'Trigger happy' HMRC winding up order on Bury FC kicked into touch
Administration

'Trigger happy' HMRC winding up order on Bury FC kicked into touch

8y Chris Warmoll , Writer

'Trigger happy' HMRC winding up order on Bury FC k...

Club chairman branded the taxman too "trigger happy" saying the football club "always pay HMRC" Read More...

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Taking Stock: Accountant needed for maritime adventure show
People In Practice

Taking Stock: Accountant needed for maritime adventure show

8y Taking Stock

Taking Stock: Accountant needed for maritime adven...

Windfall films are on the lookout for an accountant to sail the Pacific Ocean for a new adventure TV show Read More...

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Ikea dodges €1bn in taxes, report uncovers
Corporate Tax

Ikea dodges €1bn in taxes, report uncovers

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

Ikea dodges €1bn in taxes, report uncovers

European Commission pledges to look into Ikea’s tax affairs after a report uncovered aggressive tax avoidance schemes used between 2009 and 2014 Read ...

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FRC: e-tagging of charities’ accounts supported by consultation
Accounting Standards

FRC: e-tagging of charities’ accounts supported by consultation

8y Calum Fuller , Reporter

FRC: e-tagging of charities’ accounts supported by...

The charity convention will be used when tagging charity accounts for electronic filing and for other analytical purposes Read More...

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Paul Aplin lined up for ICAEW presidency
Accounting Standards

Paul Aplin lined up for ICAEW presidency

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

Paul Aplin lined up for ICAEW presidency

AC Mole and Sons partner Paul Aplin will serve as ICAEW vice president from June this year and will become the institute’s president from June 2018 Re...

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PwC leads Brantano administration sale
Accounting Firms

PwC leads Brantano administration sale

8y Chris Warmoll , Writer

PwC leads Brantano administration sale

The Leicestershire-based firm was bought by Alteri Investors in October Read More...

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Best Practice: Old Mill’s Ian Carlson
Accounting Firms

Best Practice: Old Mill’s Ian Carlson

8y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Best Practice: Old Mill’s Ian Carlson

Managing director Ian Carlson discusses introducing the firm's shared equity scheme Read More...

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2020 Vision: Professional...Are you sure?
People In Practice

2020 Vision: Professional...Are you sure?

8y Accountancy Age

2020 Vision: Professional...Are you sure?

Some accountants are bringing professionalism into disrepute with their actions, argues Carl Reader Read More...

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FD MAR - DIARY - P48 - TO BE SUBBED
Corporate Finance

FD MAR - DIARY - P48 - TO BE SUBBED

8y Richard Crump , Writer

FD MAR - DIARY - P48 - TO BE SUBBED

not for web Read More

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Non-financial information must be as reliable as financial counterpart, ICAEW says
Accounting Standards

Non-financial information must be as reliable as financial counterpart, ICA...

8y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Non-financial information must be as reliable as f...

Non-financial information should face similarly stringent testing to financial data, ICAEW finds in report Read More...

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Five things we learned from the Google PAC hearing
Corporate Tax

Five things we learned from the Google PAC hearing

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

Five things we learned from the Google PAC hearing

Looking past the “grandstanding and bear-baiting” from the PAC, there are a handful of things that can be taken away from the hearing with Google and ...

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IASB reappoints chairman Hoogervorst
Accounting Standards

IASB reappoints chairman Hoogervorst

8y Calum Fuller , Reporter

IASB reappoints chairman Hoogervorst

While Hoogervorst is set for a second term, vice chairman Ian Mackintosh is to step down once his term expires Read More...

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Friday Afternoon Live: HMRC exposed post-Google + ICAEW wrangles
Corporate Tax

Friday Afternoon Live: HMRC exposed post-Google + ICAEW wrangles

8y Kevin Reed , Writer

Friday Afternoon Live: HMRC exposed post-Google + ...

What we learned from the PAC's Google tax meeting,; and internal wranglings at the ICAEW. Editor Richard Crump discusses Read More...

