Ex-Deloitte partner takes JPMorgan trust role
Corporate Tax

Ex-Deloitte partner takes JPMorgan trust role

14y Kevin Reed , Writer

Ex-Deloitte partner takes JPMorgan trust role

Former Deloitte tax partner Julia Le Blan takes non-executive role at trust Read More...

View article
Martin Beer joins Braemar Shipping as finance director
People Business

Martin Beer joins Braemar Shipping as finance director

14y Richard Crump , Writer

Martin Beer joins Braemar Shipping as finance dire...

Martin Beer succeeds former FD who steps up to CEO of Braemar Shipping Services Read More...

View article
More than 2,000 jobs go as JJB Sports enters administration
Business Recovery

More than 2,000 jobs go as JJB Sports enters administration

14y Rachael Singh

More than 2,000 jobs go as JJB Sports enters admin...

KPMG administrators arrange pre-pack of retailer, saving 550 jobs with the sale of 20 stores Read More...

View article
Get the latest analysis and reports delivered to your inbox daily
Rob Horton leaves Leonard Curtis
Business Recovery

Rob Horton leaves Leonard Curtis

14y Rachael Singh

Rob Horton leaves Leonard Curtis

After just a year at the firm, Rob Horton leaves to work with boutique insolvency firm Auria Recovery alongside ex-Begbies Traynor director Nigel Nutt...

View article
Gate-crashing Hartnett's dinner justified, says poll
Corporate Tax

Gate-crashing Hartnett's dinner justified, says poll

14y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Gate-crashing Hartnett's dinner justified, says po...

Poll says protesters were right to interrupt ex-HMRC chief's presentation Read More...

View article
CIPFA chief Steve Freer to step down
Politics

CIPFA chief Steve Freer to step down

14y Kevin Reed , Writer

CIPFA chief Steve Freer to step down

Steve Freer to leave CIPFA within the next 12 months, after 12 years of service Read More...

View article
The Practitioner: Leap year
Accounting Firms

The Practitioner: Leap year

14y The Practitioner

The Practitioner: Leap year

The Practitioner decides enough is enough - and makes a dramatic, life-changing decision Read More...

View article
Bank claims tribunal victory over tax avoidance scheme
Corporate Tax

Bank claims tribunal victory over tax avoidance scheme

14y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Bank claims tribunal victory over tax avoidance sc...

UBS could press for a tax refund after a tribunal rules a scheme it used was legitimate Read More...

View article
Insolvency market continues to take its toll on Begbies Traynor
Accounting Firms

Insolvency market continues to take its toll on Begbies Traynor

14y Rachael Singh

Insolvency market continues to take its toll on Be...

Begbie says slow insolvency market remains challenging and restructuring costs expected to reach £1m Read More...

View article
Big Four audit tenders benefit from ‘virtuous circle’
Audit

Big Four audit tenders benefit from ‘virtuous circle’

14y Richard Crump , Writer

Big Four audit tenders benefit from ‘virtuous circ...

Virtuous circle that increases Big Four chances of winning FTSE 350 audits operates in reverse for mid-tier Read More...

View article
Saffery Champness confirms acquisition of Tenon film unit staff
Company News

Saffery Champness confirms acquisition of Tenon film unit staff

14y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Saffery Champness confirms acquisition of Tenon fi...

Deal sees 17 staff move from Tenon to Saffery's Read More...

View article
Taxman steps up IR35 battle
Corporate Tax

Taxman steps up IR35 battle

14y Kevin Reed , Writer

Taxman steps up IR35 battle

IR35 investigations increase, while the taxman ramps up collections from so-called freelancers Read More...

View article
A ‘victory’, ‘revolution’, ‘new dawn’: Auto-enrolment is here
Company News

A ‘victory’, ‘revolution’, ‘new dawn’: Auto-enrolment is here

14y Rachel Dalton

A ‘victory’, ‘revolution’, ‘new dawn’: Auto-enrolm...

Pensions industry welcomes government’s ‘savings revolution’ as auto-enrolment begins with its first staging date Read More...

