Ten things we’ve learnt about the Agent Services Account this year
Tax

Ten things we’ve learnt about the Agent Services Account this year

7y Helen Thornley

Ten things we’ve learnt about the Agent Services A...

ATT's Helen Thornley details what we have found out so far from using HMRC's Agent Services Account Read More...

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BDO appoints two new advisory partners
Accounting Firms

BDO appoints two new advisory partners

7y Chris Jewers

BDO appoints two new advisory partners

Rob McCann is a corporate finance partner in the firm’s Manchester office, joining from Lloyds Bank, and Nick Andrews joins BDO’s London Forensics tea...

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Accordance VAT launches four-day week
Management

Accordance VAT launches four-day week

7y Chris Jewers

Accordance VAT launches four-day week

It is thought that by making the working week shorter, there may be a beneficial impact not just to staff satisfaction and wellbeing but will also ben...

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How to optimise your practice for the future
Accounting Software

How to optimise your practice for the future

7y Idris Nagri

How to optimise your practice for the future

Find out how automation and integration can drive efficiency and growth for your practice, with our guide in partnership with Wolters Kluwer Read More...

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FRC audit inspection finds no improvement on last year
Accounting Firms

FRC audit inspection finds no improvement on last year

7y Chris Jewers

FRC audit inspection finds no improvement on last ...

75% of FTSE 350 audits assessed as good or requiring limited improvements, failing to meet the FRC's 90% target Read More...

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Rise of integrated SME ‘cockpit’ means accountants must evolve fast
Accounting Firms

Rise of integrated SME ‘cockpit’ means accountants must evolve fast

7y Louis Carbonnier

Rise of integrated SME ‘cockpit’ means accountants...

As banking, accountancy and technology collide, SMEs are gaining unprecedented visibility of their finances. Louis Carbonnier, Co-CEO and Co-Founder o...

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Struggles faced by sole traders revealed by HMRC tax record study
Business

Struggles faced by sole traders revealed by HMRC tax record study

7y Chris Jewers

Struggles faced by sole traders revealed by HMRC t...

One-fifth of self-employed sole traders don’t survive one year, and the majority don’t survive five. Read More...

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Inheritance tax: Government advised to reduce seven-year gifting rule to five years
Tax

Inheritance tax: Government advised to reduce seven-year gifting rule to fi...

7y Chris Jewers

Inheritance tax: Government advised to reduce seve...

The Government’s independent tax advisor has undertaken an inheritance tax review requested by the Chancellor and offered recommendations on how to si...

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EY announces 733 new partner promotions worldwide
Big Four

EY announces 733 new partner promotions worldwide

7y Tom Lemmon

EY announces 733 new partner promotions worldwide

Ernst and Young, announced that 733 people have been promoted to partner at across the globe. For the fifth consecutive year, women and emerging marke...

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HMRC collects £37bn from new taxes introduced during the last decade
HMRC

HMRC collects £37bn from new taxes introduced during the last decade

7y Chris Jewers

HMRC collects £37bn from new taxes introduced duri...

HMRC has collected £37bn from brand-new taxes that it has introduced over the last decade, according to UHY Hacker Young. Read More...

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Making Tax Digital for VAT – can I just record the daily gross takings?
MTD

Making Tax Digital for VAT – can I just record the daily gross takings?

7y richardwild

Making Tax Digital for VAT – can I just record the...

CIOT’s Richard Wild looks at which businesses can use the digital record keeping relation for retailers Read More...

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Salary Survey 2019
Business

Salary Survey 2019

7y Beth McLoughlin

Salary Survey 2019

Take the survey and find out how your salary compares to your peers in accounting Read More...

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Brexit uncertainty sees City jobs dramatically fall
Brexit & Economy

Brexit uncertainty sees City jobs dramatically fall

7y Tom Lemmon

Brexit uncertainty sees City jobs dramatically fal...

Jobs in the financial services market decreased by a third in the last quarter and Brexit is to blame, according to Morgan McKinley Read More...

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Taxpayers frustrated as HMRC toughens late self-assessment stance
HMRC

Taxpayers frustrated as HMRC toughens late self-assessment stance

7y Dave Beach

Taxpayers frustrated as HMRC toughens late self-as...

HMRC has fined 14% more people year-on-year for late self-assessment tax filing, leaving well-intentioned taxpayers frustrated. “The pool of people at...

