Taking Stock: Dozy government MPs ‘snooze’ through key insolvency vote
Business Recovery

Taking Stock: Dozy government MPs ‘snooze’ through key insolvency vote

11y Taking Stock

Taking Stock: Dozy government MPs ‘snooze’ through...

Government MPs apparently forget to vote on a key committee-stage amendment to the Small Business, Enterprise, and Employment Bill Read More...

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Luxembourg at centre of tax avoidance furore
Corporate Tax

Luxembourg at centre of tax avoidance furore

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Luxembourg at centre of tax avoidance furore

Investigation reveals European principality acted as conduit for businesses seeking to drive down tax bills Read More...

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Taking Stock: ICAEW's audit party blues
Accounting Standards

Taking Stock: ICAEW's audit party blues

11y Taking Stock

Taking Stock: ICAEW's audit party blues

‘Scheduling issues' mean that ICAEW's big audit bash has been cancelled until next year Read More...

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Accountant arrested over suspected £2m VAT fraud
Corporate Tax

Accountant arrested over suspected £2m VAT fraud

11y Kevin Reed , Writer

Accountant arrested over suspected £2m VAT fraud

Four men arrested, including an accountant, in dawn raids over alleged VAT scam Read More...

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BDO loses blur audit to KPMG
Accounting Firms

BDO loses blur audit to KPMG

11y Chris Warmoll , Writer

BDO loses blur audit to KPMG

The Exeter-based services-commerce company said the change in auditor would happen with immediate effect Read More...

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US lawyers called in by PwC to investigate Phones 4U
Business Recovery

US lawyers called in by PwC to investigate Phones 4U

11y Kevin Reed , Writer

US lawyers called in by PwC to investigate Phones ...

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan called in by Phones 4U administrators as part of the insolvency investigation Read More...

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MacIntyre Hudson appointed trustee for bankrupt England goalkeeper
Accounting Firms

MacIntyre Hudson appointed trustee for bankrupt England goalkeeper

11y Richard Crump , Writer

MacIntyre Hudson appointed trustee for bankrupt En...

MHA MacIntyre Hudson partner Mick Sanders appointed trustee in bankruptcy for former England international goalkeeper David James Read More...

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Taking Stock: HMRC looks to go viral with tax avoidance pointers
Corporate Tax

Taking Stock: HMRC looks to go viral with tax avoidance pointers

11y Taking Stock

Taking Stock: HMRC looks to go viral with tax avoi...

TS wonders whether HMRC could ever effectively break into the world of viral content Read More...

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KPMG in dock over admitted audit code breaches
Accounting Firms

KPMG in dock over admitted audit code breaches

11y Chris Warmoll , Writer

KPMG in dock over admitted audit code breaches

The cases revolve around breaches of the FRC's Ethical Standards for Auditors code Read More...

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BDO anti-fraud experts join PKF Littlejohn
Accounting Firms

BDO anti-fraud experts join PKF Littlejohn

11y Kevin Reed , Writer

BDO anti-fraud experts join PKF Littlejohn

Jim Gee's team of three to provide anti-fraud and forensic services to clients, and those of the PKF network Read More...

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Migrants to suffer if 'strict liability' tax rules enacted, warns LITRG
Personal Tax

Migrants to suffer if 'strict liability' tax rules enacted, warns LITRG

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Migrants to suffer if 'strict liability' tax rules...

Migrants to the UK may find small amounts earned in their home country could see them fall foul of proposed strict liability law on offshore tax evasi...

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Are ethics and profits mutually exclusive?
Corporate Governance

Are ethics and profits mutually exclusive?

11y Accountancy Age

Are ethics and profits mutually exclusive?

The markets crave trust, and business must be more proactive in its delivery Read More...

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Best Practice: CBW’s Peter Winter
Accounting Firms

Best Practice: CBW’s Peter Winter

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Best Practice: CBW’s Peter Winter

Carter Backer Winter managing partner Peter Winter discusses strategy and culture at the London firm Read More...

