Patrick Mears, Chair of the General Anti-Avoidance Rule (GAAR) Advisory Panel
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Patrick Mears, Chair of the General Anti-Avoidance Rule (GAAR) Advisory Pan...

6y Accountancy Age

Patrick Mears, Chair of the General Anti-Avoidance...

Mears leads the panel in considering, reviewing, and approving HMRC guidance on the GAAR Read More...

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Pascal Saint-Amans, Director, Centre for Tax Policy and Administration, OECD
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Pascal Saint-Amans, Director, Centre for Tax Policy and Administration, OEC...

6y Accountancy Age

Pascal Saint-Amans, Director, Centre for Tax Polic...

Bio A French national, Saint-Amans graduated from the National School of Administration (ENA) in 1996 and spent almost ten years as an official in the...

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Richard Howitt, CEO, IIRC
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Richard Howitt, CEO, IIRC

6y Accountancy Age

Richard Howitt, CEO, IIRC

Howitt heads up the IIRC, leading its mission to make integrated reporting a global norm Read More...

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ICAS appoints former PwC partner as new CEO
Institutes

ICAS appoints former PwC partner as new CEO

6y Accountancy Age

ICAS appoints former PwC partner as new CEO

Bruce Cartwright, a former PwC partner and head of corporate restructuring in Scotland, will succeed Anton Colella as the new CEO of ICAS in March 201...

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HMRC issues fines to 115 finance directors, senior finance executives
HMRC

HMRC issues fines to 115 finance directors, senior finance executives

6y Accountancy Age

HMRC issues fines to 115 finance directors, senior...

The fines were made under the Senior Accounting Officer regime, with the total number of penalties issued having increased 150% over the past five yea...

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Grant Thornton CEO appointed co-chair of government economy initiative
Brexit & Economy

Grant Thornton CEO appointed co-chair of government economy initiative

7y Accountancy Age

Grant Thornton CEO appointed co-chair of governmen...

Sacha Romanovitch has been selected to co-chair the Inclusive Economy Partnership initiative, which aims to foster a more inclusive economy by identif...

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Smith & Williamson appoint city veteran to Corporate Finance team
Accounting Firms

Smith & Williamson appoint city veteran to Corporate Finance team

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

Smith & Williamson appoint city veteran to Corpora...

Top Ten firm Smith & Williamson have appointed Russel Cook as a director of its corporate finance team Read More...

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OTS seeks new senior policy advisers
People Business

OTS seeks new senior policy advisers

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

OTS seeks new senior policy advisers

The Office of Tax Simplification is seeking three senior policy advisers Read More...

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Brexit: What the papers say
Business Recovery

Brexit: What the papers say

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

Brexit: What the papers say

Discover what the national newspapers are saying about Brexit Read More...

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Take part in our ‘Seven Days in Accountancy’ quiz
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Take part in our ‘Seven Days in Accountancy’ quiz

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

Take part in our ‘Seven Days in Accountancy’ quiz

The latest edition of our 'Seven Days in Accountancy' quiz is here Read More...

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CIMA elect former PwC partner Miskin as president
Accounting Standards

CIMA elect former PwC partner Miskin as president

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

CIMA elect former PwC partner Miskin as president

Miskin becomes CIMA president with over 25 years’ experience in the management consulting sector Read More...

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PwC and Deloitte chiefs sign Remain letter
Business Regulation

PwC and Deloitte chiefs sign Remain letter

8y Kevin Reed , Writer

PwC and Deloitte chiefs sign Remain letter

PwC and Deloitte chiefs join more than 1,200 business leaders in calling for people to vote in during the EU Referendum Read More...

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British Accountancy Awards judges revealed
Accounting Firms

British Accountancy Awards judges revealed

8y Kevin Reed , Writer

British Accountancy Awards judges revealed

Accountancy Age is delighted to reveal our judges for the 2016 British Accountancy Awards, involving some of the most respected and senior members of ...

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OTS director Whiting included again in Birthday Honours List
Company News

OTS director Whiting included again in Birthday Honours List

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

OTS director Whiting included again in Birthday Ho...

