Managing risk, preserving reputation
Audit

Managing risk, preserving reputation

4y Steve Harper

Managing risk, preserving reputation

Auditors can provide invaluable support for charities’ managers and trustees who are under increased scrutiny in very tough times, says Steve Harper, ...

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How one accountancy firm is using its expertise for a charitable cause
Accounting Firms

How one accountancy firm is using its expertise for a charitable cause

4y Chris Jewers

How one accountancy firm is using its expertise fo...

"I was brought up the road, 20 kilometres, to a small school that basically was a tin shed with one teacher and 30 children. It had no electricity, no...

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PwC long-server switches to Smith & Williamson
Accounting Firms

PwC long-server switches to Smith & Williamson

8y Kevin Reed , Writer

PwC long-server switches to Smith & Williamson

Long-serving PwC director Fiona Westwood has moved to Smith & Williamson and stepped up to partner Read More...

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New set of material matters for charity auditors proposed
Audit

New set of material matters for charity auditors proposed

8y Calum Fuller , Reporter

New set of material matters for charity auditors p...

Government proposes new set of material matters for audits of charities in order to align different UK jurisdictions Read More...

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New head of not-for-profit at Kingston Smith
Accounting Firms

New head of not-for-profit at Kingston Smith

8y Calum Fuller , Reporter

New head of not-for-profit at Kingston Smith

Neil Finlayson will head up top 20 Kingston Smith's NFP operation, having joined the firm in 2001 Read More...

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CABA eases burden for 13,000 souls
Accounting Standards

CABA eases burden for 13,000 souls

8y Chris Warmoll , Writer

CABA eases burden for 13,000 souls

CABA – the organisation that offers support to past and present ICAEW members and their families, helped over 13,000 people in 2015, its annual impact...

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FRC: e-tagging of charities’ accounts supported by consultation
Accounting Standards

FRC: e-tagging of charities’ accounts supported by consultation

8y Calum Fuller , Reporter

FRC: e-tagging of charities’ accounts supported by...

The charity convention will be used when tagging charity accounts for electronic filing and for other analytical purposes Read More...

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Friday Afternoon Live: Kids Company report and Grant Thornton's strategy
Accounting Firms

Friday Afternoon Live: Kids Company report and Grant Thornton's strategy

8y Accountancy Age

Friday Afternoon Live: Kids Company report and Gra...

Editor Richard Crump stands in for Kevin Reed this week and discusses the week's news Read More...

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Leader: Kids Company report delivers grim verdict on value of advisers
Accounting Firms

Leader: Kids Company report delivers grim verdict on value of advisers

8y Richard Crump , Writer

Leader: Kids Company report delivers grim verdict ...

Kids Company collapse offers salutary lesson about the use of professional advisers. Their partial assurances obscured more than they revealed Read Mo...

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Firms criticised by MPs over failure to report 'scale of risk' carried by Kids Company
Audit

Firms criticised by MPs over failure to report 'scale of risk' carried by K...

8y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Firms criticised by MPs over failure to report 'sc...

PwC, PKF Littlejohn and Kingston Smith failed to report the scale of risk carried by chairty Kids Company prior to its collapse into adminsitration Re...

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Cameron under pressure to hit tax avoidance in British overseas territories
Corporate Tax

Cameron under pressure to hit tax avoidance in British overseas territories

8y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Cameron under pressure to hit tax avoidance in Bri...

Prime minister pressed to renew tax avoidance crackdown in British overseas territories Read More...

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Audit - too narrow a tool for effective financial oversight of Kids Company
Audit

Audit - too narrow a tool for effective financial oversight of Kids Company

8y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Audit - too narrow a tool for effective financial ...

Firms' narrow interpretation of their albeit narrow briefs prove a source of genuine frustration to the committee's politicians Read More...

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Politicians lambast accounting firms over Kids Company collapse
Audit

Politicians lambast accounting firms over Kids Company collapse

8y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Politicians lambast accounting firms over Kids Com...

