Real-time odyssey awaits Homer after tax testimonies
Corporate Tax

Real-time odyssey awaits Homer after tax testimonies

13y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Real-time odyssey awaits Homer after tax testimoni...

While not critical, the Treasury sub-committee will have left HMRC in little doubt of the scale of the task ahead Read More...

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PwC gets vocal over lost BG audit
Audit

PwC gets vocal over lost BG audit

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

PwC gets vocal over lost BG audit

The Big Four firm is unusually chatty about losing a major audit, notes TS... Read More...

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Stamp duty changes prompt DOTAS update
Corporate Tax

Stamp duty changes prompt DOTAS update

13y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Stamp duty changes prompt DOTAS update

HMRC's Disclosure of Tax Avoidance Schemes (DOTAS) programme is updated to take account of changes to stamp duty land tax Read More...

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Real-time PAYE a real worry, hears Treasury committee
Corporate Tax

Real-time PAYE a real worry, hears Treasury committee

13y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Real-time PAYE a real worry, hears Treasury commit...

Online real-time information PAYE submissions and overly strict deadlines could cause serious problems, witnesses tell the Treasury Sub-Committee Read...

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Winds of change for public sector finance staff
People Business

Winds of change for public sector finance staff

13y Accountancy Age

Winds of change for public sector finance staff

Public sector finance professionals can no longer sit back expecting to keep a job for life explains Gill Kelly. Read More...

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Ex-Vantis Faichney joins Perrin in jail over charity tax fraud
Personal Tax

Ex-Vantis Faichney joins Perrin in jail over charity tax fraud

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

Ex-Vantis Faichney joins Perrin in jail over chari...

Former Vantis tax advisor Roy Faichney jailed for four years over £70m charity tax scheme fraud Read More...

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BG Group chooses Ernst & Young over PwC for audit
Audit

BG Group chooses Ernst & Young over PwC for audit

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

BG Group chooses Ernst & Young over PwC for au...

PwC loses its spot as BG's auditor, after 16 years in the role Read More...

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Insolvency practitioners face massive international costs after court ruling
Business Recovery

Insolvency practitioners face massive international costs after court rulin...

13y Rachael Singh

Insolvency practitioners face massive internationa...

Supreme Court judgment on cross-border insolvency will see costs for practitioners on international collapses rocket Read More...

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OECD sets 'test' to stamp out international tax avoidance
Corporate Tax

OECD sets 'test' to stamp out international tax avoidance

13y Calum Fuller , Reporter

OECD sets 'test' to stamp out international tax av...

The OECD attempts to clarify as it clamps down on tax avoidance through treaty shopping Read More...

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Partnership appoints Phoenix’s Richardson as CFO
People Business

Partnership appoints Phoenix’s Richardson as CFO

13y Rachel Dalton

Partnership appoints Phoenix’s Richardson as CFO

Pension provider Partnership appoints new CFO as part of a board reshuffle Read More...

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Buffin steps into Travis Perkins finance hotseat
Company News

Buffin steps into Travis Perkins finance hotseat

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

Buffin steps into Travis Perkins finance hotseat

The Wickes owner recruits Tony Buffin to take over from longstanding incumbent FD Paul Hampden Smith Read More...

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RSM Tenon leaps to the top of UK M&A advisor table
Accounting Firms

RSM Tenon leaps to the top of UK M&A advisor table

13y Rachael Singh

RSM Tenon leaps to the top of UK M&A advisor table

Listed firm storms Experian table as second most popular advisor on mergers & acquisitions in the UK, up from 20th Read More...

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Ten EU nations to adopt financial transaction tax
Corporate Tax

Ten EU nations to adopt financial transaction tax

13y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Ten EU nations to adopt financial transaction tax

A tax on financial transactions will be implemented in ten EU states Read More...

