Colin: Last day for award submission sees some surprising entrants
Accounting Firms

Colin: Last day for award submission sees some surprising entrants

13y Taking Stock

Colin: Last day for award submission sees some sur...

New categories could prove quite popular Read More...

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IASB branded 'not fit for purpose' as it clashes with FASB
Accounting Standards

IASB branded 'not fit for purpose' as it clashes with FASB

13y Richard Crump , Writer

IASB branded 'not fit for purpose' as it clashes w...

IASB at loggerheads with FASB over impairment accounting rules, which one critic labels as faulty and "deeply discredited" Read More...

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Civil service contractors on-payroll after six months
Corporate Tax

Civil service contractors on-payroll after six months

13y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Civil service contractors on-payroll after six mon...

Measures to prevent tax avoidance will be introduced in September Read More...

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US fraud case against Grant Thornton revived
Accounting Firms

US fraud case against Grant Thornton revived

13y Rachael Singh

US fraud case against Grant Thornton revived

Appeal lodged against Grant Thornton over its failure to spot fraudulent activity during its audit of now-collapsed technology company Winstar Communi...

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Taxman to issue VAT guidance after European Court ruling
Corporate Tax

Taxman to issue VAT guidance after European Court ruling

13y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Taxman to issue VAT guidance after European Court ...

HMRC will issue guidance on VAT liabilities following a European Court of Justice ruling Read More...

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Three’s not a crowd when funding is needed
Business Recovery

Three’s not a crowd when funding is needed

13y Accountancy Age

Three’s not a crowd when funding is needed

Third-party funding in legal cases has just become more costly but it’s not the death of this form of raising finance to fund litigation, explains Wil...

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Taxman escapes £1bn Littlewoods bill
Corporate Tax

Taxman escapes £1bn Littlewoods bill

13y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Taxman escapes £1bn Littlewoods bill

VAT refund interest dispute between Littlewoods and HMRC is referred back to the UK courts by European Court of Justice Read More...

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Treasury concludes fuel duty is not an environmental tax
Corporate Governance

Treasury concludes fuel duty is not an environmental tax

13y Jessica Shankleman

Treasury concludes fuel duty is not an environment...

Treasury accused of removing levies from official definition of environmental tax in order to show proportion of revenue from green taxes will rise Re...

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Has KPMG's case strengthened protection on advisory work?
Accounting Firms

Has KPMG's case strengthened protection on advisory work?

13y Richard Highley

Has KPMG's case strengthened protection on advisor...

KPMG managed to strike out an investor claim against it, but will firms need to change the way they protect themselves when taking on advisory work, a...

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Accountancy Age & Robert Half get into the swing of it
People In Practice

Accountancy Age & Robert Half get into the swing of it

13y Accountancy Age

Accountancy Age & Robert Half get into the swing o...

Accountants' shoot for glory at the annual Golf Challenge Read More...

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Zolfo Cooper administrators close last of the Clintons stores
Business Recovery

Zolfo Cooper administrators close last of the Clintons stores

13y Rachael Singh

Zolfo Cooper administrators close last of the Clin...

Administrators close the remaining 76 stores at Clintons after failing to secure interest Read More...

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Leonard Curtis administrators save 13 jobs in pre-pack sale
Business Recovery

Leonard Curtis administrators save 13 jobs in pre-pack sale

13y Accountancy Age

Leonard Curtis administrators save 13 jobs in pre-...

Leonard Curtis administrators managed to sell printing company Blueprint to former rivals Cambridge Digital Press in pre-pack Read More...

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High Court gives MF Global administrators right to return £54m
Business Recovery

High Court gives MF Global administrators right to return £54m

13y Rachael Singh

High Court gives MF Global administrators right to...

KPMG administrators had their application to distribute assets approved, which could see creditors receive payment as early as 1 August Read More...

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Ethel Austin in administration for third time in four years
Business Recovery

Ethel Austin in administration for third time in four years

13y Rachael Singh

Ethel Austin in administration for third time in f...

Duff & Phelps administrators called to clothing retailer which enters its third administration since 2008 Read More...

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Coca-Cola follows McDonald’s in paying Olympic taxes
Corporate Tax

Coca-Cola follows McDonald’s in paying Olympic taxes

13y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Coca-Cola follows McDonald’s in paying Olympic tax...

Following increasing pressure, Coca-Cola becomes the second Olympic sponsor to decline its entitlement to tax breaks during the Games Read More...

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ALLOW appoints new CFO
People Business

ALLOW appoints new CFO

13y Richard Crump , Writer

ALLOW appoints new CFO

UK’s first privacy and information protection company names new CFO Read More...

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McDonald’s to turn down Olympics tax break
Corporate Tax

McDonald’s to turn down Olympics tax break

13y Calum Fuller , Reporter

McDonald’s to turn down Olympics tax break

McDonald's to waive its right to tax breaks on earnings generated by the Olympics Read More...

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"I'm a lone voice," says Richard Murphy
Corporate Tax

"I'm a lone voice," says Richard Murphy

13y Calum Fuller , Reporter

"I'm a lone voice," says Richard Murphy

Outspoken tax expert Richard Murphy claims he does not set out to court controversy, but concedes his views make him a contender for the title of most...

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Colin: Olympian cock-up
Company News

Colin: Olympian cock-up

13y Taking Stock

Colin: Olympian cock-up

Gold medallist in cock-ups Read More

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Institutes told to improve audit monitoring visits
Accounting Standards

Institutes told to improve audit monitoring visits

13y Rachael Singh

Institutes told to improve audit monitoring visits

FRC report highlights flaws in audit monitoring by bodies such as ICAEW, ACCA and ICAS, but defends role they play in regulating the profession Read M...

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Zolfo Cooper appoints financial services MD
Accounting Firms

Zolfo Cooper appoints financial services MD

13y Richard Crump , Writer

Zolfo Cooper appoints financial services MD

Zolfo Cooper strengthens financial services industry offering with the appointment of a new managing director Read More...

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Hummingbird Resources appoints FD
People Business

Hummingbird Resources appoints FD

13y Richard Crump , Writer

Hummingbird Resources appoints FD

Hummingbird Resources appoints Thomas Hill to the board as finance director with immediate effect Read More...

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Littlewoods court case could cost taxman billions
Corporate Tax

Littlewoods court case could cost taxman billions

13y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Littlewoods court case could cost taxman billions

The European Court of Justice is this week due to rule whether the taxman should pay compound interest on VAT refunds Read More...

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Gauke rejects postponement of RTI
Personal Tax

Gauke rejects postponement of RTI

13y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Gauke rejects postponement of RTI

The Exchequer secretary is bullish about real-time information's potential for success as means Read More...

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Liquidator disqualified for 12 years by High Court
Business Recovery

Liquidator disqualified for 12 years by High Court

13y Rachael Singh

Liquidator disqualified for 12 years by High Court

Landmark ruling sees High Court disqualify an insolvency practitioner for 12 years following his actions while appointed to a business Read More...

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BBC finance chiefs struggle in MPs' spotlight
Corporate Tax

BBC finance chiefs struggle in MPs' spotlight

13y Calum Fuller , Reporter

BBC finance chiefs struggle in MPs' spotlight

BBC CFO Zarin Patel and its head of employment tax reveal 148 presenters are paid off-payroll as MPs dig out the details Read More...

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Court blows PwC-marketed tax scheme out of the water
Personal Tax

Court blows PwC-marketed tax scheme out of the water

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

Court blows PwC-marketed tax scheme out of the wat...

Scheme designed to artificially create losses to avoid CGT, says Court of Appeal Read More...

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