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Trading law reviewed as liquidators fail to establish ‘increase in net deficiency'
Legal

Trading law reviewed as liquidators fail to establish ‘increase in net defi...

8y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Trading law reviewed as liquidators fail to establ...

Judge clarifes "apparently contradictory decisions that have caused controversy within the insolvency profession for a number of years" Read More...

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Taking Stock: Is the postman set to head up HMRC?
Administration

Taking Stock: Is the postman set to head up HMRC?

8y Taking Stock

Taking Stock: Is the postman set to head up HMRC?

Senior tax advisers tell TS that Post Office boss could be in running to take over at HMRC Read More...

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HMRC denies multinationals "run rings" around it
Corporate Tax

HMRC denies multinationals "run rings" around it

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

HMRC denies multinationals "run rings" around it

Appearing before MPs, HMRC chief executive Dame Lin Homer denies the taxman gets "outmanoeuvred" by the likes of Google Read More...

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The Practitioner: Accounting talent pool is running dry
People In Practice

The Practitioner: Accounting talent pool is running dry

8y The Practitioner

The Practitioner: Accounting talent pool is runnin...

January's normally a good time to bring in fresh blood, but The Practitioner has hit a big fat zero in the game of recruitment Read More...

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FRC to avoid further changes to codes and standards
Audit

FRC to avoid further changes to codes and standards

8y Calum Fuller , Reporter

FRC to avoid further changes to codes and standard...

FRC chief executive Stephen Haddrill pledges that regulator will allow changes to codes and standards to 'bed in' rather than introduce further change...

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‘Draconian’ GAAR penalties could breach human rights, taxation group warns
Accounting Standards

‘Draconian’ GAAR penalties could breach human rights, taxation group warns

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

‘Draconian’ GAAR penalties could breach human righ...

CIoT fears that not enough information has been given to taxpayers over GAAR and its penalties Read More...

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CCAB urges business to engage with EU reform debate
Accounting Standards

CCAB urges business to engage with EU reform debate

8y Chris Warmoll , Writer

CCAB urges business to engage with EU reform debat...

Business leaders call for greater transparency and accountability with a commitment to address democratic deficit Read More...

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RSA appoints UK and Western Europe chief auditor
Audit

RSA appoints UK and Western Europe chief auditor

8y Calum Fuller , Reporter

RSA appoints UK and Western Europe chief auditor

Dave Howell to lead insurer's audit function in UK and Western Europe Read More...

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Disgraced IP Kiran Kumar Mistry jailed
Business Recovery

Disgraced IP Kiran Kumar Mistry jailed

8y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Disgraced IP Kiran Kumar Mistry jailed

The court heard that nine Midlands companies were involved in the fraudulent activity between November 1998 and July 2007. Read More...

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Big Four among most frequent providers of hospitality to senior civil servants
Accounting Firms

Big Four among most frequent providers of hospitality to senior civil serva...

8y Richard Crump , Writer

Big Four among most frequent providers of hospital...

PwC,a major supplier to government, named as second largest provider of hospitality to civil servants Read More...

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HMRC defends Google tax deal ahead of PAC grilling
Administration

HMRC defends Google tax deal ahead of PAC grilling

8y Richard Crump , Writer

HMRC defends Google tax deal ahead of PAC grilling

Taxman defends itself following criticism over how it’s handled Google’s tax avoidance Read More...

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Grant Thornton appoints two financial services advisory partners
Accounting Firms

Grant Thornton appoints two financial services advisory partners

8y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Grant Thornton appoints two financial services adv...

Alex Ellerton and David Morrey made partners Read More...

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Colin: PwC's squeaky clean audit
Accounting Firms

Colin: PwC's squeaky clean audit

8y Richard Crump , Writer

Colin: PwC's squeaky clean audit

Colin considers PwC's reaction to its latest audit win Read More...

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Mazars posts rise in annual profits and fee income
Accounting Firms

Mazars posts rise in annual profits and fee income

8y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Mazars posts rise in annual profits and fee income

Mazars delivers 14% increase in annual fee income, while profits rise 10% to £38.8m Read More...

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