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Baker Tilly quits as Safeland auditor over conflict of interest
Audit

Baker Tilly quits as Safeland auditor over conflict of interest

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

Baker Tilly quits as Safeland auditor over conflic...

Two weeks after the discovery of fraudulent transactions at Safeland, Baker Tilly quits as auditor over conflict of interest Read More...

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GAAR proposals could be unconstitutional
Corporate Tax

GAAR proposals could be unconstitutional

13y Accountancy Age

GAAR proposals could be unconstitutional

The incoming general anti-abuse rule could contravene governmental constitutional principles Read More...

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PwC administrators lined up for London taxi-maker
Business Recovery

PwC administrators lined up for London taxi-maker

13y Accountancy Age

PwC administrators lined up for London taxi-maker

Manganese Bronze to call in administrators after funding talks collapse Read More...

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McLaren in codes and standards driving seat
Accounting Standards

McLaren in codes and standards driving seat

13y Richard Crump , Writer

McLaren in codes and standards driving seat

The head of the FRC’s Codes and Standards Committee talks about the watchdog’s new structure and its strategic objectives Read More...

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Drop employers' NICs to create 500,000 jobs, says think tank
Corporate Governance

Drop employers' NICs to create 500,000 jobs, says think tank

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

Drop employers' NICs to create 500,000 jobs, says ...

Adam Smith Institute wants a raft of lower taxes and less regulation to get the private sector to take the slack of public sector job cuts Read More...

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AAT director takes swipe at Starbucks
Corporate Tax

AAT director takes swipe at Starbucks

13y Taking Stock

AAT director takes swipe at Starbucks

It's not all about Richard Murphy. Other accounting representatives are unhappy at Starbucks' tax strategy... Read More...

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HMRC shuns insolvency practitioners
Business Recovery

HMRC shuns insolvency practitioners

13y Rachael Singh

HMRC shuns insolvency practitioners

HMRC lacks resources to help all insolvency practitioners with their requests for taxpayer information on VAT and corporate tax returns Read More...

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RSM Tenon in dispute with insurers over FSA settlement
Accounting Firms

RSM Tenon in dispute with insurers over FSA settlement

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

RSM Tenon in dispute with insurers over FSA settle...

RSM Tenon disagrees with insurers over picking up the cost of remedial action relating to the firm's FSA fine and settlement Read More...

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eBay the latest company accused of tax dodging
Corporate Tax

eBay the latest company accused of tax dodging

13y Calum Fuller , Reporter

eBay the latest company accused of tax dodging

eBay is accused of saving approximately £50m in UK taxes Read More...

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Hoogervorst gets tough over IASB framework deadline
Accounting Standards

Hoogervorst gets tough over IASB framework deadline

13y Richard Crump , Writer

Hoogervorst gets tough over IASB framework deadlin...

IASB chief bemoans dysfunctional processes and decision-making that hinders its ability to deliver projects to deadline Read More...

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Taxman bullish in tax gap report
Corporate Tax

Taxman bullish in tax gap report

13y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Taxman bullish in tax gap report

HM Revenue & Customs can claim some victories after its tax gap report Read More...

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Starbucks tax story exposes lack of knowledge
Corporate Tax

Starbucks tax story exposes lack of knowledge

13y Accountancy Age

Starbucks tax story exposes lack of knowledge

The press must take greater care in its reporting of tax issues, writes Cormac Marum Read More...

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PKF administrators line up supporters to buy Portsmouth
Business Recovery

PKF administrators line up supporters to buy Portsmouth

13y Rachael Singh

PKF administrators line up supporters to buy Ports...

Portsmouth FC administrators line up Portsmouth Supporters Trust as preferred buyer Read More...

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SMEs bearing the brunt of poor business conditions
Business Recovery

SMEs bearing the brunt of poor business conditions

13y Rachael Singh

SMEs bearing the brunt of poor business conditions

Listed firm’s Red Flag report shows large businesses revived – at SMEs' expense Read More...

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