Friday Afternoon Live: Discussing the aims and intent of Connolly-driven CogitalGroup
Accounting Firms

Friday Afternoon Live: Discussing the aims and intent of Connolly-driven Co...

9y Kevin Reed , Writer

Friday Afternoon Live: Discussing the aims and int...

Kevin Reed discusses whether new accountancy group Cogital can rival the Big Four...and its likely direction of travel Read More...

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Leader: Why Connolly's new venture is unlikely to chase Big Four; or follow failed consolidator model
Accounting Firms

Leader: Why Connolly's new venture is unlikely to chase Big Four; or follow...

9y Kevin Reed , Writer

Leader: Why Connolly's new venture is unlikely to ...

A new accounting group headed by John Connolly and funded by HGCapital will be wary of pitfalls befallen of previous consolidators Read More...

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Grant Thornton bolsters financial services offering with new partner appointment
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Grant Thornton bolsters financial services offering with new partner appoin...

9y Richard Crump , Writer

Grant Thornton bolsters financial services offerin...

Grant Thornton has strengthened its financial services offering with the appointment of Devesh Mehta as partner Read More...

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Government looks to close tax loophole on staff benefits
Corporate Tax

Government looks to close tax loophole on staff benefits

9y AccountancyAge staff

Government looks to close tax loophole on staff be...

The Treasury is consulting on how businesses remunerate their staff to assess whether companies are artificially using benefits in kind to avoid tax R...

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Jeffreys Henry promotes Justin Randall to managing partner
Accounting Firms

Jeffreys Henry promotes Justin Randall to managing partner

9y Richard Crump , Writer

Jeffreys Henry promotes Justin Randall to managing...

Jeffreys Henry, the Top50+50 accountancy firm, has promoted Justin Randall to the newly created role of managing partner Read More...

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Former Deloitte boss and HgCapital launch CogitalGroup
Accounting Firms

Former Deloitte boss and HgCapital launch CogitalGroup

9y Richard Crump , Writer

Former Deloitte boss and HgCapital launch CogitalG...

Ex-Deloitte CEO John Connolly launches vehicle which will be used to create a new professional services firm Read More...

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Taxman mulls changes to SDLT filing and payment process
Personal Tax

Taxman mulls changes to SDLT filing and payment process

9y Richard Crump , Writer

Taxman mulls changes to SDLT filing and payment pr...

HMRC has launched a consultation on proposals to make changes to stamp duty land tax filing and payments processes Read More...

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HMRC consults on partnership tax changes
Corporate Tax

HMRC consults on partnership tax changes

9y Richard Crump , Writer

HMRC consults on partnership tax changes

HMRC is consulting on proposals to clarify the tax treatments of general and limited partnerships Read More...

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Smith & Williamson promote four to partner
Accounting Firms

Smith & Williamson promote four to partner

9y Richard Crump , Writer

Smith & Williamson promote four to partner

Top ten accountancy firm Smith & Williamson has made four partner promotions Read More...

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What does CDIO Mark Dearnley’s departure mean for HMRC’s making tax digital strategy?
Accounting Software

What does CDIO Mark Dearnley’s departure mean for HMRC’s making tax digital...

9y Accountancy Age

What does CDIO Mark Dearnley’s departure mean for ...

Sooraj Shah questions what a change in leadership will mean for the disentanglement of the Aspire contract and for HMRC’s digital strategy Read More...

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Andrew Harding named as CIMA chief executive
Institutes

Andrew Harding named as CIMA chief executive

9y Richard Crump , Writer

Andrew Harding named as CIMA chief executive

CIMA has appointed Andrew Harding as chief executive, replacing Charles Tilley, the institute’s long serving boss Read More...

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Harry Potter star Rupert Grint loses £1m tax refund battle
Personal Tax

Harry Potter star Rupert Grint loses £1m tax refund battle

9y Richard Crump , Writer

Harry Potter star Rupert Grint loses £1m tax refun...

Harry Potter star Rupert Grint has lost his legal bid to claim a £1m tax refund Read More...

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What accountancy firms can learn from the gaming industry
Accounting Software

What accountancy firms can learn from the gaming industry

9y Accountancy Age

What accountancy firms can learn from the gaming i...

Accounting software could do well to mimic the traits and qualities of the gaming industry Read More...

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Former Deloitte boss John Connolly plots 'rival' to Big Four
Accounting Firms

Former Deloitte boss John Connolly plots 'rival' to Big Four

9y Richard Crump , Writer

Former Deloitte boss John Connolly plots 'rival' t...

