Down but not out on legal privilege

People Business Down but not out on legal privilege

13y rumo, Writer

Down but not out on legal privilege

The courts have ruled that accountants cannot have legal privilege like lawyers. The conclusion is ostensibly that the issue is a matter for law maker...

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Hoogs been framed

People Business Hoogs been framed

13y rumo, Writer

Hoogs been framed

Hans Hoogervorst, former dutch finance minister and currently the Netherlands’ chief financial policeman, has been made chairman of the IASB. Th...

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Sir Philip Green gives Government a lesson in Credit Management

Business Recovery Sir Philip Green gives Government a lesson in Credit Management

13y rumo, Writer

Sir Philip Green gives Government a lesson in Cred...

I wonder how long it will take following the publication yesterday of Sir Philip Green’s conclusions into Government spending practice before th...

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Will Proposed European Late Payment Law Change Anything?

Business Recovery Will Proposed European Late Payment Law Change Anything?

14y rumo, Writer

Will Proposed European Late Payment Law Change Any...

Well done to a whole range of MEPS led by German Socialist Barbara Weiler in sticking up for SMEs across Europe who suffer greatly from cash flow prob...

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ICAEW council het up over international plans

Practice Regulation ICAEW council het up over international plans

14y rumo, Writer

ICAEW council het up over international plans

ICAEW council meetings can be dull. They can also crackle with tension. Often they’re a mixture of both. Yesterday’s meeting was more of t...

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A Cautious Business Community Loses Appetite for Borrowing

Business Recovery A Cautious Business Community Loses Appetite for Borrowing

14y rumo, Writer

A Cautious Business Community Loses Appetite for B...

Judging by the mood amongst credit and finance professionals at an industry Think Tank I attended this week, it’s no surprise the Bank of Englan...

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Child benefit - echoes of past policy making

People Business Child benefit - echoes of past policy making

14y rumo, Writer

Child benefit - echoes of past policy making

The row over child benefit rumbles on. And it’s beginning to look embarrassing for the Tory party, so much so that many observers are now compar...

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Audit 'needs' intervention

People Business Audit 'needs' intervention

14y rumo, Writer

Audit 'needs' intervention

Grant Thornton has not held back. In response to a House of Lord inquiry it has let the regulator and Big Four have it with both barrels. When it come...

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Falling out of love - auditors and regulators

People Business Falling out of love - auditors and regulators

14y rumo, Writer

Falling out of love - auditors and regulators

Theirs is a tale of broken hearts, bruised egos and simmering tension. So much so in fact you would think their name was Miliband. Auditors and regula...

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Video: PAYE scandal sparks HMRC crisis

Administration Video: PAYE scandal sparks HMRC crisis

14y rumo, Writer

Video: PAYE scandal sparks HMRC crisis

The long-term impact of HMRC’s PAYE errors explored Read More...

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Patricia in the lion's den

People Business Patricia in the lion's den

14y rumo, Writer

Patricia in the lion's den

All credit to Ernst & Young partner Patricia Jackson today for taking the message to the Lib Dem and Labour conferences that banks should not be ...

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Punch-drunk auditors

People Business Punch-drunk auditors

14y rumo, Writer

Punch-drunk auditors

The Financial Services Authority has given auditors another pasting. Back in July the regulator complained quite publicly that it was worried auditors...

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Narrative reporting - a never ending story

People Business Narrative reporting - a never ending story

14y rumo, Writer

Narrative reporting - a never ending story

Research from the ACCA and Deloitte out today suggests that CFOs are unhappy with narrative reporting wanting more discretion in what it means and les...

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HSBC's Douglas Flint - Mr Popular

People Business HSBC's Douglas Flint - Mr Popular

14y rumo, Writer

HSBC's Douglas Flint - Mr Popular

If there was an accountant who claim to be the most popular accountant in the City right now it is Douglas Flint, group FD at HSBC and possible conten...

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RSM Tenon takes longer view on shareholder value

Practice Regulation RSM Tenon takes longer view on shareholder value

14y rumo, Writer

RSM Tenon takes longer view on shareholder value

Fascinating times for RSM Tenon. From struggling to make a profit through absorbing a host of different firms in the early days, it now has its house ...

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Mr Cable, where did it all go wrong?

People Business Mr Cable, where did it all go wrong?

14y rumo, Writer

Mr Cable, where did it all go wrong?

Business secretary Vince Cable appears to be doing everything in his power to alienate himself from everyone in well,.. business. Not the best positio...

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HMRC staff survey hits "technical error"

Practice Regulation HMRC staff survey hits "technical error"

14y rumo, Writer

HMRC staff survey hits "technical error"

HM Revenue & Customs’ staff survey has kept the headline writers busy in recent years, so when news reached us via accounting uber-blogger K...

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Logo-a-go-go for PwC

People Business Logo-a-go-go for PwC

14y rumo, Writer

Logo-a-go-go for PwC

Avid readers of the Age will have noticed that its hacks couldn’t bother writing out PricewaterhouseCoopers any more, and for the sake of their ...

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Back on the consulting train

Practice Regulation Back on the consulting train

14y rumo, Writer

Back on the consulting train

For anyone still holding a sliver of doubt that the big firms are eyeing up consulting to boost revenues, then look at the latest markets stats. The p...

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Video: Prices of accountancy firms fall

Accounting Firms Video: Prices of accountancy firms fall

14y rumo, Writer

Video: Prices of accountancy firms fall

Economic trouble takes its toll on the market for practices Read More...

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Audio: Prices of accountancy firms fall

Accounting Firms Audio: Prices of accountancy firms fall

14y rumo, Writer

Audio: Prices of accountancy firms fall

Economic trouble takes its toll on the market for practices Read More...

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Are Banks engaging in Buck Passing To blunt Lending Row ?

Business Recovery Are Banks engaging in Buck Passing To blunt Lending Row ?

14y rumo, Writer

Are Banks engaging in Buck Passing To blunt Lendin...

News this morning that Britain’s six biggest banks have asked a credit reference agency to report on the creditworthiness of their customers in ...

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Accountant with Internet Habit Gets Let off Hook

Business Recovery Accountant with Internet Habit Gets Let off Hook

14y rumo, Writer

Accountant with Internet Habit Gets Let off Hook

The World Wide Web is a wonderful source of knowledge, but excessive use of the internet during working hours can land you in big trouble……...

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Video: Is HMRC too tough on overseas sports stars?

Personal Tax Video: Is HMRC too tough on overseas sports stars?

14y rumo, Writer

Video: Is HMRC too tough on overseas sports stars...

Taxman’s stance risks the disappearance of top sports stars from UK events Read More...

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Audio: Is HMRC too tough on overseas sports stars?

Personal Tax Audio: Is HMRC too tough on overseas sports stars?

14y rumo, Writer

Audio: Is HMRC too tough on overseas sports stars...

Taxman’s stance risks the disappearance of top sports stars from UK events Read More...

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Slow Paying police put SMEs under the cosh

Business Recovery Slow Paying police put SMEs under the cosh

14y rumo, Writer

Slow Paying police put SMEs under the cosh

Recent research from the Forum of Private Business has revealed that despite pressure from Government on all public bodies to pay trade invoices to SM...

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Bank lending debate continues on both sides of the pond

Business Recovery Bank lending debate continues on both sides of the pond

14y rumo, Writer

Bank lending debate continues on both sides of the...

Anyone who sees the problem of banks not lending enough to SMEs as a peculiarly British affair is very much mistaken. A few weeks ago over in the US, ...

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