View article
Auditors handed greater reporting role by FRC
Accounting Standards

Auditors handed greater reporting role by FRC

14y Richard Crump , Writer

Auditors handed greater reporting role by FRC

Auditors told to provide more information on board statements in annual accounts Read More...

View article
Wheatley Review lines up ICAEW for Libor audit role
Corporate Governance

Wheatley Review lines up ICAEW for Libor audit role

14y Kevin Reed , Writer

Wheatley Review lines up ICAEW for Libor audit rol...

Martin Wheatley marks out the ICAEW for a role in setting audit guidelines for assurance on Libor-setting Read More...

View article
Grant Thornton to pay £7m for RSM Tenon’s IVA factory
Business Recovery

Grant Thornton to pay £7m for RSM Tenon’s IVA factory

14y Rachael Singh

Grant Thornton to pay £7m for RSM Tenon’s IVA fact...

RSM Tenon signs binding agreement to offload its IVA business to Grant Thornton for about £7m Read More...

View article
Divisions within Europe over audit rotation
Audit

Divisions within Europe over audit rotation

14y Richard Crump , Writer

Divisions within Europe over audit rotation

European politicians split over length of audit tenures as MEP Jürgen Creutzmann proposes adoption of seven-year mandatory rotation Read More...

View article
Estate and will services set for reserved legal activity status
Accounting Firms

Estate and will services set for reserved legal activity status

14y Kevin Reed , Writer

Estate and will services set for reserved legal ac...

Estate administration and will services should become reserved legal activities, potentially affecting advisors Read More...

View article
Mandatory audit tendering introduced in UK governance code
Audit

Mandatory audit tendering introduced in UK governance code

14y Kevin Reed , Writer

Mandatory audit tendering introduced in UK governa...

UK Corporate Governance Code introduces comply-or-explain for FTSE 350 companies that fail to put their audit out to tender at least every ten years R...

View article
Colin: HMRC's got its head in the cloud
Technology

Colin: HMRC's got its head in the cloud

14y Taking Stock

Colin: HMRC's got its head in the cloud

Colin gives a wry warning as HMRC takes a big step Read More...

View article
MHA brings in Monahans to extend network
Company News

MHA brings in Monahans to extend network

14y Calum Fuller , Reporter

MHA brings in Monahans to extend network

MHA adds a ninth firm to its network Read More...

View article
Best Practice: Julie Adams, Menzies
Accounting Firms

Best Practice: Julie Adams, Menzies

14y Richard Crump , Writer

Best Practice: Julie Adams, Menzies

Menzies’ new managing partner Julie Adams explains the firm’s strategy to bolster service lines and deepen London strength Read More...

View article
HMRC signs agreement to store information online
Technology

HMRC signs agreement to store information online

14y Rachael Singh

HMRC signs agreement to store information online

Taxman is first government department to sign agreement to store all data in the cloud Read More...

View article
FRRP sees improvement in principal risks reporting
Corporate Governance

FRRP sees improvement in principal risks reporting

14y Richard Crump , Writer

FRRP sees improvement in principal risks reporting

Reporting of principal risks and uncertainties in companies' annual accounts subject of improvement says FRRP Read More...

View article
Best Practice: Brookson’s Martin Hesketh
Accounting Firms

Best Practice: Brookson’s Martin Hesketh

14y Rachael Singh

Best Practice: Brookson’s Martin Hesketh

Hesketh has come under fire for claiming that old fashioned accountancy firms are damaging sole trader clients Read More...

View article
FTSE 350 reporting leaves a lot to be desired
Corporate Governance

FTSE 350 reporting leaves a lot to be desired

14y Kevin Reed , Writer

FTSE 350 reporting leaves a lot to be desired

PwC's survey finds gaps between reporting performance and management pay – and just a quarter use strategy as a base for their reporting Read More...

View article
UK tax competitiveness most improved since 2010
Corporate Tax

UK tax competitiveness most improved since 2010

14y Calum Fuller , Reporter

UK tax competitiveness most improved since 2010

A KPMG survey finds the UK to be the most tax-competitive major European nation Read More...

View article