Five things internal audit must provide in 2019
Governance

Five things internal audit must provide in 2019

5y Beth McLoughlin

Five things internal audit must provide in 2019

Speaking at the GRC Summit, Mazars’ partner of internal audit and risk management Matt Dalton outlined what the main concerns for internal audit teams...

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Reaction to Budget: the public sector
Budget

Reaction to Budget: the public sector

5y Ross Campbell

Reaction to Budget: the public sector

ICAEW public sector director, Ross Campbell, considers how the recent Budget might impact the UK’s public sector Read More...

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Grant Thornton respond to CMA review
Audit

Grant Thornton respond to CMA review

5y Emanuela Hawker , Reporter

Grant Thornton respond to CMA review

What does Grant Thornton make of CMA’s reviewing of the auditing process and the powers of the Big Four? Read More...

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How did the Budget 2018 impact innovation and R&D?
Budget

How did the Budget 2018 impact innovation and R&D?

5y GovGrant

How did the Budget 2018 impact innovation and R&am...

GovGrant CFO Steve Phillips reflects on how Philip Hammond's Budget this year affected innovation and R&D Read More...

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What is the future of audit?
Audit

What is the future of audit?

5y Beth McLoughlin

What is the future of audit?

As the CMA prepares to release its study on the market for statutory audit, we look at the options for change which are getting more support from prof...

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BDO appoints new audit partner for charities
Business

BDO appoints new audit partner for charities

5y Beth McLoughlin

BDO appoints new audit partner for charities

BDO has appointed Jill Halford as a new audit partner for its not-for-profit section. Jill Halford joins the firm from PwC and has almost 20 years’ ex...

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What soft skills do you need to succeed in the finance industry now AI is on the scene?
Career

What soft skills do you need to succeed in the finance industry now AI is o...

5y Accountancy Age

What soft skills do you need to succeed in the fin...

Technical developments and AI aren't necessarily destroying our jobs, they are just changing the skills we need to hone Read More...

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Five reasons why your IFRS 9 project may have already failed
Accounting Standards

Five reasons why your IFRS 9 project may have already failed

5y Nitin Iyer

Five reasons why your IFRS 9 project may have alre...

Life is full of surprises – some good, and some not so good. From an accounting point of view, surprises are generally best avoided. This is not...

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Why the Big Four give audits a bad name
Audit

Why the Big Four give audits a bad name

5y Stephen Broderick

Why the Big Four give audits a bad name

According to Stephen Broderick, global CEO of FirmDecisions, the role of the profession in scandals such as Carillion has led many to question the soc...

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This quality is the most important for accountants in the digital age, according to ACCA
Career

This quality is the most important for accountants in the digital age, acco...

5y Beth McLoughlin

This quality is the most important for accountants...

A new report from ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) examines the role of emotional intelligence in developing the accountancy prof...

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Financial wellbeing: more than just pounds and pence
Career

Financial wellbeing: more than just pounds and pence

5y Gareth Parsons

Financial wellbeing: more than just pounds and pen...

While employee wellbeing initiatives are booming in the accountancy sector, the one area which has been forgotten about is financial wellbeing support...

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Short-term pressure on businesses eased by Budget
Budget

Short-term pressure on businesses eased by Budget

5y Sharron Gunn

Short-term pressure on businesses eased by Budget

Sharron Gunn, ICAEW Executive Director, reflects on the Budget late last month and the potential impacts for businesses Read More...

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900 employees promoted at BDO
People In Practice

900 employees promoted at BDO

5y Emanuela Hawker , Reporter

900 employees promoted at BDO

It has reportedly been an excellent few months for BDO, despite it being a “challenging year” for the accountancy profession Read More...

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Budget 2018 in brief: what were Philip Hammond's key points?
Budget

Budget 2018 in brief: what were Philip Hammond's key points?

5y Accountancy Age

Budget 2018 in brief: what were Philip Hammond's k...