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Peak productivity – how and when are UK employees at their most creative?
More News

Peak productivity – how and when are UK employees at their most creative?

7y Tom Lemmon

Peak productivity – how and when are UK employees ...

UK employees feel they’re most creative at 11:05am, according to new research by innovation funding specialists MPA Group. But what can you do to boos...

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AAT casts doubt over Boris Johnson’s tax and spend plans
Politics

AAT casts doubt over Boris Johnson’s tax and spend plans

7y Tom Lemmon

AAT casts doubt over Boris Johnson’s tax and spend...

The AAT have questioned the affordability and value of Boris Johnson’s tax and spending proposals, as he bids to become Prime Minister Read More...

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Research reveals SMEs owed suppliers nearly £50bn in unpaid bills
Accounting Software

Research reveals SMEs owed suppliers nearly £50bn in unpaid bills

7y Dave Beach

Research reveals SMEs owed suppliers nearly £50bn ...

Research released by accounting software Xero puts the average amount owed by SMEs to suppliers at £8,811. Combined with the 5.6m SMEs in the UK, it a...

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Sage announces £40m tech boost for North East
Accounting Software

Sage announces £40m tech boost for North East

7y Dave Beach

Sage announces £40m tech boost for North East

Accounting software firm Sage invests £40m in new tech hub in North East England, as part of its national £300m and 500 job commitment. Sage, the clou...

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AI will change corporate deal-making forever and firms need to be ready
Technology

AI will change corporate deal-making forever and firms need to be ready

7y Tom Lemmon

AI will change corporate deal-making forever and f...

Key decision making may soon be taken away from humans and guided instead by the application of artificial intelligence (AI) in many stages of a deal ...

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Pension changes could result in a £260 billion accounting gap
Pensions

Pension changes could result in a £260 billion accounting gap

7y Tom Lemmon

Pension changes could result in a £260 billion acc...

The targets that UK pension schemes need to be managing could be £260bn more than what is shown in company accounts, according to research by XPS Pens...

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Grant Thornton appoints new head of disputes advisory
People In Practice

Grant Thornton appoints new head of disputes advisory

7y Tom Lemmon

Grant Thornton appoints new head of disputes advis...

Grant Thornton UK LLP has appointed Michael Radcliffe to lead its disputes advisory practice. Radcliffe is a Forensics Partner based in London Read Mo...

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Brexit providing advisory opportunities for accountants
Brexit & Economy

Brexit providing advisory opportunities for accountants

7y Tom Lemmon

Brexit providing advisory opportunities for accoun...

45% of accountancy firms are planning to offer more advisory services to support clients due to uncertainty caused by Brexit, according to Wolters Klu...

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QuickBooks try dangerously hard to show that MTD is easy
MTD

QuickBooks try dangerously hard to show that MTD is easy

7y Tom Lemmon

QuickBooks try dangerously hard to show that MTD i...

QuickBooks take Accountancy Age's very own Tom Lemmon for a spin to convince him that Making Tax Digital is so easy, even he can do his taxes. Read Mo...

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Existential angst: Accountants have nothing to fear but… everything?
Management

Existential angst: Accountants have nothing to fear but… everything?

7y AJ Chambers Recruitment | Sponsored

Existential angst: Accountants have nothing to fea...

In this column, David Bailey, consultant to Accounting and Financial industries at AJ Chambers, sets out the existential challenge and quite how small...

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How to protect against unlawful wage (and bonus) deductions
Legal

How to protect against unlawful wage (and bonus) deductions

7y Beth Hale

How to protect against unlawful wage (and bonus) d...

In this column, Beth Hale, partner and general counsel, and Holly Buick, trainee, at CM Murray, lay down the law on unlawful deductions in wages, incl...

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HMRC takes record £860m in penalties
Personal Tax

HMRC takes record £860m in penalties

7y Tom Lemmon

HMRC takes record £860m in penalties

Last year, HMRC imposed a record £860m in penalties on individual taxpayers, up 24% from £694m in 2017/18, according to accounting group UHY Hacker Yo...

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Head of ACCA Scotland calls for accountants to inspire youngsters into profession
People In Practice

Head of ACCA Scotland calls for accountants to inspire youngsters into prof...

7y Tom Lemmon

Head of ACCA Scotland calls for accountants to ins...

Craig Vickery, Head of ACCA Scotland told accountants they must inspire young people to join the profession, at Accountancy Age's Edinburgh Roadshow R...

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