Sustainable accounting - A bright green future or an impossible dream?
Green

Sustainable accounting - A bright green future or an impossible dream?

5y Tom Lemmon

Sustainable accounting - A bright green future or ...

Last month, Prof. Rihcard Murphy launched Sustainable Cost Accounting, a radical accounting solution to tackle climate change. But will it work? The I...

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Draft code launched in bid to reduce risk of corporate collapses
Governance

Draft code launched in bid to reduce risk of corporate collapses

5y Chris Jewers

Draft code launched in bid to reduce risk of corpo...

The Internal Audit Code of Practice aims to create an internal audit industry standard and boost the ‘status, standards, scope and skills’ of internal...

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Brexit and beyond
Brexit & Economy

Brexit and beyond

5y Rob Russell

Brexit and beyond

What impact is Brexit having on the accounting sector? Director of Reed Finance Rob Russell has some analysis Read More...

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RSM’s China expansion to result in 40% growth
Accounting Firms

RSM’s China expansion to result in 40% growth

5y Chris Jewers

RSM’s China expansion to result in 40% growth

A Chinese member firm of RSM is currently finalising a merger with a significant part of another leading firm in China Read More...

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HMRC preference in insolvency cases a 'bad deal', says industry
Insolvency

HMRC preference in insolvency cases a 'bad deal', says industry

5y Beth McLoughlin

HMRC preference in insolvency cases a 'bad deal', ...

Insolvency and restructuring trade body R3 and leading figures in the sector warn of the impact on lending the Government's Finance Bill will have as ...

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The Women and Equalities Committee report on NDAs and the lasting impact of the #MeToo movement
People In Business

The Women and Equalities Committee report on NDAs and the lasting impact of...

5y Bettina Bender

The Women and Equalities Committee report on NDAs ...

Bettina Bender, partner at Winckworth Sherwood LLP who specialises in employment law, examines the role of NDAs in sexual harassment cases and whether...

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UK presses ahead with digital services tax
Tax

UK presses ahead with digital services tax

5y Chris Jewers

UK presses ahead with digital services tax

The UK and France are pressing ahead with a digital services tax (DST) in the face of pressure from the US Read More...

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Could the separation of audit and consultancy, allowing for contingent fees to be charged for consultancy - be the solution to the audit conundrum?
Audit

Could the separation of audit and consultancy, allowing for contingent fees...

5y Beth McLoughlin

Could the separation of audit and consultancy, all...

GovGrant CEO Luke Hamm argues that contingent fees are the best way for clients to get the outcome they want from their R&D and innovation tax credit...

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Ten things we’ve learnt about the Agent Services Account this year
Tax

Ten things we’ve learnt about the Agent Services Account this year

5y Helen Thornley

Ten things we’ve learnt about the Agent Services A...

ATT's Helen Thornley details what we have found out so far from using HMRC's Agent Services Account Read More...

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BDO appoints two new advisory partners
Accounting Firms

BDO appoints two new advisory partners

5y Chris Jewers

BDO appoints two new advisory partners

Rob McCann is a corporate finance partner in the firm’s Manchester office, joining from Lloyds Bank, and Nick Andrews joins BDO’s London Forensics tea...

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Accordance VAT launches four-day week
Management

Accordance VAT launches four-day week

5y Chris Jewers

Accordance VAT launches four-day week

It is thought that by making the working week shorter, there may be a beneficial impact not just to staff satisfaction and wellbeing but will also ben...

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How to optimise your practice for the future
Accounting Software

How to optimise your practice for the future

5y Idris Nagri

How to optimise your practice for the future

Find out how automation and integration can drive efficiency and growth for your practice, with our guide in partnership with Wolters Kluwer Read More...

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FRC audit inspection finds no improvement on last year
Accounting Firms

FRC audit inspection finds no improvement on last year

5y Chris Jewers

FRC audit inspection finds no improvement on last ...

75% of FTSE 350 audits assessed as good or requiring limited improvements, failing to meet the FRC's 90% target Read More...

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Rise of integrated SME ‘cockpit’ means accountants must evolve fast
Accounting Firms

Rise of integrated SME ‘cockpit’ means accountants must evolve fast

5y Louis Carbonnier

Rise of integrated SME ‘cockpit’ means accountants...

