HMRC pulls in £737m as payroll errors continue
Corporate Tax

HMRC pulls in £737m as payroll errors continue

9y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

HMRC pulls in £737m as payroll errors continue

Figures suggest government’s contrived tax system is tripping SMEs up and needs to be simplified, urges UHY Hacker Young Read More...

View article
Accountex Day Two: Cracking the UK market and beating the competition
Accounting Software

Accountex Day Two: Cracking the UK market and beating the competition

9y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

Accountex Day Two: Cracking the UK market and beat...

Day two of Accountex 2016 brought with it more interviews and debate on what’s going on in the ever busy UK accountancy sector Read More...

View article
Friday Afternoon Live: Accountex, 35 under 35, British Accountancy Awards and PwC's Heelgate
Accounting Firms

Friday Afternoon Live: Accountex, 35 under 35, British Accountancy Awards a...

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Friday Afternoon Live: Accountex, 35 under 35, Bri...

Head of editorial Kevin Reed dicusses the week's news Read More...

View article
Get the latest analysis and reports delivered to your inbox daily
FRC: No level playing field for disciplining directors in audit cases
Audit

FRC: No level playing field for disciplining directors in audit cases

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

FRC: No level playing field for disciplining direc...

Stephen Haddrill hopes scope of powers to apply to all directors to even playing field Read More...

View article
CIPFA announces anti-corruption qualification
Accounting Standards

CIPFA announces anti-corruption qualification

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

CIPFA announces anti-corruption qualification

New qualification in preventing corruption and fraud to be offered by CIPFA in wake of new corporate corruption laws Read More...

View article
OTS seeks feedback on tax simplification strategy
Accounting Standards

OTS seeks feedback on tax simplification strategy

9y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

OTS seeks feedback on tax simplification strategy

The independent office looks to hear from taxpayers on how it can further simplify the UK's contrived tax system Read More...

View article
NHS wins multi-million VAT battle after HMRC climbdown
Corporate Tax

NHS wins multi-million VAT battle after HMRC climbdown

9y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

NHS wins multi-million VAT battle after HMRC climb...

NHS wins multi-million pound battle with HMRC over 40 years' worth of overpaid VAT, after HMRC agreed to no longer oppose outstanding appeals Read Mor...

View article
Panama commits to share financial account information
Administration

Panama commits to share financial account information

9y Richard Crump , Writer

Panama commits to share financial account informat...

Bahrain, Lebanon, Nauru, Panama and Vanuatu commit to share financial account information automatically with other countries Read More...

View article
Implementation of non-financial reporting should build on existing UK regime, says ICAEW
Audit

Implementation of non-financial reporting should build on existing UK regim...

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Implementation of non-financial reporting should b...

Building on well-established reporting regime would minimise disruption, ICAEW says Read More...

View article
Strong revenues for Xero as it pins down UK market
Accounting Software

Strong revenues for Xero as it pins down UK market

9y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

Strong revenues for Xero as it pins down UK market

Cloud-based technology firm setting sights on US expansion after recording further growth in UK subscriptions Read More...

View article
Digital tax consultation to be delayed until after EU referendum
Technology

Digital tax consultation to be delayed until after EU referendum

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Digital tax consultation to be delayed until after...

Consultation on Making Tax Digital put back until after EU referendum Read More...

View article
Colin: PwC's foot in mouth moment
Accounting Firms

Colin: PwC's foot in mouth moment

9y Taking Stock

Colin: PwC's foot in mouth moment

Colin imagines how PwC's dress code snafu could have turned out Read More...

View article
Enter the British Accountancy Awards 2016
Accounting Firms

Enter the British Accountancy Awards 2016

9y Richard Crump , Writer

Enter the British Accountancy Awards 2016

Entries are now open for the British Accountancy Awards 2016 Read More...

