UK government invests half a million to get audit and accountancy qualifications recognised abroad
Skills

UK government invests half a million to get audit and accountancy qualifica...

3m Rachael Kennedy

UK government invests half a million to get audit ...

The UK government has pledged £500,000 to facilitate the recognition of accountancy and audit qualifications abroad. Announced by the Department of Tr...

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Government and accountants must show pandemic-level ‘agility’ to achieve sustainability goals
ESG

Government and accountants must show pandemic-level ‘agility’ to achieve su...

7m Greg Noble

Government and accountants must show pandemic-leve...

The UK is set to meet only 17% of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals Read More...

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Government must make ‘concrete actions’ to support small businesses
Business Recovery

Government must make ‘concrete actions’ to support small businesses

8m Greg Noble

Government must make ‘concrete actions’ to support...

Insolvency statistics in the UK for the second quarter of 2023 were the highest since 2009 with 83% of them relating to small businesses Read More...

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Audit reform omission shows it is ‘not a priority’ for government
Audit

Audit reform omission shows it is ‘not a priority’ for government

8m Greg Noble

Audit reform omission shows it is ‘not a priority’...

Ministers had committed to overhauling the audit and corporate governance systems in response to scandals at companies like retailer BHS in 2016 and P...

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Significant work required by government to gain trust of businesses again, experts says
Business

Significant work required by government to gain trust of businesses again, ...

9m Greg Noble

Significant work required by government to gain tr...

The Office for National Statistics reported that inflation in the UK dropped to 7.9% in June Read More...

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Government execution of MTD ‘out of control’ as costs spiral
HMRC

Government execution of MTD ‘out of control’ as costs spiral

10m Sam Alberti

Government execution of MTD ‘out of control’ as co...

The regime's total cost is now thought to be five times the original forecast Read More...

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IR35: Government set to tackle ‘murky’ umbrella company market
Contracting

IR35: Government set to tackle ‘murky’ umbrella company market

11m Sam Alberti

IR35: Government set to tackle ‘murky’ umbrella co...

The fresh proposals mark the end of a 14-month wait for the findings of a public consultation Read More...

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Accountants sceptical as government pledges to regulate umbrella industry
Business Regulation

Accountants sceptical as government pledges to regulate umbrella industry

1y Sam Alberti

Accountants sceptical as government pledges to reg...

Plans to establish a Single Enforcement Body have resurfaced having been reportedly shelved last year Read More...

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Loan charge suicides: Government has ‘a lot to answer for’
Contracting

Loan charge suicides: Government has ‘a lot to answer for’

1y Sam Alberti

Loan charge suicides: Government has ‘a lot to ans...

HMRC has confirmed that a 10th related suicide has occurred Read More...

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UK government must ‘get on’ with audit reform, industry body says
Audit

UK government must ‘get on’ with audit reform, industry body says

1y Sam Alberti

UK government must ‘get on’ with audit reform, ind...

The urgency for reform is greater than ever due to the weakening economy, the Chartered IIA argued Read More...

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Interest-free loans rolled out by UK government
Consulting

Interest-free loans rolled out by UK government

1y Daniel Tannenbaum | Sponsored by Tudor Lodge

Interest-free loans rolled out by UK government

The UK government has introduced an Interest-Free Loan Scheme to curb rising living costs. We speak to some industry experts to find out everything yo...

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UK government must “think carefully” about MTD implementation
MTD

UK government must “think carefully” about MTD implementation

2y Sam Alberti

UK government must “think carefully” about MTD imp...

New research suggests that one in 10 accountants will leave the profession due to compliance burdens Read More...

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Sage, ICC and ACCA call on governments and big business to help SMBs join the race to net zero
Business

Sage, ICC and ACCA call on governments and big business to help SMBs join t...

2y Sponsored | ACCA

Sage, ICC and ACCA call on governments and big bus...

Policymakers and large companies must standardise and simplify carbon reporting and accounting for SMBs or risk millions of businesses being left behi...

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UK audit reform: Key takeaways from the government’s extensive proposals
Audit

UK audit reform: Key takeaways from the government’s extensive proposals

3y Paul Winrow

UK audit reform: Key takeaways from the government...