As banking, accountancy and technology collide, SMEs are gaining unprecedented visibility of their finances. Louis Carbonnier, Co-CEO and Co-Founder o...

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Struggles faced by sole traders revealed by HMRC tax record study
Business

Struggles faced by sole traders revealed by HMRC tax record study

5y Chris Jewers

Struggles faced by sole traders revealed by HMRC t...

One-fifth of self-employed sole traders don’t survive one year, and the majority don’t survive five. Read More...

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Inheritance tax: Government advised to reduce seven-year gifting rule to five years
Tax

Inheritance tax: Government advised to reduce seven-year gifting rule to fi...

5y Chris Jewers

Inheritance tax: Government advised to reduce seve...

The Government’s independent tax advisor has undertaken an inheritance tax review requested by the Chancellor and offered recommendations on how to si...

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EY announces 733 new partner promotions worldwide
Big Four

EY announces 733 new partner promotions worldwide

5y Tom Lemmon

EY announces 733 new partner promotions worldwide

Ernst and Young, announced that 733 people have been promoted to partner at across the globe. For the fifth consecutive year, women and emerging marke...

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HMRC collects £37bn from new taxes introduced during the last decade
HMRC

HMRC collects £37bn from new taxes introduced during the last decade

5y Chris Jewers

HMRC collects £37bn from new taxes introduced duri...

HMRC has collected £37bn from brand-new taxes that it has introduced over the last decade, according to UHY Hacker Young. Read More...

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Making Tax Digital for VAT – can I just record the daily gross takings?
MTD

Making Tax Digital for VAT – can I just record the daily gross takings?

5y richardwild

Making Tax Digital for VAT – can I just record the...

CIOT’s Richard Wild looks at which businesses can use the digital record keeping relation for retailers Read More...

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Salary Survey 2019
Business

Salary Survey 2019

5y Beth McLoughlin

Salary Survey 2019

Take the survey and find out how your salary compares to your peers in accounting Read More...

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Brexit uncertainty sees City jobs dramatically fall
Brexit & Economy

Brexit uncertainty sees City jobs dramatically fall

5y Tom Lemmon

Brexit uncertainty sees City jobs dramatically fal...

Jobs in the financial services market decreased by a third in the last quarter and Brexit is to blame, according to Morgan McKinley Read More...

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Taxpayers frustrated as HMRC toughens late self-assessment stance
HMRC

Taxpayers frustrated as HMRC toughens late self-assessment stance

5y Dave Beach

Taxpayers frustrated as HMRC toughens late self-as...

HMRC has fined 14% more people year-on-year for late self-assessment tax filing, leaving well-intentioned taxpayers frustrated. “The pool of people at...

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Peak productivity – how and when are UK employees at their most creative?
More News

Peak productivity – how and when are UK employees at their most creative?

5y Tom Lemmon

Peak productivity – how and when are UK employees ...

UK employees feel they’re most creative at 11:05am, according to new research by innovation funding specialists MPA Group. But what can you do to boos...

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AAT casts doubt over Boris Johnson’s tax and spend plans
Politics

AAT casts doubt over Boris Johnson’s tax and spend plans

5y Tom Lemmon

AAT casts doubt over Boris Johnson’s tax and spend...

The AAT have questioned the affordability and value of Boris Johnson’s tax and spending proposals, as he bids to become Prime Minister Read More...

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Research reveals SMEs owed suppliers nearly £50bn in unpaid bills
Accounting Software

Research reveals SMEs owed suppliers nearly £50bn in unpaid bills

5y Dave Beach

Research reveals SMEs owed suppliers nearly £50bn ...

Research released by accounting software Xero puts the average amount owed by SMEs to suppliers at £8,811. Combined with the 5.6m SMEs in the UK, it a...

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Sage announces £40m tech boost for North East
Accounting Software

Sage announces £40m tech boost for North East

5y Dave Beach

Sage announces £40m tech boost for North East

Accounting software firm Sage invests £40m in new tech hub in North East England, as part of its national £300m and 500 job commitment. Sage, the clou...

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AI will change corporate deal-making forever and firms need to be ready
Technology

AI will change corporate deal-making forever and firms need to be ready

5y Tom Lemmon

AI will change corporate deal-making forever and f...

Key decision making may soon be taken away from humans and guided instead by the application of artificial intelligence (AI) in many stages of a deal ...

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