DOES THREE into two go? That was a question, among many, asked at the ASB’s Plans for the Future of UK GAAP debate, hosted by the ICAEW’s ...
View articleBDO INTERNATIONAL produced solid growth figures for its international network today – but some its regional members are more equal than others. ...
View articleWHY 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...
View articleONLINE ACCOUNTING provider Xero has certainly created a bit of a stir with the launch of technology that enables its clients to receive real-time bank...
View articleSOCIAL MEDIA has always been something, for me, to approach logically and calmly. Do I need to be on Facebook? No, if I really want to speak to my fri...
View articleJust when it seemed the battle for legal professional privilege was to be handed over to the accounting institutes, the Pru has applied to the Supreme...
View articleTHE BIG FOUR can look after themselves, let’s face it. The question is, does the ICAEW know that? A meeting takes place today at institute HQ Mo...
View articleDid you notice the appointment of Gordon Stein as the new CFO of Cadogan Petroleum? It was interesting primarily for one reason – not because we...
View articleICAEW council meetings can be dull. They can also crackle with tension. Often they’re a mixture of both. Yesterday’s meeting was more of t...
View articleFascinating times for RSM Tenon. From struggling to make a profit through absorbing a host of different firms in the early days, it now has its house ...
View articleHM Revenue & Customs’ staff survey has kept the headline writers busy in recent years, so when news reached us via accounting uber-blogger K...
View articleFor anyone still holding a sliver of doubt that the big firms are eyeing up consulting to boost revenues, then look at the latest markets stats. The p...
View articleFootball finance is back in the headlines again this morning. This time it’s about Aston Villa. A Villa non-exec allegedly told a supportersR...
View articleObviously accountants have to be able to show they can look after their own finances, for the public to have trust in them. But it seems a bit harsh f...
View articleAnyone doubting Mazars‘ desire to keep on the case of the Big Four’s stranglehold at the top end of the audit marketplace need look no fur...
View articleDo accountants risk losing the trust of small businesses by not being able to look after their own financial affairs? The answer is yes, according to ...
View articleSo the OFT has come out fighting against the corporate insolvency industry for charging unsecured creditors too high fees, and a general lack of consi...
View articleThe annual Top 50 +50 survey of firms was, as usual, a stressful process. Not least for our features editor Paul Grant and the firms taking part. I ha...
View articleReports suggest that Vantis could sell off a part of its business to lower its debt burden. Vantis won’t say it, instead suggesting it’s l...
View articleWith another Budget around the corner, I wondered how the already hard-pressed practices would get their heads around another set of tax changes (or s...
View articleGreat to see some ambition among one of the less high-profile firms, but where will it leave them in the Accountancy Age Top50+50 survey? Accountancy ...
View articleNoticed a little gem in Haines Watts’ survey of their clients’ sentiment about current tax and banking issues. Among the various stats was...
View articlePlenty of interesting ground covered in yesterday’s Accountancy Age live web seminar discussion on how to use technology to cut costs. The prese...
View articleLots of luvvy-duvvyness around the profession’s matchmakers in recent weeks, we hear. Apparently Tenon and Vantis won’t be the only consol...
View articleHello, and welcome to my first blog on Practice Manager! I’m officially excited. With the niceties out of the way I can tell you a bit about mys...
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