New Spinningfields branch for insolvency firm Clough
People In Practice

New Spinningfields branch for insolvency firm Clough

13y Beth Abel

New Spinningfields branch for insolvency firm Clou...

Fiona Rae recruited to head new Manchester office of Clough Corporate Solutions Read More...

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Treasury could miss out on £600m due to Olympic tax breaks
Corporate Tax

Treasury could miss out on £600m due to Olympic tax breaks

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

Treasury could miss out on £600m due to Olympic ta...

Olympic corporate partners will receive temporary exemption from being considered as resident in the UK Read More...

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CIoT president urges challenge to “dodgy” tax scheme promoters
Corporate Tax

CIoT president urges challenge to “dodgy” tax scheme promoters

13y Calum Fuller , Reporter

CIoT president urges challenge to “dodgy” tax sche...

Patrick Stevens, president of the CIoT, says rules governing the mis-selling of artificial tax schemes must be better enforced Read More...

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More than 4,000 companies under HMRC investigation
Corporate Tax

More than 4,000 companies under HMRC investigation

13y Calum Fuller , Reporter

More than 4,000 companies under HMRC investigation

It is revealed that more than 4,000 companies are under Revenue investigation as HMRC's top brass are grilled by MPs Read More...

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Intuit launches new QuickBooks advisor certification
Accounting Firms

Intuit launches new QuickBooks advisor certification

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

Intuit launches new QuickBooks advisor certificati...

New ProAdvisor certification launched by Intuit Read More...

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Gaining competitive advantage the internal way
Technology

Gaining competitive advantage the internal way

13y Accountancy Age

Gaining competitive advantage the internal way

Making the company run like a well-oiled engine is the key to helping companies save on costs and grow, explains Shantanu Ghosh Read More...

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HMRC rejects football insolvency rule appeal
Business Recovery

HMRC rejects football insolvency rule appeal

13y Rachael Singh

HMRC rejects football insolvency rule appeal

Following its High Court loss against the Football League over a controversial football insolvency law, the taxman has decided to cut its losses Read ...

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The Practitioner: Summer blues (update)
Accounting Firms

The Practitioner: Summer blues (update)

13y The Practitioner

The Practitioner: Summer blues (update)

The Practitioner needs a holiday, having just come back from one, after finding a pile of work in the 'virtual inbox' Read More...

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Where NatWest / RBS may have gone wrong – by a former RBS IT manager
Business Regulation

Where NatWest / RBS may have gone wrong – by a former RBS IT manager

13y Accountancy Age

Where NatWest / RBS may have gone wrong – by a for...

A former senior IT manager at RBS lifts the lid on some lax internal processes and ill-considered outsourcing that may have helped bring RBS IT system...

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Banks & Co link up with DKS VAT Services
Company News

Banks & Co link up with DKS VAT Services

13y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Banks & Co link up with DKS VAT Services

Banks & Co announce partnership with DKS VAT Services Read More...

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Julie Adams takes senior partner role at Menzies
Accounting Firms

Julie Adams takes senior partner role at Menzies

13y Beth Abel

Julie Adams takes senior partner role at Menzies

Julie Adams takes on the top role at Menzies, taking over from long-serving boss Mike Sands Read More...

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Tax and regulation issues for firms looking at new corporate structures
Accounting Firms

Tax and regulation issues for firms looking at new corporate structures

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

Tax and regulation issues for firms looking at new...

Opening up the ownership structure of firms offering legal advice will require external tax and regulatory advice, says survey Read More...

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Vodafone faces fresh £1bn tax avoidance allegations
Corporate Tax

Vodafone faces fresh £1bn tax avoidance allegations

13y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Vodafone faces fresh £1bn tax avoidance allegation...

Vodafone could have saved approximately £1bn in UK taxes over the last 16 years, reports Reuters, while the telco claims it has "acted with integrity"...