THE former boss of Deloitte in the UK is working with a private equity house to create a rival to the Big Four Read More...

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MHA MacIntyre Hudson appoints new partner in corporate finance team
Accounting Firms

MHA MacIntyre Hudson appoints new partner in corporate finance team

9y Richard Crump , Writer

MHA MacIntyre Hudson appoints new partner in corpo...

Top 20 accountancy firm MHA MacIntyre Hudson has appointed Justin Moss as partner in its High Wycombe office Read More...

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CIPFA to provide data analytics for the London Counter Fraud Hub
Institutes

CIPFA to provide data analytics for the London Counter Fraud Hub

9y Richard Crump , Writer

CIPFA to provide data analytics for the London Cou...

Plans to tackle criminals defrauding London’s councils have taken a major step forward with the appointment of CIPFA to provide data analytics for the...

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Ex-KPMG senior partner joins Urban&Civic as audit chair
Audit

Ex-KPMG senior partner joins Urban&Civic as audit chair

9y Richard Crump , Writer

Ex-KPMG senior partner joins Urban&Civic as au...

KPMG’s former senior partner for London has joined property development and investment company Urban&Civic as a non-executive director Read More...

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Government outlines FRC status as competent authority for audit regulation
Audit

Government outlines FRC status as competent authority for audit regulation

9y Richard Crump , Writer

Government outlines FRC status as competent author...

BEIS issues guidance on the FRC’s role as the competent authority responsible for the oversight of audits of public interest entities, following the i...

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RSM strengthens consulting practice with PwC hire
Accounting Firms

RSM strengthens consulting practice with PwC hire

9y Richard Crump , Writer

RSM strengthens consulting practice with PwC hire

RSM has appointed Mark Wood as an associate director in the consulting practice Read More...

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Post-Brexit surge of EU tax cases expected
Corporate Tax

Post-Brexit surge of EU tax cases expected

9y Richard Crump , Writer

Post-Brexit surge of EU tax cases expected

Advisers anticipate a surge in the number of new tax cases sent to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) following the UK’s decision to le...

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Sports professionals in line for VAT clampdown, UHY Hacker Young claims
Personal Tax

Sports professionals in line for VAT clampdown, UHY Hacker Young claims

9y Richard Crump , Writer

Sports professionals in line for VAT clampdown, UH...

Sports professionals could be in line for a targeted tax clampdown with new restrictions being placed on their ability to claim back tax Read More...

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Duncan & Toplis beefs up probate team with legal sector hire
Accounting Firms

Duncan & Toplis beefs up probate team with legal sector hire

9y Richard Crump , Writer

Duncan & Toplis beefs up probate team with leg...

A solicitor with more than three decades’ experience is bringing his skills to the probate team at chartered accountants Duncan & Toplis Read More...

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Personal insolvency rate drops across Scotland
Regulatory Bodies

Personal insolvency rate drops across Scotland

9y Richard Crump , Writer

Personal insolvency rate drops across Scotland

Overall rate of personal insolvencies, which include both bankruptcies and protected trust deeds, has decreased across Scotland Read More...

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PwC must face MF Global lawsuit over accounting advice
Accounting Firms

PwC must face MF Global lawsuit over accounting advice

9y Richard Crump , Writer

PwC must face MF Global lawsuit over accounting ad...

PwC must face $1bn lawsuit over claims it provided bad accounting advice which contributed to the 2011 collapse of MF Global Read More...

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Audit Reform: The Re-tender Roundabout
Audit

Audit Reform: The Re-tender Roundabout

9y James Roberts

Audit Reform: The Re-tender Roundabout

BDO senior audit partner James Roberts looks at how reform of the large company audit market has affected tendering activity among audit firms Read Mo...

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Friday Afternoon Live: We discuss HMRC's adviser 'service standards'
Accounting Firms

Friday Afternoon Live: We discuss HMRC's adviser 'service standards'

9y Kevin Reed , Writer

Friday Afternoon Live: We discuss HMRC's adviser '...

Head of editorial Kevin Reed talks about HMRC's so-called 'service standards for tax advisers'; Concerns over Companies House's plans to purge its dat...

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CIoT calls for two year delay to changes to tax relief for corporate interest expense
Corporate Tax

CIoT calls for two year delay to changes to tax relief for corporate intere...

9y Richard Crump , Writer

CIoT calls for two year delay to changes to tax re...

THE CI0T has called on the government to delay changes to tax relief for corporate interest expense to help businesses adjust to the new regime and pr...

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