Don't panic. Don't panic
Consulting

Don't panic. Don't panic

27y John Stylianou

Don't panic. Don't panic

A looming visit from the JMU put the frighteners on audit-registeredsole practitioner John Malthouse. But the ordeal was not as distressing ashe feare...

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PW claims u7.7m for services to Reuters
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PW claims u7.7m for services to Reuters

27y John Stylianou

PW claims u7.7m for services to Reuters

Price Waterhouse earned #7.7m from Reuters in 1996, of which #2m was for audit work. Much of the balance was for overseas litigation support costs. Re...

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Binders moves back into FTSE-100 auditing
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Binders moves back into FTSE-100 auditing

27y John Stylianou

Binders moves back into FTSE-100 auditing

Binder Hamlyn has become a FTSE-100 auditor again after its client British Land replaced Argos, audited by Coopers & Lybrand, in the ranking last ...

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The fast-forward factor
Management

The fast-forward factor

27y John Stylianou

The fast-forward factor

It has taken some time but people in business are at last learning touse the F-word without embarrassment. The word is 'factoring' and, if itstill com...

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Robson Rhodes comes out for incorporation
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Robson Rhodes comes out for incorporation

27y John Stylianou

Robson Rhodes comes out for incorporation

Robson Rhodes, the UK’s 13th largest firm, has ruled out adopting limited liability partnerships in favour of incorporation. Managing partner Hu...

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News briefs
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News briefs

27y John Stylianou

News briefs

Accountancy students can now turn to multimedia technology to help them learn the basics of the profession. EasyTutor Learn Accountancy with BPP is a ...

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Finance chiefs back increase in business taxes
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Finance chiefs back increase in business taxes

27y John Stylianou

Finance chiefs back increase in business taxes

Sixty-five per cent of UK finance chiefs believe an increase in business taxation would be justified if the money was used to increase spending on edu...

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SFO vetoes City regulatory plan
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SFO vetoes City regulatory plan

27y John Stylianou

SFO vetoes City regulatory plan

The Labour party should scrap its plans to create a super regulator in the City because it is in danger of being a cosmetic exercise, the new head of ...

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Self-assessment boosts tax software sales
Management

Self-assessment boosts tax software sales

27y John Stylianou

Self-assessment boosts tax software sales

The taxation software industry has gone into overdrive in preparationfor the introduction of self-assessment on 5 April. The new regime hasincreased s...

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APB gets OPRA reassurance
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APB gets OPRA reassurance

27y John Stylianou

APB gets OPRA reassurance

The Auditing Practices Board is confident that reporting guidelines for auditors produced by the Occupational Pensions Regulatory Authority will mirro...

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Funded training scheme receives a mixed welcome
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Funded training scheme receives a mixed welcome

27y John Stylianou

Funded training scheme receives a mixed welcome

Government subsidies which could cut the cost of training chartered accountants by up to #2,500 per student have received a mixed welcome from the pro...

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Management accounting in the car world
Consulting

Management accounting in the car world

27y michael laydon

Management accounting in the car world

As a Fellow of ACCA and a member of the Institute of the Motor Industry, I have been employed in the motor industry for 22 years. During my career, I ...

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Tracking down the insolvency delinquents
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Tracking down the insolvency delinquents

27y michael laydon

Tracking down the insolvency delinquents

David Gordon (Letters, 13 March) highlights a major difficulty in pursuing delinquent directors under company law. The scenario he describes of a reta...

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NatWest doubles Coopers team
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NatWest doubles Coopers team

27y michael laydon

NatWest doubles Coopers team

By Phillip Inman Scandal-hit investment bank NatWest Markets has more than doubled the size of its investigation team from Coopers & Lybrand in th...

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Exposing the myth of added-value advantages
Consulting

Exposing the myth of added-value advantages

27y michael laydon

Exposing the myth of added-value advantages

You suggest (Leader, 6 March) asking auditors in their annual return if they wish to extend audit exemption. Would it not be better to ask the people ...

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Andersens under JDS scrutiny
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Andersens under JDS scrutiny

27y michael laydon

Andersens under JDS scrutiny

By Hooman Bassirian Arthur Andersen?s hopes of avoiding the financial scandal that almost destroyed its former client Wickes were crushed yesterday wh...

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Regulatory decision faces delay
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Regulatory decision faces delay

27y michael laydon

Regulatory decision faces delay

By Hooman Bassirian The profession?s plans to establish a new regulatory regime is set to miss its target date of 1 January 1998. CIMA, one of the six...

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Auditors rush in where angels fear to tread
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Auditors rush in where angels fear to tread

27y michael laydon

Auditors rush in where angels fear to tread

The latest investment scandal in banking poses the vital question more forcibly than ever: can auditors of the financial services sector any longer be...

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The burden of audit for the owner-manager
Consulting

The burden of audit for the owner-manager

27y michael laydon

The burden of audit for the owner-manager

Unfortunately, in trying to show that the audit is more than just ?a statutory necessity? for owner-managed companies, Jo Holden (Features, 20 Februar...

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Post Office in #28 financial service link-up
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Post Office in #28 financial service link-up

27y michael laydon

Post Office in #28 financial service link-up

In a #28m PFI project, the Post Office has joined the Contributions Agency and ICL-Fujitsu to install an IT network linking its 19,500 branches by 199...

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Social services shake-up offers audit rewards
Consulting

Social services shake-up offers audit rewards

27y John Stylianou

Social services shake-up offers audit rewards

Accountancy firms could win large amounts of valuable audit work under a major shake-up of the accounting framework for local authority social service...

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The imprecise art of recruiting accountants
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The imprecise art of recruiting accountants

27y John Stylianou

The imprecise art of recruiting accountants

What will be the big business issue of the next decade? Asked that question last week, KPMG’s senior partner Colin Sharman responded: ‘Res...

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VAT fraud flourishes among EU member trade
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VAT fraud flourishes among EU member trade

27y John Stylianou

VAT fraud flourishes among EU member trade

EU member states are letting VAT fraud on cross-border trade flourish by failing to make full use of a computer network, claims a European Commission ...

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AIM raises #1bn
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AIM raises #1bn

27y John Stylianou

AIM raises #1bn

Total money raised by companies on the Alternative Investment Market, AIM, has reached #1bn with the flotation of Birmingham City Football Club. AIM n...

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Customs loses services case
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Customs loses services case

27y John Stylianou

Customs loses services case

A conference organiser who ‘bought’ packages of facilities from hotel venues, including room hire, audio visual hire and newspapers, was n...

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Carsberg slipping badly behind says FASB chief
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Carsberg slipping badly behind says FASB chief

27y John Stylianou

Carsberg slipping badly behind says FASB chief

The International Accounting Standards Committee (IASC) is still three years away from completing its set of core international accounting standards, ...

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Bank of England beefs up its regulation teams
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Bank of England beefs up its regulation teams

27y John Stylianou

Bank of England beefs up its regulation teams

The Bank of England has strengthened its investigations team in the wake of the Barings collapse with the appointment of Martin Foster, KPMG’s h...

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