Government accused of 'passing buck' to accountants
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Government accused of 'passing buck' to accountants

24y Idris Nagri

Government accused of 'passing buck' to accountant...

Changes to the definition of research and development in the Finance Bill have been described as 'passing the buck' back to the Accounting Standards B...

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Dot.coms not seen as greatest threat by US companies
Management

Dot.coms not seen as greatest threat by US companies

24y Idris Nagri

Dot.coms not seen as greatest threat by US compani...

Dot.coms are not seen as the greatest competitive threat by Fortune 1000 companies, according to a new PricewaterhouseCoopers survey in the US. Read M...

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Are you speaking the new business reporting language?
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Are you speaking the new business reporting language?

24y Idris Nagri

Are you speaking the new business reporting langua...

A partner in the Global Corporate Reporting team at PwC examines the onset of XBRL - a new business reporting language set to change the face of corpo...

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This spring, what should I be wearing to the office?
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This spring, what should I be wearing to the office?

24y Idris Nagri

This spring, what should I be wearing to the offic...

News that Deloitte & Touche staff will no longer be required to wear suits to the office has re-ignited interest in the office-dress debate. Read More...

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PricewaterhouseCoopers leads uproar over internet spying plans
Management

PricewaterhouseCoopers leads uproar over internet spying plans

24y Idris Nagri

PricewaterhouseCoopers leads uproar over internet ...

US regulators are preparing to use keyword search technology to track down 'get rich quick' schemes and curb online investor fraud. Read More...

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On the future of chartered accountants - Sometimes size doesn't matter
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On the future of chartered accountants - Sometimes size doesn't matter

24y Idris Nagri

On the future of chartered accountants - Sometimes...

The decisions of Ernst & Young, PwC and KPMG to reduce or abandon training of students for the ACA threatens the whole future of the English ICA. ...

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Exclusive: What it's like to be interviewed by the SEC
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Exclusive: What it's like to be interviewed by the SEC

24y Idris Nagri

Exclusive: What it's like to be interviewed by the...

The Big Five have been feeling the heat from the US Securities and Exchange Commission as the watchdog clamps down on the issue of audit independence....

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On the future of chartered accountants - Sometimes size doesn't
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On the future of chartered accountants - Sometimes size doesn't

24y rumo , Writer

On the future of chartered accountants - Sometimes...

The decisions of Ernst & Young, PwC and KPMG to reduce or abandon training of students for the ACA threatens the whole future of the English ICA. ...

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PKF poaches three from Big Five
Personal Tax

PKF poaches three from Big Five

24y Idris Nagri

PKF poaches three from Big Five

Pannell Kerr Forster has celebrated scoring a memorable hat-trick - after poaching two senior managers and a partner away from Big Five firms. Read Mo...

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AccountancyAge.com weekly news focus: Practice
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AccountancyAge.com weekly news focus: Practice

24y Idris Nagri

AccountancyAge.com weekly news focus: Practice

The profession is feeling even more heat from regulators as the competition watchdog in the UK begins a probe 'fat cat' accountants and US regulators ...

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Tax wars: Storm over double tax relief 'echoes IR35'
Personal Tax

Tax wars: Storm over double tax relief 'echoes IR35'

24y Idris Nagri

Tax wars: Storm over double tax relief 'echoes IR3...

Inland Revenue officials yesterday met with angry accountants 'baying for blood' as they attempted to explain why changes had been made to double tax ...

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AccountancyAge.com weekly news focus: Business
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AccountancyAge.com weekly news focus: Business

24y Idris Nagri

AccountancyAge.com weekly news focus: Business

The goverment has locked horns with the UK's largest accountancy firm over the real cost of Gordon Brown's Budget move on double taxation. Accountants...

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Accountancy firms sharpen up sleuthing skills in major fraud crackdown
Personal Tax

Accountancy firms sharpen up sleuthing skills in major fraud crackdown

24y Idris Nagri

Accountancy firms sharpen up sleuthing skills in m...

A number of leading accountancy firms joined forces today with the Confederation of British Industry andLondon police units in a bid to eradicate esca...

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Tory-advising PricewaterhouseCoopers silent after blasting from Blair
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Tory-advising PricewaterhouseCoopers silent after blasting from Blair

24y Idris Nagri

Tory-advising PricewaterhouseCoopers silent after ...