The UK government’s audit reform proposals aim to restore trust and corporate governance, but questions remain on how the proposed changes will be imp...

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Industry urges government to address “fragile” public sector audit market
Audit

Industry urges government to address “fragile” public sector audit market

3y Sam Alberti

Industry urges government to address “fragile” pub...

Market capacity is cited as the key concern by market participants Read More...

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Audit reforms will be published ‘shortly’ says government
Audit

Audit reforms will be published ‘shortly’ says government

3y Tom Lemmon

Audit reforms will be published ‘shortly’ says gov...

Industry fears delay after reports that Downing St was blocking publication Read More...

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KPMG chief economist: Negative interest rates ‘unlikely’ but government support key
Big Four

KPMG chief economist: Negative interest rates ‘unlikely’ but government sup...

3y Tom Lemmon

KPMG chief economist: Negative interest rates ‘unl...

ACCA adds that “fear indices” are still unusually high Read More...

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Lack of UK government support is “prolonging the agony”
Coronavirus

Lack of UK government support is “prolonging the agony”

4y Leanna Reeves

Lack of UK government support is “prolonging the a...

SMEs remain resilient, but further government support could be crucial Read More...

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FRC urges government to implement audit reform
Audit

FRC urges government to implement audit reform

4y Tom Lemmon

FRC urges government to implement audit reform

Principles for operational separation of audit were released yesterday by the FRC, but new legislation is needed for next steps Read More...

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Lords committee chair blasts government’s “nonsense” over IR35
Coronavirus

Lords committee chair blasts government’s “nonsense” over IR35

4y Tom Lemmon

Lords committee chair blasts government’s “nonsens...

The House of Lords Economic Affairs Finance Bill Sub-Committee report, published today, took aim at the government and HMRC for considering the issue ...

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Lord questions government’s lending relief strategy
Coronavirus

Lord questions government’s lending relief strategy

4y Leanna Reeves

Lord questions government’s lending relief strateg...

Lord Leigh believes PAYE and NI relief would be a more efficient measure as coronavirus continues to hit SMEs with low cash Read More...

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SAIs: strengthening the government audit function internationally
Governance

SAIs: strengthening the government audit function internationally

4y Salema Hafiz

SAIs: strengthening the government audit function ...

SAIs are essential for good governance in any country. In addition to holding their government to account by scrutinising the legality and accuracy of...

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Government announces review into IR35
Governance

Government announces review into IR35

4y Chris Jewers

Government announces review into IR35

A review into IR35, promised by Sajid Javid in the run up to the election, has been launched by the UK government. While this will come as welcome new...

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“Serious questions” over government’s commitment to audit reform
Audit

“Serious questions” over government’s commitment to audit reform

5y Tom Lemmon

“Serious questions” over government’s commitment t...

Chief Executive of the CIIA, Dr Ian Peters MBE, has urged the government to pass the necessary legislation on audit reform, but hope of action is fadi...

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Government powers to tackle “irresponsible management” of pensions
Pensions

Government powers to tackle “irresponsible management” of pensions

5y Tom Lemmon

Government powers to tackle “irresponsible managem...

The Pensions Schemes Bill focuses on tackling "irresponsible management" as Queen's speech lays out government's intentions, but will it pass through ...

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R&D tax credits: Government must “take urgent steps” to support innovation
Tax

R&D tax credits: Government must “take urgent steps” to support innovation

5y Tom Lemmon

R&D tax credits: Government must “take urgent step...

Luke Hamm, CEO of GovGrant, has said that the government must add some “rocket fuel” to the R&D tax credit scheme or risk losing out to competitors ab...

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Indian government wants market review of Big Four
Big Four

Indian government wants market review of Big Four

5y Chris Jewers

Indian government wants market review of Big Four

The call for the anti-trust review comes at a time when the Big four are all facing increased scrutiny in India as well as many other international ma...

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Inheritance tax: Government advised to reduce seven-year gifting rule to five years
Tax

Inheritance tax: Government advised to reduce seven-year gifting rule to fi...

5y Chris Jewers

Inheritance tax: Government advised to reduce seve...

The Government’s independent tax advisor has undertaken an inheritance tax review requested by the Chancellor and offered recommendations on how to si...

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