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Analysis: Has RDR killed the multi-disciplinary practice?

New financial services rules in the form of The Retail Distribution Review have made firms think again about their future direction

17 May 2013

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IASB and FASB propose dual approach to lease accounting

IASB and FASB put forward a dual approach to accounting for leases on company balance sheets

16 May 2013

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Administrator puts Coventry City assets up for sale despite uncertainty

Paul Appleton puts Coventry City Football Club Ltd up for sale, despite uncertainty over ownership of the crucial 'golden share'

17 May 2013

Profession reaches end of its tether with PAC

After the Public Accounts Committee's latest hearing - in which it heavily criticised Google's tax affairs - many advisers have had enough

17 May 2013

Court strikes down HMRC/Goldman Sachs ‘sweetheart’ deal challenge

UK Uncut's legal challenge against HMRC's 2010 tax settlement with Goldman Sachs is thrown out by the High Court

16 May 2013

Ex-Time Out chief exec joins Johnston Press as CFO

David King joins Johnston Press as CFO, with the newspaper publisher reporting its first increase in operating profit for almost seven years

17 May 2013

Amazon back in firing line over £2.4m 2012 tax bill

Billions of pounds in sales to the UK public channelled through a Luxembourg affiliate

16 May 2013

Jockey Club recruits FD from Centrica

FD of British Gas residential energy Nevin Truesdale succeeds Andrew Crean as group FD at British horseracing company

16 May 2013

Watson Buckle takes on cancer charity audit

Firm to audit accounts and value-for-money of Cancer Support Bradford & Airedale

16 May 2013

Taking Stock: Life in the slow lane

It was less Wacky Races and more Sunday driving as a team from Reeves helped raise £15,000 for charity as part of a race to Monaco

15 May 2013

New CIoT president Coleclough criticises government over EU

Stephen Coleclough replaces Patrick Stevens as CIoT president, and urges government to end its "slapdash approach" to Europe

15 May 2013

HMRC press officer charged under Operation Elveden

HMRC press officer accused of leaking information, including 2010 Budget plans, to Sun journalist in return for £17,500

14 May 2013

Naming tax avoidance scheme promoters risky, warn tax heads

Naming and shaming tax avoidance promoters may simply advertise their services, institute tax heads warn lords

15 May 2013

Lower corporate tax rates attract foreign investment

Big GDP and low tax rates are key to foreign direct investment

15 May 2013

Ex-Travis Perkins FD joins Pendragon as audit committee chair

Paul Hampden Smith replaces Pendragon chairman designate Mel Egglenton as company's audit committee chair

15 May 2013

Osborne calls on EU ministers to sign information-sharing deal

The chancellor calls on fellow European finance ministers to rubber-stamp an automatic tax information-sharing directive

14 May 2013

CABA reports surge in accountants seeking support

The number of accountants contacting CABA for support up 70% in 2012

14 May 2013

Obama condemns tax authority’s targeting of conservative groups

The targeting of right-wing, conservative groups by the US tax authority is "outrageous", says Barack Obama

14 May 2013

ICAEW posts loss as disciplinary funding bites

A net charge in contributing towards the AADB sees ICAEW post a deficit in 2012 - but student and membership numbers improve

14 May 2013

Lehman administrators in Supreme Court over pension payments

PwC administrators are in Court to decide on the future of how pension liabilities should be paid in an administration

14 May 2013

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#AAYP 2013: Talent is ageless, but youth unemployment is a problem

The principles of developing future leaders apply whether you've just left school or got years of experience under your belt

To quota or not to quota: that is the problem

Women on board quotas may have a bad rep, but it’s the only way to address inherent bias argues Fiona Hotston Moore

#AAYP 2013: Soft skills will be a necessity to being competitive

Accountants must continue to add value by advising our clients more predominantly on their structure and their long-term objective

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Walk before you can run, lessons on choosing the right IT system

Stepping back and choosing a simpler IT system might be the best way forward for the business explains Christophe Letellier

Colin: Colin was here

Colin loves to be the centre of attention, as the Sky News Twitter account can testify

Taking Stock: Life in the slow lane

It was less Wacky Races and more Sunday driving as a team from Reeves helped raise £15,000 for charity as part of a race to Monaco

Colin: Democracy bureaucracy

Colin wonders what the ICAEW's discussions over the botched ballot were like

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Why budgeting fails: One management system is not enough

If budgeting is to have any value at all, it needs a radical overhaul. In today's dynamic marketplace, budgeting can no longer serve as a company's only management system; it must integrate with and support dedicated strategy management systems, process improvement systems, and the like. In this paper, Professor Peter Horvath and Dr Ralf Sauter present what's wrong with the current approach to budgeting and how to fix it.

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iXBRL: Taking stock. Looking forward

In this white paper CCH provide checklists to help accountants and finance professionals both in practice and in business examine these issues and make plans. Also includes a case study of a large commercial organisation working through the first year of mandatory iXBRL filing.