Changes to CJRS could present risks for employers if calculations are mistaken

Pensions Changes to CJRS could present risks for employers if calculations are mistaken

3y Leanna Reeves

Changes to CJRS could present risks for employers ...

RSM partner warns businesses to keep close eye on pension calculations Read More...

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Are you building your pension pot?

Pensions Are you building your pension pot?

4y Emanuela Hawker, Reporter

Are you building your pension pot?

Data shared by Nixon Williams shows that an increasing number of contractors and freelancers are shunning defined pension schemes Read More...

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Practices struggling to cope with 'significant cost' of tackling auto enrolment

Accounting Firms Practices struggling to cope with 'significant cost' of tackling auto enrolment

6y Kevin Reed, Writer

Practices struggling to cope with 'significant cos...

Just one half of UK practices have implemented a pricing structure around auto enrolment implementation and advice - with many suffering increased cos...

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Eric Clapton calls for new perspective on auto-enrolment

Consulting Eric Clapton calls for new perspective on auto-enrolment

6y Richard Crump, Writer

Eric Clapton calls for new perspective on auto-enr...

Accountants should alter their perspective on auto-enrolment to maximise business opportunities, according to Eric Clapton. Read More...

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Queen's Speech: Millions of pension savings protected by new legislation

Administration Queen's Speech: Millions of pension savings protected by new legislation

7y Fraser Simpson, Reporter

Queen's Speech: Millions of pension savings protec...

Queen's Speech legislation aims to crackdown on financial crime and protect those who have money in some auto enrolment schemes Read More...

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‘Gaps in pension regulation’ could disrupt auto enrolment success, MPs caution

Personal Tax ‘Gaps in pension regulation’ could disrupt auto enrolment success, MPs caution

7y Fraser Simpson, Reporter

‘Gaps in pension regulation’ could disrupt auto en...

Report by the work and pensions select committee fears taxpayers losing retirement savings because of ‘unstable master trusts’ Read More...

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Brexit and auto-enrolment pensions top list of business concerns

Politics Brexit and auto-enrolment pensions top list of business concerns

7y Fraser Simpson, Reporter

Brexit and auto-enrolment pensions top list of bus...

Nearly a quarter of UK firms fear Brexit will have a significant financial impact on their business Read More...

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2020 Vision: Harsh lesson after auto enrolment provider letdown

People In Practice 2020 Vision: Harsh lesson after auto enrolment provider letdown

7y Carl Reader

2020 Vision: Harsh lesson after auto enrolment pro...

An attempt to help clients through the auto enrolment process has caused Carl Reader's practice a whole host of problems. He wants you to learn from t...

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DWP faces “real test” over SME auto-enrolment

Politics DWP faces “real test” over SME auto-enrolment

7y Fraser Simpson, Reporter

DWP faces “real test” over SME auto-enrolment

The Department for Work & Pensions has effectively implemented auto-enrolment for large firms, but will struggle to do the same for SMEs Read More...

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Firm launches to help other accountants provide financial advice

People In Practice Firm launches to help other accountants provide financial advice

7y Kevin Reed, Writer

Firm launches to help other accountants provide fi...

Clapton Consultants launches, with a specialism in helping other accountants work better with IFAs to provide pensions and financial advice to clients...

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Gearing up for auto-enrolment: an opportunity to add value

Business Regulation Gearing up for auto-enrolment: an opportunity to add value

7y Paul Mitchell

Gearing up for auto-enrolment: an opportunity to a...

Pensions auto-enrolment is not simply about pensions. The real issue here is payroll processes Read More...

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Top 50+50: Two-speed approach to auto enrolment by practices

Accounting Firms Top 50+50: Two-speed approach to auto enrolment by practices

8y Kevin Reed, Writer

Top 50+50: Two-speed approach to auto enrolment by...

Many smaller practices have ramped up to deal with auto enrolment for clients, while others are taking a more tentative approach, Accountancy Age rese...

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Auto-enrolment ‘triple capacity crunch' threat looms, hints research

Company News Auto-enrolment ‘triple capacity crunch' threat looms, hints research

8y Chris Warmoll, Writer

Auto-enrolment ‘triple capacity crunch' threat loo...

Staging dates - which trigger a company's automatic enrolment duties - have now begun to kick in and will continue to draw in more companies until Feb...

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#SummerBudget: Government eyes scrapping tax relief on pension contributions

Personal Tax #SummerBudget: Government eyes scrapping tax relief on pension contributions

8y Natasha Browne

#SummerBudget: Government eyes scrapping tax relie...

