CIPFA clashes with government over council spending
Politics

CIPFA clashes with government over council spending

13y Rose Orlik

CIPFA clashes with government over council spendin...

CIPFA and government disagree over accounting for 'austerity' spending cuts Read More...

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Government switch to IFRS 'successfully completed'
Accounting Standards

Government switch to IFRS 'successfully completed'

13y Rose Orlik

Government switch to IFRS 'successfully completed'

Government accounts are now prepared in IFRS following a successful switch, the FRAB has stated Read More...

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Government agency faces bonus ban over late payments
Corporate Finance

Government agency faces bonus ban over late payments

13y our parliamentary corresponden...

Government agency faces bonus ban over late paymen...

Commons committee wants Rural Payments Agency to hand over subsisides much more speedily to farmers Read More...

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Accounting makes PFI value for money difficult to gauge
Accounting Standards

Accounting makes PFI value for money difficult to gauge

13y our parliamentary corresponden...

Accounting makes PFI value for money difficult to ...

Off balance sheet reporting could prove an incentive to using PFI Read More...

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Government accounting: awash on a sea of money
Accounting Standards

Government accounting: awash on a sea of money

13y Accountancy Age

Government accounting: awash on a sea of money

Whitehall has failed to address the need for high quality financial management and reporting Read More...

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Morley faces jail over expenses
Corporate Governance

Morley faces jail over expenses

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

Morley faces jail over expenses

Elliot Morley admits to two charges of false accounting Read More...

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Government warned on accountability in Whitehall
Audit

Government warned on accountability in Whitehall

13y Gavin Hinks , Writer

Government warned on accountability in Whitehall

Commons committee concludes improvements needed to accountability arrangements for government's localism agenda Read More...

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NAO qualifies biotechnology council accounts
Audit

NAO qualifies biotechnology council accounts

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

NAO qualifies biotechnology council accounts

BBSRC decides that meeting IFRS too costly: NAO qualifies accounts Read More...

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Government must improve financial management
Corporate Governance

Government must improve financial management

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

Government must improve financial management

Despite progress, government departments have plenty of room for improvement in their financial management, according to the NAO Read More...

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Local government audit fees cut
Politics

Local government audit fees cut

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

Local government audit fees cut

Audit Commission looks to lower audit fees Read More...

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Vulnerable accountants hit by government welfare reforms
Accounting Firms

Vulnerable accountants hit by government welfare reforms

13y Rachael Singh , Writer

Vulnerable accountants hit by government welfare r...

Chartered Accountants' Benevolent Association warns some accountants will be hit by changes to welfare benefits Read More...

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"Don't panic Mr Mainwaring....just yet!"
Business Recovery

"Don't panic Mr Mainwaring....just yet!"

13y Martin Williams

"Don't panic Mr Mainwaring....just yet!"

LIKE MOST FOLK, I was a little jolted by the recently published figures showing Britain’s GDP going into reverse. However, I’m not getting...

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Hodge outlines Public Accounts Committee revolution
Corporate Governance

Hodge outlines Public Accounts Committee revolution

13y Accountancy Age , Reporters

Hodge outlines Public Accounts Committee revolutio...

New PAC chairman Margaret Hodge wants the committee to encourage deaprtments to improve Read More...

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Commons authorities defend expenses audit qualification
Audit

Commons authorities defend expenses audit qualification

13y our parliamentary corresponden...

Commons authorities defend expenses audit qualific...

Commons committee suggests that qualified audit issues had already been identified Read More...

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NAO qualifies 2010 MPs' expenses scheme accounts
Audit

NAO qualifies 2010 MPs' expenses scheme accounts

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

NAO qualifies 2010 MPs' expenses scheme accounts

Insufficient evidence relating to nearly £14m of MPs' expenses claims sees the NAO issue a qualified audit Read More...

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Wales Audit Office accounts incorrectly pepared, says NAO
Audit

Wales Audit Office accounts incorrectly pepared, says NAO

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

Wales Audit Office accounts incorrectly pepared, s...

WAO accounts show weaknesses and inconsistencies in preparation, according to two audit reports Read More...

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NAO approves new government financial forecasts
Audit

NAO approves new government financial forecasts

13y our parliamentary corresponden...

NAO approves new government financial forecasts

National Audit Office approves Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) forecasts - before the role passes over to the OBR Read More...

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Scottish government refuses £7m tax IT upgrade cost
Corporate Governance

Scottish government refuses £7m tax IT upgrade cost

13y our parliamentary corresponden...

Scottish government refuses £7m tax IT upgrade cos...

Scots refuse to pay towards the cost of upgrading HMRC software Read More...

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Benefits of scrapping Audit Commission may be short lived: ACCA
Audit

Benefits of scrapping Audit Commission may be short lived: ACCA

14y Mario Christodoulou , Writer

Benefits of scrapping Audit Commission may be shor...

ACCA warns of consquences of scrapping Audit Commission Read More...

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E&Y security head joins MoD Reform Unit
Accounting Firms

E&Y security head joins MoD Reform Unit

14y Rachael Singh , Writer

E&Y security head joins MoD Reform Unit

Ernst & Young head of defence and security Björn Conway will join the MoD Defence Reform Unit Read More...

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Audit Commission to be scrapped, government confirms
Audit

Audit Commission to be scrapped, government confirms

14y Paul Grant , Writer

Audit Commission to be scrapped, government confir...

Work of the Audit Commission to be replaced with private sector contracts Read More...

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What are the prospects for Margaret Hodge at the PAC?
People Business

What are the prospects for Margaret Hodge at the PAC?

14y Gavin Hinks , Writer

What are the prospects for Margaret Hodge at the P...

Hodge PACs a punch : New chairman of the public accounts committee Margaret Hodge now has the facts and figures at her fingertips Read More...

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Four MPs lined up for Public Accounts Committee chair
Corporate Governance

Four MPs lined up for Public Accounts Committee chair

14y our parliamentary corresponden...

Four MPs lined up for Public Accounts Committee ch...

Austin Mitchell and Margaret Hodge the stand-out names lined up for top PAC role Read More...

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From Leigh to you
People Business

From Leigh to you

14y Gavin Hinks , Writer

From Leigh to you

As chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, MP Edward Leigh wields a lot of power – but he is giving it all up Read More...

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Local government: true grit
Politics

Local government: true grit

14y Accountancy Age

Local government: true grit

Local councils came under attack this winter for their response to severe weather conditions. What can local government FDs do to stop the same thing ...

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Clamp down on inheritance tax predicted
Personal Tax

Clamp down on inheritance tax predicted

14y Mario Christodoulou , Writer

Clamp down on inheritance tax predicted

Law firm claims HMRC is to demand three valuations on estates Read More...

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APB offers new guidance on financial instruments
Audit

APB offers new guidance on financial instruments

15y Mario Christodoulou , Writer

APB offers new guidance on financial instruments

New guidelines help auditors to find values in stagnant markets Read More...

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