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Colin: NWN do the numbers of the beast
Accounting Firms

Colin: NWN do the numbers of the beast

11y Taking Stock

Colin: NWN do the numbers of the beast

Colin couldn't help but wonder what doing the accounts of one of the world's greatest rock bands is like Read More...

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ABS: Will you be taking on too much?
Accounting Firms

ABS: Will you be taking on too much?

11y Accountancy Age

ABS: Will you be taking on too much?

While alternative business structures (ABSs) might benefit some accountancy firms, others could be in danger of overstepping their capabilities Read M...

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EY ends Deloitte's 14-year audit role at RBS
Accounting Firms

EY ends Deloitte's 14-year audit role at RBS

11y Chris Warmoll , Writer

EY ends Deloitte's 14-year audit role at RBS

The bank announced that EY had wrested the account from incumbent Deloitte, which has been the institution's auditor fore the last 14 years Read More...

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Tax statements to show government spend
Personal Tax

Tax statements to show government spend

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Tax statements to show government spend

Treasury to send tax breakdowns to 24 million taxpayers Read More...

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Prepack deal saves London Mining's Sierra Leone mine
Accounting Firms

Prepack deal saves London Mining's Sierra Leone mine

11y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Prepack deal saves London Mining's Sierra Leone mi...

The mineran into "severe liquidity issues" caused by a combination of high costs, falling iron ore prices and the impact of the Ebola virus Read More...

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KPMG administrators make redundancies at PCS Brands
Business Recovery

KPMG administrators make redundancies at PCS Brands

11y Chris Warmoll , Writer

KPMG administrators make redundancies at PCS Brand...

The employees were all culled from PCS Brands, a manufacturing business which makes metal bake ware, cookware and wine racks together with the distrib...

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Ten firms in race to claim Morison UK membership
Accounting Firms

Ten firms in race to claim Morison UK membership

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Ten firms in race to claim Morison UK membership

Chief executive of international accountancy network Morison International Liza Robbins tells Accountancy Age she is in discussions with ten firms abo...

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EY and Grant Thornton beef up transactions teams
Corporate Finance

EY and Grant Thornton beef up transactions teams

11y Kevin Reed , Writer

EY and Grant Thornton beef up transactions teams

Senior appointments made by EY and Grant Thornton suggests deals sentiment is growing Read More...

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FRC's Roger Marshall joins EFRAG Board
Audit

FRC's Roger Marshall joins EFRAG Board

11y Chris Warmoll , Writer

FRC's Roger Marshall joins EFRAG Board

The ex-PwC audit partner, who chaired the Big Four firm's global audit policy board between 2003 and 2007, takes on the new role with immediate effect...

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Benefits of devolved tax must outweigh costs, says ICAS
Administration

Benefits of devolved tax must outweigh costs, says ICAS

11y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Benefits of devolved tax must outweigh costs, says...

In its submission to the Smith Commission - currently thrashing out which powers should be devolved following September's highly charged devolution vo...

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Partner promotions take Scott-Moncrieff to 16
Accounting Firms

Partner promotions take Scott-Moncrieff to 16

11y Kevin Reed , Writer

Partner promotions take Scott-Moncrieff to 16

Morag Watson and Pamela Coyne recognised for their efforts in growing the business Read More...

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The Practitioner: Pruning clients, growing staff numbers
Accounting Firms

The Practitioner: Pruning clients, growing staff numbers

11y The Practitioner

The Practitioner: Pruning clients, growing staff n...

Not so easy come easy go for the Practitioner, as a troublesome client is finally given the heave-ho, but a new staff member is welcomed on board Read...

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Colin: Chocolate coin meltdown
People Business

Colin: Chocolate coin meltdown

11y Taking Stock

Colin: Chocolate coin meltdown

Colin ponders the impact of chocolate coins being pulled 'out of circulation' Read More...

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Osborne hails 'remarkable progress' made in global tax co-ordination
Corporate Tax

Osborne hails 'remarkable progress' made in global tax co-ordination

11y Keith Nuthall

Osborne hails 'remarkable progress' made in global...

George Osborne welcomes direction of travel set by OECD members in fight against tax evasion Read More...

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