'It will enable accountants to deliver more value' - FreeAgent's CCO on the open banking revolution
Technology

'It will enable accountants to deliver more value' - FreeAgent's CCO on the...

5y Beth McLoughlin

'It will enable accountants to deliver more value'...

We speak to Kevin McCallum, CCO at FreeAgent, about the way open banking is transforming the way small businesses - and accountants - work Read More...

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Why so many businesses who think they are compliant with MTD need to think again
MTD

Why so many businesses who think they are compliant with MTD need to think ...

5y Beth McLoughlin

Why so many businesses who think they are complian...

QuickBooks' head of product Shaun Shirazian on how accountants can help small businesses prepare for MTD - and why many who think they are compliant a...

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Financial Power List 2019: 1-5 revealed
People In Business

Financial Power List 2019: 1-5 revealed

5y Beth McLoughlin

Financial Power List 2019: 1-5 revealed

Our Financial Power List 2019 ranks the 50 individuals who we believe will make the biggest difference to the accountancy industry over the next 12 mo...

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Financial Power List 2019: 6-10 revealed
People In Business

Financial Power List 2019: 6-10 revealed

5y Beth McLoughlin

Financial Power List 2019: 6-10 revealed

Our Financial Power List 2019 ranks the 50 individuals who we believe will make the biggest difference to the accountancy industry over the next 12 mo...

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UHY Hacker Young adds new ex-Deloitte partner to Nottingham office
People In Practice

UHY Hacker Young adds new ex-Deloitte partner to Nottingham office

5y Beth McLoughlin

UHY Hacker Young adds new ex-Deloitte partner to N...

The new appointment from an ex-Big Four partner will bring a particular focus on owner-manager businesses Read More...

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Financial Power List 2019: 11-15 revealed
People In Business

Financial Power List 2019: 11-15 revealed

5y Beth McLoughlin

Financial Power List 2019: 11-15 revealed

Our Financial Power List 2019 ranks the 50 individuals who we believe will make the biggest difference to the accountancy industry over the next 12 mo...

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Everything you need to know about the ICAS qualification
Training & CPD

Everything you need to know about the ICAS qualification

5y Beth McLoughlin

Everything you need to know about the ICAS qualifi...

The costs, timings and routes into becoming an ICAS-certified CA Read More...

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Financial Power List 2019: 21-25 revealed
People In Business

Financial Power List 2019: 21-25 revealed

5y Beth McLoughlin

Financial Power List 2019: 21-25 revealed

Our Financial Power List 2019 ranks the 50 individuals who we believe will make the biggest difference to the accountancy industry over the next 12 mo...

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Tech Series: An AI programme which does business consultancy for you
Technology

Tech Series: An AI programme which does business consultancy for you

5y Beth McLoughlin

Tech Series: An AI programme which does business c...

Runagood CEO Duncan Collins on how AI has taken over the role of business consultants - and how the role of the accountant will be critical Read More...

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Financial Power List 2019: 16-20 revealed
People In Business

Financial Power List 2019: 16-20 revealed

5y Beth McLoughlin

Financial Power List 2019: 16-20 revealed

Our Financial Power List 2019 ranks the 50 individuals who we believe will make the biggest difference to the accountancy industry over the next 12 mo...

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Accordance VAT appoints new managing director
People In Practice

Accordance VAT appoints new managing director

5y Beth McLoughlin

Accordance VAT appoints new managing director

A new managing director takes over at Accordance VAT Read More...

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Has the audit process improved since Carillion? No, say company secretaries
Audit

Has the audit process improved since Carillion? No, say company secretaries

5y Beth McLoughlin

Has the audit process improved since Carillion? No...

More than half of company secretaries surveyed by ICSA, the Government Institute and recruitment specialist said the industry has learned little from ...

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Should the dictionary definition of the word 'accountant' be changed?
Professional Services

Should the dictionary definition of the word 'accountant' be changed?

5y Beth McLoughlin

Should the dictionary definition of the word 'acco...

A new campaign wants to change the Oxford English Dictionary definition of accountant for wording which better reflects the changing face of the profe...

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Should Tesco directors ever have faced fraud trial?
Legal

Should Tesco directors ever have faced fraud trial?

5y Beth McLoughlin

Should Tesco directors ever have faced fraud trial...

Questions have been raised about the use of DPAs by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) case after the case against final defendant Carl Rogberg was droppe...

