Audit trilogue negotiations set to restart
Audit

Audit trilogue negotiations set to restart

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Audit trilogue negotiations set to restart

Negotiations on between parliament, the EU Council and European Commission on EU audit reform set to restart Read More...

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EU audit reform talks suspended
Audit

EU audit reform talks suspended

10y Richard Crump , Writer

EU audit reform talks suspended

Audit reform negotiations called off as MEPs fail to agree to compromises put forward by parliament Read More...

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British MEP confident of deal on EU audit reform
Audit

British MEP confident of deal on EU audit reform

10y Richard Crump , Writer

British MEP confident of deal on EU audit reform

Sajjad Karim optimistic of agreeing common approach to EU audit reforms by end of the year Read More...

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Close season endangers swift passage of EU audit reform
Audit

Close season endangers swift passage of EU audit reform

11y Idris Nagri

Close season endangers swift passage of EU audit r...

Commentary on Juri's recent clearance of its version of rules to revise company audits tends to be "let's try to make the best of things" Read More...

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Audit reforms “nudge” in right direction but leave many unsatisfied
Audit

Audit reforms “nudge” in right direction but leave many unsatisfied

11y Richard Crump , Writer

Audit reforms “nudge” in right direction but leave...

Compromised stance on auditor rotation periods leave profession unsatisfied for different reasons Read More...

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EC pushes for more environmental and social disclosure
Business Regulation

EC pushes for more environmental and social disclosure

11y Richard Crump , Writer

EC pushes for more environmental and social disclo...

Companies with more than 500 employees will need to disclose more information about environmental and social impact in annual reports Read More...

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EU agrees country-by-country reporting for extractive industries
Accounting Standards

EU agrees country-by-country reporting for extractive industries

11y Richard Crump , Writer

EU agrees country-by-country reporting for extract...

European companies required to disclose full information on payments of more than €100,000 (£85,000) to governments in resource rich countries Read Mo...

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Taking Stock: A Marta to the cause
People Business

Taking Stock: A Marta to the cause

11y Idris Nagri

Taking Stock: A Marta to the cause

Marta Andreasen, accounting whistleblower par excellence, is back in the headlines... Read More...

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Non-audit remains "point for discussion" within Europe
Audit

Non-audit remains "point for discussion" within Europe

11y Idris Nagri

Non-audit remains "point for discussion" within Eu...

MEP Sajjad Karim tells Accountancy Age he agrees with many of the proposals put forward by the Competition Commission, but non-audit services remains ...

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EU and UK audit reforms hit by delays
Audit

EU and UK audit reforms hit by delays

11y Richard Crump , Writer

EU and UK audit reforms hit by delays

Competition Commission postpones provisional findings until February while European reforms beset by political wrangling Read More...

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Interview: MEP Sharon Bowles, advocate for audit change
Audit

Interview: MEP Sharon Bowles, advocate for audit change

11y Idris Nagri

Interview: MEP Sharon Bowles, advocate for audit c...

Down to earth - not shy and retiring - Bowles lays out her thoughts on the extent to which audit reforms must be set Read More...

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EC's insolvency plans not totally harmonious
Business Recovery

EC's insolvency plans not totally harmonious

11y Kevin Reed , Writer

EC's insolvency plans not totally harmonious

Plan to create European-wide insolvency rules is heading in the right direction, but many fear that it will undo insolvency professionals' good work R...

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PwC gets vocal over lost BG audit
Audit

PwC gets vocal over lost BG audit

12y Kevin Reed , Writer

PwC gets vocal over lost BG audit

The Big Four firm is unusually chatty about losing a major audit, notes TS... Read More...

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Competition Commission delay won’t halt EU audit reforms
Audit

Competition Commission delay won’t halt EU audit reforms

12y Idris Nagri

Competition Commission delay won’t halt EU audit r...

Euro MEP Sajjad Karim will push ahead with the proposed EC audit reforms timetable - regardless of Competition Commission delays Read More...

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Interview: Euro MP Sajjad Karim on steering audit reform
Audit

Interview: Euro MP Sajjad Karim on steering audit reform

12y Richard Crump , Writer

Interview: Euro MP Sajjad Karim on steering audit ...

Accountancy Age speaks to the British MEP about how he is steering the EC's planned reform of the audit market through the European parliament Read Mo...

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Divisions within Europe over audit rotation
Audit

Divisions within Europe over audit rotation

12y Richard Crump , Writer

Divisions within Europe over audit rotation

European politicians split over length of audit tenures as MEP Jürgen Creutzmann proposes adoption of seven-year mandatory rotation Read More...

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Germany and Spain challenge watered-down audit reform proposals
Audit

Germany and Spain challenge watered-down audit reform proposals

12y Idris Nagri

Germany and Spain challenge watered-down audit ref...

European Parliament’s legal affairs committee hears report from MEP on mandatory rotation every 25 years which receives challenges from some member st...

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Investors make last ditch attempt to sway audit reforms
Audit

Investors make last ditch attempt to sway audit reforms

12y Idris Nagri

Investors make last ditch attempt to sway audit re...

Investors representing €732bn in Europe send letter to European Commissioner Michel Barnier to take tough stance on audit reforms Read More...

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European audit reforms watered down
Audit

European audit reforms watered down

12y Richard Crump , Writer

European audit reforms watered down

Mandatory auditor rotation moves from every six to 25 years Read More...

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Europe forces consultation on two anti-avoidance rules
Corporate Tax

Europe forces consultation on two anti-avoidance rules

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Europe forces consultation on two anti-avoidance r...

HMRC release a consultation document on non-resident companies and the transfer of assets abroad Read More...

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Concerns raised over evidence for proposed EC audit reforms
Audit

Concerns raised over evidence for proposed EC audit reforms

12y Richard Crump , Writer

Concerns raised over evidence for proposed EC audi...

European Parliament report questions evidence base behind EC assessment of plans to reform audit market Read More...

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EU waiting on outcome of Competition Commission probe
Audit

EU waiting on outcome of Competition Commission probe

12y Richard Crump , Writer

EU waiting on outcome of Competition Commission pr...

If Commission comes out in favour of the Big Four's oligopoly, it could prove damaging for the EU proposals Read More...

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ICAEW warns against prohibiting the use of fair value
Accounting Standards

ICAEW warns against prohibiting the use of fair value

12y Richard Crump , Writer

ICAEW warns against prohibiting the use of fair va...

Prohibiting the use of fair value would cause many derivative financial instruments to be taken off the balance sheet Read More...

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The longer the audit tenure the better says Dutch research
Audit

The longer the audit tenure the better says Dutch research

12y Idris Nagri

The longer the audit tenure the better says Dutch ...

Research from a Dutch university shows auditors that have worked with a company for longer than 10 years have a positive effect on financial statement...

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Dutch to act as catalyst for EC auditor rotation changes
Audit

Dutch to act as catalyst for EC auditor rotation changes

12y Idris Nagri

Dutch to act as catalyst for EC auditor rotation c...

Netherlands reform to introduce mandatory auditor rotation could be catalyst for EC to introduce Europe-wide proposals Read More...

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Colin: Small but perfectly formed
Company News

Colin: Small but perfectly formed

12y Idris Nagri

Colin: Small but perfectly formed

Microscopic details in micro-business reporting requirements Read More...

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ICAEW: EU given “free rein” on micro-business reporting
Accounting Standards

ICAEW: EU given “free rein” on micro-business reporting

12y Idris Nagri

ICAEW: EU given “free rein” on micro-business repo...

The European Council has given the power to decide reporting requirements of micro-entities to individual member states Read More...

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