PwC to axe 200 tax staff
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PwC to axe 200 tax staff

22y Michelle Perry

PwC to axe 200 tax staff

PricewaterhouseCoopers is to axe up to 200 staff in its UK tax practice following a similar move by KPMG this month. Read More...

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European ruling backs idea of MDPs
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European ruling backs idea of MDPs

22y Alex Miller.

European ruling backs idea of MDPs

A ruling from the European Court of Justice has supported the development of multi-disciplinary practices across the European Union. Read More...

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UK watchdog to probe Andersen
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UK watchdog to probe Andersen

22y Michelle Perry

UK watchdog to probe Andersen

Embattled Big Five firm Andersen is to be investigated by the profession's watchdog for its role as former auditor of the beleaguered healthcare compa...

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Government challenged over Andersen and DeLoreon
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Government challenged over Andersen and DeLoreon

22y Larry Schlesinger

Government challenged over Andersen and DeLoreon

The government has been challenged by the Liberal Democrats to release the full text of advice they received on the DeLorean case and the decision to ...

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Watkins says Andersen 'duped' Enron Board
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Watkins says Andersen 'duped' Enron Board

22y Accountancy Age

Watkins says Andersen 'duped' Enron Board

Enron whistleblower Sherron Watkins has told the House Commerce Committee hearing that along with CFO Andrew Fastow, former CEO Jeffrey Skilling and l...

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The day the glamour died
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The day the glamour died

22y Accountancy Age

The day the glamour died

Forget the astonishing revelations surrounding Andersen and Enron; the moment when the face of accountancy changed forever came last Wednesday. Read M...

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Enron: It couldn't happen here.
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Enron: It couldn't happen here.

22y Accountancy Age

Enron: It couldn't happen here.

Even on this side of the Atlantic, the fallout from the Enron scandal shows no sign of abating. FSA chairman Sir Howard Davies says he will be looking...

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ICAEW members face sub hike
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ICAEW members face sub hike

22y Philip Smith.

ICAEW members face sub hike

ICAEW members will face a 20% hike in their subscriptions if proposals agreed by the institute's council are approved this June, Accountancy Age has l...

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Lawsuit threat faces Andersen UK partners
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Lawsuit threat faces Andersen UK partners

22y Michelle Perry

Lawsuit threat faces Andersen UK partners

Andersen UK partners could face a lawsuit running into billions if creditors of Enron Europe decide to sue the company's former auditors. Read More...

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Ormerod in the hotseat
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Ormerod in the hotseat

22y Gavin Hinks

Ormerod in the hotseat

On the frontline: Andersen's Enron entanglement in the US has handed a poisoned chalice to the UK chief. Read More...

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HLB joins Numerica
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HLB joins Numerica

22y Alex Miller.

HLB joins Numerica

HLB International, which was left without a UK firm after Kidsons merged with Baker Tilly, has appointed Numerica and its audit arm AV Audit to be its...

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Ormerod: O is for optimism
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Ormerod: O is for optimism

22y Alex Miller.

Ormerod: O is for optimism

'I hope that people who deal with us don't think we're shifty,' Andersen's UK chief tells Alex Miller. But can he stop the Enron fallout crossing the ...

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Analysis: Deloittes in 'split' u-turn.
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Analysis: Deloittes in 'split' u-turn.

22y Philip Smith.

Analysis: Deloittes in 'split' u-turn.

Now that Deloittes has back-peddled and joined the rest of the Big Five in selling off its consultancy side, its time to take a look at the changing f...

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Small businesses get fraud warning
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Small businesses get fraud warning

22y Philip Smith.

Small businesses get fraud warning

Small businesses are being warned to be extra vigilant in their fight against fraud, especially during times of rapid growth. Read More...

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Exclusive: HLB joins Numerica
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Exclusive: HLB joins Numerica

22y Alex Miller.

Exclusive: HLB joins Numerica

HLB International, which was left without a UK firm after Kidsons merged with Baker Tilly, has appointed Numerica and its audit arm AV Audit to be its...

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Lawsuit threat faces Andersen UK partners
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Lawsuit threat faces Andersen UK partners

22y Michelle Perry

Lawsuit threat faces Andersen UK partners

Andersen UK partners could face a lawsuit running into billions if creditors of Enron Europe decide to sue the company's former auditors. Read More...

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Defiant about Andersen's future
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Defiant about Andersen's future

22y Alex Miller.

Defiant about Andersen's future

Despite the levels of criticism and pressure being heaped on the smallest of the Big Five firms, and having received unrelenting criticism over the la...

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Scots firm bags Kidsons' Aberdeen office
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Scots firm bags Kidsons' Aberdeen office

22y Gavin Hinks

Scots firm bags Kidsons' Aberdeen office

Johnston Carmichael, one of Scotland's largest independent firms, has agreed terms to buy the Aberdeen office of HLB Kidsons. Read More...

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Universal directors face fraud trial
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Universal directors face fraud trial

22y Michelle Perry

Universal directors face fraud trial

Three former directors of Universal Bulk Handling, a transport manufacturer, are to face trial for fraudulent trading, false accounting, forgery and c...

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Brown and Hewitt tight-lipped on Andersen
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Brown and Hewitt tight-lipped on Andersen

22y our parliamentary staff

Brown and Hewitt tight-lipped on Andersen

Chancellor Gordon Brown and Trade and Industry Secretary Patricia Hewitt have rejected demands in the Commons to detail meetings between ministers and...

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SEC probes two Andersen clients
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SEC probes two Andersen clients

22y Accountancy Age

SEC probes two Andersen clients

Two Andersen clients, Global Crossing and Qwest Communications International, say they have been contacted by chief US financial watchdog, the Securit...

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D&T lawyers slam Leeson's old boss
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D&T lawyers slam Leeson's old boss

22y Michelle Perry

D&T lawyers slam Leeson's old boss

Lawyers for Deloitte & Touche yesterday challenged Simon Jones, the former finance director of Barings' Singapore arm, in the High Court as the firm a...

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E&Y answers Chinese auditing call
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E&Y answers Chinese auditing call

22y Accountancy Age

E&Y answers Chinese auditing call

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, the Asian superpower's biggest bank, has called on Ernst & Young to audit its books amid concerns about t...

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PwC to rate accounting standards
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PwC to rate accounting standards

22y Michelle Perry

PwC to rate accounting standards

PricewaterhouseCoopers has today launched a novel tool to evaluate the contribution to clear financial reporting of new UK and global accounting rules...

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Scottish AG embroiled in hospital fiasco
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Scottish AG embroiled in hospital fiasco

22y our parliamentary staff

Scottish AG embroiled in hospital fiasco

Scottish auditor general Robert Black has been drawn into a political row over claims that hospital waiting lists in Scotland have been artificially r...

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Management at heart of fraud rise
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Management at heart of fraud rise

22y Michelle Perry

Management at heart of fraud rise

The value of commercial fraud has doubled from £82.2m in 2000 to £162.2m in 2001 with management twice as likely to commit fraud as employees, new res...

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E&Y gives green light for Tube PPP
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E&Y gives green light for Tube PPP

22y Philip Smith.

E&Y gives green light for Tube PPP

London Transport has given the go-ahead for the controversial part-privatisation of the Tube, a move backed by a report from Ernst & Young. Read More...

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