SFO in 'big league' following Rolls-Royce settlement
Business Regulation

SFO in 'big league' following Rolls-Royce settlement

8y Stephanie Wix , Writer

SFO in 'big league' following Rolls-Royce settleme...

Partner at Pinsent Masons says Serious Fraud Office has secured 'one of the top ten enforcement actions of all time' Read More...

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Government export campaign shows ‘no progress’
Business Regulation

Government export campaign shows ‘no progress’

8y Stephanie Wix , Writer

Government export campaign shows ‘no progress’

Business exporting has not improved in two years according to research from ICAEW Read More...

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Key business success priorities outlined by ACCA
Accounting Firms

Key business success priorities outlined by ACCA

8y Stephanie Wix , Writer

Key business success priorities outlined by ACCA

A checklist has revealed three key priorities for accountancy profession success in 2017 Read More...

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The Practitioner: Financing landscape gloomy for small businesses
Business Regulation

The Practitioner: Financing landscape gloomy for small businesses

8y The Practitioner

The Practitioner: Financing landscape gloomy for s...

The Practitioner wonders if the banks will step up when alternative financers start to struggle... Read More...

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Managing partner Q&A - the year ahead: Richard Toone, CVR Global
Accounting Firms

Managing partner Q&A - the year ahead: Richard Toone, CVR Global

8y Kevin Reed , Writer

Managing partner Q&A - the year ahead: Richard...

In our latest managing partner Q&A looking towards 2017, CVR Global's Richard Toone talks about recruitment, and the potential threat of competiti...

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Managing partner Q&A - the year ahead: Julie Adams, Menzies
Accounting Firms

Managing partner Q&A - the year ahead: Julie Adams, Menzies

8y Kevin Reed , Writer

Managing partner Q&A - the year ahead: Julie A...

In our first Q&A looking towards 2017, Menzies senior partner Julie Adams flags up increasing digitisation, aligned with more hands-on consultativ...

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Apple appeals against EU Irish tax ruling
Accounting Standards

Apple appeals against EU Irish tax ruling

8y Stephanie Wix , Writer

Apple appeals against EU Irish tax ruling

The EU ruling that Apple should pay up to €13bn (£11bn) in tax has been appealed against by the tech giant Read More...

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Businesses now owe £1.8bn in corporation tax
Accounting Firms

Businesses now owe £1.8bn in corporation tax

8y Stephanie Wix , Writer

Businesses now owe £1.8bn in corporation tax

Late corporation tax has risen 15% in one year to £1.8bn for UK businesses Read More...

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Advisory services push KPMG International to 8% growth
Accounting Firms

Advisory services push KPMG International to 8% growth

8y Stephanie Wix , Writer

Advisory services push KPMG International to 8% gr...

Revenues up by 8% for KPMG International, as advisory services drove it to the £20bn mark Read More...

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Deloitte ramps up crisis management skillset with Regester Larkin acquisition
Accounting Firms

Deloitte ramps up crisis management skillset with Regester Larkin acquisiti...

8y Stephanie Wix , Writer

Deloitte ramps up crisis management skillset with ...

Deloitte has acquired the specialist consultancy group Regester Larkin to double its crisis and strategic risk business Read More...

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Friday Afternoon Live: Deloitte's tech thing; PAC wants HMRC 'contingencies'; and Sports Direct
Business Regulation

Friday Afternoon Live: Deloitte's tech thing; PAC wants HMRC 'contingencies...

8y Kevin Reed , Writer

Friday Afternoon Live: Deloitte's tech thing; PAC ...

Accountancy Age's pub video magazine extravaganza includes Deloitte on the hunt for tech; the PAC dishing out more woe for HMRC; and Sports Direct's t...

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Accountants need to prepare for 50 public sector forces, outlines ACCA report
Accounting Firms

Accountants need to prepare for 50 public sector forces, outlines ACCA repo...

8y Stephanie Wix , Writer

Accountants need to prepare for 50 public sector f...

There are 50 forces leading change in the global public sector that accountants need to prepare for, say ACCA Read More...

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Sports Direct implements FRC corrections in annual reporting
Accounting Standards

Sports Direct implements FRC corrections in annual reporting

8y Stephanie Wix , Writer

Sports Direct implements FRC corrections in annual...

Corrective action has been taken by Sports Direct into its international stores reporting, following a review by accounting's watchdog Read More...

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E-books reduced VAT proposals “may not benefit” UK consumers
Business Regulation

E-books reduced VAT proposals “may not benefit” UK consumers

8y Stephanie Wix , Writer

E-books reduced VAT proposals “may not benefit” UK...

