verdict on audit exemption...

Accountancy Age readers voted against changes in the audit exemption threshold announced earlier this month Read More...

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ACCA: Business bank could “take decades” to get right
Politics

ACCA: Business bank could “take decades” to get right

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

ACCA: Business bank could “take decades” to get ri...

ACCA sceptical on government plans for a business bank Read More...

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Cable lowers audit exemption threshold
Audit

Cable lowers audit exemption threshold

12y Richard Crump , Writer

Cable lowers audit exemption threshold

Tens of thousands of companies exempted from mandatory audits under rules announced by Vince Cable Read More...

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BIS strengthens reporting framework for directors’ pay
Business Regulation

BIS strengthens reporting framework for directors’ pay

12y Richard Crump , Writer

BIS strengthens reporting framework for directors’...

Draft regulations proposes splitting directors' remuneration into two separate parts Read More...

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Cable weighs in to charity tax row
Corporate Tax

Cable weighs in to charity tax row

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Cable weighs in to charity tax row

The business secretary has criticised the government's plans to cap charitable donations Read More...

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Cable fined for unpaid VAT bill
Personal Tax

Cable fined for unpaid VAT bill

13y Idris Nagri

Cable fined for unpaid VAT bill

Business secretary given £500 penalty for failing to register for VAT Read More...

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BIS: Simpler reports for better business
Corporate Finance

BIS: Simpler reports for better business

13y Idris Nagri

BIS: Simpler reports for better business

The Department for Business says simpler company reports will support investors and the economy Read More...

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Removal of 50p tax rate is cuckoo says Treasury minister
Personal Tax

Removal of 50p tax rate is cuckoo says Treasury minister

13y Idris Nagri

Removal of 50p tax rate is cuckoo says Treasury mi...

Danny Alexander labels former chancellor and some Conservatives as living in "cloud cuckoo land" Read More...

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Has Cable done enough to increase SME lending?
Corporate Finance

Has Cable done enough to increase SME lending?

13y Idris Nagri

Has Cable done enough to increase SME lending?

Matt Forrest asks if Vince Cable's pledge to increase pressure on banks to lend to SMEs goes far enough Read More...

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Vince Cable opens London business school
Accounting Standards

Vince Cable opens London business school

13y Idris Nagri

Vince Cable opens London business school

The business secretary opens private business school offering flexible, low cost accountancy and business courses. Read More...

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Cable on audit: 'naivety that verges on madness'
Audit

Cable on audit: 'naivety that verges on madness'

13y Idris Nagri

Cable on audit: 'naivety that verges on madness'

Audit proposals from the business secretary have been panned as 'naivety that verges on madness' Read More...

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Cable’s flawed thinking
Audit

Cable’s flawed thinking

13y Idris Nagri

Cable’s flawed thinking

Should Vince Cable’s recent statement on audit for small and medium sized businesses be considered a definitive statement of what should happen in the...

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Audit cool on reform
Accounting Firms

Audit cool on reform

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

Audit cool on reform

Cable’s plans to raise audit thresholds for small businesses may cut red tape – but harm the economy Read More...

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Cable and the audit challenge
Audit

Cable and the audit challenge

13y Idris Nagri

Cable and the audit challenge

Vince wants to cut the cost of auditing and reporting for small and medium sized business, but are his savings estimates too optimistic Read More...

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Audit industry faces major overhaul
Audit

Audit industry faces major overhaul

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

Audit industry faces major overhaul

The business secretary has said that small businesses will no longer need to be independently audited Read More...

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Cable calls for SME and banking collaboration to improve finance flow
Accounting Firms

Cable calls for SME and banking collaboration to improve finance flow

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

Cable calls for SME and banking collaboration to i...

Vince Cable calls for removal of barriers between SMEs and banks, to improve the flow of finance to businesses Read More...

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