Profile: LibDem's Matthew Taylor

Company News Profile: LibDem's Matthew Taylor

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Profile: LibDem's Matthew Taylor

Hugely ambitious Liberal Democrat treasury spokesman Matthew Taylor has enjoyed a meteoric rise to front bench politics, where he now squares up to bi...

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Revenue's net returns give no satisfaction

Personal Tax Revenue's net returns give no satisfaction

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Revenue's net returns give no satisfaction

The Revenue is wasting millions of pounds of taxpayers' money to persuade us to file our tax returns online. Read More...

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Profile: Shabbir Osman, Eclipse Computing

Accounting Standards Profile: Shabbir Osman, Eclipse Computing

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Profile: Shabbir Osman, Eclipse Computing

For wannabe accountant Shabbir Osman, exams proved to be a stumbling block and he had to settle for a part-qualification. But, his ambition soon saw h...

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ACCPAC pushes new pricing model

Accounting Software ACCPAC pushes new pricing model

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ACCPAC pushes new pricing model

ACCPAC has announced an aggressive UK pricing strategy to mark the release of its small business accounting software, Simply Accounting V9 and Simply ...

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Deloitte gets ready for No. 2

Accounting Firms Deloitte gets ready for No. 2

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Deloitte gets ready for No. 2

At long last Deloitte & Touche has received the green light to acquire the assets of Andersen UK after receiving regulatory approval from the Euro...

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OFT to 'monitor' the Big Four

Accounting Firms OFT to 'monitor' the Big Four

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OFT to 'monitor' the Big Four

The competition implications of the Big Five becoming a Big Four after the collapse of Andersen will continue to be 'monitored', according to the Offi...

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New legislation threatens tax advisers

Accounting Firms New legislation threatens tax advisers

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New legislation threatens tax advisers

Anti-money laundering legislation could threaten the future of the traditional tax investigation, the Chartered Institute of Taxation has warned. Read...

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Southampton FC secures win over Customs

Corporate Tax Southampton FC secures win over Customs

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Southampton FC secures win over Customs

Southampton Football Club is today celebrating a victory before the football season has even kicked off, after winning a VAT tussle against HM Customs...

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Bush calls for a stronger, better funded SEC

Company News Bush calls for a stronger, better funded SEC

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Bush calls for a stronger, better funded SEC

US President George W Bush today made a rallying speech, calling for an extra $100m to strengthen the Securities & Exchange Commission and jail se...

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Systems Union axes reseller

Technology Systems Union axes reseller

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Systems Union axes reseller

Systems Union has cancelled its channel partner agreement with Thompson Systems, suggesting the reseller had broken the terms of the deal. Read More...

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Accenture axes 150 UK senior managers

Consulting Accenture axes 150 UK senior managers

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Accenture axes 150 UK senior managers

Accenture has today confirmed it has begun the process of cutting 150 senior managers in the UK, as part of its plans to chop 1,000 staff from its ran...

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Shareholders approve Microsoft/Navision deal

Technology Shareholders approve Microsoft/Navision deal

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Shareholders approve Microsoft/Navision deal

Microsoft's offer to buy out Navision will be completed after 98.8% of the Danish accounting software company's shareholding today accepted the near £...

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Offshore tax relief for porn channel

Corporate Tax Offshore tax relief for porn channel

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Offshore tax relief for porn channel

The owners of sexy television business Television X, have moved the soft-porn channel offshore to the Channel Islands, the UK tax haven. Read More...

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Microsoft gets green light for Navision takeover

Company News Microsoft gets green light for Navision takeover

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Microsoft gets green light for Navision takeover

Microsoft has won approval for its near £1bn acquisition of Danish software maker Navision from all the competition authorities, the final obstacle be...

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WorldCom whistleblower will not testify

Company News WorldCom whistleblower will not testify

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WorldCom whistleblower will not testify

The whistleblower in the £2.5bn accounting scandal at telco company WorldCom has been excused from testifying in front of a US Congressional Committee...

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Microsoft acquisition receives green light

Technology Microsoft acquisition receives green light

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Microsoft acquisition receives green light

Microsoft has won approval for its near £1bn acquisition of Danish software maker Navision from all the competition authorities, the final obstacle be...

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Councils told backing BACS could save £100m

Administration Councils told backing BACS could save £100m

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Councils told backing BACS could save £100m

Fresh doubts were raised this week over the government's ambitious online targets, as local authorities were told they could save almost £100m a year ...

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Hackers force Revenue retreat

Technology Hackers force Revenue retreat

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Hackers force Revenue retreat

The Inland Revenue has suspended its plans to allow taxpayers to communicate with the department by email, having so far spent £200m to install 55,000...

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Hackers force Revenue retreat

Accounting Software Hackers force Revenue retreat

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Hackers force Revenue retreat

The Inland Revenue has suspended its plans to allow taxpayers to communicate with the department by email, having so far spent £200m to install 55,000...

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KPMG hits out at PwC over Xerox

Accounting Firms KPMG hits out at PwC over Xerox

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KPMG hits out at PwC over Xerox

KPMG has hit out at rival PricewaterhouseCoopers after becoming the latest firm to become embroiled in an accountancy scandal, after its audit client ...

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Johnson warns against complacency

Audit Johnson warns against complacency

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Johnson warns against complacency

Minister for competition and markets, Melanie Johnson, today warned accountants and auditors not to rule out UK disasters similar to Enron and WorldCo...

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EC statement on Deloitte/Andersen

Accounting Firms EC statement on Deloitte/Andersen

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EC statement on Deloitte/Andersen

The European Commission has today cleared the transfer of assets of Andersen UK's business to Deloitte & Touche. Read More...

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EC gives Deloitte/Andersen deal the nod

Accounting Firms EC gives Deloitte/Andersen deal the nod

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EC gives Deloitte/Andersen deal the nod

As expected, Deloitte & Touche has today been given the green light by the European Commission to transfer the assets of the UK Andersen business ...

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Sage hits back at 'bleaters'

Accounting Software Sage hits back at 'bleaters'

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Sage hits back at 'bleaters'

Heavily criticised software giant Sage, has told the industry 'to stop bleating' over it's objections to Microsoft acquiring Navision - and suggesting...

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Andersen UK assets set for Deloitte transfer

Accounting Firms Andersen UK assets set for Deloitte transfer

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Andersen UK assets set for Deloitte transfer

Deloitte & Touche is today expected to receive the green light from European regulators to transfer over the UK assets of defeated firm Andersen into ...

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Revenue to reveal Mrs Doyle successor

Personal Tax Revenue to reveal Mrs Doyle successor

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Revenue to reveal Mrs Doyle successor

The Inland Revenue is set to reveal the successor to downtrodden tealady Mrs Doyle, as it prepares for its new self-assessment advertising campaign, e...

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ACCPAC rapped over 'misleading' advert

Accounting Software ACCPAC rapped over 'misleading' advert

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ACCPAC rapped over 'misleading' advert

The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld a complaint by Intuit over the release of an advertisement by ACCPAC, which claimed one of its products...

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