TAXATION - City slams attack on pensions
Personal Tax

TAXATION - City slams attack on pensions

27y michael laydon

TAXATION - City slams attack on pensions

Tax experts and the City have rounded on Gordon Brown’s decision to bar pension funds from reclaiming dividend tax credits. The move – whi...

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LETTERS - Fighting unqualified threat
Consulting

LETTERS - Fighting unqualified threat

27y michael laydon

LETTERS - Fighting unqualified threat

J Poole rightly states (Letters, 19 June) that qualified practitioners should be able to rise above the quality of service offered by unqualified R...

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Brown hits big business
Personal Tax

Brown hits big business

27y michael laydon

Brown hits big business

LEAD STORY: Experts protest against a Budget lacking in commercial vision. Read More...

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WINDFALL TAX - Prudent policy pays dividends
Personal Tax

WINDFALL TAX - Prudent policy pays dividends

27y michael laydon

WINDFALL TAX - Prudent policy pays dividends

Privatised utilities that have implemented more prudent accounting policies will pay a lower share of the windfall tax. The decision to tax the post-t...

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Tax plug warning
Personal Tax

Tax plug warning

27y michael laydon

Tax plug warning

Experts urge Brown to consult before implementing anti-avoidanceprovision. Read More...

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Key shadow positions
Consulting

Key shadow positions

27y newmedia newmedia

Key shadow positions

New Tory leader William Hague has appointed two leadership challengers to key financial posts in his shadow cabinet. Peter Lilley takes over as shadow...

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Whistle while you work
Management

Whistle while you work

27y newmedia newmedia

Whistle while you work

Greater protection for whistleblowers is on the agenda forprofessional bodies, but is legislation the only way to securefraudbusters' rights? Hamish C...

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OPINION - Has Brown done his homework?
Consulting

OPINION - Has Brown done his homework?

27y newmedia newmedia

OPINION - Has Brown done his homework?

If Gordon Brown has spent most of the last year working out how to devise a windfall tax that will survive any legal challenge in the European courts,...

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OPINION - VIEW FROM THE HOUSE
Personal Tax

OPINION - VIEW FROM THE HOUSE

27y newmedia newmedia

OPINION - VIEW FROM THE HOUSE

The City was surprised, but delighted by the Chancellor’s decision to give the Bank of England the freedom to set interest rates. This is a Libe...

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The standards maze
Management

The standards maze

27y newmedia newmedia

The standards maze

Support for uniformity is gathering momentum, but indecision remainsover how to go about it, writes Tim Weekes. Read More...

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TAXATION - Tax simplification is not enough
Personal Tax

TAXATION - Tax simplification is not enough

27y newmedia newmedia

TAXATION - Tax simplification is not enough

Parliament should restore its authority over tax legislation, arguesRobert Maas. Read More...

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Murphy's law
Management

Murphy's law

27y newmedia newmedia

Murphy's law

Camelot's finance director, Peter Murphy, explains the philosophybehind the world's most successful lottery and defends the company's 'fatcat' bonuses...

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OPINION - We need a Budget for business
Management

OPINION - We need a Budget for business

27y newmedia newmedia

OPINION - We need a Budget for business

Gordon Brown stands up early next month to deliver the first Budget by a Labour Chancellor for nearly two decades. By the time he sits down we should ...

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PFI - Executives sacked as Private Finance Panel gives way to task force
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PFI - Executives sacked as Private Finance Panel gives way to task force

27y newmedia newmedia

PFI - Executives sacked as Private Finance Panel g...

Phillip Inman Read More...

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Big Six fight back over scare tactics
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Big Six fight back over scare tactics

27y newmedia newmedia

Big Six fight back over scare tactics

The Inland Revenue denies claims that those filing theirself-assessment returns early or in quiet months will become the targetsfor investigations. Re...

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CIPFA backs PFI
Management

CIPFA backs PFI

27y newmedia newmedia

CIPFA backs PFI

CIPFA announced at its conference this week that it is backing the Treasury’s proposed changes to the Private Finance Initiative. The government...

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LEGAL - TOP TEN INTERNET SITES FOR ACCOUNTANTS
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LEGAL - TOP TEN INTERNET SITES FOR ACCOUNTANTS

27y newmedia newmedia

LEGAL - TOP TEN INTERNET SITES FOR ACCOUNTANTS

London-based online service provider Zoo Internet has launched a free audit service to accountants as part of a package designed to lure more members ...

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VENTURE CAPITAL - Bankable ventures
Consulting

VENTURE CAPITAL - Bankable ventures

27y newmedia newmedia

VENTURE CAPITAL - Bankable ventures

With the arrival and growing presence of American banks such as Bankers Trust and Chase Investment Bank, more US-style debt structures are being used ...

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Tax holiday faces chop
Personal Tax

Tax holiday faces chop

27y John Stylianou

Tax holiday faces chop

Overseas earnings are in the firing line as Chancellor seeks to boostrevenue by reining in tax breaks. Read More...

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VAT - Hays fails in clawback bid
Personal Tax

VAT - Hays fails in clawback bid

27y John Stylianou

VAT - Hays fails in clawback bid

A VAT tribunal has blocked efforts by Hays Personnel Services to claw back tax on providing temporary staff. Victory for Hays could have cost the Trea...

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PUBLIC SECTOR - Cuts in the public purse
Consulting

PUBLIC SECTOR - Cuts in the public purse

27y John Stokdyk

PUBLIC SECTOR - Cuts in the public purse

In an age of competition, why does the public sector still warrantsuch low audit fees? Tim Weekes argues for quality before price cuts. Read More...

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RPBs fear loss of status
Consulting

RPBs fear loss of status

27y John Stylianou

RPBs fear loss of status

New super-regulator leaves accountants in the dark over regulatorypowers.Hooman Bassirian Read More...

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PENSIONS - Insurers to face penalties for delays in pension reviews.
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PENSIONS - Insurers to face penalties for delays in pension reviews.

27y John Stylianou

PENSIONS - Insurers to face penalties for delays i...

Hamish Champ Read More...

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PRESENT VALUES - No winners, but plenty of losers.
Management

PRESENT VALUES - No winners, but plenty of losers.

27y John Stylianou

PRESENT VALUES - No winners, but plenty of losers.

Mike Darbyshire insists that the profession must stop fightingitself. Read More...

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SCOPE OF REGULATION - SIB outsiders left to guess
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SCOPE OF REGULATION - SIB outsiders left to guess

27y John Stylianou

SCOPE OF REGULATION - SIB outsiders left to guess

Andrew Sawers Read More

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VIEW FROM THE HOUSE
Personal Tax

VIEW FROM THE HOUSE

27y John Stylianou

VIEW FROM THE HOUSE

I returned to a House of Commons changed beyond recognition. Wide-eyed Labour MPs, many of them women, were everywhere. Shell-shocked Tories looked li...

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#3m pilfered as Civil Service fraud leaps 35%
Consulting

#3m pilfered as Civil Service fraud leaps 35%

27y John Stokdyk

#3m pilfered as Civil Service fraud leaps 35%

Civil Service fraud has rocketed by 35% in the last year, according to official Treasury figures. Almost #3m was pilfered, with a #1m tax evhttps://ww...

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Consultants feel the pinch on public spending
Accounting Software

Consultants feel the pinch on public spending

27y Accountancy Age

Consultants feel the pinch on public spending

The public sector has become a tough market for consultancies, saysPhilip Abbott, with the average value of projects awarded decliningsubstantially. R...

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