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Are three buckets enough for asset impairment?

IASB's three bucket model has been proposed for asset impairment but how would the theory work in practice?

19 Aug 2011

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Top 50 +50 analysis: The environment

The top firms may have shown signs of improvement in reducing their carbon footprint but still have a long way to go

18 Aug 2011

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Minority groups fight HMRC's online VAT stance

Three businesses fight HMRC's online-only VAT strategy. Jaimie Kaffash considers the likelihood of their success

17 Aug 2011

Accountants do what they can for riot-hit businesses

Advisors' services will not bring looted businesses back to full health but they can help

15 Aug 2011

Is offshoring audit a passport to success?

Offshoring audit is gaining attention but neither firms nor regulators are quite sure what it all means

09 Aug 2011

Top 50 +50 2011 analysis: Audit

Individual sparks of great performance, but nothing to write home about for the UK's audit firms

08 Aug 2011

Is the taxman giving big business a TTP helping hand?

The latest figures show that fewer Time to Pay arrangements are being made. But a forensic review shows that the more very large deals have been agreed

05 Aug 2011

Can IFRS 9 prevent Greek tragedy?

IFRS 9 supporters claim the standard will ease Greek debt pain, but the markets might have the final say

04 Aug 2011

Does Lehmans loss denote disaster for HMRC?

Has defeat for Lehman Brothers's administrators meant HMRC will lose its war against the football creditor rule, asks Rachael Singh

03 Aug 2011

Top 50 +50 2011 analysis: Insolvency

Are zombies killing off insolvency?

02 Aug 2011

Audit inspectors optimistic despite firm shortcomings

Audit inspectors claim standards are improving at the top-six firms, but the results tell a different story

01 Aug 2011

Top 50 +50 2011 analysis: Tax

Only 11 of the top 35 firms increase their tax service line revenues, Jaimie Kaffash finds

29 Jul 2011

BDO chief's eventful international tenure ends

Jeremy Newman to step down from senior BDO management after many garrulous years

25 Jul 2011

Softer taxman looks to settle

HMRC's settlement strategy could lead it to actively help the taxpayer get round the law

20 Jul 2011

Would Gaines-Cooper fail the new residency test?

With the Gaines-Cooper judgment near, Accountancy Age looks at how proposed residency rules would have impacted on his tax affairs

20 Jul 2011

Calculators at the ready – here come the government accounts

Experts say unaudited whole-of-government accounts will boost fiscal transparency, yet who will take the time to do the maths?

19 Jul 2011

CFC rules provide an intellectual problem

The reform of controlled foreign companies does not make good reading for intellectual property-dependent businesses

19 Jul 2011

Audit Commission's glasnost revolution

In an abrupt policy change, the Audit Commission has thrown open its expenses to public scrutiny

18 Jul 2011

FRC numbers speak louder than words

The FRC's annual figures show its boards' activities are changing, yet how much does this tell us about the regulator's planned structural shake up?

13 Jul 2011

MPs 'disappointed' by Audit Commission axing

MPs and experts are disappointed at the summary execution of the Audit Commission, which they said is without justification

11 Jul 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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Supplier statement reconciliations: Manual chore or critical value adding process?

By looking at the reasons supplier statements became unfashionable, and the reasons why it is different today, this paper delves into the many benefits that can be obtained by automating the process.

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7 building blocks for business growth

Having a real and true view of your organisation’s current financial position, and having the right systems and processes in place, will ensure that you can make strong choices and are ready to capitalise on opportunities