New audit head for Baker Tilly
Accounting Firms

New audit head for Baker Tilly

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

New audit head for Baker Tilly

Jonathan Ericson takes over from Jane Bleach as head of audit at Baker Tilly Read More...

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Treasury claims HMRC and BoE wages cost it talent
People In Practice

Treasury claims HMRC and BoE wages cost it talent

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Treasury claims HMRC and BoE wages cost it talent

Wages on offer at HMRC and Bank of England mean Treasury can't compete, claims Treasury civil servant Read More...

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Mazars agrees £2m settlement with accounting watchdog
Accounting Firms

Mazars agrees £2m settlement with accounting watchdog

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Mazars agrees £2m settlement with accounting watch...

Mazars fined and severely reprimanded by the FRC over its conduct and that its London managing partner Richard Karmel Read More...

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Kahn ‘steps down' from ICAEW's special industry group
Business Recovery

Kahn ‘steps down' from ICAEW's special industry group

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Kahn ‘steps down' from ICAEW's special industry gr...

Neville Kahn, of whom Vince Cable called on the ICAEW to investigate, quits the institute's special interest insolvency group Read More...

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Haslers advises on engineering firm’s MBO
Accounting Firms

Haslers advises on engineering firm’s MBO

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Haslers advises on engineering firm’s MBO

Haslers helps secure the management buy-out of engineering firm Trocholics Read More...

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KPMG increases lead as most prolific stock market auditor
Accounting Firms

KPMG increases lead as most prolific stock market auditor

10y Richard Crump , Writer

KPMG increases lead as most prolific stock market ...

KPMG increases lead as the most prolific auditor of stock market companies, while PwC remains most dominant FTSE 100 auditor Read More...

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Two non-exec hires for HMRC
People Business

Two non-exec hires for HMRC

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Two non-exec hires for HMRC

Mervyn Walker and Simon Ricketts replace the departing Philippa Hird and Norman Pickavance Read More...

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Taking Stock: Blessed are the tax collectors
Corporate Tax

Taking Stock: Blessed are the tax collectors

10y Taking Stock

Taking Stock: Blessed are the tax collectors

Is tax avoidance sinful? TS muses Read More...

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The Practitioner: Stitch-up means 'bye-bye client'
Accounting Firms

The Practitioner: Stitch-up means 'bye-bye client'

10y The Practitioner

The Practitioner: Stitch-up means 'bye-bye client'

Breakdown in trust between The Practitioner and a client means it's time to call it quits Read More...

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Professional Contractors Group rebrands as IPSE
Personal Tax

Professional Contractors Group rebrands as IPSE

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Professional Contractors Group rebrands as IPSE

The Professional Contractors Group changes name as it seeks to better represent diversity of members Read More...

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KPMG anoints 52 new partners
Accounting Firms

KPMG anoints 52 new partners

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

KPMG anoints 52 new partners

Big Four firm brings in more female partners, but is striving to improve its gender balance Read More...

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Bishop Fleming picks up 150th academy client
Accounting Firms

Bishop Fleming picks up 150th academy client

10y Kevin Reed , Writer

Bishop Fleming picks up 150th academy client

South-west and west Midlands firm picks up two new academy contracts to take its sector base to 150 Read More...

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Interview: TaxAssist's Karl Sandall discusses franchisee 'owners'
Accounting Firms

Interview: TaxAssist's Karl Sandall discusses franchisee 'owners'

10y Kevin Reed , Writer

Interview: TaxAssist's Karl Sandall discusses fran...

Karl Sandall talks about the belief that TaxAssist franchisees have in the brand, as they - and management - buy out the business Read More...

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TaxAssist franchisees invest with management in groundbreaking MBO
Accounting Firms

TaxAssist franchisees invest with management in groundbreaking MBO

10y Kevin Reed , Writer

TaxAssist franchisees invest with management in gr...

More than half of Taxassist Accountants franchisees now own 32% of the franchise, as they join management in a buyout Read More...

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Firm of cards: The politics of partnerships
Accounting Firms

Firm of cards: The politics of partnerships

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Firm of cards: The politics of partnerships

Accountants may deny any sense of engaging in the dirty art of politics but, at their core, they are political animals Read More...

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Voluntary pre-pack reforms ‘unworkable’, say AA readers
Business Recovery

Voluntary pre-pack reforms ‘unworkable’, say AA readers

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Voluntary pre-pack reforms ‘unworkable’, say AA re...

Poll of Accountancy Age readers finds opposition to Teresa Graham's pre-pack reforms Read More...

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Baker Tilly in merger with Scottish firm
Accounting Firms

Baker Tilly in merger with Scottish firm

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Baker Tilly in merger with Scottish firm

Aberdeen-based firm Simpson Forsyth joins Baker Tilly in merger Read More...

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PwC faces $1bn lawsuit over bad MF Global advice
Accounting Firms

PwC faces $1bn lawsuit over bad MF Global advice

10y Richard Crump , Writer

PwC faces $1bn lawsuit over bad MF Global advice

PwC's advice on "repurchase-to-maturity" transactions was a substantial cause of the 2011 collapse of MF Global, judge claims Read More...

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HMRC’s Rangers appeal given green light
Corporate Tax

HMRC’s Rangers appeal given green light

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

HMRC’s Rangers appeal given green light

HMRC granted leave to challenge Rangers' tax scheme Read More...

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Sage launches corporation tax application
Corporate Finance

Sage launches corporation tax application

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Sage launches corporation tax application

Sage corporation tax will supersede the existing Sage Lite Read More...

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East India Club reviews processes after £500k fraud
Audit

East India Club reviews processes after £500k fraud

10y Kevin Reed , Writer

East India Club reviews processes after £500k frau...

The treasurer of the famous member's club transferred more than half a million pounds into one of his own account to feed his gambling addiction Read ...

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IASB confirms line-up of IFRS 9 implementation group
Accounting Standards

IASB confirms line-up of IFRS 9 implementation group

10y Richard Crump , Writer

IASB confirms line-up of IFRS 9 implementation gro...

The 12-strong panel includes members of the Big Four, along with representatives from Barclays, Bank of China and Deutsche Bank Read More...

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Complaints against insolvency practitioners rise 25%
Business Recovery

Complaints against insolvency practitioners rise 25%

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Complaints against insolvency practitioners rise 2...

Insolvency complaints gateway receives 941 complaints in year since its launch Read More...

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New masterclasses: FRS 102/small biz accounting
People Business

New masterclasses: FRS 102/small biz accounting

10y Kevin Reed , Writer

New masterclasses: FRS 102/small biz accounting

Accountancy Age expands on last year's successful masterclasses with new series of courses Read More...

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CONFIRMED - Accountants are sexy beasts
People In Practice

CONFIRMED - Accountants are sexy beasts

10y Taking Stock

CONFIRMED - Accountants are sexy beasts

Accountants are among the most interesting workers in the bedroom, apparently Read More...

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KPMG and EY win major listed company audits
Audit

KPMG and EY win major listed company audits

10y Kevin Reed , Writer

KPMG and EY win major listed company audits

Quintain Estates and Pennon Group choose KPMG and EY as their auditors Read More...

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Tax clampdowns and audit squeeze behind drop in firms
Accounting Firms

Tax clampdowns and audit squeeze behind drop in firms

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Tax clampdowns and audit squeeze behind drop in fi...

The number of registered firms falls 4% in 12 months Read More...

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