Regulators to clear up advisors' whistleblowing rules

Accounting Standards Regulators to clear up advisors' whistleblowing rules

12y Richard Crump, Writer

Regulators to clear up advisors' whistleblowing ru...

Standard setter to revise instances where accountants should override confidentiality and disclose a suspected illegal act Read More...

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Development of engagement partners to be revised

Accounting Standards Development of engagement partners to be revised

12y Richard Crump, Writer

Development of engagement partners to be revised

The education board of IFAC consults on changes to professional development for engagement partners Read More...

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Industry backs plan to remove 'distracting' quarterly reports

Company News Industry backs plan to remove 'distracting' quarterly reports

12y Rachael Singh, Writer

Industry backs plan to remove 'distracting' quarte...

Kay review recommendations to rid company reports of box-ticking regulation and quarterly reporting is welcomed by industry Read More...

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Kay Report to call for end to quarterly reporting

Audit Kay Report to call for end to quarterly reporting

12y Nick Paler

Kay Report to call for end to quarterly reporting

A government-backed report on the UK's financial services industry is expected to call for an end to the requirement for companies to issue quarterly ...

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Firm advises golf pro and signs up sponsorship deal

People In Practice Firm advises golf pro and signs up sponsorship deal

12y Kevin Reed, Writer

Firm advises golf pro and signs up sponsorship dea...

Accountant and ex-rugby player Ally McLaughlin to advise and mentor new European golf pro Jamie Dunster Read More...

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Ex-football agent guilty of tax charge

Corporate Tax Ex-football agent guilty of tax charge

12y Calum Fuller, Reporter

Ex-football agent guilty of tax charge

Ian Elliott, former agent of England winger Stewart Downing, admits he failed to keep proper records Read More...

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Rihanna sues former accountants

Accounting Firms Rihanna sues former accountants

12y Rachael Singh, Writer

Rihanna sues former accountants

Umbrella singer files a US lawsuit against accountancy firm Berdon and its ex-employees Michael Mitnick and Peter Gounis Read More...

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What's in a name: The value of a brand

Business Regulation What's in a name: The value of a brand

12y Stuart Whitwell

What's in a name: The value of a brand

Stuart Whitwell explains that accountants should ignore brand valuation at their peril Read More...

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Court case against ex-Healthcare Locums CFO dropped

Audit Court case against ex-Healthcare Locums CFO dropped

12y Rachael Singh, Writer

Court case against ex-Healthcare Locums CFO droppe...

Case against Healthcare Locums' ex-CFO, former vice chairwoman and ex-chairman over accounting irregularities is dismissed in the US Read More...

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CIMA and ICAEW accounts: all in the presentation

Accounting Standards CIMA and ICAEW accounts: all in the presentation

12y Kevin Reed, Writer

CIMA and ICAEW accounts: all in the presentation

Fully transparent, or just one for the accountants? asks Kevin Reed Read More...

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Arbuthnot chairman bemoans 'parallel universe' of accounting

Accounting Standards Arbuthnot chairman bemoans 'parallel universe' of accounting

12y Kevin Reed, Writer

Arbuthnot chairman bemoans 'parallel universe' of ...

Henry Angest upset at the impact of accounting rules on the private bank's results Read More...

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Gable extends rotation of its audit partner

Audit Gable extends rotation of its audit partner

12y Richard Crump, Writer

Gable extends rotation of its audit partner

The request was made as a result of the company expanding into new areas of business Read More...

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Don't drown in paperwork

Accounting Firms Don't drown in paperwork

12y Neil Davidson

Don't drown in paperwork

Accountants need to update their practices if they want to prosper in the recession says Neil Davidson Read More...

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RSM Tenon chief draws line under accounting errors

Accounting Firms RSM Tenon chief draws line under accounting errors

12y Richard Crump, Writer

RSM Tenon chief draws line under accounting errors

RSM Tenon CEO tells Accountancy Age errors in its own financial statements should not reflect on its service capability Read More...

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Calculating the true price of carbon reporting

Corporate Governance Calculating the true price of carbon reporting

12y Accountancy Age

Calculating the true price of carbon reporting

Exxon Mobil’s £2.7m fine for misreporting carbon is just the tip of the iceberg if companies don’t take carbon reporting seriously warns Peter Grant R...

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Ex-Healthcare Locums CFO to face court proceedings

Audit Ex-Healthcare Locums CFO to face court proceedings

12y Rachael Singh, Writer

Ex-Healthcare Locums CFO to face court proceedings

Consortium of funds launch US legal proceedings against Diane Jarvis alleging she and other directors misrepresented the company’s profitability in 20...

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Keeping Up Appearances - how to spot accounting manipulation

Accounting Standards Keeping Up Appearances - how to spot accounting manipulation

12y Accountancy Age

Keeping Up Appearances - how to spot accounting ma...

Jeanine Arnold discusses the many forms of accounting manipulation Read More...

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Simplify accounting for micro-businesses, says tax body

Corporate Tax Simplify accounting for micro-businesses, says tax body

12y Kevin Reed, Writer

Simplify accounting for micro-businesses, says tax...

Office of Tax Simplification wants simpler accounting regime for the smallest businesses to help them manage tax affairs Read More...

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Treasury unaware of tax write off

Practice Regulation Treasury unaware of tax write off

12y Nick Huber, Writer

Treasury unaware of tax write off

Treasury "surprised" to learn that £10.9bn of unpaid tax had been written off by HM Revenue and Customs in one year, according committee of MPs Read M...

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Wragges reveals one-off £10.5m cost of delayed office move

Accounting Standards Wragges reveals one-off £10.5m cost of delayed office move

12y Rose Orlik

Wragges reveals one-off £10.5m cost of delayed off...

Wragge & Co hit by "unfortunate accounting treatment", says managing partner Ian Metcalfe. Read More...

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Annual reports must reflect economic uncertainty

Accounting Standards Annual reports must reflect economic uncertainty

12y Kevin Reed, Writer

Annual reports must reflect economic uncertainty

Directors must consider the risks faced by global economic uncertainty, says the FRC Read More...

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Colin: Cooking the books

Business Recovery Colin: Cooking the books

12y Taking Stock

Colin: Cooking the books

Colin's take on creative accounting Read More

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Hays reports drop-off in UK fees

Company News Hays reports drop-off in UK fees

12y Richard Crump, Writer

Hays reports drop-off in UK fees

Net fees from the UK fell by 7% in the second quarter to the end of December Read More...

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Lawyers mull Goodwin case over RBS accounting

Accounting Standards Lawyers mull Goodwin case over RBS accounting

12y Jaimie Kaffash, Writer

Lawyers mull Goodwin case over RBS accounting

Government considers whether former RBS chairman Fred Goodwin has a case to answer over RBS' accounting Read More...

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Recognise the impact of revenue changes

Accounting Standards Recognise the impact of revenue changes

12y Accountancy Age

Recognise the impact of revenue changes

A second round of proposals on revenue issued by the IASB and the US FASB show that interested parties now have one more chance to influence a new sta...

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FSA: Fair value accounting contributed to RBS failure

Accounting Standards FSA: Fair value accounting contributed to RBS failure

12y Rose Orlik

FSA: Fair value accounting contributed to RBS fail...

Fair value accounting and weak regulation contributed to RBS's failure during the financial crisis, the FSA has concluded Read More...

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Human rights watchdog wins first clean audit opinion

Audit Human rights watchdog wins first clean audit opinion

12y Rose Orlik

Human rights watchdog wins first clean audit opini...

The Equality and Human Rights Commission has been given its first ever unqualified audit opinion Read More...

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