Bumper bonus expectations for accountants
Accounting Firms

Bumper bonus expectations for accountants

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Bumper bonus expectations for accountants

Salary growth over the last four years means that a 19% bonus now equates to 22% more in monetary terms than in 2010/11, when it amounted to £10,438 R...

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HMRC pockets £32m from tax avoidance scheme users
Personal Tax

HMRC pockets £32m from tax avoidance scheme users

9y Idris Nagri

HMRC pockets £32m from tax avoidance scheme users

Accelerated Payments Regime sees nearly £30m paid up - almost all of the disputed tax due Read More...

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Kingston Smith bolsters tax team with partner hire
People In Practice

Kingston Smith bolsters tax team with partner hire

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Kingston Smith bolsters tax team with partner hire

Mark Fielden makes switch from Grant Thornton Read More...

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Sage launches Final Accounts Online
Accounting Software

Sage launches Final Accounts Online

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Sage launches Final Accounts Online

Sage becomes first accountancy software vendor to offer final accounts online Read More...

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Taking Stock: Daddy issues at French Duncan
Accounting Firms

Taking Stock: Daddy issues at French Duncan

9y Idris Nagri

Taking Stock: Daddy issues at French Duncan

Taking Stock spares a though for Alasdair Cairns, who has just gained a new boss. His dad. Read More...

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Profits and sales slip as Begbies Traynor reports £8.5m acquisition
Accounting Firms

Profits and sales slip as Begbies Traynor reports £8.5m acquisition

9y Richard Crump , Writer

Profits and sales slip as Begbies Traynor reports ...

Begbies Traynor strikes deal to acquire firm of chartered surveyors; first half profits and sales slip Read More...

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Sage corporation tax programme now operational
Corporate Tax

Sage corporation tax programme now operational

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Sage corporation tax programme now operational

Sage Corporation Tax now up and running following Thomson Reuters deal termination in September Read More...

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PwC in the money with new publisher’s audit
Audit

PwC in the money with new publisher’s audit

9y Richard Crump , Writer

PwC in the money with new publisher’s audit

PwC replaces Deloitte as auditors of FTSE 250 publisher Euromoney Institutional Investor Read More...

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CIoT and ATT overhauls HR and payroll system
Accounting Software

CIoT and ATT overhauls HR and payroll system

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

CIoT and ATT overhauls HR and payroll system

Tax institutes to use Cascade to run HR function Read More...

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Big Four implicated in Luxembourg tax row
Corporate Tax

Big Four implicated in Luxembourg tax row

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Big Four implicated in Luxembourg tax row

Controversy around tax affairs of multinationals reaches Big Four Read More...

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Umbrella companies to take hit following draft Finance Bill 2015
Corporate Tax

Umbrella companies to take hit following draft Finance Bill 2015

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Umbrella companies to take hit following draft Fin...

Government turns crosshairs on use of umbrella companies in tax avoidance Read More...

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Pride as EY named Stonewall Star Performer on workplace equality
Accounting Firms

Pride as EY named Stonewall Star Performer on workplace equality

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Pride as EY named Stonewall Star Performer on work...

EY one of eight organisations and the only one of the Big Four to receive the recognition Read More...

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Two-pronged ‘Google tax’ ‘difficult to apply’, claim advisers
Corporate Tax

Two-pronged ‘Google tax’ ‘difficult to apply’, claim advisers

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Two-pronged ‘Google tax’ ‘difficult to apply’, cla...

Advisers concerned over application of new rule and political implications, writes Calum Fuller Read More...

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IASB pledges to maintain ‘strong’ bilateral relationship with FASB
Accounting Standards

IASB pledges to maintain ‘strong’ bilateral relationship with FASB

9y Richard Crump , Writer

IASB pledges to maintain ‘strong’ bilateral relati...

IASB vice-chairman Ian Mackintosh heralds achievements of convergence project at AICPA conference Read More...

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‘Google tax’ may be extra-territorial, warns ACCA
Corporate Tax

‘Google tax’ may be extra-territorial, warns ACCA

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

‘Google tax’ may be extra-territorial, warns ACCA

ACCA tax chief warns diverted profits tax could tread on other jurisdictions' toes Read More...

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The Practitioner: 'Tis the season to tidy up
Accounting Firms

The Practitioner: 'Tis the season to tidy up

9y Idris Nagri

The Practitioner: 'Tis the season to tidy up

The Practitioner lets loose with 'Deskgate', after losing the plot over yet another untidy area... Read More...

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Accounts qualified for 1,000 ‘small bodies', reports Audit Commission
Audit

Accounts qualified for 1,000 ‘small bodies', reports Audit Commission

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Accounts qualified for 1,000 ‘small bodies', repor...

The Audit Commission dismayed at decline in quality of reporting for ‘small bodies' such as parish councils and Internal Drainage Boards, which spend ...

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Taking Stock: Tax, Twitter, Candy Crush...and Margaret Hodge
Corporate Tax

Taking Stock: Tax, Twitter, Candy Crush...and Margaret Hodge

9y Idris Nagri

Taking Stock: Tax, Twitter, Candy Crush...and Marg...

It turns out MPs and technology don't mix, TS notes Read More...

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Voluntary tax disclosure facility launched for solicitors
Personal Tax

Voluntary tax disclosure facility launched for solicitors

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Voluntary tax disclosure facility launched for sol...

Solicitors latest profession targeted with HMRC disclosure scheme Read More...

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KPMG invests in analytics firm Bottlenose
Accounting Firms

KPMG invests in analytics firm Bottlenose

9y Kevin Reed , Writer

KPMG invests in analytics firm Bottlenose

KPMG Capital makes another technology-driven investment Read More...

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Baker Tilly announces Microsoft tie-up
Accounting Firms

Baker Tilly announces Microsoft tie-up

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Baker Tilly announces Microsoft tie-up

Baker Tilly to sell user licences for Microsoft Dynamics Read More...

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MPs blast Post Office over accounting software mediation
Accounting Software

MPs blast Post Office over accounting software mediation

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

MPs blast Post Office over accounting software med...

Over 140 MPs have now withdrawn their support for Post Office's mediation scheme, which was set up to address the mounting claims Read More...

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Johnston Carmichael invests following double-digit growth
Accounting Firms

Johnston Carmichael invests following double-digit growth

9y Kevin Reed , Writer

Johnston Carmichael invests following double-digit...

Johnston Carmichael makes 'record levels of investment', as it sees a strong revenue increase Read More...

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PAC accuses Shire and PwC over Luxembourg tax structure
Corporate Tax

PAC accuses Shire and PwC over Luxembourg tax structure

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

PAC accuses Shire and PwC over Luxembourg tax stru...

MPs admonish tax chiefs over structures incorporating entities in low-tax Luxembourg Read More...

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Warsop takes on UHY Hacker Young chairman role
Accounting Firms

Warsop takes on UHY Hacker Young chairman role

9y Kevin Reed , Writer

Warsop takes on UHY Hacker Young chairman role

Howard Spencer steps down after 17 years' service, with not-for-profit sector expert Jon Warsop taking the helm Read More...

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HMRC probes grab £3.9bn extra VAT from SMEs
Administration

HMRC probes grab £3.9bn extra VAT from SMEs

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

HMRC probes grab £3.9bn extra VAT from SMEs

Level of additional VAT from probes into small businesses by HMRC's local offices has now almost doubled in three years Read More...

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Treasury to reveal Google tax details this week
Corporate Tax

Treasury to reveal Google tax details this week

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Treasury to reveal Google tax details this week

Draft Finance Act 2015 to be released on Wednesday 10 December Read More...

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