The beautiful North beckons
Consulting

The beautiful North beckons

29y michael laydon

The beautiful North beckons

Accountants are happier in the North. Their southern counterparts mayearn higher salaries, but northerners feel their jobs provide them withmore adequ...

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City support for auditors needed
Consulting

City support for auditors needed

29y michael laydon

City support for auditors needed

Some of the biggest City scandals could be avoided if senior management showed more support and commitment to internal auditors. David Brilliant, chai...

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UK directors' pay-rises in line with employees
Consulting

UK directors' pay-rises in line with employees

29y michael laydon

UK directors' pay-rises in line with employees

Directors of UK companies received on average pay rises in the range of 3.7%-5% last year, according to the latest Reward Group/Institute of Directors...

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SME cashflow woes set to continue
Consulting

SME cashflow woes set to continue

29y michael laydon

SME cashflow woes set to continue

Cashflow difficulties will continue to hit small and medium-sized businesses, according to a survey by International Factors. Accountants are less con...

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Legitimate transactions vs ingenious wheezes
Consulting

Legitimate transactions vs ingenious wheezes

29y michael laydon

Legitimate transactions vs ingenious wheezes

Senior VAT specialists have vowed to wreck Customs’ clampdown on tax because the Government agency has wrongly identified ‘legitimate comm...

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VIEW FROM THE HOUSE - The UK needs to have a say in the EMU debate
Consulting

VIEW FROM THE HOUSE - The UK needs to have a say in the EMU debate

29y michael laydon

VIEW FROM THE HOUSE - The UK needs to have a say i...

We all need the new euro currency to be stable. Read More...

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OSH flotation targets mid-range IT rivals
Management

OSH flotation targets mid-range IT rivals

29y michael laydon

OSH flotation targets mid-range IT rivals

Guy Dresser looks at the AIM launch of Open Systems Holdings in the UKand its implications for the market. Read More...

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Parry to leave Premier League for Liverpool FC
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Parry to leave Premier League for Liverpool FC

29y michael laydon

Parry to leave Premier League for Liverpool FC

Football’s top chartered accountant, Premier League chief executive Rick Parry, is to leave his post and join Liverpool Football Club. Parry, th...

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Wickes #50m rights issue 'on track' despite SFO
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Wickes #50m rights issue 'on track' despite SFO

29y michael laydon

Wickes #50m rights issue 'on track' despite SFO

The Serious Fraud Office probe into the activities of former senior management and directors at Wickes is the latest and most significant investigatio...

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ICA reviews charities grant
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ICA reviews charities grant

29y michael laydon

ICA reviews charities grant

The English ICA is holding a wide-ranging review into a #560,000 research grant over seven years made by an institute-owned charity to the London Scho...

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English ICA threatens Revenue tax return system
Management

English ICA threatens Revenue tax return system

29y michael laydon

English ICA threatens Revenue tax return system

The English ICA’s tax faculty is set to boycott the Inland Revenue’s proposed system for electronic filing of tax returns. The move, which...

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ASB to simplify small company compliance
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ASB to simplify small company compliance

29y michael laydon

ASB to simplify small company compliance

More than 900,000 small companies will have the burden of preparing their accounts eased by complying to a single accounting standard. The move follow...

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Budget Analysis - Tax experts turn on Clarke
Management

Budget Analysis - Tax experts turn on Clarke

29y michael laydon

Budget Analysis - Tax experts turn on Clarke

The Chancellor has provoked a furious response from so-called'ingenious' accountants. Read More...

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Chartered Scrabble champion
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Chartered Scrabble champion

29y michael laydon

Chartered Scrabble champion

Andrew Fisher, a manager at Somerset chartered accountants Butterworth Jones & Co, was crowned UK Scrabble champion on Sunday.Fisher, 31, secured...

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News briefs
Management

News briefs

29y michael laydon

News briefs

Almost two-thirds of UK organisations have scrapped applications software estimated to be worth u290m as a result of mergers and acquisitions over the...

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ACCA goes into competition with AAT
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ACCA goes into competition with AAT

29y michael laydon

ACCA goes into competition with AAT

ACCA’s decision to launch its own technician-level qualification will confuse students and divide the profession, the Association of Accounting ...

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Thumbs-up for Coopers' action against Barings
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Thumbs-up for Coopers' action against Barings

29y michael laydon

Thumbs-up for Coopers' action against Barings

Coopers & Lybrand’s legal action to enjoin nine former executives of Barings as third parties has been widely applauded as a move to show th...

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Profile - The dream regulator
Management

Profile - The dream regulator

29y michael laydon

Profile - The dream regulator

Oflot director general Peter Davis regulates the most successfullottery in the world, but as Leon Hopkins reports, his achievement has notshielded him...

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D&B fails to put forward clear strategy
Management

D&B fails to put forward clear strategy

29y michael laydon

D&B fails to put forward clear strategy

Dun & Bradstreet Software has changed its name to Geac, following itsacquisition by the Canadian software group. Despite the deal, no clearlong-te...

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Acquisitions offer answer for Coda
Management

Acquisitions offer answer for Coda

29y michael laydon

Acquisitions offer answer for Coda

Corporate accountancy software group Coda has announced two strategic tie-ups that go some way to answering City critics of the company, which has iss...

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Penalties for DSS fraud
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Penalties for DSS fraud

29y michael laydon

Penalties for DSS fraud

Tory chartered accountant MP Michael Stern has called for an Inland Revenue style penalty system to be introduced to deal with Social Security fraudst...

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Welsh wonderland
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Welsh wonderland

29y michael laydon

Welsh wonderland

The Welsh economy is transforming itself with indigenous manufacturingand inward investment. David Rowe-Beddoe of the Welsh Development Agencylooks at...

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EC considers changes to the role of auditors
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EC considers changes to the role of auditors

29y michael laydon

EC considers changes to the role of auditors

Senior members of the European Commission and the accountancy profession meet in Brussels today and tomorrow to determine whether changes in regulatio...

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Bankers opt for common documentation
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Bankers opt for common documentation

29y michael laydon

Bankers opt for common documentation

Three-quarters of bankers would support common documentation behind international loan agreements, according to a Price Waterhouse survey. More than h...

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47% believe Budget was not a bribe for voters
Management

47% believe Budget was not a bribe for voters

29y michael laydon

47% believe Budget was not a bribe for voters

The Budget was a genuine attempt to aid the economy, according to a survey of finance directors. Almost half of the 200 FDs polled for The Big Questio...

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Europe not ready for euro
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Europe not ready for euro

29y michael laydon

Europe not ready for euro

Companies in the UK and on the Continent are ‘surprisingly unprepared’ for the introduction of the single European currency, according to ...

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Bacon & Woodrow may drop unlimited status
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Bacon & Woodrow may drop unlimited status

29y michael laydon

Bacon & Woodrow may drop unlimited status

Bacon & Woodrow, the actuarial firm are to follow the example of leading accountancy firms by looking at whether to drop their unlimited partner ...

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