Grant Thornton to aquire RSM Tenon's IVA business
Business Recovery

Grant Thornton to aquire RSM Tenon's IVA business

12y Rachael Singh

Grant Thornton to aquire RSM Tenon's IVA business

Grant Thornton in “exclusive” discussions to acquire RSM Tenon's IVA factory - one of the largest in the country Read More...

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Bankruptcies continue to fall in the UK
Business Recovery

Bankruptcies continue to fall in the UK

12y Rachael Singh

Bankruptcies continue to fall in the UK

Personal insolvency down but simplified bankruptcy gains popularity Read More...

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Hacker Young's Andronikou severely reprimanded
Business Recovery

Hacker Young's Andronikou severely reprimanded

12y Kevin Reed , Writer

Hacker Young's Andronikou severely reprimanded

ICAEW severely reprimands and fines UHY Hacker Young's Andrew Andronikou over client proceedings Read More...

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High Court judge warns against bankruptcy proposals
Business Recovery

High Court judge warns against bankruptcy proposals

12y Kevin Reed , Writer

High Court judge warns against bankruptcy proposal...

Stephen Baister warns that government's bankruptcy proposals will fail to remove cost from the process, and has serious implications for the judiciary...

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Insolvency reform - don't cut out the courts
Business Recovery

Insolvency reform - don't cut out the courts

12y Accountancy Age

Insolvency reform - don't cut out the courts

Using unqualified adjudicators on bankruptcies will add cost, and offer a quasi-judiciary system, warns judge Stephen Baister Read More...

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Accountants racking up debts
Accounting Firms

Accountants racking up debts

12y Rachael Singh

Accountants racking up debts

Charity for chartered accountants warns recession is taking its toll on accountants’ personal finances Read More...

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Personal insolvencies continue to decline
Business Recovery

Personal insolvencies continue to decline

13y Rachael Singh

Personal insolvencies continue to decline

Bankruptcies drop 31%, according to latest Insolvency Service statistics, but DROs reach an all-time high Read More...

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R3 welcomes BIS enquiry into personal insolvency
Business Recovery

R3 welcomes BIS enquiry into personal insolvency

13y Rachael Singh

R3 welcomes BIS enquiry into personal insolvency

Insolvency trade body pleased by government move to shine a spotlight on debt management plans for individuals Read More...

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Institutes may join forces over HMRC's VAT refund stance
Business Recovery

Institutes may join forces over HMRC's VAT refund stance

13y Rachael Singh

Institutes may join forces over HMRC's VAT refund ...

ACCA calls for co-ordinated approach from licensing bodies to discuss VAT reclaims on personal insolvency procedures with the taxman Read More...

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ACCA lashes out at HMRC VAT guidance
Accounting Standards

ACCA lashes out at HMRC VAT guidance

13y Rachael Singh

ACCA lashes out at HMRC VAT guidance

ACCA head of taxation hits back at HMRC over language it used in VAT guidance Read More...

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HMRC warns not all IVAs are VAT exempt
Business Recovery

HMRC warns not all IVAs are VAT exempt

13y Rachael Singh

HMRC warns not all IVAs are VAT exempt

HMRC lost a landmark court battle that IVAs should be VAT exempt. But before IPs claim rebates, the taxman is warning it won’t delve into the past on ...

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Ashtons JWD arranges Gazza IVA
People Business

Ashtons JWD arranges Gazza IVA

13y Rachael Singh

Ashtons JWD arranges Gazza IVA

Ashtons JWD partner David Meany has been appointed supervisor to ex-footballer Paul Gascoigne's individual voluntary arrangement Read More...

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Personal insolvency business Fairpoint issues profit warning
Business Recovery

Personal insolvency business Fairpoint issues profit warning

13y Rachael Singh

Personal insolvency business Fairpoint issues prof...

Personal insolvency and unemployment rates hit Fairpoint bottom line Read More...

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UK bankruptcies fall 31%
Business Recovery

UK bankruptcies fall 31%

13y Rachael Singh

UK bankruptcies fall 31%

Personal insolvency processes declining but experts warn of greater problem being masked Read More...

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PwC's insolvency strategy speaks volumes
Company News

PwC's insolvency strategy speaks volumes

13y Rachael Singh

PwC's insolvency strategy speaks volumes

PwC might ditch its personal insolvency business - what does that mean for the rest of the profession? Read More...

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PwC to sell personal insolvency practice
Accounting Firms

PwC to sell personal insolvency practice

13y Rachael Singh

PwC to sell personal insolvency practice

The firm is currently looking for buyers of its personal insolvency division. However, it will continue to take bankruptcy appointments for high net w...

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Video: Accountants struggling with personal debt
People In Practice

Video: Accountants struggling with personal debt

13y Accountancy Age

Video: Accountants struggling with personal debt

Accountant's charity CABA is receiving record numbers of calls from accountants with personal debt trouble Read More...

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Insolvency Service shuts down bankruptcy business
Business Recovery

Insolvency Service shuts down bankruptcy business

13y Rachael Singh

Insolvency Service shuts down bankruptcy business

Investigators from government body Insolvency Service shut down an assisted bankruptcy business Read More...

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Pals make Fergie pay
Business Recovery

Pals make Fergie pay

13y Taking Stock

Pals make Fergie pay

DUCHES OF YORK? Duchess of Debt more like, following the latest revelations in the Daily Mail.  Skint Fergie is attempting to avoid entering inso...

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Insolvent accountants must pay costs to the ICAEW
Accounting Firms

Insolvent accountants must pay costs to the ICAEW

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

Insolvent accountants must pay costs to the ICAEW

WHY OH WHY must the ICAEW kick members when they are down? In the last month the institute has agreed with three of its members that they PAY COSTS of...

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Debate needed on IPs' role in IVAs
Business Recovery

Debate needed on IPs' role in IVAs

13y Rachael Singh

Debate needed on IPs' role in IVAs

Debate is needed on the flexibility IPs have when constructing IVAs, suggests Grant Thornton associate director Michael Peacock Read More...

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Insolvency stats show marginal improvement
Business Recovery

Insolvency stats show marginal improvement

14y Kevin Reed , Writer

Insolvency stats show marginal improvement

Advisers warn against getting carried away about fall in business and individual insolvencies Read More...

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Spending Review: Time to deal with your debt
Business Recovery

Spending Review: Time to deal with your debt

14y Accountancy Age

Spending Review: Time to deal with your debt

The massive spending cuts announced by the government could push up personal insolvencies, and store further trouble for the future, argues Louise Bri...

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Debt Relief Orders to receive "common sense" change
Business Recovery

Debt Relief Orders to receive "common sense" change

14y Rachael Singh

Debt Relief Orders to receive "common sense" chang...

Consultation launched by business minister to reconsider pensions as assets for debt option Read More...

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Smaller firms priced out of IVA market
Accounting Firms

Smaller firms priced out of IVA market

14y Rachael Singh

Smaller firms priced out of IVA market

Larger firms taking over and fee reductions make smaller firms struggle in the IVA sector Read More...

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IPs urged to clarify payment protocols for customers
Audit

IPs urged to clarify payment protocols for customers

14y Rachael Singh

IPs urged to clarify payment protocols for custome...

Insolvency Service review reveals debtors are unclear whether they had paid the nominee fee to the IP supervising an IVA Read More...

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Offshore centres to face increasing tax scrutiny
Corporate Tax

Offshore centres to face increasing tax scrutiny

14y David Jetuah

Offshore centres to face increasing tax scrutiny

Isle of Man tax official expects offshore centres to go further under the tax microscope in the future Read More...

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