HMRC confirms agreement to exit £10bn Aspire IT contract
Corporate Tax

HMRC confirms agreement to exit £10bn Aspire IT contract

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

HMRC confirms agreement to exit £10bn Aspire IT co...

HMRC arranges final agreement in ending its Aspire IT contract with Capgemini and Fujitsu Read More...

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FRC confirms KPMG-HBOS report to be released ‘in spring’
Audit

FRC confirms KPMG-HBOS report to be released ‘in spring’

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

FRC confirms KPMG-HBOS report to be released ‘in s...

FRC tells Conservative MP Andrew Tyrie full report into KPMG's audit of HBOS can be expected in the spring Read More...

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Scott-Moncrieff merges with Ogilvie and Company
Accounting Firms

Scott-Moncrieff merges with Ogilvie and Company

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Scott-Moncrieff merges with Ogilvie and Company

Merger to take effect from 1 May under the Scott-Moncrieff brand Read More...

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ESMA: More than 20% of issuers made disclosure errors in 2015
Accounting Standards

ESMA: More than 20% of issuers made disclosure errors in 2015

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

ESMA: More than 20% of issuers made disclosure err...

In all, enforcement action was taken against 40 issuers over problems in the disclosure of assumptions and judgements, the European Securities and Mar...

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‘Ten years’ to see fruits of mandatory rotation – Non-Big Four auditors
Audit

‘Ten years’ to see fruits of mandatory rotation – Non-Big Four auditors

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

‘Ten years’ to see fruits of mandatory rotation – ...

Claims audit rotation reinforces the Big Four's market position are premature, according to senior Top Ten audit partners Read More...

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ACCA: Audit must evolve or die
Audit

ACCA: Audit must evolve or die

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

ACCA: Audit must evolve or die

The perceived value of audit varies wildly between established and developing markets, ACCA report finds Read More...

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Bolton settle unpaid tax bill with HMRC
Business Recovery

Bolton settle unpaid tax bill with HMRC

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Bolton settle unpaid tax bill with HMRC

Beleaguered Championship football club Bolton Wanderers pays off remaining £2.2m owed to taxman Read More...

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Budget 2016: Personal tax roundup
Personal Tax

Budget 2016: Personal tax roundup

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Budget 2016: Personal tax roundup

Entrepreneur's relief, lifetime ISAs and Class 2 NICs: All appeared on the chancellor's radar in the Budget 2016 Read More...

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Kreston Reeves and Spofforths to merge
Accounting Firms

Kreston Reeves and Spofforths to merge

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Kreston Reeves and Spofforths to merge

South east-based firms confirm intention to merge later this year Read More...

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KPMG to pick up FTSE 250 builder WS Atkins’ audit
Audit

KPMG to pick up FTSE 250 builder WS Atkins’ audit

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

KPMG to pick up FTSE 250 builder WS Atkins’ audit

KPMG to take on audit after PwC's tenure expires Read More...

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FRC issues amendments to fair value disclosures in FRS 102
Accounting Standards

FRC issues amendments to fair value disclosures in FRS 102

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

FRC issues amendments to fair value disclosures in...

As well as simplifying the preparation of the disclosures, the amendments are designed provide more meaningful information for users of the financial ...

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Pace of audit improvement too slow, IFIAR tells top six networks
Audit

Pace of audit improvement too slow, IFIAR tells top six networks

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Pace of audit improvement too slow, IFIAR tells to...

International audit quality watchdog unsatisfied by pace of change in improving audit quality Read More...

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Companies House filing to be 100% digital by 2019
Technology

Companies House filing to be 100% digital by 2019

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Companies House filing to be 100% digital by 2019

All filings with Companies House to be digital within three years Read More...

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Mandatory audit rotation 'further entrenches' Big Four
Audit

Mandatory audit rotation 'further entrenches' Big Four

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Mandatory audit rotation 'further entrenches' Big ...

Mandatory audit rotation could force Big Four firms further down the market rather than open top audits up to other providers, claims EY audit partner...

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Smith & Williamson profits fall as investment plan kicks in
Accounting Firms

Smith & Williamson profits fall as investment plan kicks in

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Smith & Williamson profits fall as investment ...

Profit decrease reflects investment in business, Smith & Williamson chiefs say Read More...

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Moore Stephens Northern Ireland fined over Presbyterian Mutual Society audit
Audit

Moore Stephens Northern Ireland fined over Presbyterian Mutual Society audi...

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Moore Stephens Northern Ireland fined over Presbyt...

Audit engagement partner David McClean also fined and reprimanded for failures in audit work in 2007 and 2008 Read More...

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Ex-CIoT president convicted of child porn offences
People Business

Ex-CIoT president convicted of child porn offences

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Ex-CIoT president convicted of child porn offences

Stephen Coleclough was president of the tax institute between 2013 and 2014 Read More...

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FASB publishes US leasing standard
Accounting Standards

FASB publishes US leasing standard

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

FASB publishes US leasing standard

FASB's and IASB works towards a unified leasing standard, but could not converge Read More...

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Xero announces Google tie-up
Technology

Xero announces Google tie-up

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Xero announces Google tie-up

Xero confirms Gmail and Google Apps at Work integration Read More...

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NAO: Accounting officers champion ministers' interests over the public
Audit

NAO: Accounting officers champion ministers' interests over the public

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

NAO: Accounting officers champion ministers' inter...

Accounting officers face greater pressure from ministers than taxpayers, risking value for public money, NAO finds Read More...

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Hospitals group Mediclinic appoints PwC as auditors
Accounting Firms

Hospitals group Mediclinic appoints PwC as auditors

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Hospitals group Mediclinic appoints PwC as auditor...

Mediclinic appoints PwC as auditor Read More...

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Auto Trader swaps PwC for KPMG as auditor
Audit

Auto Trader swaps PwC for KPMG as auditor

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Auto Trader swaps PwC for KPMG as auditor

Online car dealership ends 11-year relationship with PwC Read More...

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Compliance and tax issues could follow audit threshold rise
Accounting Firms

Compliance and tax issues could follow audit threshold rise

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Compliance and tax issues could follow audit thres...

Advisers warn both businesses and HMRC could lose out after rise in statutory audit threshold Read More...

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IIRC chief executive Paul Druckman to step down
People In Practice

IIRC chief executive Paul Druckman to step down

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

IIRC chief executive Paul Druckman to step down

Paul Druckman will step down as IIRC CEO during 2016, although no date has yet been set Read More...

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FRC: e-tagging of charities’ accounts supported by consultation
Accounting Standards

FRC: e-tagging of charities’ accounts supported by consultation

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

FRC: e-tagging of charities’ accounts supported by...

The charity convention will be used when tagging charity accounts for electronic filing and for other analytical purposes Read More...

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Best Practice: Old Mill’s Ian Carlson
Accounting Firms

Best Practice: Old Mill’s Ian Carlson

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Best Practice: Old Mill’s Ian Carlson

Managing director Ian Carlson discusses introducing the firm's shared equity scheme Read More...

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Non-financial information must be as reliable as financial counterpart, ICAEW says
Accounting Standards

Non-financial information must be as reliable as financial counterpart, ICA...

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Non-financial information must be as reliable as f...

Non-financial information should face similarly stringent testing to financial data, ICAEW finds in report Read More...

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