Sir Michael Snyder to retire from Kingston Smith
Accounting Firms

Sir Michael Snyder to retire from Kingston Smith

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Sir Michael Snyder to retire from Kingston Smith

Sir Michael, alongside his longstanding tenure at the firm, led the City's support for Crossrail, helping to secure a major financial contribution fro...

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PwC appoints new global chairman
People In Practice

PwC appoints new global chairman

10y Fraser Simpson

PwC appoints new global chairman

Assurance specialist to begin four-year term later this year, succeeding veteran chairman Dennis Nally Read More...

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Vegro appointed FRC executive director of strategy and resources
Accounting Standards

Vegro appointed FRC executive director of strategy and resources

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Vegro appointed FRC executive director of strategy...

Vegro will report to the FRC's chief executive, Stephen Haddrill and sit on the executive committee Read More...

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OTS recommends simpler tax package for SMEs
Corporate Tax

OTS recommends simpler tax package for SMEs

10y Fraser Simpson

OTS recommends simpler tax package for SMEs

The recommendations call for greater small business support from HMRC, as well as the sharing of information between government departments Read More...

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Friday Afternoon Live: Mandatory audit rotation, digital tax and consulting
Audit

Friday Afternoon Live: Mandatory audit rotation, digital tax and consulting

10y Accountancy Age

Friday Afternoon Live: Mandatory audit rotation, d...

Kevin Reed discusses the week's news Read More...

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House of Lords slams ‘inadequate’ HMRC in Finance Bill inquiry
Corporate Tax

House of Lords slams ‘inadequate’ HMRC in Finance Bill inquiry

10y Fraser Simpson

House of Lords slams ‘inadequate’ HMRC in Finance ...

House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee says HMRC needs to communicate impending tax changes to the public more clearly and effectively Read More...

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Gauke stands firm after Tyrie questions digital tax plans
Politics

Gauke stands firm after Tyrie questions digital tax plans

10y Fraser Simpson

Gauke stands firm after Tyrie questions digital ta...

Chairman of Treasury Committee publishes correspondence with Gauke - one day after the financial secretary defends making tax digital Read More...

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Buyers found for two Powa companies
Business Recovery

Buyers found for two Powa companies

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Buyers found for two Powa companies

Some 74 people from the beleaguered company's UK head office were previously made redundant Read More...

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Advisers outraged over ‘contradictory' HMRC corporation tax briefing
Corporate Tax

Advisers outraged over ‘contradictory' HMRC corporation tax briefing

10y Fraser Simpson

Advisers outraged over ‘contradictory' HMRC corpor...

Practitioners react to the taxman's latest policy paper, which tries to explain how it collects taxes from multinational corporations Read More...

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Bishop Fleming and Anderson Anderson Brown in best mid-size companies list
Accounting Firms

Bishop Fleming and Anderson Anderson Brown in best mid-size companies list

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Bishop Fleming and Anderson Anderson Brown in best...

League table accreditation is based on employee feedback and acknowledges employers that champion employee development Read More...

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Companies House filing to be 100% digital by 2019
Technology

Companies House filing to be 100% digital by 2019

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Companies House filing to be 100% digital by 2019

All filings with Companies House to be digital within three years Read More...

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Big Four triumph as consulting outstrips economy
Accounting Firms

Big Four triumph as consulting outstrips economy

10y Fraser Simpson

Big Four triumph as consulting outstrips economy

Financial services continues to be profitable for consultants, generating £2.2bn in revenue last year Read More...

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17-year-old charged with murdering HMRC adviser
People Business

17-year-old charged with murdering HMRC adviser

10y Fraser Simpson

17-year-old charged with murdering HMRC adviser

Paul Jeffries spent more than 20 years with HMRC Read More...

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Leonard Curtis appointed administrator at Nelson Packaging
Business Recovery

Leonard Curtis appointed administrator at Nelson Packaging

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Leonard Curtis appointed administrator at Nelson P...

Plastic bag use in England has reportedly plummeted by around 70% since the charge was introduced Read More...

