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Charity tax fraud

Colin: Judge gently?

Judges are seldom charitable, notes Colin

26 Oct 2012

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PwC gets vocal over lost BG audit

The Big Four firm is unusually chatty about losing a major audit, notes TS...

25 Oct 2012

Starbucks

AAT director takes swipe at Starbucks

It's not all about Richard Murphy. Other accounting representatives are unhappy at Starbucks' tax strategy...

23 Oct 2012

Colin: Frappes and figures

A frappe isn't just a frappe these days, notes Colin

18 Oct 2012

Education game must follow Starbucks controversy

Education on companies' tax arrangements is urgently required

18 Oct 2012

Practice Manager: Is PKF the real deal as BDO plays catch-up?

BDO and PKF need to find an answer to stagnating performance - but will two into one go?

16 Oct 2012

Colin: Formula One just not cricket

"If a fine for espionage is tax-deductible, what else is?", asks Colin

15 Oct 2012

Spies are tax-deductible

TS was astonished to find out spies can be tax-deductible

12 Oct 2012

Colin: Charity case is no defence

Stealing from charity just isn't very christian, notes Colin

11 Oct 2012

Could Tory top rate cuts discourage avoidance?

Calum Fuller looks at the potential effect of top-rate tax cuts proposed at the Conservative Party conference

11 Oct 2012

Will.i.am asks KPMG: 'Where is the love?'

KPMG branches further afield to help its consultants understand the media

10 Oct 2012

Accounting for box office success can be tricky

What’s the difference between a yuan and a dollar? Nothing, if you’re a box-office analyst

08 Oct 2012

Colin: Government chases its pound of flesh

The Public Accounts Committee could be Shylock to the BBC's Antonio, notes Colin

08 Oct 2012

Opinion: IR35 yield improvement a baby step

Progress on IR35 is little more than a baby step in the right direction, says Calum Fuller

05 Oct 2012

FRC practices what it preaches

FRC avoids charge of “do as I say, not as I do”, by changing its auditor

05 Oct 2012

Colin: E&Y figures go biblical

Ernst & Young's revenue breakdown is enough to stop a plague in its tracks, notes Colin

04 Oct 2012

ICAS' Savoy stand-ups impress TS

Anton Colella and Sir David Tweedie got their laughing gears working last night at the Scottish institute's annual dinner

02 Oct 2012

E&Y: Steve Varley and audit rebels

A closer glance at Ernst & Young's 2012 assurance revenues might prove uncomfortable reading for mid-tier firms looking to open up the market

02 Oct 2012

Colin: HMRC's got its head in the cloud

Colin gives a wry warning as HMRC takes a big step

28 Sep 2012

Gate-crashing is not a form of reasoned debate

The protesters who gate-crashed former HMRC tax chief Dave Hartnett's retirement party did little to further their cause, says Calum Fuller

25 Sep 2012

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Stepping back and choosing a simpler IT system might be the best way forward for the business explains Christophe Letellier

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

Colin: Democracy bureaucracy

Colin wonders what the ICAEW's discussions over the botched ballot were like

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