Bernard Jenkin MP, brands the failure "a collective passing of the buck which I am rather uncomfortable with." Read More...

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HMRC explains Gift Aid changes in guidance document
Corporate Tax

HMRC explains Gift Aid changes in guidance document

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

HMRC explains Gift Aid changes in guidance documen...

Guidance document clarifies charity shops' position in Gift Aid regime Read More...

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Taking Stock: PwC Panto the Cat's Whiskers
People In Practice

Taking Stock: PwC Panto the Cat's Whiskers

9y Taking Stock

Taking Stock: PwC Panto the Cat's Whiskers

No pussyfooting as PwC performs Dick Whittington Read More...

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Osborne to waive Band Aid 30 VAT
Corporate Tax

Osborne to waive Band Aid 30 VAT

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Osborne to waive Band Aid 30 VAT

Treasury confirms VAT will not be charged on collaborative charity single Read More...

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KPMG’s head of charities joins CCW not for profit team
Accounting Firms

KPMG’s head of charities joins CCW not for profit team

10y Richard Crump , Writer

KPMG’s head of charities joins CCW not for profit ...

Crowe Clark Whitehill boosts audit capabilities with not-for-profit partner hire Read More...

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CABA retains governance stance despite tribunal loss
Accounting Standards

CABA retains governance stance despite tribunal loss

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

CABA retains governance stance despite tribunal lo...

Despite losing an employment tribunal hearing for unfair dismissal, CABA refutes 'climate of fear' allegations Read More...

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HMRC doubles Gift Aid investigations
Corporate Tax

HMRC doubles Gift Aid investigations

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

HMRC doubles Gift Aid investigations

HMRC steps up Gift Aid enquiries over 12-month period Read More...

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Leader: Charity begins at home
People Business

Leader: Charity begins at home

10y Kevin Reed , Writer

Leader: Charity begins at home

With so many accountants require support and counselling, an already charitable profession must consider where its efforts go Read More...

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Double-digit increase in accountants requiring support
People Business

Double-digit increase in accountants requiring support

10y Kevin Reed , Writer

Double-digit increase in accountants requiring sup...

CABA sees an in crease in both the types of accountant, and the services and support they require Read More...

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PAC: No 'proper' Gift Aid evaluation since 2000
Corporate Tax

PAC: No 'proper' Gift Aid evaluation since 2000

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

PAC: No 'proper' Gift Aid evaluation since 2000

Public Accounts Committee critical of HMRC's data on Gift Aid's success Read More...

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HMRC and Treasury not sure if Gift Aid helps charities
Corporate Tax

HMRC and Treasury not sure if Gift Aid helps charities

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

HMRC and Treasury not sure if Gift Aid helps chari...

NAO finds neither the Treasury nor HMRC know whether Gift Aid have had a material impact on charities Read More...

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ActionAid: Deloitte helping business drive down African tax bills
Corporate Tax

ActionAid: Deloitte helping business drive down African tax bills

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

ActionAid: Deloitte helping business drive down Af...

Charity says double-taxation agreement between Mozambique and Mauritius means both countries lose revenue Read More...

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Taking Stock: PwC volunteers a drop in do-gooder stats
People In Practice

Taking Stock: PwC volunteers a drop in do-gooder stats

11y Taking Stock

Taking Stock: PwC volunteers a drop in do-gooder s...

Drop in PWC staff voluntary hours due to 'quality over quantity', it suggests Read More...

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Even accountants have debt
People In Practice

Even accountants have debt

11y Accountancy Age

Even accountants have debt

CABA chief executive Kath Haines explains why Debt Awareness Week is a big issue for the profession Read More...

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Taking Stock: Restructuring firm's 'charity day of humiliation'
Accounting Firms

Taking Stock: Restructuring firm's 'charity day of humiliation'

11y Taking Stock

Taking Stock: Restructuring firm's 'charity day of...

Korean rap songs and much-loved children's characters all part of SFP Group's fundraising activities Read More...

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