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Haines Watts appoints director from RSM Tenon
Accounting Firms

Haines Watts appoints director from RSM Tenon

13y Richard Crump , Writer

Haines Watts appoints director from RSM Tenon

Mark McRae, an owner-managed business specialist, joins Haines Watts as a business services director in its Glasgow office Read More...

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New auditors for FTSE companies
Accounting Firms

New auditors for FTSE companies

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

New auditors for FTSE companies

Kazakhmys and H R Owen make new auditor appointments, with KPMG and BDO winning new clients Read More...

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HMRC enquiries into capital gains tax boosts take 43%
Corporate Tax

HMRC enquiries into capital gains tax boosts take 43%

13y Calum Fuller , Reporter

HMRC enquiries into capital gains tax boosts take ...

The taxman gleaned a 43% higher yield in capital gains tax in 2011 than 2010 Read More...

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Big Four book rise in audit fees for 2011
Audit

Big Four book rise in audit fees for 2011

13y Richard Crump , Writer

Big Four book rise in audit fees for 2011

Big Four increase audit fees by 0.9%, compared to a 2.2% decline by their smaller counterparts in 2011 Read More...

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BDO on promotion frenzy
People In Practice

BDO on promotion frenzy

13y Beth Abel

BDO on promotion frenzy

BDO bolsters its tax and audit departments with six new partner hires Read More...

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Ex-Fitness First CFO joins Ocado
Company News

Ex-Fitness First CFO joins Ocado

13y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Ex-Fitness First CFO joins Ocado

Finance veteran Duncan Tatton-Brown takes Ocado role having held CFO titles at Kingfisher, B&Q, Virgin Entertainment and Principles Read More...

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FRC receives green light to reform its structure
Audit

FRC receives green light to reform its structure

13y Rachael Singh

FRC receives green light to reform its structure

House of Lords and House of Commons approve reform of FRC which will see its seven departments reduced to two Read More...

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IAASB proposed mandatory auditor commentary
Accounting Standards

IAASB proposed mandatory auditor commentary

13y Richard Crump , Writer

IAASB proposed mandatory auditor commentary

Global assurance board consults on proposals to improve how and what auditors report on in financial statements Read More...

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EU-wide Tobin tax canned
Corporate Tax

EU-wide Tobin tax canned

13y Calum Fuller , Reporter

EU-wide Tobin tax canned

Plans for an EU-wide transaction tax have been dropped Read More...

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Creditors approve Portsmouth CVA deal
Business Recovery

Creditors approve Portsmouth CVA deal

13y Rachael Singh

Creditors approve Portsmouth CVA deal

Rescue deal approved at Portsmouth, which is likely to pay creditors 2p for every pound owed and allow ongoing negotiations from Pompey Supporters’ Tr...

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Banks pursue ex-Dewey partners over practice loans
People In Practice

Banks pursue ex-Dewey partners over practice loans

13y Accountancy Age

Banks pursue ex-Dewey partners over practice loans

Former partners of bankrupt firm Dewey & LeBoeuf are being pursued by banks trying to reclaim money they lent through professional practice loans ...

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HMRC workers in strike over cuts
Administration

HMRC workers in strike over cuts

13y Calum Fuller , Reporter

HMRC workers in strike over cuts

Members of the Public and Commercial Services union take industrial action over proposed jobs cuts and privatisation Read More...

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Ex-RSM Tenon chairman's shareholding rises to 6%
Accounting Firms

Ex-RSM Tenon chairman's shareholding rises to 6%

13y Rachael Singh

Ex-RSM Tenon chairman's shareholding rises to 6%

Former chairman Bob Morton increases RSM Tenon shareholding to 6.3%, from 4.8% Read More...

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Waterman to head up Audit Commission
People In Practice

Waterman to head up Audit Commission

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

Waterman to head up Audit Commission

Marcine Waterman will take on the controller of audit role, succeeding chief executive Eugene O'Sullivan, from 1 September Read More...

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