Cox checks out at Morrisons as Richards takes up audit chair
Audit

Cox checks out at Morrisons as Richards takes up audit chair

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Cox checks out at Morrisons as Richards takes up a...

Richards is currently senior independent director of Grainger, where she also chairs the audit and remuneration committees Read More...

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IASB plans to clarify revenue recognition rules
Accounting Firms

IASB plans to clarify revenue recognition rules

10y Richard Crump , Writer

IASB plans to clarify revenue recognition rules

Proposed amendments address concerns raised by preparers at meetings of IFRS 15 transition group Read More...

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Deloitte ties up with Sage to target SME market
Accounting Firms

Deloitte ties up with Sage to target SME market

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Deloitte ties up with Sage to target SME market

Deloitte's move follows hot-on-the-heels of the recent launch of KPMG Enterprise, targeting the 4.9 million privately-owned UK businesses Read More...

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ICAEW calls on auditors to vet banks’ capital numbers
Audit

ICAEW calls on auditors to vet banks’ capital numbers

10y Richard Crump , Writer

ICAEW calls on auditors to vet banks’ capital numb...

Auditors could add credibility to capital numbers by providing oversight on banks' capital ratios and risk-weighted assets calculations Read More...

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Secondees sought to drive income tax/NI plans
Corporate Tax

Secondees sought to drive income tax/NI plans

10y Kevin Reed , Writer

Secondees sought to drive income tax/NI plans

Office of Tax Simplification seeks ten secondees to help its reports on income tax/NI and small business taxation Read More...

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FRC delivers £3.3m budget saving
Business Regulation

FRC delivers £3.3m budget saving

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

FRC delivers £3.3m budget saving

Audit quality review costs rocketed by almost a third but FRC makes overall budget saving Read More...

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Administrations ‘flat-line’ as personal insolvencies hit low
Business Recovery

Administrations ‘flat-line’ as personal insolvencies hit low

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Administrations ‘flat-line’ as personal insolvenci...

Business environment for insolvency practitioners worsens with fewer company and personal insolvencies between April and June, official figures show R...

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The Practitioner: Why my firm is quitting audit
Accounting Firms

The Practitioner: Why my firm is quitting audit

10y The Practitioner

The Practitioner: Why my firm is quitting audit

The Practitioner gives a sobering assessment of why audit is no longer a viable option for their firm Read More...

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Colin: Navel-gazing accountants need to look up
Accounting Firms

Colin: Navel-gazing accountants need to look up

10y Taking Stock

Colin: Navel-gazing accountants need to look up

As the Accountancy Age Top 50 reveals firms are still restructuring themselves, Colin has his own take... Read More...

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PwC flying high after retaining easyjet audit despite 10-way tender
Audit

PwC flying high after retaining easyjet audit despite 10-way tender

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

PwC flying high after retaining easyjet audit desp...

The re-appointment of the Big Four firm will be recommended to shareholders for approval at its AGM in February 2016 Read More...

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BHP and Clough recovery teams complete tie up
Accounting Firms

BHP and Clough recovery teams complete tie up

10y Richard Crump , Writer

BHP and Clough recovery teams complete tie up

Recovery arms of BHP and Clough & Company complete independent merger following tie-up between parent firms Read More...

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Six arrests following suspected £4m PAYE theft
Corporate Tax

Six arrests following suspected £4m PAYE theft

10y Kevin Reed , Writer

Six arrests following suspected £4m PAYE theft

HMRC and police investigate suspected employees' PAYE payment thefts Read More...

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British Accountancy Awards 2015: First judges revealed
People In Practice

British Accountancy Awards 2015: First judges revealed

10y Kevin Reed , Writer

British Accountancy Awards 2015: First judges reve...

Accountancy Age reveals the first tranche of judges to help deliver the British Accountancy Awards 2015 Read More...