Also named in the 1000-strong Birthday Honours list were servants of HMRC and the FCA Read More...

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Film accounting diploma launched to develop number-crunching behind the scenes
People Business

Film accounting diploma launched to develop number-crunching behind the sce...

8y Kevin Reed , Writer

Film accounting diploma launched to develop number...

Diploma launched as next step on the career path for those keen on moving into the film and television sector Read More...

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Social pressures from management causes accounting fraud, research claims
Management

Social pressures from management causes accounting fraud, research claims

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

Social pressures from management causes accounting...

“Cold and aloof" accountants may be more suited to high-pressure financial controller roles, a university has claimed Read More...

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PwC questioned over BHS ‘going concern’ audit
Accounting Firms

PwC questioned over BHS ‘going concern’ audit

8y Chris Warmoll , Writer

PwC questioned over BHS ‘going concern’ audit

BHS auditor PwC questioned over why it described the embattled retailer as a 'going concern' days before it was sold for £1 Read More...

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MPs hear from trio of Big Four firms over BHS advice
Accounting Firms

MPs hear from trio of Big Four firms over BHS advice

8y Chris Warmoll , Writer

MPs hear from trio of Big Four firms over BHS advi...

KPMG raised concerns over Retail Acquisition's ability to continue to trade and fund both BHS Read More...

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New financial services advisory partner for Grant Thornton
Accounting Firms

New financial services advisory partner for Grant Thornton

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

New financial services advisory partner for Grant ...

Grant Thornton adds another partner to its ranks, appointing a 20-year veteran to its Actuarial and Risk team Read More...

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Queen's Speech: Millions of pension savings protected by new legislation
Administration

Queen's Speech: Millions of pension savings protected by new legislation

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

Queen's Speech: Millions of pension savings protec...

Queen's Speech legislation aims to crackdown on financial crime and protect those who have money in some auto enrolment schemes Read More...

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Four things we learned at Accountex 2016
Accounting Software

Four things we learned at Accountex 2016

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

Four things we learned at Accountex 2016

We explore four of the biggest talking points from Accountex 2016 Read More...

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Taking Stock: Life’s a puzzle for Ben Affleck in The Accountant
People Business

Taking Stock: Life’s a puzzle for Ben Affleck in The Accountant

8y Taking Stock

Taking Stock: Life’s a puzzle for Ben Affleck in T...

Ben Affleck shoots punches and bean-counts in the first trailer of his upcoming accountant action flick Read More...

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Accountex Day Two: Cracking the UK market and beating the competition
Accounting Software

Accountex Day Two: Cracking the UK market and beating the competition

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

Accountex Day Two: Cracking the UK market and beat...

Day two of Accountex 2016 brought with it more interviews and debate on what’s going on in the ever busy UK accountancy sector Read More...

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FRC appoints NAO’s Mike Suffield as director of audit quality
Audit

FRC appoints NAO’s Mike Suffield as director of audit quality

8y Calum Fuller , Reporter

FRC appoints NAO’s Mike Suffield as director of au...

Mike Suffield joins FRC having spent 21 years with NAO Read More...

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Former Clydesdale Bank CEO Thorburn takes EY NED post
People Business

Former Clydesdale Bank CEO Thorburn takes EY NED post

8y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Former Clydesdale Bank CEO Thorburn takes EY NED p...

David Thorburn will sit on EY's top governance body in his role as NED Read More...

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Ex-CIoT president avoids jail following child porn sentencing
People Business

Ex-CIoT president avoids jail following child porn sentencing

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

Ex-CIoT president avoids jail following child porn...

Former CIoT president Stephen Coleclough was sentenced to 14 months in prison, suspended for two years. Read More...

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One in four FTSE 100 bosses hold accounting qualification
People Business

One in four FTSE 100 bosses hold accounting qualification

8y Richard Crump , Writer

One in four FTSE 100 bosses hold accounting qualif...

According to Robert Half’s annual FTSE 100 CEO Tracker, one in four FTSE 100 bosses hold accounting qualifications Read More...

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