Fiscal Phil is well on his way in the journey towards the Brexit deal next March but what has he promised in his Budget in the meantime? Read More...

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EU disagrees over plans for digital tech tax following Hammond's Budget promise
Tax

EU disagrees over plans for digital tech tax following Hammond's Budget pro...

5y Accountancy Age

EU disagrees over plans for digital tech tax follo...

EU negotiations for a digital tech tax are not going quite as smoothly as Philip Hammond's decision to apply one to the UK Read More...

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Changing the corporate governance framework
Corporate Governance

Changing the corporate governance framework

5y Nick Graves

Changing the corporate governance framework

Nick Graves, a corporate partner at Burges Salmon LLP, considers how corporate governance is having an effect on smaller listed companies Read More...

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Developing MTD service plans and building a subscription model
MTD

Developing MTD service plans and building a subscription model

5y Sage | Sponsored

Developing MTD service plans and building a subscr...

According to research from the ICAEW, over 40% of businesses that will be affected by Making Tax Digital (MTD) for VAT are not yet aware of this, desp...

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Tax system should support high productivity
Tax

Tax system should support high productivity

5y Lindsay Pentelow

Tax system should support high productivity

Head of tax at Mazars, Lindsay Pentelow, explores the UK’s tax system and what could be done to support productivity Read More...

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3 years to settle tax disputes with large businesses
HMRC

3 years to settle tax disputes with large businesses

5y Emanuela Hawker , Reporter

3 years to settle tax disputes with large business...

Pinsent Masons has released a statement revealing that HMRC is taking longer to settle complex tax disputes involving larger businesses Read More...

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Business confidence lowest in 10 years
Business

Business confidence lowest in 10 years

5y Emanuela Hawker , Reporter

Business confidence lowest in 10 years

The last time business confidence was reported to be so low was around the time of the financial crisis in 2008 – what is the cause this time? Read Mo...

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Accountancy and technology: the changing role of the accountant
Technology

Accountancy and technology: the changing role of the accountant

5y Accountancy Age

Accountancy and technology: the changing role of t...

Accountancy Age speaks to Martin Naraschewski, global head of line of business finance at SAP about how future disruptive technology will impact accou...

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Less of a 'London focus' for graduates needed
Career

Less of a 'London focus' for graduates needed

5y Samantha Pemberton

Less of a 'London focus' for graduates needed

Samantha Pemberton, HR senior manager at PwC Isle of man, considers the argument that being successful in accountancy does not require working for a L...

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Why was the Budget underwhelming when it came to the environment?
Tax

Why was the Budget underwhelming when it came to the environment?

5y Beth McLoughlin

Why was the Budget underwhelming when it came to t...

When it comes to the environment, Philip Hammond’s Budget was “the dog that didn’t bark,” according to Deloitte’s head of tax policy Daniel Lyons. Des...

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IAASB announces proposed ISA 315 changes
Audit

IAASB announces proposed ISA 315 changes

5y Emanuela Hawker , Reporter

IAASB announces proposed ISA 315 changes

IAASB has recently released their largely supported consultation proposals on ISA 315 Read More...

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Living Wage Foundation: rise in real living wage rates
People Business

Living Wage Foundation: rise in real living wage rates

5y Emanuela Hawker , Reporter

Living Wage Foundation: rise in real living wage r...

The Association of Accounting Technicians’ head of professional standards – Adam Williamson – considers the importance of a hardworking employee being...

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All companies great and small: new loss relief compliance obligations
Tax

All companies great and small: new loss relief compliance obligations

5y Emma Rawson

All companies great and small: new loss relief com...

Emma Rawson, technical officer from the Association of Taxation Technicians, looks at the practical issues arising from restrictions on the offset of ...

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KPMG celebrates two years as a Disability Confident Leader
Big Four

KPMG celebrates two years as a Disability Confident Leader

6y Beth McLoughlin

KPMG celebrates two years as a Disability Confiden...

KPMG assesses the benefits and what the company has learned in two years of its inclusion programme Read More...

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