PKF Littlejohn officially joins network
Accounting Firms

PKF Littlejohn officially joins network

11y Kevin Reed , Writer

PKF Littlejohn officially joins network

London firm takes on PKF International branding as it joins the network following the BDO/PKF merger Read More...

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New disciplinary arrangements published by FRC
Accounting Standards

New disciplinary arrangements published by FRC

11y Richard Crump , Writer

New disciplinary arrangements published by FRC

FRC no longer be required to consult with the professional institutes before beginning an investigation under new disciplinary arrangements Read More...

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Finance chiefs join new Penguin Random House board
People Business

Finance chiefs join new Penguin Random House board

11y Kevin Reed , Writer

Finance chiefs join new Penguin Random House board

Several finance executives to sit on the Pearson/Bertelsmann joint venture Read More...

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Introducing the Accountancy Age App
Audit

Introducing the Accountancy Age App

11y Kevin Reed , Writer

Introducing the Accountancy Age App

Accountancy Age launches an iPad App - a monthly 'magazine' packed with features, opinion and analysis Read More...

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Gauke hints at business tax reform
Corporate Tax

Gauke hints at business tax reform

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Gauke hints at business tax reform

Exchequer secretary David Gauke suggests work with the OECD could close loopholes allowing companies to shift profits into low-tax jurisdictions Read ...

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Firms' power base often 'ambiguous'
Accounting Firms

Firms' power base often 'ambiguous'

11y Kevin Reed , Writer

Firms' power base often 'ambiguous'

Partnership structures often make it hard to nail down who wields the power in a firm, finds Cass Business school professor Laura Empson Read More...

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Better pension payoff for longer workers in company insolvency
Business Recovery

Better pension payoff for longer workers in company insolvency

11y Kevin Reed , Writer

Better pension payoff for longer workers in compan...

DWP confirms that longer-serving employees with larger pension pots will not lose out as much previously during the corporate insolvency process Read ...

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PwC accused of helping NHS avoid tax
Corporate Tax

PwC accused of helping NHS avoid tax

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

PwC accused of helping NHS avoid tax

PwC is accused, along with financial services firm Liaison, of helping NHS trusts avoid VAT on temporary staff. Read More...

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Redcentric demerger sees FD’s departure lined up
Company News

Redcentric demerger sees FD’s departure lined up

11y Richard Crump , Writer

Redcentric demerger sees FD’s departure lined up

Peter Hallett, chief financial officer of Redcentric, is to resign following the successful demerger with Redstone Read More...

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Ex-Balfour Beatty FD takes non-exec role at Cairn Energy
Company News

Ex-Balfour Beatty FD takes non-exec role at Cairn Energy

11y Rachael Singh

Ex-Balfour Beatty FD takes non-exec role at Cairn ...

The former CEO and ex-FD of Balfour Beatty Ian Tyler takes a non-executive role at Cable & Wireless Read More...

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CIPFA appoints new chief executive
Accounting Standards

CIPFA appoints new chief executive

11y Owen Davis

CIPFA appoints new chief executive

Rob Whiteman, currently head of operational systems transformation at the Home Office, succeeds Steve Freer at CIPFA in Septembe Read More...

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Colin: It doesn't have to be War and Peace
Accounting Standards

Colin: It doesn't have to be War and Peace

11y Taking Stock

Colin: It doesn't have to be War and Peace

Brevity should be the soul of company reports, suggests Colin Read More...

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Client portal sector "a market reaching maturity" - Wolters Kluwer
Accounting Firms

Client portal sector "a market reaching maturity" - Wolters Kluwer

11y Owen Davis

Client portal sector "a market reaching maturity" ...

Having previously been considered too "exotic", accountancy firms are increasingly using client portals, Wolters Kluwer finds Read More...

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FRC: Changes to make reports more investor friendly welcomed
Accounting Standards

FRC: Changes to make reports more investor friendly welcomed

11y Rachael Singh

FRC: Changes to make reports more investor friendl...

