Accountants' soft skills gap costs them thousands of pounds
People Business

Accountants' soft skills gap costs them thousands of pounds

8y Kevin Reed , Writer

Accountants' soft skills gap costs them thousands ...

Accountants miss out on nearly £5,000 each, as lack of soft skills and comumnication training affects their careers Read More...

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ICAS chief urges accountants take 'personal responsibility' on ethics
Corporate Governance

ICAS chief urges accountants take 'personal responsibility' on ethics

8y Kevin Reed , Writer

ICAS chief urges accountants take 'personal respon...

Anton Colella calls on ICAS members to mentor less experienced accountants, as the institute launches a major drive on ethics Read More...

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Leader: Huge pressure on a digital taxman to fill Budget holes
Corporate Tax

Leader: Huge pressure on a digital taxman to fill Budget holes

8y Kevin Reed , Writer

Leader: Huge pressure on a digital taxman to fill ...

With a virtual windfall finding its way to George Osborne, a soon-to-be virtual tax department will need to really up its game to increase tax receipt...

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Autumn Statement: Billions lined up for the Treasury, but no tax giveaways
Corporate Tax

Autumn Statement: Billions lined up for the Treasury, but no tax giveaways

8y Kevin Reed , Writer

Autumn Statement: Billions lined up for the Treasu...

Spending Review and policy decisions mean tens of billions of pounds should be in the Treasury's coffers based on Osborne's plans - but there's little...

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British Accountancy Awards 2015: The winners
People In Practice

British Accountancy Awards 2015: The winners

8y Kevin Reed , Writer

British Accountancy Awards 2015: The winners

Accountancy Age is delighted to reveal the winners of the British Accountancy Awards, after a stellar evening at The Brewery in London Read More...

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Friday Afternoon Live: KPMG and HBOS; Kids Company
Audit

Friday Afternoon Live: KPMG and HBOS; Kids Company

8y Kevin Reed , Writer

Friday Afternoon Live: KPMG and HBOS; Kids Company

Editor Kevin Reed discusses how KPMG is portrayed in the report into HBOS's failure; and advisers' role at Kids Company Read More...

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Kreston Reeves takes four-fold increase in space at Discovery Park
Accounting Firms

Kreston Reeves takes four-fold increase in space at Discovery Park

8y Kevin Reed , Writer

Kreston Reeves takes four-fold increase in space a...

Kreston Reeves makes statement of intent to grow, by taking 5,500sq ft space in Sandwich-based Discovery Park Read More...

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Alma's UK clients set to hit £100m in R&D tax claims
Accounting Firms

Alma's UK clients set to hit £100m in R&D tax claims

8y Kevin Reed , Writer

Alma's UK clients set to hit £100m in R&D tax ...

UK arm of Alma sees strong growth in 2015, with clients set to hit £100m in R&D tax claims since 2011 Read More...

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Friday Afternoon Live: Tax woes for Rangers...and HMRC
Corporate Tax

Friday Afternoon Live: Tax woes for Rangers...and HMRC

8y Kevin Reed , Writer

Friday Afternoon Live: Tax woes for Rangers...and ...

The latest on Rangers' long-running tax case, and the PAC's long-running criticisms of HMRC Read More...

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BKL makes further media push with Ashcroft Anthony merger
Accounting Firms

BKL makes further media push with Ashcroft Anthony merger

8y Kevin Reed , Writer

BKL makes further media push with Ashcroft Anthony...

BKL boosts private client expertise, as it looks to build a comprehensive media sector offering Read More...

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ACCA public sector head moves to new CIPFA role
Accounting Standards

ACCA public sector head moves to new CIPFA role

8y Kevin Reed , Writer

ACCA public sector head moves to new CIPFA role

Gillian Fawcett takes up the reins of CIPFA's new, globally-focused, governments faculty Read More...

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Tilley: CIMA focus will remain despite new global association
Accounting Standards

Tilley: CIMA focus will remain despite new global association

8y Kevin Reed , Writer

Tilley: CIMA focus will remain despite new global ...

CIMA's plan to launch a formal association with AICPA will not dilute the brand, insists chief Charles Tilley Read More...

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Baldwins expands into Worcester with Sandison acquisition
Accounting Firms

Baldwins expands into Worcester with Sandison acquisition

8y Kevin Reed , Writer

Baldwins expands into Worcester with Sandison acqu...

Baldwins moves into Worcester with its latest acquisition Read More...

