Super-regulator is on the way
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Super-regulator is on the way

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Super-regulator is on the way

The final pieces of the regulation jigsaw fell into place this week when the six leading accountancy institutes united behind a single set of proposal...

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NAO raps Government monitoring of Camelot
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NAO raps Government monitoring of Camelot

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NAO raps Government monitoring of Camelot

The Government failed to monitor adequately the activities of lottery company Camelot in the first year of its operation, according to the National Au...

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The greening of accountancy
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The greening of accountancy

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The greening of accountancy

A new report by three Dundee University lecturers indicates howauditors must consider environmental issues when compiling their reports Read More...

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Big Six hire lobbyists to run liability campaign
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Big Six hire lobbyists to run liability campaign

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Big Six hire lobbyists to run liability campaign

The audit chiefs of the Big Six have stepped up their efforts to change the joint and several liability laws by bringing in a firm of lobbyists to run...

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Insolvency firms hit out at VAT-refund plan
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Insolvency firms hit out at VAT-refund plan

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Insolvency firms hit out at VAT-refund plan

Insolvency practitioners are joining the throngs of professionals angrily protesting against the three-year limit on claims for VAT-refunds about to b...

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Information overload
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Information overload

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Information overload

Shareholders welcome greater corporate transparency, but find thevolume of information now required in company accounts confusing ratherthan clarifyin...

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Survey reveals trends in financial year endse
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Survey reveals trends in financial year endse

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Survey reveals trends in financial year endse

December is proving to be an increasingly popular month for quoted company financial year ends. A survey by Merchant Corporate Design, which specialis...

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The agony and the ecstacy of exams
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The agony and the ecstacy of exams

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The agony and the ecstacy of exams

Traditional nerves accompanied would-be accountants picking up exam results in traditional manner at Victoria Station on Friday night. Careers were on...

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Stoys waits for JMU verdict on hospitality
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Stoys waits for JMU verdict on hospitality

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Stoys waits for JMU verdict on hospitality

BDO Stoy Hayward will this week find out the results of a Joint Monitoring Unit enquiry into alleged breaches of the English ICA’s investment bu...

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Charities lose zero rating on stationery
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Charities lose zero rating on stationery

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Charities lose zero rating on stationery

The VATman has stuck his fingers into charities’ collecting boxes in Customs & Excise’s latest attempt to recoup the missing VAT mill...

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Irish ICA joins LLP reform bandwagon
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Irish ICA joins LLP reform bandwagon

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Irish ICA joins LLP reform bandwagon

Accountants in the Irish Republic are lobbying the Dublin Government for a change in the laws of joint and several liability which, they say, makes th...

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Paying the price of protection
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Paying the price of protection

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Paying the price of protection

The EU's Social Chapter may impose costs on UK business which willbadly damage its ability to compete on the international stage, accordingto James Wh...

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Accountants miss out on SME business
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Accountants miss out on SME business

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Accountants miss out on SME business

Accountancy firms are missing opportunities to service small and medium-sized businesses because they do not understand what these businesses want. Th...

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ICA powerless to influence unreasonable conduct
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ICA powerless to influence unreasonable conduct

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ICA powerless to influence unreasonable conduct

The English Institute has criticised a Top 20 firm’s behaviour as ‘legal but not reasonable’ after it refused to hand over a small f...

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ABI salutes bonus cap at Stanley Leisure
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ABI salutes bonus cap at Stanley Leisure

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ABI salutes bonus cap at Stanley Leisure

Stanley Leisure, the z300m-turnover racing and casino business, has introduced a performance-related bonus scheme for directors that won’t scare...

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Changes to VAT rules could cost NHS millions
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Changes to VAT rules could cost NHS millions

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Changes to VAT rules could cost NHS millions

Tax experts have condemned a major change to the VAT system which stops NHS trusts reclaiming millions of pounds in overpaid tax. Customs & Excise...

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English ICA pushes for Queens Moat inquiry
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English ICA pushes for Queens Moat inquiry

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English ICA pushes for Queens Moat inquiry

The English ICA is set to launch its own investigation into the role played by auditors Bird Luckin in the z1bn losses suffered in 1992 by hotels grou...

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Further delays in restoring mis-sold pension plans
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Further delays in restoring mis-sold pension plans

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Further delays in restoring mis-sold pension plans

Pensions Review project managers are growing ‘increasingly pessimistic’ about delays to their expected completion dates, research by Deloi...

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UK pension funds are net sellers of UK equities
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UK pension funds are net sellers of UK equities

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UK pension funds are net sellers of UK equities

UK pension funds have been net sellers of UK equities over the last four quarters to the tune of almost # 7bn, while long-term life assurance companie...

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Charitable advice
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Charitable advice

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Charitable advice

The Charity Commission will shortly embark on a large-scale exerciseintending to sharpen the fiscal awareness of some of the UK's majorcharities Read ...

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Audit faculty revises Towards Better Auditing
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Audit faculty revises Towards Better Auditing

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Audit faculty revises Towards Better Auditing

The English ICA has revamped its guidance to practitioners on how to run a ship-shape audit. Towards Better Auditing, a 64-page booklet released this ...

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Hughes Allen ex-chief sued over missing funds
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Hughes Allen ex-chief sued over missing funds

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Hughes Allen ex-chief sued over missing funds

Hughes Allen is suing former managing partner Peter Scolding for more than # 240,000, after the firm discovered an apparent hole in its finances. The ...

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Fit for chairmanship
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Fit for chairmanship

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Fit for chairmanship

Peter Smith has just celebrated two increasingly successful years asCoopers chairman. He talks to Andrew Pring about his tenure at EmbankmentPlace Rea...

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City slates cheap audit trend
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City slates cheap audit trend

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City slates cheap audit trend

The breakdown of management controls in the asset management arm of merchant bank Morgan Grenfell led to calls this week for auditors to take a wider ...

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View from the House - Incorporation can't be an excuse for poor
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View from the House - Incorporation can't be an excuse for poor

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View from the House - Incorporation can't be an ex...

Sir Adrian Cadbury’s code on corporate governance clearly placed responsibility for ‘a balanced and understandable’ assessment of a ...

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Charities - Sweet clarity
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Charities - Sweet clarity

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Charities - Sweet clarity

The 1990s have seen charities subject to the sameself-regulatory disciplines as profit-making organisations Read More...

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DTI dismisses rumours on liability legislation
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DTI dismisses rumours on liability legislation

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DTI dismisses rumours on liability legislation

Officials at the DTI (right) have scotched rumours that an announcement on UK reform of limited liability partnership legislation is imminent. The DTI...

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