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Taking Stock: PwC Oscar joke backfires, but Cullinan scoops best lookalike prize
People In Practice

Taking Stock: PwC Oscar joke backfires, but Cullinan scoops best lookalike ...

10y Taking Stock

Taking Stock: PwC Oscar joke backfires, but Cullin...

Chris Rock fails with PwC ‘bankers’ joke, but Big Four managing partner still managed to enjoy himself on the night Read More...

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£8bn haul sees MPs urge for income tax cuts
Personal Tax

£8bn haul sees MPs urge for income tax cuts

10y Fraser Simpson

£8bn haul sees MPs urge for income tax cuts

Income tax receipts from highest earners up £8bn between 2013 and 2014, the first year in which the rate was slashed from 50p to 45p, HMRC stats revea...

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Deloitte announce redundancies at Powa Technologies
Business Recovery

Deloitte announce redundancies at Powa Technologies

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Deloitte announce redundancies at Powa Technologie...

Big Four firm says it will "continue to search for a buyer for all or parts of the business" Read More...

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Mandatory audit rotation 'further entrenches' Big Four
Audit

Mandatory audit rotation 'further entrenches' Big Four

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Mandatory audit rotation 'further entrenches' Big ...

Mandatory audit rotation could force Big Four firms further down the market rather than open top audits up to other providers, claims EY audit partner...

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Whitlock joins PKF Littlejohn as assurance and advisory partner
People In Practice

Whitlock joins PKF Littlejohn as assurance and advisory partner

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Whitlock joins PKF Littlejohn as assurance and adv...

The appointment follows the recent addition of three partners from Fitzgerald & Law last month and others last year Read More...

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Smith & Williamson profits fall as investment plan kicks in
Accounting Firms

Smith & Williamson profits fall as investment plan kicks in

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Smith & Williamson profits fall as investment ...

Profit decrease reflects investment in business, Smith & Williamson chiefs say Read More...

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Taxpayers to 'save' £30m in inheritance tax relief
Personal Tax

Taxpayers to 'save' £30m in inheritance tax relief

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Taxpayers to 'save' £30m in inheritance tax relief

City law firm warns inheritance tax relief could be disallowed by HMRC in certain situations Read More...

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HMRC: 'Persuasive promoters' lure taxpayers into avoidance schemes
Personal Tax

HMRC: 'Persuasive promoters' lure taxpayers into avoidance schemes

10y Fraser Simpson

HMRC: 'Persuasive promoters' lure taxpayers into a...

The taxman conducted 20 interviews with previous scheme users to gain an insight into why people enter into tax avoidance agreements Read More...

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Moore Stephens Northern Ireland fined over Presbyterian Mutual Society audit
Audit

Moore Stephens Northern Ireland fined over Presbyterian Mutual Society audi...

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Moore Stephens Northern Ireland fined over Presbyt...

Audit engagement partner David McClean also fined and reprimanded for failures in audit work in 2007 and 2008 Read More...

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Debt recovery firm Winterhill Largo in administration
Accounting Firms

Debt recovery firm Winterhill Largo in administration

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Debt recovery firm Winterhill Largo in administrat...

RSM Joint administrators Lindsey Cooper, Chris Ratten and Graham Bushby appointed on 26 February to debt recovery business Read More...

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TaxAssist teams up with Intuit QuickBooks
Technology

TaxAssist teams up with Intuit QuickBooks

10y Fraser Simpson

TaxAssist teams up with Intuit QuickBooks

QuickBooks becomes the recommended online accounting software for TaxAssist’s network of 270 offices and 59,000 clients Read More...

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Female accountants still earn £17,000 less than men
People In Practice

Female accountants still earn £17,000 less than men

10y Fraser Simpson

Female accountants still earn £17,000 less than me...

Men in accountancy earn a higher salary and receive greater bonus packages than their female counterparts, research from Marks Sattin reveals Read Mor...

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Haslers probe George Galloway's insolvent company over £100K tax debt
Accounting Firms

Haslers probe George Galloway's insolvent company over £100K tax debt

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Haslers probe George Galloway's insolvent company ...

The London mayoral hopeful who founded the company in 2007, used the firm to process his earnings from London-based Iranian state TV channel, Press TV...

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