Pensions tax relief, Chancellor George Osborne has announced Read More...

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Friday Afternoon Live: Firms' websites not up to scratch & micro-biz pension struggles

Accounting Firms Friday Afternoon Live: Firms' websites not up to scratch & micro-biz pension struggles

8y Kevin Reed, Writer

Friday Afternoon Live: Firms' websites not up to s...

Three of the Top Ten accountancy firms' websites are not mobile-friendly; while micro-businesses are struggling to cope with their accounting and auto...

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Micro-businesses struggle to prepare for auto-enrolment

Company News Micro-businesses struggle to prepare for auto-enrolment

8y Calum Fuller, Reporter

Micro-businesses struggle to prepare for auto-enro...

UK micro-businesses are tempted to cut corners as auto-enrolment staging dates loom, Intuit Quickbooks research reveals Read More...

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IASB opens consultation on changes to pension accounting

Accounting Standards IASB opens consultation on changes to pension accounting

8y Professional Pensions

IASB opens consultation on changes to pension acco...

IASB consults on proposed narrow-scope amendments to its pension accounting requirements Read More...

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The Practitioner: Post-holiday blues as email inbox bulges

Accounting Firms The Practitioner: Post-holiday blues as email inbox bulges

8y The Practitioner

The Practitioner: Post-holiday blues as email inbo...

Auto enrolment, the taxman, a potential client going elsewhere, the email inbox...all fun things for The Practitioner to handle after a week on hols R...

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UK200 Group accountant slams government over auto enrolment

People Business UK200 Group accountant slams government over auto enrolment

8y Chris Warmoll, Writer

UK200 Group accountant slams government over auto ...

Under the Government's auto-enrolment legislation which kicked in on 01 June, more than 1.2m employers with less than 30 staff have yet to begin compl...

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The Practitioner: Auto enrolment skills gap looks costly to fill

Consulting The Practitioner: Auto enrolment skills gap looks costly to fill

8y The Practitioner

The Practitioner: Auto enrolment skills gap looks ...

With The Practitioner's staff seemingly ignorant of how to deal with auto enrolment, the problem is exacerbated by a void in training to get up to spe...

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The Practitioner: Cat-alitic converter sends client into rage

Accounting Firms The Practitioner: Cat-alitic converter sends client into rage

8y The Practitioner

The Practitioner: Cat-alitic converter sends clien...

Taxman's feline focus is unwelcome for the Practitioner - who is struggling to deal with scary auto-enrolment correspondence Read More...

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The Practitioner: Auto-enrolment is a right pain in the pension

Accounting Firms The Practitioner: Auto-enrolment is a right pain in the pension

8y The Practitioner

The Practitioner: Auto-enrolment is a right pain i...

Struggling to bill clients...outsourcer woes...auto enrolment is proving resource-intensive with little to show for it, The Practitioner bemoans Read ...

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Struggling SMEs turn to accountants for auto-enrolment help

Accounting Firms Struggling SMEs turn to accountants for auto-enrolment help

8y Richard Crump, Writer

Struggling SMEs turn to accountants for auto-enrol...

A quarter of small businesses look set to miss their preparations, research finds Read More...

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The Financial Power List 2015

Accounting Firms The Financial Power List 2015

8y Accountancy Age, Reporters

The Financial Power List 2015

Accountancy Age reveals the most influential and powerful hitters in accounting and finance for the coming year Read More...

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Small biz lines up accountants for auto-enrolment help, says Nest

Accounting Firms Small biz lines up accountants for auto-enrolment help, says Nest

8y Kevin Reed, Writer

Small biz lines up accountants for auto-enrolment ...

Accountants must prepare to offer auto-enrolment advice Read More...

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Advisers should prepare for auto-enrolment boom

Accounting Firms Advisers should prepare for auto-enrolment boom

8y Calum Fuller, Reporter

Advisers should prepare for auto-enrolment boom

Small businesses facing imminent auto-enrolment deadlines are likely to turn to accountancy firms to help comply, says Lighthouse's Malcolm Streatfiel...

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Auto-enrolment: Know the workforce - assessing workers

Business Regulation Auto-enrolment: Know the workforce - assessing workers

9y Stephen Rowntree

Auto-enrolment: Know the workforce - assessing wor...

Who 'works' for a business? A simple question, but one that requires careful consideration as far as meeting auto-enrolment requirements are concerned...

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