PricewaterhouseCoopers has declined to comment on Tony Blair's rubbishing of its tax burden estimates, but a leading member of the profession has weig...

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Index to track dot.com performance in the UK launched by BDO Stoy Hayward
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Index to track dot.com performance in the UK launched by BDO Stoy Hayward

24y Idris Nagri

Index to track dot.com performance in the UK launc...

A new internet index which tracks the value and growth of UK dot.com companies has been launched by BDO Stoy Hayward corporate finance. Read More...

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Corporate treasurers forced to get to grips with e-business
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Corporate treasurers forced to get to grips with e-business

24y Idris Nagri

Corporate treasurers forced to get to grips with e...

Corporate treasurers are spending up to 10% more of their time considering e-business than a year ago, a poll by Arthur Andersen has revealed. Read Mo...

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Tory accountant MP to retire at next election
Management

Tory accountant MP to retire at next election

24y Idris Nagri

Tory accountant MP to retire at next election

Chartered accountant and wine merchant John Townend is to step down as an MP in the next general election. Read More...

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UK 200 launches charities group
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UK 200 launches charities group

24y Idris Nagri

UK 200 launches charities group

The UK 200 Group has pooled the resources of its 175 member firms' experiences of acting for more than 1,000 charities and launched a charity group. R...

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Taking Stock - Number crunchers aim to shine at Oscars.
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Taking Stock - Number crunchers aim to shine at Oscars.

24y rumo , Writer

Taking Stock - Number crunchers aim to shine at Os...

There are some accountants who will completely ignore any recent dress-down trend in the profession this weekend. Greg Garrison and Lisa Pierozzi, par...

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Taking Stock - Lead runners scramble for Accountancy Age Budget
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Taking Stock - Lead runners scramble for Accountancy Age Budget

24y rumo , Writer

Taking Stock - Lead runners scramble for Accountan...

The Accountancy Age Budget hurdles lurched into deeper controversy this week with several different stables calling for a steward’s inquiry. The...

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Three tie in Budget prediction stakes.
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Three tie in Budget prediction stakes.

24y Idris Nagri

Three tie in Budget prediction stakes.

Arthur Andersen, the English ICA and the Chartered Institute of Read More...

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Multinationals to pay billions as a result of double tax relief reform
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Multinationals to pay billions as a result of double tax relief reform

24y Idris Nagri

Multinationals to pay billions as a result of doub...

UK multinationals could see their tax bills rise by 4-5% as a result of reforms to Double Tax Relief announced by Gordon Brown in the Budget on Tuesda...

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AccountancyAge.com news focus: Tax and the Budget
Personal Tax

AccountancyAge.com news focus: Tax and the Budget

24y Idris Nagri

AccountancyAge.com news focus: Tax and the Budget

What welcome there was for yesterday's Budget was somewhat guarded as tax experts searched for signs of hidden horrors in the Budget papers. Full cove...

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Corporate Finance - Boom time for corporate finance.
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Corporate Finance - Boom time for corporate finance.

24y Idris Nagri

Corporate Finance - Boom time for corporate financ...

Thanks to merger mania, corporate finance has never had it so good. Read More...

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News Analysis - Putting a cap on liability.
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News Analysis - Putting a cap on liability.

24y rumo , Writer

News Analysis - Putting a cap on liability.

A limit on firms' liabilities, a hike in the audit threshold for Read More...

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AccountancyAge.com weekly news focus: Practice
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AccountancyAge.com weekly news focus: Practice

24y Idris Nagri

AccountancyAge.com weekly news focus: Practice

PricewaterhouseCoopers has been dropped by the Royal Bank of Scotland. An attack on the mid-tier has been launched by consolidator Tenon, and the Rove...

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Natwest finance chief quits following Scottish takeover
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Natwest finance chief quits following Scottish takeover

24y Idris Nagri

Natwest finance chief quits following Scottish tak...

Richard Delbridge, the chief financial officer at the National Westminster Bank, has resigned following the takeover by Royal Bank of Scotland. Read M...

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AccountancyAge.com weekly news focus: Business
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AccountancyAge.com weekly news focus: Business

24y Idris Nagri

AccountancyAge.com weekly news focus: Business

The Royal Bank of Scotland has dropped PwC and KPMG in favour of Deloittes. Harsh German accounting rules fuelling Rover's loss figures have come unde...

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