View article
Lycamobile structure too complex for KPMG auditors
Administration

Lycamobile structure too complex for KPMG auditors

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Lycamobile structure too complex for KPMG auditors

KPMG auditors unable to account for £134m of Lycamobile's assets due to company's opaque structure Read More...

View article
Professional bodies sign anti-corruption statement
More News

Professional bodies sign anti-corruption statement

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Professional bodies sign anti-corruption statement

Signatories say they "know criminals seek to abuse the services provided by our members to launder the proceeds of corruption" and will endeavour to s...

View article
Accountex: Making tax digital and the power of cloud
Accounting Software

Accountex: Making tax digital and the power of cloud

9y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

Accountex: Making tax digital and the power of clo...

Interviews, exhibitions and hearing from the man in charge of making tax digital during the first day of the accounting professional exhibition Read M...

View article
Taking Stock: PwC receptionist turned on her heel over sexist dress code debacle
Accounting Firms

Taking Stock: PwC receptionist turned on her heel over sexist dress code de...

9y Taking Stock

Taking Stock: PwC receptionist turned on her heel ...

Actress and temp worker Nicola Thorp was sent home from her job as a receptionist at PwC for refusing to wear high heels Read More...

View article
FRC mulls BHS investigation
Business Recovery

FRC mulls BHS investigation

9y Richard Crump , Writer

FRC mulls BHS investigation

FRC looks into events at BHS following pressure from MPs to scrutinise directors and advisers involved in sale of department store prior to its collap...

View article
Accountex: Real-time data analytics and AI changing way firms use software
Accounting Software

Accountex: Real-time data analytics and AI changing way firms use software

9y Richard Crump , Writer

Accountex: Real-time data analytics and AI changin...

Sage announces the availability of two new products. Sage Live for Accountants and Sage One Partner Edition Read More...

View article
Intuit QuickBooks refreshes UK partner programme
Accounting Software

Intuit QuickBooks refreshes UK partner programme

9y Richard Crump , Writer

Intuit QuickBooks refreshes UK partner programme

The QuickBooks ProAdvisor programme has been changed to better serve small business clients Read More...

View article
£27m victory for HMRC in BoI phantom tax loophole case
Administration

£27m victory for HMRC in BoI phantom tax loophole case

9y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

£27m victory for HMRC in BoI phantom tax loophole ...

Bank of Ireland subsidiary fails in its quest to avoid millions in tax Read More...

View article
Video: Sage VP Jennifer Warawa on keeping pace with cloud players
Accounting Software

Video: Sage VP Jennifer Warawa on keeping pace with cloud players

9y Fraser Simpson

Video: Sage VP Jennifer Warawa on keeping pace wit...

Accountancy Age speaks to Jennifer at Accountex 2016 in London's ExCeL Centre Read More...

View article
Danbro teams up with accounting tech firm
Accounting Software

Danbro teams up with accounting tech firm

9y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

Danbro teams up with accounting tech firm

Partnership enables Danbro’s accountant base access to FreeAgent’s cloud-based accountancy software Read More...

View article
Accountancy Age at Accountex
Accounting Software

Accountancy Age at Accountex

9y Richard Crump , Writer

Accountancy Age at Accountex

Accountancy Age is exhibiting at Accountex at Excel London on stand A491 Read More...

View article
AAYP: Online accounting qualifications - a smart option for employers and staff
Management

AAYP: Online accounting qualifications - a smart option for employers and s...

9y Accountancy Age

AAYP: Online accounting qualifications - a smart o...

Online learning for accountancy can take the grunt work out of the hands of managers, and put the employee in control of their destiny Read More...

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

Brexit and auto-enrolment pensions top list of business concerns

9y 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...

View article
Full-time for Lancashire-based sports firm as 47 staff axed
More News

Full-time for Lancashire-based sports firm as 47 staff axed

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Full-time for Lancashire-based sports firm as 47 s...

The Lancashire-based company ceased trading last week with 47 of its 52 staff made redundant Read More...

View article