A consultation to make financial reports more investor friendly has been welcomed Read More...

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UK accounting bodies ‘should merge’ according to readers
Accounting Standards

UK accounting bodies ‘should merge’ according to readers

11y Owen Davis

UK accounting bodies ‘should merge’ according to r...

Nearly two thirds of readers see a merger of the UK's accountancy institutes should happen, according to an Accountancy Age poll Read More...

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IASB chair calls for behavioural change in disclosures
Accounting Standards

IASB chair calls for behavioural change in disclosures

11y Richard Crump , Writer

IASB chair calls for behavioural change in disclos...

Hans Hoogervorst outlines a series of "simple" measures that will improve disclosures in financial reporting Read More...

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KPMG signs three-year cloud software deal
Technology

KPMG signs three-year cloud software deal

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

KPMG signs three-year cloud software deal

KPMG and KeyedIn Solutions strike three-year deal Read More...

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HMRC budget cut 5% in Spending Review
Corporate Tax

HMRC budget cut 5% in Spending Review

11y Rachael Singh

HMRC budget cut 5% in Spending Review

Chancellor turns his attention to evasion rather than avoidance in the spending review Read More...

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ICAEW hits back against Law Society's probate criticism
Accounting Firms

ICAEW hits back against Law Society's probate criticism

11y Kevin Reed , Writer

ICAEW hits back against Law Society's probate crit...

Institute outlines a riposte to Law Society concerns on probate, to the Legal Services Board Read More...

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FRC recruits Deloitte and BDO partners to Accounting Council
Business Regulation

FRC recruits Deloitte and BDO partners to Accounting Council

11y Rachael Singh

FRC recruits Deloitte and BDO partners to Accounti...

The profession’s watchdog has made several appointments to its accounting council including people from Deloitte, BDO and GlaxoSmithKline Read More...

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Europe stalls on financial transaction tax
Corporate Tax

Europe stalls on financial transaction tax

11y Owen Davis

Europe stalls on financial transaction tax

The introduction of a European financial transaction tax could be delayed by six months Read More...

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Analysis: Law Society's beef with the ICAEW's probate plans
Accounting Firms

Analysis: Law Society's beef with the ICAEW's probate plans

11y Kevin Reed , Writer

Analysis: Law Society's beef with the ICAEW's prob...

Accountancy Age runs through concerns about the ICAEW's plan to become a probate licensing body, as the institute looks to defend itself Read More...

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Bringing international financial reporting up to standard
Accounting Standards

Bringing international financial reporting up to standard

11y Syed Kamall

Bringing international financial reporting up to s...

The international standards used to draw up accounts for judging a company's financial health are not up to the job, writes Syed Kamal Read More...

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Homer rejects PAC suggestion of Deloitte preference
Corporate Tax

Homer rejects PAC suggestion of Deloitte preference

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Homer rejects PAC suggestion of Deloitte preferenc...

HMRC chief executive refutes Public Accounts Committee suggestions that Deloitte were "preferred facilitator" of tax dispute settlements Read More...

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FRP administrators called to UK based food manufacturer
Business Recovery

FRP administrators called to UK based food manufacturer

11y Owen Davis

FRP administrators called to UK based food manufac...

Q Cold enters administration after the loss of a key contract Read More...

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Ernst & Young wins audit of Iberia
Accounting Firms

Ernst & Young wins audit of Iberia

11y Richard Crump , Writer

Ernst & Young wins audit of Iberia

Iberia audit is latest high-profile win for Ernst & Young, following successful Land Securities and BG tenders Read More...

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Blood on the high street as big names set for insolvency
Business Recovery

Blood on the high street as big names set for insolvency

11y Rachael Singh

Blood on the high street as big names set for inso...

Dwell, Internacionale, ModelZone and Ark all set to enter insolvency around the quarterly rent due date Read More...

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