Business - Police probe discrepancies at pet company
Accounting Software

Business - Police probe discrepancies at pet company

25y Idris Nagri

Business - Police probe discrepancies at pet compa...

Accounting irregularities have forced Armitage Brothers to strike £200,000 from the annual profits of its Aitchisons wholesaling division. The Notting...

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Accountancy Age Awards - Heavies weigh in
Consulting

Accountancy Age Awards - Heavies weigh in

25y Idris Nagri

Accountancy Age Awards - Heavies weigh in

A victory on points is likely for the Accountancy Age Large Firm of the Year award, and a Big Five winner is not odds-on. Read More...

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Tax shadow over venture capital scheme
Personal Tax

Tax shadow over venture capital scheme

25y Idris Nagri

Tax shadow over venture capital scheme

Prime minister Tony Blair announced a £:50m support programme for Regional Venture Capitals Funds at a meeting of venture capitalists, accountants and...

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Practice - Mazars boosts UK network
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Practice - Mazars boosts UK network

25y Idris Nagri

Practice - Mazars boosts UK network

Mid-tier firm Mazars Neville Russell is stepping up efforts to get struggling small firms to join its 44-strong network, in a bid to stave off the squ...

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TaxSaver troubles
Management

TaxSaver troubles

25y Idris Nagri

TaxSaver troubles

Tax expert advises Revenue to brace itself for problems with online returns. Read More...

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Partnerships - Merger accounting concession in LLP Bill
Personal Tax

Partnerships - Merger accounting concession in LLP Bill

25y Idris Nagri

Partnerships - Merger accounting concession in LLP...

The Limited Liability Partnership Bill is expected to include major concessions on merger accounting rules when it finally surfaces later this year, w...

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ICA Conference: GAAR threat
Personal Tax

ICA Conference: GAAR threat

25y Idris Nagri

ICA Conference: GAAR threat

A senior manager at the Inland Revenue has warned that general anti-avoidance rules are not dead and buried and hinted that they could be introduced i...

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TOP 50 - Ahead of the rest
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TOP 50 - Ahead of the rest

25y Idris Nagri

TOP 50 - Ahead of the rest

Accountancy Age provides its annual insight into the financial performance of the UK's leading firms. Research by Liz Loxton, analysis by staff writer...

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Big Five hit £4bn
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Big Five hit £4bn

25y Idris Nagri

Big Five hit £4bn

Top players' fee income soars as they squeeze small firms. Read More...

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Public Sector - Cash basis abolition costs 'millions'
Personal Tax

Public Sector - Cash basis abolition costs 'millions'

25y Idris Nagri

Public Sector - Cash basis abolition costs 'millio...

New rules dictating how accountancy firms calculate their tax liability for work in progress are costing the Inland Revenue millions of pounds a year,...

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Business - Body Shop breaks governance code
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Business - Body Shop breaks governance code

25y Idris Nagri

Business - Body Shop breaks governance code

The Body Shop has admitted it is breaching the Stock Exchange’s combined code on corporate governance this financial year, a lapse which account...

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Parliament - Ministers drop insolvency bill
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Parliament - Ministers drop insolvency bill

25y Idris Nagri

Parliament - Ministers drop insolvency bill

The future of reforms to insolvency law and the limited liability status of firms looked uncertain this week after ministers looked unable to find a p...

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Dame Shirley Porter - Who is really cleaning up?
Consulting

Dame Shirley Porter - Who is really cleaning up?

25y Idris Nagri

Dame Shirley Porter - Who is really cleaning up?

Wildly varying figures were cited during the 'homes-for-votes' probe at Westminster city council. It's time accountants got their sums right, says Dam...

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Taxation - Taxsoft relents in licence case
Management

Taxation - Taxsoft relents in licence case

25y Idris Nagri

Taxation - Taxsoft relents in licence case

Taxsoft, the tax software house recently acquired by Sage, last week dropped the threat of legal action against a client, ending a two-year dispute. T...

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Taxation - Swords are drawn in VAT row
Personal Tax

Taxation - Swords are drawn in VAT row

25y Idris Nagri

Taxation - Swords are drawn in VAT row

Customs & Excise has denied that its climbdown from a legal battle with credit card company FDR over imposing tax on its services to banks will le...

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Taxation - Soft option for taxpayers?
Management

Taxation - Soft option for taxpayers?

25y Idris Nagri

Taxation - Soft option for taxpayers?

Microsoft's launch of its self-assessment package points towards online tax filing. Read More...

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A good partner is hard to find
Consulting

A good partner is hard to find

25y Idris Nagri

A good partner is hard to find

In the second of our articles on the shortage of high-quality accountants, Lucinda Kemeny looks at the problems firms are having filling top posts. Re...

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IMC validates training practices
Accounting Software

IMC validates training practices

25y Idris Nagri

IMC validates training practices

Brian Ing, IMC's vice president professional, responds to the recent MC survey as top practices seek IMC validation of their training and IBM becomes ...

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Woolf bites at firms' fees
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Woolf bites at firms' fees

25y Idris Nagri

Woolf bites at firms' fees

Law reforms will slice expert-witness revenue, encourage litigation and open door to 'no win, no fee' code. Read More...

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Tax 'to drain brains'
Personal Tax

Tax 'to drain brains'

25y Idris Nagri

Tax 'to drain brains'

Accountants challenge Revenue crackdown on #475m consultancy tax loophole. Read More...

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UK caves in to Europe
Personal Tax

UK caves in to Europe

25y Idris Nagri

UK caves in to Europe

Revenue's climbdown 'will lead to back door tax harmonisation'. Read More...

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Profiting from the insolvency conundrum
Consulting

Profiting from the insolvency conundrum

25y Idris Nagri

Profiting from the insolvency conundrum

With PwC announcing 80 job cuts in its insolvency department last week, Lucinda Kemeny asks is this a sign of things to come in the corporate recovery...

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Branding - Bigger fish: smaller pool?
Consulting

Branding - Bigger fish: smaller pool?

25y Idris Nagri

Branding - Bigger fish: smaller pool?

Not all Group A firms are the same. Some have ambitions, says Lucinda Kemeny. Read More...

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PKF/Robsons merger: Firms join after fees fall
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PKF/Robsons merger: Firms join after fees fall

25y Idris Nagri

PKF/Robsons merger: Firms join after fees fall

The merger of Robson Rhodes and Pannell Kerr Forster has been dubbed ‘inevitable’ given the falling performance of the two firms in recent...

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Sage buys two more
Management

Sage buys two more

25y Idris Nagri

Sage buys two more

UK software companies Tetra and Taxsoft join giant's 1999 shopping trolley. Read More...

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Budget Roundup
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Budget Roundup

25y Idris Nagri

Budget Roundup

GAAR goes, but VAT clampdown will bite Read More

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Rentokil stands by 60-day rule
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Rentokil stands by 60-day rule

25y Idris Nagri

Rentokil stands by 60-day rule

Controversial payment policy to remain, but compromise offer of higher interest rates as compensation for late invoices. Read More...

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Merger fever grips firm
Consulting

Merger fever grips firm

25y Idris Nagri

Merger fever grips firm

KPMG and Grant Thornton said to be in secret takeover talks. Read More...

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