DTI to farm out fewer investigations
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DTI to farm out fewer investigations

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DTI to farm out fewer investigations

The Department of Trade and Industry has cut the number of outside investigators used to carry out enquires under section 447 of the Companies Act, de...

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Tax disk launched
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Tax disk launched

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Tax disk launched

Inland Revenue internal guidance manuals on inheritance tax are now available on disk. General examination and advanced investigation manuals have bee...

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Compulsory status for standards in pipeline
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Compulsory status for standards in pipeline

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Compulsory status for standards in pipeline

International accounting standards may become mandatory in Europe within a few years, according to Accounting Standards Board chairman Sir David Tweed...

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Three-year limit oversteps the mark
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Three-year limit oversteps the mark

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Three-year limit oversteps the mark

Richard Watson is VAT practice head at Price Waterhouse. His open letter sent this week to Customs & Excise VAT policy chief Martin. Brown has foc...

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Soft-peddling the wares
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Soft-peddling the wares

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Soft-peddling the wares

This year's Softworld saw consolidation triumph over innovation Read More...

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Irish ICA gets tough in disciplinary overhaul
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Irish ICA gets tough in disciplinary overhaul

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Irish ICA gets tough in disciplinary overhaul

Chartered accountants struck off by the Irish ICA will in future be publicly named under a major revamp of the institute’s disciplinary procedur...

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Prelim guidelines scheduled for release by ASB
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Prelim guidelines scheduled for release by ASB

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Prelim guidelines scheduled for release by ASB

The Accounting Standards Board should publish non-mandatory ‘best practice’ guidelines on the quality and type of information produced in ...

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'Secrecy is the aim of those who want limited liability in Jersey'
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'Secrecy is the aim of those who want limited liability in Jersey'

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'Secrecy is the aim of those who want limited liab...

The threat by larger accountancy firms to relocate to Jersey andoperate as LLPs is an attempt to avoid public accountability, argues PremSikka Read Mo...

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Report calls for finance industry deregulation
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Report calls for finance industry deregulation

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Report calls for finance industry deregulation

The Deregulation Unit should advise the Government to deregulate the wholesale finance community and retain a single regulator to oversee both the who...

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PW wins Smiths audit from Clark Whitehill
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PW wins Smiths audit from Clark Whitehill

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PW wins Smiths audit from Clark Whitehill

Price Waterhouse has managed to snatch the Smiths Industries audit from Clark Whitehill, removing Group A’s last true fingerhold on the FTSE 100...

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Unequal opportunities
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Unequal opportunities

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Unequal opportunities

Are women accountants discriminated against in the profession? And ifthey are, what can be done about it? These were two of the questions askedin the ...

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Forensic crisis stalls probe into Morgans' unit trusts
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Forensic crisis stalls probe into Morgans' unit trusts

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Forensic crisis stalls probe into Morgans' unit tr...

IMRO’s investigation of Morgan Grenfell’s three troubled European unit trusts suffered its first setback last week when it was forced to r...

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Accountants urged to pick business winners
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Accountants urged to pick business winners

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Accountants urged to pick business winners

Responsibility for spotting the company success stories of the future lies with all accountants, argued a leading venture capitalist. Mike Pacitti, a ...

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Church accountant to face embezzlement trial
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Church accountant to face embezzlement trial

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Church accountant to face embezzlement trial

A former assistant accountant at the Church of England’s finance and administrative headquarters in Westminster is to stand trial accused of emb...

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Your brilliant career
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Your brilliant career

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Your brilliant career

Alan Naylor continues his weekly career advice aimed at ambitiousaccountants Read More...

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News briefs
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News briefs

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News briefs

David Chitty has been appointed international technical co-ordinator by DFK International, which is a network consisting of 11 UK accounting practices...

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Andersens survey reveals Pensions Act problems
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Andersens survey reveals Pensions Act problems

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Andersens survey reveals Pensions Act problems

Major problems could arise from the recent Pensions Act forcing trustees to increase independence from associated businesses over governance, claims a...

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Coopers files ostrich farming writ
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Coopers files ostrich farming writ

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Coopers files ostrich farming writ

Coopers & Lybrand has filed a High Court writ on behalf of troubled Ostrich Farming Corporation, which ceased trading in April. Coopers, acting a...

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ACCA vote reformers win support for egm ...
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ACCA vote reformers win support for egm ...

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ACCA vote reformers win support for egm ...

Dissident ACCA members have forced reform back on to the association’s agenda by securing enough support to hold an Extraordinary General Meetin...

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Prospect of ICA director-general
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Prospect of ICA director-general

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Prospect of ICA director-general

The English ICA could appoint a director-general whose main purpose would be to lobby on technical and professional matters, overturning ten years of ...

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Analysing your skills
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Analysing your skills

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Analysing your skills

In the last two articles, I addressed five questions which should help you in defining the main areas you should focus on in order to take your career...

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Customs in repayment U-turn
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Customs in repayment U-turn

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Customs in repayment U-turn

Confusion gripped Customs & Excise offices this week after a directive placing a blanket ban on all VAT payouts under the new three-year rule was ...

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Call for local councils to set up audit committees
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Call for local councils to set up audit committees

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Call for local councils to set up audit committees

Nine out of ten local authorities have yet to set up audit committees, despite their proliferation elsewhere in the public sector, according to a repo...

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The Enforcers
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The Enforcers

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The Enforcers

Accountants must be extra careful to meet Inland Revenue standardswhen preparing reports under the Hansard Policy. According to BarryDraper, the new o...

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IMRO reviews auditors' role after MG row
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IMRO reviews auditors' role after MG row

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IMRO reviews auditors' role after MG row

City watchdog IMRO is set to investigate the role of external auditors and the advice they give fund management companies following the debacle at inv...

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Outsourcing deal uncertain as BBC finance revamp stalls
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Outsourcing deal uncertain as BBC finance revamp stalls

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Outsourcing deal uncertain as BBC finance revamp s...

The BBC’s controversial plan to contract out its 700-strong finance department to Coopers & Lybrand and US computer services giant EDS has ...

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Public sector feels PFI leasing pinch
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Public sector feels PFI leasing pinch

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Public sector feels PFI leasing pinch

The Government has effectively banned public sector managers for the first time from pursuing finance lease deals under the flagship private finance i...

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