Accounting Standards - Shake-up on goodwill
Consulting

Accounting Standards - Shake-up on goodwill

26y John Stokdyk

Accounting Standards - Shake-up on goodwill

The Accounting Standards Board today published a Financial Reporting Standard on goodwill and intangibles that will demand a major change in current p...

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NI clawback starts
Personal Tax

NI clawback starts

26y John Stokdyk

NI clawback starts

Contributions Agency to collect employers' 'underpayments' on UK nationals abroad, reports Phillip Inman Read More...

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Accounting Standards - Joint venture standard angers multinationals
Consulting

Accounting Standards - Joint venture standard angers multinationals

26y John Stokdyk

Accounting Standards - Joint venture standard ange...

The Accounting Standards Board has backed the gross equity method of accounting for assets and liabilities derived from joint ventures in today’...

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Public Sector - Firms pulled into DoE row over PSA sale
Consulting

Public Sector - Firms pulled into DoE row over PSA sale

26y John Stokdyk

Public Sector - Firms pulled into DoE row over PSA...

Most of the UK’s top accountancy firms were dragged into a four-year row between the Department of Environment and construction company Tarmac o...

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Parliament - Firms suffer leakage of MPs
Consulting

Parliament - Firms suffer leakage of MPs

26y John Stokdyk

Parliament - Firms suffer leakage of MPs

Ernst & Young is now the only leading accountancy firm employing MPs, according to the Register of Members’ Interests published last week. ...

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Merger plans face EC hurdle
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Merger plans face EC hurdle

26y John Stokdyk

Merger plans face EC hurdle

European approval of the tie ups depends on the extent to which the merged firms will constitute a monopoly, writes Jon Bunn. Read More...

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Green team is go
Management

Green team is go

26y John Stokdyk

Green team is go

US company JD Edwards is investing for growth in the UK, says John Stokdyk. Read More...

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Green Budget - ACT abolition wins approval
Management

Green Budget - ACT abolition wins approval

26y John Stokdyk

Green Budget - ACT abolition wins approval

A broad sweep of business leaders and accountants backed the decision by Chancellor Gordon Brown to phase out advanced corporation tax (ACT) from Apri...

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Web attraction
Consulting

Web attraction

27y John Stokdyk

Web attraction

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

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GREEN BUDGET - Ten-year tax war threat
Personal Tax

GREEN BUDGET - Ten-year tax war threat

27y John Stokdyk

GREEN BUDGET - Ten-year tax war threat

Profession warns of litigation over crackdown on tax avoidance, reports Jon Bunn Read More...

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ICA under fire for fraud panel delay
Consulting

ICA under fire for fraud panel delay

27y 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
Consulting

Risk Controls

27y John Stylianou

Risk Controls

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

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Brown's tax vision for all
Personal Tax

Brown's tax vision for all

27y 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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Opinion - The art of haggling behind closed doors
Consulting

Opinion - The art of haggling behind closed doors

27y 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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Firms submit EC drafts
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Firms submit EC drafts

27y John Stokdyk

Firms submit EC drafts

Coopers and PW's preliminary submission puts pressure on rivals. Read More...

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Practice management - Balancing act
Accounting Software

Practice management - Balancing act

27y newmedia newmedia

Practice management - Balancing act

Do you think that’s wise, sir? As the accountancy and consultancy firms continue to bolt themselves together like some enormous Power Ranger, it...

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Marketing plans leave existing customers cold
Accounting Software

Marketing plans leave existing customers cold

27y newmedia newmedia

Marketing plans leave existing customers cold

A recent survey suggests that the marketing strategies of most professional advisers leave much to be desired. Mick James reports. Read More...

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Five go mad in dorset
Accounting Software

Five go mad in dorset

27y newmedia newmedia

Five go mad in dorset

No sooner had we got used to the idea of the Big Six becoming the Famous Five, than they reduce to a Fab Four … but do these terms have any mean...

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Design for living
Accounting Software

Design for living

27y newmedia newmedia

Design for living

Mick James talks to ex-consultant Peter Bielby about his new career as a bespoke furniture designer. Read More...

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ICAS - Opening doors
Management

ICAS - Opening doors

27y John Stokdyk

ICAS - Opening doors

The Scots ICA has been quick to appreciate the need to reform and now, with devolution beckoning, it is set to reap the rewards. Hooman Bassirian repo...

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Communication - No time to be shy
Management

Communication - No time to be shy

27y John Stokdyk

Communication - No time to be shy

The Big Six merger candidates must market their proposals effectively to win the approval of clients, partners and the competition authorities, says K...

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E&Y results boost merger
Management

E&Y results boost merger

27y John Stokdyk

E&Y results boost merger

E&Y has announced an increase of 15% in fee income ahead of its proposed merger with fellow Big Sixer, KPMG, writes Jonah Bloom Read More...

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Redundancy - Firing squads
Management

Redundancy - Firing squads

27y John Stokdyk

Redundancy - Firing squads

Job losses after a merger need careful handling, writes Ian Hunter Read More...

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Row over merger chief
Management

Row over merger chief

27y John Stokdyk

Row over merger chief

KPMG's Rake announced leadership by email, but forced to issue correction, reports Hooman Bassirian Read More...

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RAIDS - Big Six prepare joint response
Personal Tax

RAIDS - Big Six prepare joint response

27y John Stokdyk

RAIDS - Big Six prepare joint response

Ernst & Young and Coopers & Lybrand want to garner the support of their Big Six rivals for a joint response to the spectacular tax raids by th...

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People profile: Phil Newsam, The Industrial Society
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People profile: Phil Newsam, The Industrial Society

27y John Stokdyk

People profile: Phil Newsam, The Industrial Societ...

Phil Newsam has become director of finance and IT at The Industrial Society, a charity devoted to improving the employee’s lot. A chartered acco...

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INSTITUTES - Azlan profits collapse prompts English ICA investigation
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INSTITUTES - Azlan profits collapse prompts English ICA investigation

27y John Stokdyk

INSTITUTES - Azlan profits collapse prompts Englis...

The English ICA is set to investigate two former executive directors of computer networking specialist Azlan after the company reported accounting irr...

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World Congress - Global blueprint
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World Congress - Global blueprint

27y John Stokdyk

World Congress - Global blueprint

A major meeting of leading accountants, bankers and government officials early next year will thrash out how to develop the accountancy profession aro...

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