Carousel fraud could hit £5bn
Corporate Tax

Carousel fraud could hit £5bn

18y Alex Hawkes , Reporter

Carousel fraud could hit £5bn

The Guardian newspaper calculates new hit from missing trader frauds Read More...

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EU split over online VAT plans
Politics

EU split over online VAT plans

18y AccountancyAge.com

EU split over online VAT plans

Germany to oppose Austrian proposal Read More...

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Interest rates remain at 4.5%
Politics

Interest rates remain at 4.5%

18y AccountancyAge.com

Interest rates remain at 4.5%

Rate unchanged for ninth time in a row Read More...

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DTI backs Royal Mail bid for funding
Politics

DTI backs Royal Mail bid for funding

18y AccountancyAge.com

DTI backs Royal Mail bid for funding

Money needed for modernisation and to plug pensions hole Read More...

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Beleaguered Clarke hit by Home Office accounts blow
Politics

Beleaguered Clarke hit by Home Office accounts blow

18y Accountancy Age

Beleaguered Clarke hit by Home Office accounts blo...

Home Office accounts to be qualified for the second year running Read More...

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Who really made the NHS sick?
Politics

Who really made the NHS sick?

18y Accountancy Age

Who really made the NHS sick?

FDs appear to be shouldering the blame for the dire state of NHS finances. Could they have done more? Read More...

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Anstee questions BT pension protection
Company News

Anstee questions BT pension protection

18y Kevin Reed , Writer

Anstee questions BT pension protection

Anstee questions amount of protection afforded to BT over its pension liabilities by the government Read More...

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Other banks will be hit by offshore clampdown
Company News

Other banks will be hit by offshore clampdown

18y Nicholas Neveling , Writer

Other banks will be hit by offshore clampdown

Barclays will not be the only bank compelled to hand over customer records to government Read More...

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PAC says £2.6bn in benefits money wasted
Politics

PAC says £2.6bn in benefits money wasted

18y AccountancyAge.com

PAC says £2.6bn in benefits money wasted

Simplified system will prevent fraud and errors. Read More...

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CIPFA urges new reporting regime for poor nations
Politics

CIPFA urges new reporting regime for poor nations

18y AccountancyAge.com

CIPFA urges new reporting regime for poor nations

Institute wants support from the Department for International Development Read More...

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PKF slams BBC in government report
Politics

PKF slams BBC in government report

18y Nicholas Neveling , Writer

PKF slams BBC in government report

PKF tells government broadcaster has only delivered marginal savings Read More...

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MTIC fraud sees VAT receipts plummet
Corporate Tax

MTIC fraud sees VAT receipts plummet

18y Nicholas Neveling , Writer

MTIC fraud sees VAT receipts plummet

Carousel fraud blamed as government suffers first fall in VAT revenues since 1973 Read More...

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Tax credits fiasco continues into second year
Personal Tax

Tax credits fiasco continues into second year

18y Paul Grant , Writer

Tax credits fiasco continues into second year

Level of overpayments to hard-up families similar to first year of scheme, says new report Read More...

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PM's adviser: Whitehall lacks basic 'financial capability'
Politics

PM's adviser: Whitehall lacks basic 'financial capability'

18y our parliamentary corresponden...

PM's adviser: Whitehall lacks basic 'financial cap...

Ex-strategy adviser to Tony Blair and former head of BBC, Lord Birt, says many government departments lack basic 'financial capability' of the private...

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KPMG report critical of Scottish Enterprise
Politics

KPMG report critical of Scottish Enterprise

18y AccountancyAge.com

KPMG report critical of Scottish Enterprise

Operational changes called for following review of internal audit Read More...

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Queen’s Flight costs were ‘ten times higher’
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Queen’s Flight costs were ‘ten times higher’

18y AccountancyAge.com

Queen’s Flight costs were ‘ten times higher’

NAO calculation reveals true cost of MPs' trips Read More...

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NHS FD faces fraud trial
Corporate Governance

NHS FD faces fraud trial

18y Kevin Reed , Writer

NHS FD faces fraud trial

Manchester ambulance service FD and chief executive in fraud trial Read More...

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PAC to keep close eye on PFI refinancing schemes
Politics

PAC to keep close eye on PFI refinancing schemes

18y AccountancyAge.com

PAC to keep close eye on PFI refinancing schemes

All party group still concerned over new refinancing rules Read More...

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GP advisers' workload on the up
Politics

GP advisers' workload on the up

18y Kevin Reed , Writer

GP advisers' workload on the up

The new treatment of GPs' superannuation contributions has led to increased accounting complexity and higher workloads for accountants Read More...

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‘Pension ball in government's court’
Politics

‘Pension ball in government's court’

18y AccountancyAge.com

‘Pension ball in government's court’

Grant Thornton issues verdict on Turner report Read More...

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New FBI style crime body launches
Politics

New FBI style crime body launches

18y Alex Hawkes , Reporter

New FBI style crime body launches

Government moves to take on drug trafficking and money laundering through new centralised body Read More...

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Statistical analysis: wake up call
Politics

Statistical analysis: wake up call

18y Accountancy Age

Statistical analysis: wake up call

The UK has lost its position in the world league tables of super growth countries as the highest ranked EU country to Sweden, falling two places in th...

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‘Outrageous’ trusts move escalates row with taxman
Corporate Tax

‘Outrageous’ trusts move escalates row with taxman

18y Alex Hawkes , Reporter

‘Outrageous’ trusts move escalates row with taxman

Inheritance trust clampdown will cost families hundreds of millions Read More...

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Advisers fear repeat of IR35 controversy
Corporate Tax

Advisers fear repeat of IR35 controversy

18y Alex Hawkes , Reporter

Advisers fear repeat of IR35 controversy

Fears heighten as government hints at composite company crackdown Read More...

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Brown rejects call to follow corporate rules on pensions
Accounting Standards

Brown rejects call to follow corporate rules on pensions

18y Paul Grant , Writer

Brown rejects call to follow corporate rules on pe...

Following public company accounting standards would halt spending plans, claims chancellor Read More...

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Investors want OFR adoption encouraged
Accounting Standards

Investors want OFR adoption encouraged

18y Paul Grant , Writer

Investors want OFR adoption encouraged

Consortium urges promotion of voluntary OFRs and greater protection for directors Read More...

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Hope fades for OFR u-turn
Politics

Hope fades for OFR u-turn

18y Paul Grant , Writer

Hope fades for OFR u-turn

Few expect that the mandatory narrative reporting guidelines will return in law Read More...

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