Web attraction
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Web attraction

26y John Stokdyk

Web attraction

Acccountants need to wake up to the benefits of the Web, says John Stokdyk. Read More...

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Public Sector - Bridge to Skye is a price too high, says public watchdog.
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Public Sector - Bridge to Skye is a price too high, says public watchdog.

26y John Stokdyk

Public Sector - Bridge to Skye is a price too high...

Scottish Office handling of its first Private Finance Initiative (PFI) has received harsh criticism from the Public Accounts Committee. The Miller-Dyw...

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Taxation - Ernst & Young out in the cold
Personal Tax

Taxation - Ernst & Young out in the cold

26y John Stokdyk

Taxation - Ernst & Young out in the cold

Angry Ernst & Young clients have begun to distance themselves from the firm’s tax planning schemes following raids on its offices by the Inl...

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Public Sector - CIPFA rejects committee plan
Management

Public Sector - CIPFA rejects committee plan

26y John Stokdyk

Public Sector - CIPFA rejects committee plan

CIPFA has rejected the Nolan committee’s call for the creation of a standards committee to deal with impropriety within councils. The standards ...

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VAT - Campaigning 'isn't business'
Personal Tax

VAT - Campaigning 'isn't business'

26y John Stokdyk

VAT - Campaigning 'isn't business'

A VAT tribunal ruling on a case made by a leading animal protection group has found that Customs & Excise was not bound by law to exercise ‘...

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Taxation - Allowing ACT to die with dignity
Personal Tax

Taxation - Allowing ACT to die with dignity

26y John Stokdyk

Taxation - Allowing ACT to die with dignity

Gordon Brown must kill off ACT humanely, says Maurice Parry-Wingfield. Read More...

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Other English ICA disciplinary news
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Other English ICA disciplinary news

26y John Stokdyk

Other English ICA disciplinary news

The English ICA has punished the following members. *Neville Eckley of Brighton Road, South Croydon, was reprimanded and fined #1,500 with #500 costs ...

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US accounting rules for software may become de facto international standard IT revenue shift.
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US accounting rules for software may become de facto international standard...

26y John Stokdyk

US accounting rules for software may become de fac...

UK technology companies and their auditors are having to reconsider their procedures for recognising IT revenues, following the publication of new gui...

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Profile: Michael Marrison, Midland Software
Management

Profile: Michael Marrison, Midland Software

26y John Stokdyk

Profile: Michael Marrison, Midland Software

The new MD of Midland Software is chartered accountant and ex-engineer, Michael Marrison. He joined the Ancaster Group as financial director of both M...

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In brief - Oracle suffers defection
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In brief - Oracle suffers defection

26y John Stokdyk

In brief - Oracle suffers defection

After a year as applications director for Oracle, Adrian Reynolds has defected to PeopleSoft. As UK general manager, Reynolds will be responsible for ...

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Letter - MPs are not in a position to condemn accountants
Personal Tax

Letter - MPs are not in a position to condemn accountants

26y John Stokdyk

Letter - MPs are not in a position to condemn acco...

Austin Mitchell’s latest rant against accountants (View from the House, 13 November) was so biased and misleading that one can only be grateful ...

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Mid-range systems - Contract spat spikes deal
Management

Mid-range systems - Contract spat spikes deal

26y John Stokdyk

Mid-range systems - Contract spat spikes deal

Following a dispute over the terms and conditions of its standard contract, software supplier Access Accounts has decided not to complete the sale of ...

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Rivals set to merge
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Rivals set to merge

26y John Stokdyk

Rivals set to merge

The prospect of an economic downturn is encouraging top insolvency firms to merge, writes Hooman Bassirian Read More...

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Letter - Haddock and chips
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Letter - Haddock and chips

26y John Stokdyk

Letter - Haddock and chips

I hope that Malcolm Howard (Letters, 13 November), a lecturer in financial management at the University of Surrey, is better at financial management t...

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Writ signals training war
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Writ signals training war

26y John Stokdyk

Writ signals training war

Rival accountancy training firms are trading insults and accusations as competition in the market hots up, writes Jon Bunn Read More...

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Editorial - Action speaks louder than words
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Editorial - Action speaks louder than words

26y John Stokdyk

Editorial - Action speaks louder than words

It’s been almost two years since the English ICA promised an expectant world that it would tackle fraud. In January 1996, the institute’s ...

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Opinion - The art of haggling behind closed doors
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Opinion - The art of haggling behind closed doors

26y John Stokdyk

Opinion - The art of haggling behind closed doors

How can you fairly judge whether or not to invest in something unless you know its current and potential value? Peter Williams laments the lack of inf...

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INSOLVENCY - That sinking feeling
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INSOLVENCY - That sinking feeling

26y John Stylianou

INSOLVENCY - That sinking feeling

Turnaround is the in-thing for businesses in trouble, writes Howard Morris. Read More...

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Brown's tax vision for all
Personal Tax

Brown's tax vision for all

26y John Stokdyk

Brown's tax vision for all

Tax advisers and the man in the street focus on the opportunity to discuss the chancellor's green budget next Tuesday, writes Jonah Bloom Read More...

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Institutes - Deloittes attacks ICA
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Institutes - Deloittes attacks ICA

26y John Stokdyk

Institutes - Deloittes attacks ICA

Deloitte & Touche has launched a ferocious attack on the English ICA’s plans to overhaul its internal organisation. The move comes in the s...

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Euro projects split
Management

Euro projects split

26y John Stokdyk

Euro projects split

Accountants and software developers working on different specifications for EMU-ready programs, reports John Stokdyk Read More...

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Letter - European tax regime
Personal Tax

Letter - European tax regime

26y John Stokdyk

Letter - European tax regime

Nick Gibb (View from the House, 6 November) appears hostile to the concept of European tax harmonisation. It is worth examining this issue in more det...

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DeLorean saga draws to close
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DeLorean saga draws to close

26y John Stokdyk

DeLorean saga draws to close

After 12 years of wrangling, the Labour government's settling of the DeLorean dispute with Andersens has come as a surprise, writes Phillip Inman Read...

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NHS - Winters of discontent
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NHS - Winters of discontent

26y John Stylianou

NHS - Winters of discontent

Unlike in the rest of the economy, extra demand in the NHS spells trouble. Tim Weekes looks at how health sector FDs are improving their accounting pr...

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ICA under fire for fraud panel delay
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ICA under fire for fraud panel delay

26y John Stokdyk

ICA under fire for fraud panel delay

The announcement by the English ICA that it needs more time for consultation before its Fraud Advisory Panel starts up has been greeted with scepticis...

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Risk Controls
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Risk Controls

26y John Stylianou

Risk Controls

Scotland aims for squeaky clean, says Sarah Perrin. Read More

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News in Brief - 20 November
Management

News in Brief - 20 November

26y John Stokdyk

News in Brief - 20 November

Firm fights to clear name Former partners of defunct accountants McGurran Solkhon are in the High Court this week fighting a negligence and misreprese...

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Taxation - Enough of the Schedule E blues
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Taxation - Enough of the Schedule E blues

26y John Stokdyk

Taxation - Enough of the Schedule E blues

The UK economy would benefit if income tax rules changed, says Richard Baron Read More...

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