Bills pile high as NHS fails to pay suppliers
Audit

Bills pile high as NHS fails to pay suppliers

17y Penny Sukhraj , Writer

Bills pile high as NHS fails to pay suppliers

Health services delay paying suppliers as they try to balance the books before year-end Read More...

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Brown embarrassed by environment minister
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Brown embarrassed by environment minister

17y AccountancyAge.com

Brown embarrassed by environment minister

Miliband gaffe suggests Blair will be a better PM Read More...

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NAO says 5.7 million people paid the wrong tax
Audit

NAO says 5.7 million people paid the wrong tax

17y Kevin Reed , Writer

NAO says 5.7 million people paid the wrong tax

NAO report into accuracy and quality of government annual reports highlights the number of incorrect tax payments collected by HMRC Read More...

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£500bn of government debt hidden by Treasury
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£500bn of government debt hidden by Treasury

17y Penny Sukhraj , Writer

£500bn of government debt hidden by Treasury

Think-tank figures show how Gordon Brown's office hides the fact that the government is in the red Read More...

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Wholesale VAT reform 'only way to beat carousel fraud'
Corporate Tax

Wholesale VAT reform 'only way to beat carousel fraud'

17y Alex Hawkes , Reporter

Wholesale VAT reform 'only way to beat carousel fr...

Institute for Fiscal Studies suggests a single EU VAT rate across the whole of the supply chain to beat carousel fraud Read More...

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Commissioners must deflect public suspicion
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Commissioners must deflect public suspicion

17y Accountancy Age

Commissioners must deflect public suspicion

One cannot but sympathise with the view of the Commons European scrutiny committee Read More...

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Treasury to promote London as Islamic finance centre
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Treasury to promote London as Islamic finance centre

17y AccountancyAge.com

Treasury to promote London as Islamic finance cent...

Plans to harmonise tax treatment due before summer legislative recess Read More...

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Northern Ireland education authority's accounts qualified
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Northern Ireland education authority's accounts qualified

17y our parliamentary corresponden...

Northern Ireland education authority's accounts qu...

Rising spending on special education blamed for education authority's overspending Read More...

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Companies House overwhelmed by online filings
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Companies House overwhelmed by online filings

17y AccountancyAge.com

Companies House overwhelmed by online filings

New security measures put in place at official UK government register Read More...

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Minister defends Britain's stance on fraud
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Minister defends Britain's stance on fraud

17y our parliamentary corresponden...

Minister defends Britain's stance on fraud

Britain still 'serious about corruption' despite Saudi arms contract investigation being closed down Read More...

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Treasury denies 'plans' to raid dormant bank accounts
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Treasury denies 'plans' to raid dormant bank accounts

17y AccountancyAge.com

Treasury denies 'plans' to raid dormant bank accou...

Conservatives claim chancellor will use money to pay for 2012 games Read More...

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Deloitte adviser warns against Scottish devolution
Politics

Deloitte adviser warns against Scottish devolution

17y AccountancyAge.com

Deloitte adviser warns against Scottish devolution

Economist points to examples in history as reason Read More...

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Torex woes deepen as fraud office launches probe
Company News

Torex woes deepen as fraud office launches probe

17y David Jetuah , Reporter

Torex woes deepen as fraud office launches probe

Serious Fraud Office raids three properties as part of investigaton into the retail software group's activites Read More...

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'Expert panel' fraud trials plan rejected
Politics

'Expert panel' fraud trials plan rejected

17y Paul Grant , Writer

'Expert panel' fraud trials plan rejected

Conservative calls for accountants to act as jury in complex financial cases rebuffed Read More...

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Government needs another FD for 2012 Olympics
People Business

Government needs another FD for 2012 Olympics

17y Kevin Reed , Writer

Government needs another FD for 2012 Olympics

Search is on for FD and MD to help stage Olympic Games Read More...

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Cameron promises to scrap 'stealth' taxes
Corporate Tax

Cameron promises to scrap 'stealth' taxes

17y Nicholas Neveling , Writer

Cameron promises to scrap 'stealth' taxes

Tory leader guarantees no tax surprises in Tory budgets Read More...

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Accountants pick Cameron over Brown
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Accountants pick Cameron over Brown

17y Penny Sukhraj , Writer

Accountants pick Cameron over Brown

Accountants believe that David Cameron would be the best prime minister for the continued growth of British business, according to a poll published t...

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UN to audit in North Korea
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UN to audit in North Korea

17y Accountancy Age , Reporters

UN to audit in North Korea

The audit will initially focus on the United Nations Development Programme spending in North Korea and could then be expanded to other UN agencies Re...

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EC urges greater auditor competition
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EC urges greater auditor competition

17y Penny Sukhraj , Writer

EC urges greater auditor competition

The long-awaited auditor liability report from the European Commission reignits the UK debate on choice in the market Read More...

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Huge Olympics overspend likely to hit taxpayers
Politics

Huge Olympics overspend likely to hit taxpayers

17y David Jetuah , Reporter

Huge Olympics overspend likely to hit taxpayers

Treasury's insistence on 60% contingency fund for overspends was 'an almost open cheque' for contractors to go over budget, report slams, and it may ...

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KPMG man appointed as nuclear advisor to government
People Business

KPMG man appointed as nuclear advisor to government

17y David Jetuah , Reporter

KPMG man appointed as nuclear advisor to governmen...

Dr Tim Stone chosen to be senior advisor as government seeks to deliver its nuclear decommissioning and waste programme with the minimum of cost Read...

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US attorneys go after PartyGaming founders
Audit

US attorneys go after PartyGaming founders

17y Penny Sukhraj , Writer

US attorneys go after PartyGaming founders

Accounting firms ordered to hand over documents by US Department of Justice Read More...

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Traders angry at VAT delays by HMRC
Corporate Tax

Traders angry at VAT delays by HMRC

17y Nicholas Neveling , Writer

Traders angry at VAT delays by HMRC

Hundreds of businesses pushed to the brink because of VAT withheld by officials investigating carousel fraud Read More...

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Brown faces ultimatum on Channel Isles
Politics

Brown faces ultimatum on Channel Isles

17y AccountancyAge.com

Brown faces ultimatum on Channel Isles

Chancellor has two months to lower the threshold of the UK Government’s low value consignment relief from £18 to £7. Read More...

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Attack on foreign rules could damage UK profile
Politics

Attack on foreign rules could damage UK profile

17y Penny Sukhraj , Writer

Attack on foreign rules could damage UK profile

New rules requiring close scrutiny of the auditors of foreign companies listed in the UK could damage the UK’s attractiveness as a place to list, the...

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Worth a punt
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Worth a punt

17y Accountancy Age

Worth a punt

The Government must act to attract online gaming businesses Read More...

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Accountants would make good headteachers, says report
Politics

Accountants would make good headteachers, says report

17y Kevin Reed , Writer

Accountants would make good headteachers, says rep...

Report for the Department of Education and Skills by PricewaterhouseCoopers suggests that accountants could run schools Read More...

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