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Friday Afternoon Live: The Top 50+50, and mixed auto enrolment messages
Audit

Friday Afternoon Live: The Top 50+50, and mixed auto enrolment messages

10y Kevin Reed , Writer

Friday Afternoon Live: The Top 50+50, and mixed au...

The latest Accountancy Age survey of the UK's top 100 accounting firms, sponsored for the first time by Wolters Kluwer; and dealing with auto enrolmen...

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EY appoints former eBay man as global innovation team head
People In Practice

EY appoints former eBay man as global innovation team head

10y Beth Abel

EY appoints former eBay man as global innovation t...

Jeff Wong will lead newly-formed global innovation team Read More...

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IAASB issues exposure draft over auditor public interest drive
Audit

IAASB issues exposure draft over auditor public interest drive

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

IAASB issues exposure draft over auditor public in...

The regulator says amendments need to be made to its own standards to enable auditors to operate in unison with the IESBA's Read More...

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Businesses to publish tax strategy under government proposals
Corporate Tax

Businesses to publish tax strategy under government proposals

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Businesses to publish tax strategy under governmen...

Government consults on compelling businesses to publish their tax strategies Read More...

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App stores and booking systems' data targeted by HMRC
Corporate Tax

App stores and booking systems' data targeted by HMRC

10y Kevin Reed , Writer

App stores and booking systems' data targeted by H...

HMRC wants transactional business data held by intermediaries, such as app stores and booking/reservation providers Read More...

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PwC win Aberdeen audit after KPMG's 32-year reign
Accounting Firms

PwC win Aberdeen audit after KPMG's 32-year reign

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

PwC win Aberdeen audit after KPMG's 32-year reign

The move follows a recommendation by Aberdeen's audit committee as noted in its 2014 annual report Read More...

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Colin: Toshiba out of tune
Company News

Colin: Toshiba out of tune

10y Taking Stock

Colin: Toshiba out of tune

Colin couldn't help but think of Alexei Sayle's classic and Toshiba's take on it when news emerged of the tech giant's profit overstatement Read More...

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Top 50+50: Firms’ tax service lines resilient following uncertain year
Corporate Tax

Top 50+50: Firms’ tax service lines resilient following uncertain year

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Top 50+50: Firms’ tax service lines resilient foll...

Firms' tax offerings show solid growth during a year of political flux, Accountancy Age finds in Top 50+50 supported by Wolters Kluwer Read More...

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Top 50+50: Partner numbers fall
Accounting Firms

Top 50+50: Partner numbers fall

10y Beth Abel

Top 50+50: Partner numbers fall

Practices are looking to increase margins, as battle for talent means holding onto the best staff is vital Read More...

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Top 50+50: Gormenghastian gloom pervades insolvency market
Accounting Firms

Top 50+50: Gormenghastian gloom pervades insolvency market

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Top 50+50: Gormenghastian gloom pervades insolvenc...

Data compiled by Accountancy Age reveals that 15 of the 31 Top 50+50 firms to publish insolvency fees reported a decline - the same number as in 2014 ...

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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

10y 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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Top 50+50: Audit market fee growth continues upward trajectory
Accounting Firms

Top 50+50: Audit market fee growth continues upward trajectory

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Top 50+50: Audit market fee growth continues upwar...

A focus on quality over fees helps drive increase in Top 50+50 audit performance, but an uncomfortable truth remains Read More...

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Accountancy Age Top 50+50 2014
Accounting Firms

Accountancy Age Top 50+50 2014

10y Kevin Reed , Writer

Accountancy Age Top 50+50 2014

The industry-leading data outlining the performance of the Accountancy Age Top 50+50 - our survey of the 100 biggest practices Read More...

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ACCA against income tax/NI merger if used as a revenue-raiser
Administration

ACCA against income tax/NI merger if used as a revenue-raiser

10y Kevin Reed , Writer

ACCA against income tax/NI merger if used as a rev...

Income tax/NI merger would fail to receive ACCA's support if used by government to raise revenues Read More...

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