Sage and Microsoft seek better luck in accounting launch
Technology

Sage and Microsoft seek better luck in accounting launch

13y Rachael Singh

Sage and Microsoft seek better luck in accounting ...

Will FTSE 100 giant foray into the online financial software market be a case of history repeating itself? Read More...

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CIMA and ICAEW accounts: all in the presentation
Accounting Standards

CIMA and ICAEW accounts: all in the presentation

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

CIMA and ICAEW accounts: all in the presentation

Fully transparent, or just one for the accountants? asks Kevin Reed Read More...

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Hurst posts double-digit revenue growth
Accounting Firms

Hurst posts double-digit revenue growth

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

Hurst posts double-digit revenue growth

North-west firm increases revenues to £4.4m Read More...

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Mercer & Hole steps in at footwear retailer Masai
Business Recovery

Mercer & Hole steps in at footwear retailer Masai

13y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Mercer & Hole steps in at footwear retailer Masai

Administrators brought in to footwear business after its parent firm files for bankruptcy Read More...

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Cost climb eats into CIMA profits
Accounting Standards

Cost climb eats into CIMA profits

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

Cost climb eats into CIMA profits

£500k profits for CIMA, but income growth dissipated through bigger increase in expenditure Read More...

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Don’t be so defensive, FRC chief tells audit profession
Audit

Don’t be so defensive, FRC chief tells audit profession

13y Richard Crump , Writer

Don’t be so defensive, FRC chief tells audit profe...

Speaking at an ASIG conference Stephen Haddrill said the profession's defensive stance is "not necessary or appropriate" Read More...

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RSM Tenon de-risks its products
Accounting Firms

RSM Tenon de-risks its products

13y Rachael Singh

RSM Tenon de-risks its products

CEO Chris Merry explains to Accountancy Age why the firm is backing away from complex tax products Read More...

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Plumber convicted of tax evasion
Personal Tax

Plumber convicted of tax evasion

13y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Plumber convicted of tax evasion

A plumber has been found guilty of tax evasion, owing £112,000 over a 14-year period Read More...

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HMRC employee held in phone-hacking probe
Administration

HMRC employee held in phone-hacking probe

13y Calum Fuller , Reporter

HMRC employee held in phone-hacking probe

A 50-year-old man employed by HMRC has been arrested in connection with the phone hacking enquiry Read More...

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GAAR prompts RSM Tenon to drop specialist tax unit
Accounting Firms

GAAR prompts RSM Tenon to drop specialist tax unit

13y Rachael Singh

GAAR prompts RSM Tenon to drop specialist tax unit

Government crackdown on tax avoidance forces closure of new tax products as RSM Tenon announces cost reduction will itself cost £6m Read More...

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Administrators to close 350 Clintons stores
Business Recovery

Administrators to close 350 Clintons stores

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

Administrators to close 350 Clintons stores

Joint administrators from Zolfo Cooper find "untenable" Clinton Cards stores Read More...

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Tax: Don't go back in the future
Corporate Tax

Tax: Don't go back in the future

13y Accountancy Age

Tax: Don't go back in the future

Forget retrospection and instead put the GAAR together properly to create certainty for business, says Gary Richards Read More...

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No Greece tax comparison, says new CIoT president
Corporate Tax

No Greece tax comparison, says new CIoT president

13y Calum Fuller , Reporter

No Greece tax comparison, says new CIoT president

Patrick Stevens, the new CIoT president, says that comparing the UK with Greece is dangerous Read More...

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R3: Regulator failing to address pre-pack concerns
Business Recovery

R3: Regulator failing to address pre-pack concerns

13y Rachael Singh

R3: Regulator failing to address pre-pack concerns

Insolvency body president pleads with regulator to move reports on from box-ticking exercise Read More...

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Tyrie wants HMRC to have greater policy input
Administration

Tyrie wants HMRC to have greater policy input

13y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Tyrie wants HMRC to have greater policy input

The chairman of the Treasury Select Committee would like to see HMRC have greater involvement in the formulation of policy Read More...

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Corporate restructuring surge threatens covenants
Company News

Corporate restructuring surge threatens covenants

13y Rachel Dalton

Corporate restructuring surge threatens covenants

A surge in corporate restructuring caused by the recession has put employer covenants at risk, warns Punter Southall Transaction Services. Read More...

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Fines against IPs increase fivefold in 2011
Accounting Standards

Fines against IPs increase fivefold in 2011

13y Rachael Singh

Fines against IPs increase fivefold in 2011

Fines against insolvency practitioners increase nearly five times in 2011 compared with 2010 Read More...

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Deloitte appointed auditors at Pinewood Shepperton
Accounting Firms

Deloitte appointed auditors at Pinewood Shepperton

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

Deloitte appointed auditors at Pinewood Shepperton

E&Y steps down from Pinewood Shepperton audit as the studio's new owners take control Read More...

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“Get the basics right” ICAEW tells EU
Accounting Firms

“Get the basics right” ICAEW tells EU

13y Richard Crump , Writer

“Get the basics right” ICAEW tells EU

According to the ICAEW, many EU member states have not got the capacity or capability to implement international reporting standards Read More...

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Harris take CFO role at insurer Torus
Company News

Harris take CFO role at insurer Torus

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

Harris take CFO role at insurer Torus

Tim Harris leaves Aviva's finance function to take top finance post at Torus Read More...

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TS recalls Pet's star Healy's close links to HMRC
Personal Tax

TS recalls Pet's star Healy's close links to HMRC

13y Taking Stock

TS recalls Pet's star Healy's close links to HMRC

Tim Healy's recent run-in with the taxman isn't his only dealing with HMRC, TS recalls... Read More...

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Supreme Court shines a light on cross-border insolvency
Business Recovery

Supreme Court shines a light on cross-border insolvency

13y Accountancy Age

Supreme Court shines a light on cross-border insol...

Two appeals have been joined together to form a mammoth Supreme Court case: can another country impose their insolvency will on the UK? Read More...

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Time for consulting to re-balance?
Consulting

Time for consulting to re-balance?

13y Alan Leaman

Time for consulting to re-balance?

Despite robust performance in 2011, the consulting industry must reduce its reliance on financial services clients, says Alan Leaman Read More...

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21 IPs reported for pre-pack non-compliance in 2011
Business Recovery

21 IPs reported for pre-pack non-compliance in 2011

13y Rachael Singh

21 IPs reported for pre-pack non-compliance in 201...

Non-compliance of pre-packs sees 21 practitioners reported in 2011 compared to just 15 in 2010. Read More...

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Did Panorama uncover the whole tax truth?
Corporate Tax

Did Panorama uncover the whole tax truth?

13y Accountancy Age

Did Panorama uncover the whole tax truth?

Panorama's tax show skirts over some fundamental issues, argues Elspeth Orcharton Read More...

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Consulting industry fees back at pre-crisis level
Consulting

Consulting industry fees back at pre-crisis level

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

Consulting industry fees back at pre-crisis level

5% fee income gorwth in the management consulting industry, as economy slowly recovers Read More...

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Worthington Nicholls FD stripped of license in tribunal
Business Regulation

Worthington Nicholls FD stripped of license in tribunal

13y Rachael Singh

Worthington Nicholls FD stripped of license in tri...

Accountancy's regulator excludes former Worthington Nicholls FD Timothy Hunt from the ICAEW for six years Read More...

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