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Only 57 percent of businesses are ready for Making Tax Digital deadline
Making Tax Digital

Only 57 percent of businesses are ready for Making Tax Digital deadline

5y Beth McLoughlin

Only 57 percent of businesses are ready for Making...

A survey by software provider Advanced has found that only 57 percent of UK businesses who must comply will be ready in time for April 1 Read More...

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How to implement robotics without ‘automation anxiety’ – a Baker Tilly case study
Technology

How to implement robotics without ‘automation anxiety’ – a Baker Tilly case...

5y Beth McLoughlin

How to implement robotics without ‘automation anxi...

The accountancy and advisory firm reveals how robotic process automation software from NICE has saved them time and money Read More...

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“Technology is fundamental to our business going forward” - Saffery Champness managing partner Matthew Burton interview
People In Business

“Technology is fundamental to our business going forward” - Saffery Champne...

5y Beth McLoughlin

“Technology is fundamental to our business going f...

Managing Partner of Saffery Champness Matthew Burton on the challenges and opportunities his firm faces for the next four years and beyond Read More...

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‘Brexit is a disaster for this country’ – Lord Michael Heseltine, creator of Accountancy Age, on the nation’s crisis
Brexit

‘Brexit is a disaster for this country’ – Lord Michael Heseltine, creator o...

5y Beth McLoughlin

‘Brexit is a disaster for this country’ – Lord Mic...

Lord Heseltine calls for a second referendum on Brexit in our interview, and reveals why he has felt compelled to speak out on the topic Read More...

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What can Theresa May do next?
Brexit & Economy

What can Theresa May do next?

5y Beth McLoughlin

What can Theresa May do next?

Douglas Webber and Antonio Fatas of INSEAD lay out what is next for Theresa May and the country following the defeat of her Brexit deal in the House o...

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A third of employers in accounting and finance unaware of Apprenticeship Levy
Career

A third of employers in accounting and finance unaware of Apprenticeship Le...

5y Beth McLoughlin

A third of employers in accounting and finance una...

While the sector has made some gains, there is more to be done to take advantage of the opportunities offered by the Apprenticeship Levy Read More...

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'It will enable lots of things we can't even imagine': Tech CEO Q&A with Sweetbridge CEO Scott Nelson
Technology

'It will enable lots of things we can't even imagine': Tech CEO Q&A with Sw...

5y Beth McLoughlin

'It will enable lots of things we can't even imagi...

New blockchain technology from Sweetbridge will transform the audit process and accounting generally beyond recognition, says their CEO in the first o...

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QuickBooks releases MTD pilots and tools to make the transition easy
Making Tax Digital

QuickBooks releases MTD pilots and tools to make the transition easy

5y Beth McLoughlin

QuickBooks releases MTD pilots and tools to make t...

Surveys showing that many practices will not be ready for the April MTD for VAT deadline are numerous. But while HMRC has received criticism for its p...

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What does 2019 hold in store for accountants? AAT give their views
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What does 2019 hold in store for accountants? AAT give their views

5y Beth McLoughlin

What does 2019 hold in store for accountants? AAT ...

AAT CEO Mark Farrar and tax expert Brian Palmer run through the main developments we can expect to see in 2019 Read More...

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How an idea in the bath transformed this company’s approach to Making Tax Digital
MTD

How an idea in the bath transformed this company’s approach to Making Tax D...

5y Beth McLoughlin

How an idea in the bath transformed this company’s...

A van which scans in clients’ documents and uses software and AI to process them is a gamechanger for The Bailey Group Read More...

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BDO and Moore Stephens exchange contracts on merger agreement
Mergers And Acquisitions

BDO and Moore Stephens exchange contracts on merger agreement

5y Beth McLoughlin

BDO and Moore Stephens exchange contracts on merge...

The deal is sealed on the BDO - Moore Stephens merger, making BDO the third biggest audit firm Read More...

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What a no-deal Brexit would mean for insolvency
Insolvency

What a no-deal Brexit would mean for insolvency

5y Beth McLoughlin

What a no-deal Brexit would mean for insolvency

What will happen in the case of a no-deal Brexit with insolvency cases across the EU? Caroline Sumner, technical and education director at R3, has the...

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Is letting investors choose auditors the key to reform?
Audit

Is letting investors choose auditors the key to reform?

5y Beth McLoughlin

Is letting investors choose auditors the key to re...

At the ICAEW Information for Better Markets conference, some new suggestions were added to the ideas on the table for reforming the sector Read More...

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