Alleged financial irregularities at Bumi Resources investigated
Accounting Firms

Alleged financial irregularities at Bumi Resources investigated

12y Accountancy Age

Alleged financial irregularities at Bumi Resources...

Law firm Macfarlanes drafted to investigate mining giant alleged financial irregularities in its Indonesian operations Read More...

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Ex-UBS trader “obfuscated” to his accountant for weeks
People Business

Ex-UBS trader “obfuscated” to his accountant for weeks

12y Rachael Singh

Ex-UBS trader “obfuscated” to his accountant for w...

UBS in-house accountant given confusing and complex explanations by trader Kweku Adoboli for the $3.6bn (£2.2bn) black hole in the bank’s accounts, pr...

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Dragon’s Den PR's HMRC court date pushed back
Accounting Firms

Dragon’s Den PR's HMRC court date pushed back

12y Rachael Singh

Dragon’s Den PR's HMRC court date pushed back

Richard Hillgrove’s solicitors push back HMRC court date Read More...

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Ex-Porsche CFO denies fraud allegations
People Business

Ex-Porsche CFO denies fraud allegations

12y Rachael Singh

Ex-Porsche CFO denies fraud allegations

Former Porsche CFO denies he purposely deceived BNP Paribas in loan negotiations, to acquire Volkswagen Read More...

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Accountant jailed for £10m Majorca investment fraud
People Business

Accountant jailed for £10m Majorca investment fraud

12y Kevin Reed , Writer

Accountant jailed for £10m Majorca investment frau...

Richard Pollett jailed for his role in ex-pat investment fraud Read More...

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PwC to investigate accounting irregularities at IT business
Company News

PwC to investigate accounting irregularities at IT business

12y Rachael Singh

PwC to investigate accounting irregularities at IT...

Cloud computing business Phoenix IT calls in PwC to conduct independent investigation into accounting irregularities Read More...

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Colin: Accountants to stand up and be counted
Corporate Governance

Colin: Accountants to stand up and be counted

12y Taking Stock

Colin: Accountants to stand up and be counted

Colin's take on plans by accounting regulator to better codify whistleblowing rules Read More...

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FD who stole £1.5million from employers jailed
People Business

FD who stole £1.5million from employers jailed

12y Beth Abel

FD who stole £1.5million from employers jailed

Ex-colleagues visit court to watch sentencing of former FD Read More...

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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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Post-Madoff audits of concern to US accounting watchdog
Audit

Post-Madoff audits of concern to US accounting watchdog

12y Beth Abel

Post-Madoff audits of concern to US accounting wat...

PCAOB shows concern after its first interim inspection of US auditors' work at broker-dealers Read More...

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Taxman staff member sacked after £10,000 credit card spree
People Business

Taxman staff member sacked after £10,000 credit card spree

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Taxman staff member sacked after £10,000 credit ca...

The Independent Police Complaints Commission has told a unit of the taxman's operations to improve its financial control after a manager spent £10,000...

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Taxman releases tax most wanted list
Administration

Taxman releases tax most wanted list

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Taxman releases tax most wanted list

HMRC releases a list of its 20 most wanted tax offenders, believed to be in hiding abroad Read More...

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Ex-ATT president pleads not guilty to £5m fraud
Administration

Ex-ATT president pleads not guilty to £5m fraud

12y Accountancy Age

Ex-ATT president pleads not guilty to £5m fraud

Former ATT president Andrew Meeson has pleaded not guilty to charges his company defrauded HM Revenue & Customs by more than £5m through a “fictit...

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Accountant charged with tax fraud
Corporate Tax

Accountant charged with tax fraud

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Accountant charged with tax fraud

A chartered accountant has received summons to appear before magistrates accused of tax fraud Read More...

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QC faces £600,000 VAT fraud charge
Corporate Tax

QC faces £600,000 VAT fraud charge

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

QC faces £600,000 VAT fraud charge

Rohan Anthony Parshad will appear in court accused of cheating the public purse 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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Carousel fraud gang jailed
Corporate Tax

Carousel fraud gang jailed

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Carousel fraud gang jailed

A carousel fraud gang that attempted to steal £176m in VAT has been sentenced to jail Read More...

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Accountants and auditors helped £34m tax conman
Personal Tax

Accountants and auditors helped £34m tax conman

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Accountants and auditors helped £34m tax conman

Thomas Scragg is handed one of the longest sentences for fraud in British legal history 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

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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LinkedIn breach could be bigger than first thought
Corporate Governance

LinkedIn breach could be bigger than first thought

12y Accountancy Age

LinkedIn breach could be bigger than first thought

Original estimates of 6.5 million passwords compromised likely to be too optimistic, warns Imperva Read More...

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Ex-Royal Academy of Music FD jailed for fraud
People Business

Ex-Royal Academy of Music FD jailed for fraud

12y Kevin Reed , Writer

Ex-Royal Academy of Music FD jailed for fraud

Janet Whitehouse jailed after admitting to fraudulently obtaining more than £230,000 Read More...

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Sole Survivor: Clean up the Money Laundering Act
Accounting Firms

Sole Survivor: Clean up the Money Laundering Act

12y Accountancy Age

Sole Survivor: Clean up the Money Laundering Act

Money laundering checks are a joke, says Elaine Clark, but not so funny when she comes under suspicion Read More...

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Healthcare Locums tightens procedures as uncertainty looms
Company News

Healthcare Locums tightens procedures as uncertainty looms

12y Kevin Reed , Writer

Healthcare Locums tightens procedures as uncertain...

Medical recruiter's new management team focuses on governance, but warns that threats loom over the business Read More...

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KPMG called in after Worldspreads accounting errors
Audit

KPMG called in after Worldspreads accounting errors

12y Rachael Singh

KPMG called in after Worldspreads accounting error...

KPMG administrators appointed to another special administration after discovery of accounting errors sees financial spread betting company collapse Re...

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Accountant fleeced £250,000 from clients
Accounting Firms

Accountant fleeced £250,000 from clients

12y Richard Crump , Writer

Accountant fleeced £250,000 from clients

Darren Upton lavished the money on secret mistress and a box at Leeds United Read More...

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KPMG: UK fraud hits record high in 2011
Business Regulation

KPMG: UK fraud hits record high in 2011

12y Nick Huber

KPMG: UK fraud hits record high in 2011

Management fraud soars 74 per cent, leaving investors vulnerable, according to figures by Big Four firm Read More...

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Ex-Vantis' Perrin guilty of £70m tax fraud
Corporate Tax

Ex-Vantis' Perrin guilty of £70m tax fraud

12y Kevin Reed , Writer

Ex-Vantis' Perrin guilty of £70m tax fraud

David Perrin of Leagrave, Luton, guilty of charity tax fraud while at Vantis Read More...

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