The UK consumers “may not benefit” from the European Commission’s proposals on e-books Read More...

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Henderson Loggie advises on Bar Soba deal
Accounting Firms

Henderson Loggie advises on Bar Soba deal

8y Stephanie Wix , Writer

Henderson Loggie advises on Bar Soba deal

The restaurant chain Bar Soba is planning expansion after a £3m Business Growth Fund (BGF) investment Read More...

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Finance Bill 2017: Corporate tax reporting requirements 'a burden'
Business Regulation

Finance Bill 2017: Corporate tax reporting requirements 'a burden'

8y Stephanie Wix , Writer

Finance Bill 2017: Corporate tax reporting require...

Companies must report on their complex financial structures including offshore accounts and notify HMRC Read More...

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Xero links accountants to potential clients through Facebook Messenger service
Accounting Software

Xero links accountants to potential clients through Facebook Messenger serv...

8y Stephanie Wix , Writer

Xero links accountants to potential clients throug...

Clients and business advisers can now connect to small businesses through a Facebook Messenger chatbot service, provided by Xero Read More...

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Nine steps for managing an accountancy disciplinary investigation
Accounting Firms

Nine steps for managing an accountancy disciplinary investigation

8y Accountancy Age

Nine steps for managing an accountancy disciplinar...

Do you have an investigation looming large over you? Kingsley Napley's Julie Matheson goes through the best strategies to manage the process Read More...

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Watchdog launches audit investigation into Sports Direct
Accounting Firms

Watchdog launches audit investigation into Sports Direct

8y Stephanie Wix , Writer

Watchdog launches audit investigation into Sports ...

FRC investigates why an arrangement between Sports Direct and Barlin Delivery was not disclosed in the company’s financial statements as a related par...

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Autumn Statement: Hammond's "missed opportunity", say advisers
Business Regulation

Autumn Statement: Hammond's "missed opportunity", say advisers

8y Stephanie Wix , Writer

Autumn Statement: Hammond's "missed opportunity", ...

The chancellor has “missed an opportunity” to restore business confidence and encourage UK investment, said Mazars Read More...

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Autumn Statement 2016: What the papers say
Business Regulation

Autumn Statement 2016: What the papers say

8y Stephanie Wix , Writer

Autumn Statement 2016: What the papers say

Hammond “builds for Brexit” with a £27bn “shock absorber”, but the papers raise concerns about the higher borrowing Read More...

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Autumn Statement: Hammond must tackle tax simplification to make business ‘match fit’
Business Regulation

Autumn Statement: Hammond must tackle tax simplification to make business ‘...

8y Accountancy Age

Autumn Statement: Hammond must tackle tax simplifi...

Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered a pro-business speech aimed at reassuring businesses that the economy is “match fit”, should turbulence hit our sh...

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SFP sells off Pixel Projects and saves all staff
Business Recovery

SFP sells off Pixel Projects and saves all staff

8y Stephanie Wix , Writer

SFP sells off Pixel Projects and saves all staff

Pixel Projects Limited (Pixel) has been sold by SFP, which has saved the positions of all 34 employees Read More...

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The Practitioner: Buy-to-let 'experts' trying to nick my clients
Accounting Firms

The Practitioner: Buy-to-let 'experts' trying to nick my clients

8y The Practitioner

The Practitioner: Buy-to-let 'experts' trying to n...

Ambulance-chasing, or seizing an opportunity? The Practitioner is seeing lots of clients on the receiving end of marketing guff from self-styled 'buy-...

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Friday Afternoon Live: HMRC complaints rise; Deloitte scoops big audits; and corporate reporting woes
Audit

Friday Afternoon Live: HMRC complaints rise; Deloitte scoops big audits; an...

8y Kevin Reed , Writer

Friday Afternoon Live: HMRC complaints rise; Deloi...

HMRC receives highest number of complaints in seven years; Deloitte scoops BP and Centrica audits; and corporate reporting under the microscope in our...

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MP calls for co-op accounting red tape removal
Accounting Standards

MP calls for co-op accounting red tape removal

8y Kevin Reed , Writer

MP calls for co-op accounting red tape removal

MP calls for accounting and auditing red tape to be removed, putting them on par with other organisations Read More...

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Colin: Tell them about the money, mummy
Business Regulation

Colin: Tell them about the money, mummy

8y Taking Stock

Colin: Tell them about the money, mummy

As advisers prepare for another Autumn Statement, they and their clients hope to avoid the grip of more red tape Read More...

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