Taylor Review: Government expands workers’ rights, but tax issues remain
Legal

Taylor Review: Government expands workers’ rights, but tax issues remain

8y Accountancy Age

Taylor Review: Government expands workers’ rights,...

The government proposals provide gig economy workers with greater rights, but experts say the refusal to re-examine NICs or tax classifications may be...

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Bookkeepers – are you ready for GDPR?
Security

Bookkeepers – are you ready for GDPR?

8y Julie Hodgskin

Bookkeepers – are you ready for GDPR?

Bookkeepers who run payroll and store large amounts of personal data must ensure it is kept secure and GDPR-compliant Read More...

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How will Uber’s employment appeal loss affect its business model?
Legal

How will Uber’s employment appeal loss affect its business model?

8y Accountancy Age

How will Uber’s employment appeal loss affect its ...

The ruling will have wider implications for employment law and gig economy workers Read More...

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HMRC victorious in £1.25bn VAT dispute with Littlewoods
HMRC

HMRC victorious in £1.25bn VAT dispute with Littlewoods

8y Accountancy Age

HMRC victorious in £1.25bn VAT dispute with Little...

Ending a decade long legal battle, the Supreme Court has ruled HMRC does not have to pay Littlewoods £1.25bn in compound interest Read More...

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KPMG and Barclays sued for 'engineering' administration of quarrying company
Big Four

KPMG and Barclays sued for 'engineering' administration of quarrying compan...

8y Accountancy Age

KPMG and Barclays sued for 'engineering' administr...

Both Barclays and KPMG strongly refute allegations they conspired to lead a subsidiary into administration Read More...

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The great professional services shake-up
Accounting Standards

The great professional services shake-up

8y Fergus Payne

The great professional services shake-up

Accountancy has now moved one step closer to becoming a formal piece of the legal services furniture. How far will the boundaries be pushed, and how w...

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HMRC wins 22 out of 26 tax avoidance cases in 2016-17
HMRC

HMRC wins 22 out of 26 tax avoidance cases in 2016-17

8y Accountancy Age

HMRC wins 22 out of 26 tax avoidance cases in 2016...

HMRC lost only three out of 26 tax avoidance cases taken to court last year and had one mixed result, positioning them as a formidable force Read More...

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Government publishes post-Brexit customs arrangements policy paper
Politics

Government publishes post-Brexit customs arrangements policy paper

8y Accountancy Age

Government publishes post-Brexit customs arrangeme...

While EU and domestic responses have been derisive of the government’s perhaps wishful positions, industries have welcomed the arrangements outlined i...

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Court upholds ruling against HMRC’s position in Sports Direct EU VAT case
HMRC

Court upholds ruling against HMRC’s position in Sports Direct EU VAT case

8y Accountancy Age

Court upholds ruling against HMRC’s position in Sp...

The Upper Tribunal Court has upheld a ruling in favour of Sports Direct and against HMRC’s position that the retail company owed millions in EU VAT Re...

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What to expect from GDPR
Legal

What to expect from GDPR

8y Accountancy Age

What to expect from GDPR

The legislation gives individuals greater control over their personal data, including 'the right to be forgotten' and holds businesses accountable for...

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Pimlico Plumbers to take employment case appeal to Supreme Court
Legal

Pimlico Plumbers to take employment case appeal to Supreme Court

8y Accountancy Age

Pimlico Plumbers to take employment case appeal to...

The case centres around the employment status of Gary Smith, a plumber who worked on a self-employment contract Read More...

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Brave new world: how auditor responsibilities are changing
Audit

Brave new world: how auditor responsibilities are changing

8y Accountancy Age

Brave new world: how auditor responsibilities are ...

Fayez Choudhury, CEO of IFAC, looks at the updated Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants, NOCLAR, and how auditor responsibilities are changing ...

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Research reveals overall tax contribution of UK legal and accountancy sector
Accounting Firms

Research reveals overall tax contribution of UK legal and accountancy secto...

8y Accountancy Age

Research reveals overall tax contribution of UK le...

The report showed that the sector generated an estimated £15.5bn in tax in 2015/2016, which makes up 2.5% of all UK tax receipts Read More...

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Accountants shouldn’t neglect hybrid mismatch anti-avoidance rules
Accounting Standards

Accountants shouldn’t neglect hybrid mismatch anti-avoidance rules

8y Accountancy Age

Accountants shouldn’t neglect hybrid mismatch anti...