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Friday Afternoon Live: Baker Tilly goes 'RSM', and EU MEPs push tax equalisation
Corporate Tax

Friday Afternoon Live: Baker Tilly goes 'RSM', and EU MEPs push tax equalis...

8y Kevin Reed , Writer

Friday Afternoon Live: Baker Tilly goes 'RSM', and...

Accountancy Age editor Kevin Reed discusses Baker Tilly finally taking the RSM moniker; and EU MEPs push harder for member states to operate on a leve...

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PKF Cooper Parry gains probate licence
Consulting

PKF Cooper Parry gains probate licence

8y Kevin Reed , Writer

PKF Cooper Parry gains probate licence

PKF Cooper Parry becomes the latest firm to expand into legal services, with a probate licence Read More...

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Firm launches to help other accountants provide financial advice
People In Practice

Firm launches to help other accountants provide financial advice

8y Kevin Reed , Writer

Firm launches to help other accountants provide fi...

Clapton Consultants launches, with a specialism in helping other accountants work better with IFAs to provide pensions and financial advice to clients...

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Practice manager boost for Milsted Langdon
People In Practice

Practice manager boost for Milsted Langdon

8y Kevin Reed , Writer

Practice manager boost for Milsted Langdon

Karen Baber joins the south-west firm to boost its offering Read More...

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Wilkins Kennedy takes Winchester practice into the fold
Accounting Firms

Wilkins Kennedy takes Winchester practice into the fold

9y Kevin Reed , Writer

Wilkins Kennedy takes Winchester practice into the...

Top 20 firm merges Winchester practice, as it looks to leverage 'the cloud' Read More...

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PwC ousts Deloitte as biggest firm in the world
Accounting Firms

PwC ousts Deloitte as biggest firm in the world

9y Kevin Reed , Writer

PwC ousts Deloitte as biggest firm in the world

PwC regains its title as the world's biggest firm, after outgrowing Deloitte in 2014/15 Read More...

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Bird Luckin and Rickard Keen form Essex powerhouse
Accounting Firms

Bird Luckin and Rickard Keen form Essex powerhouse

9y Kevin Reed , Writer

Bird Luckin and Rickard Keen form Essex powerhouse

Essex consolidation as Bird Luckin and Rickard Keen merge Read More...

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EY break £2bn fee income barrier with strong tax growth
Accounting Firms

EY break £2bn fee income barrier with strong tax growth

9y Kevin Reed , Writer

EY break £2bn fee income barrier with strong tax g...

Tax services around transactions proves lucrative for Big Four firm EY Read More...

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Xero breaks 100,000 customer mark
Technology

Xero breaks 100,000 customer mark

9y Kevin Reed , Writer

Xero breaks 100,000 customer mark

Xero's UK subscriber numbers hit six figures Read More...

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Smith & Williamson improves profits, but next year tougher
Accounting Firms

Smith & Williamson improves profits, but next year tougher

9y Kevin Reed , Writer

Smith & Williamson improves profits, but next ...

Top ten firm sees margins improve, but investment back into Smith & Williamson will impact 2015/16 numbers Read More...

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Friday Afternoon Live: KPMG/Metro Bank + Big Four tech v audit
Accounting Firms

Friday Afternoon Live: KPMG/Metro Bank + Big Four tech v audit

9y Kevin Reed , Writer

Friday Afternoon Live: KPMG/Metro Bank + Big Four ...

Editor Kevin Reed talks about the Big Four's move towards tech services - how does this fit with creating a satisfactory model for audit? Read More...

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Leader: Big Four build analytics skills, but audit concerns linger
Accounting Firms

Leader: Big Four build analytics skills, but audit concerns linger

9y Kevin Reed , Writer

Leader: Big Four build analytics skills, but audit...

The Big Four are moving fast to build up data and analytics offerings, but when will they deal with concerns about how robust and transparent their au...

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Boards must use ethics to drive value, say accountants
Corporate Governance

Boards must use ethics to drive value, say accountants

9y Kevin Reed , Writer

Boards must use ethics to drive value, say account...

Moral courage needed in boardrooms to drive value, says Chartered Accountants Worldwide Read More...

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Friday Afternoon Live: ACCA's AGM; Hodge's new tax foray + PwC/Sage
Accounting Firms

Friday Afternoon Live: ACCA's AGM; Hodge's new tax foray + PwC/Sage

9y Kevin Reed , Writer

Friday Afternoon Live: ACCA's AGM; Hodge's new tax...

Editor Kevin Reed covers this week's big accounting stories, including ACCA, Margaret hodge, PwC, and Sage Read More...

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