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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Accountants among most recession-proof professions
People In Practice

Accountants among most recession-proof professions

8y Richard Crump , Writer

Accountants among most recession-proof professions

Since 2002, the accounting profession’s aggregate salary bill has risen by 11.5% in real terms, as the average salary bill for private sector professi...

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ICAEW finance director Liz Rylatt in shock departure
Accounting Standards

ICAEW finance director Liz Rylatt in shock departure

8y Richard Crump , Writer

ICAEW finance director Liz Rylatt in shock departu...

Liz Rylatt quits as ICAEW's executive director, finance, operations and members, Accountancy Age learns Read More...

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Zenith Hygiene Group appoints PwC as auditors
Audit

Zenith Hygiene Group appoints PwC as auditors

8y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Zenith Hygiene Group appoints PwC as auditors

Audit services generated £113,000 for Baker Tilly in 2015 Read More...

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KS International and Morison International merge to create $1bn association
Accounting Firms

KS International and Morison International merge to create $1bn association

8y Richard Crump , Writer

KS International and Morison International merge t...

Morison KSi will have 1,201 partners, 8,990 professional staff across 375 offices in 88 countries Read More...

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Acquisition target passes FRP's Litmus test
Accounting Firms

Acquisition target passes FRP's Litmus test

8y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Acquisition target passes FRP's Litmus test

FRP Advisory acquires Litmus Advisory, adding three debt advisory partners in the process Read More...

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Taxman seizes over £2bn from accelerated payments
Administration

Taxman seizes over £2bn from accelerated payments

8y Fraser Simpson

Taxman seizes over £2bn from accelerated payments

HMRC issues 3,000 APNs every month and expects to claim £5bn in payments by 2020 Read More...

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KPMG appoints Adrian Stone as UK head of audit
Audit

KPMG appoints Adrian Stone as UK head of audit

8y Calum Fuller , Reporter

KPMG appoints Adrian Stone as UK head of audit

Stone replaces previous incumbent Tony Cates, who becomes head of KPMG's international markets and government practice Read More...

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‘If the government won’t do it, I’ll tax multinationals myself’
Corporate Tax

‘If the government won’t do it, I’ll tax multinationals myself’

8y Fraser Simpson

‘If the government won’t do it, I’ll tax multinati...

Accountancy Age speaks to Steve Lewis, the coffee shop owner who wants to become the next leader of HMRC and go head-to-head with tax avoiding multina...

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Web Seminar: The burden of HR for clients - how accountants can grow fees through HR tech
Technology

Web Seminar: The burden of HR for clients - how accountants can grow fees t...

8y Richard Crump , Writer

Web Seminar: The burden of HR for clients - how ac...

Join Accountancy Age and Bright HR to hear how accountants can leverage HR technology and expertise to generate increased fees from HR advice and refe...

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Ben Sherman in pre-pack deal
Business Recovery

Ben Sherman in pre-pack deal

8y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Ben Sherman in pre-pack deal

Up to 100 jobs are potentially under threat both at it network of stores and offices Read More...

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HMRC condemns Growth Securities Ownerships Plan
Accounting Firms

HMRC condemns Growth Securities Ownerships Plan

8y Fraser Simpson

HMRC condemns Growth Securities Ownerships Plan

HMRC warns companies away from tax avoidance scheme seven years after it was introduced Read More...

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KPMG brought in as struggling BHS looks to cut costs
Business Recovery

KPMG brought in as struggling BHS looks to cut costs

8y Chris Warmoll , Writer

KPMG brought in as struggling BHS looks to cut cos...

The company's owners - Retail Acquisitions - are believed to be looking at closing up to 50 of its 170 shops. Read More...

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Grant Thornton outlines shared enterprise strategy
Accounting Firms

Grant Thornton outlines shared enterprise strategy

8y Richard Crump , Writer

Grant Thornton outlines shared enterprise strategy

Grant Thornton outlines shared enterprise approach as key pillar in five year strategic plan to grow the business Read More...

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FRC highlights flaws in audit engagement review processes
Audit

FRC highlights flaws in audit engagement review processes

8y Calum Fuller , Reporter

FRC highlights flaws in audit engagement review pr...

Thematic review from FRC's audit quality review team finds that while reviewers do bring standards of work up, weaknesses still creep through Read Mor...

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Baldwins adds more firms to its empire
Accounting Firms

Baldwins adds more firms to its empire

8y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Baldwins adds more firms to its empire

The firm is in discussions to secure further acquisitions across the UK Read More...

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Friday Afternoon Live: Kids Company report and Grant Thornton's strategy
Accounting Firms

Friday Afternoon Live: Kids Company report and Grant Thornton's strategy

8y Accountancy Age

Friday Afternoon Live: Kids Company report and Gra...

Editor Richard Crump stands in for Kevin Reed this week and discusses the week's news Read More...

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FRC endorses new IFRS requirement on debt disclosure
Accounting Standards

FRC endorses new IFRS requirement on debt disclosure

8y Calum Fuller , Reporter

FRC endorses new IFRS requirement on debt disclosu...

IAS 7 sees improvements made to debt disclosure Read More...

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‘Gamekeeper-turned-poachers’ undermining HMRC, study finds
Administration

‘Gamekeeper-turned-poachers’ undermining HMRC, study finds

8y Fraser Simpson

‘Gamekeeper-turned-poachers’ undermining HMRC, stu...

Research suggests that HMRC reform has pushed former workers into the private sector where they apply their ‘insider’ knowledge to help companies avoi...

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Third of accountants actively looking for a new job
People In Practice

Third of accountants actively looking for a new job

8y Richard Crump , Writer

Third of accountants actively looking for a new jo...

Research trends reveal that top reason this year is to work abroad and hike in discontent over company culture Read More...

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Leader: Kids Company report delivers grim verdict on value of advisers
Accounting Firms

Leader: Kids Company report delivers grim verdict on value of advisers

8y Richard Crump , Writer

Leader: Kids Company report delivers grim verdict ...

Kids Company collapse offers salutary lesson about the use of professional advisers. Their partial assurances obscured more than they revealed Read Mo...

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