Alison Conley, partner at MHA MacIntyre Hudson, looks at hybrid mismatch anti-avoidance legislation, and why accountants should pay attention to it Re...

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PwC sued by NHBC for £35m in tax dispute
Accounting Firms

PwC sued by NHBC for £35m in tax dispute

8y Accountancy Age

PwC sued by NHBC for £35m in tax dispute

NHBC is suing its auditor PwC over allegations the firm failed to disclose the council was overpaying corporation tax Read More...

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Why European data rules will still mean business despite Brexit
Technology

Why European data rules will still mean business despite Brexit

8y Accountancy Age

Why European data rules will still mean business d...

As the countdown to GDPR continues, Helen Barge explains why it is important to understand it in terms of risk management as well as regulation Read M...

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Are you prepared for the £1 changeover?
Accounting Firms

Are you prepared for the £1 changeover?

8y Accountancy Age

Are you prepared for the £1 changeover?

With less than three months left before the old round pound coin loses its legal tender status, The Royal Mint and HM Treasury are urging accountants ...

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Industry reaction: Taylor Review does not go far enough in addressing tax issues
Legal

Industry reaction: Taylor Review does not go far enough in addressing tax i...

8y Accountancy Age

Industry reaction: Taylor Review does not go far e...

While supportive of suggestions to afford gig economy workers more rights and protections, industry reaction suggests more tax reform is needed for me...

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Former Tesco directors deny fraud and false accounting charges
Legal

Former Tesco directors deny fraud and false accounting charges

9y Richard Crump , Writer

Former Tesco directors deny fraud and false accoun...

Three former Tesco executives, including the former finance director of Tesco UK, have denied charges of fraud and false accounting in relation to a £...

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Why accountants are better equipped than lawyers to assist with uncontested probate cases
Legal

Why accountants are better equipped than lawyers to assist with uncontested...

9y Accountancy Age

Why accountants are better equipped than lawyers t...

For uncontested probate cases, clients should be turning to their accountants and not their lawyers and cutting out the middle man. But why are accoun...

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Accountant jailed for £25,000 fraud
Legal

Accountant jailed for £25,000 fraud

9y Richard Crump , Writer

Accountant jailed for £25,000 fraud

A financial controller who defrauded his company by nearly £25,000 has been jailed for 18 months Read More...

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Deloitte Middle East sued over negligence
Accounting Firms

Deloitte Middle East sued over negligence

9y Richard Crump , Writer

Deloitte Middle East sued over negligence

The Middle East arm of Deloitte and Touche is being sued by a Dubai-based investment group after it failed to spot money laundering at a now defunct L...

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Post-Brexit surge of EU tax cases expected
Corporate Tax

Post-Brexit surge of EU tax cases expected

9y Richard Crump , Writer

Post-Brexit surge of EU tax cases expected

Advisers anticipate a surge in the number of new tax cases sent to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) following the UK’s decision to le...

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Duncan & Toplis beefs up probate team with legal sector hire
Accounting Firms

Duncan & Toplis beefs up probate team with legal sector hire

9y Richard Crump , Writer

Duncan & Toplis beefs up probate team with leg...

A solicitor with more than three decades’ experience is bringing his skills to the probate team at chartered accountants Duncan & Toplis Read More...

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PwC must face MF Global lawsuit over accounting advice
Accounting Firms

PwC must face MF Global lawsuit over accounting advice

9y Richard Crump , Writer

PwC must face MF Global lawsuit over accounting ad...

PwC must face $1bn lawsuit over claims it provided bad accounting advice which contributed to the 2011 collapse of MF Global Read More...

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Prosecutors call for tougher Luxleaks sentences
Accounting Firms

Prosecutors call for tougher Luxleaks sentences

9y Richard Crump , Writer

Prosecutors call for tougher Luxleaks sentences

Prosecutors in Luxembourg have called for tougher sentences for two former PwC employees found guilty in the Luxleaks tax scandal Read More...

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Company director jailed over £147,000 tax fraud
People Business

Company director jailed over £147,000 tax fraud

9y Richard Crump , Writer

Company director jailed over £147,000 tax fraud

The director of a Scunthorpe electrical contracting company, who faked invoices to help steal more than £147,000 in tax, has been jailed Read More...

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