Government policymakers lack financial literacy - ACCA
Accounting Standards

Government policymakers lack financial literacy - ACCA

9y Richard Crump , Writer

Government policymakers lack financial literacy - ...

Government accounting hamstrung by lack of financial literacy among policymakers, ACCA report finds Read More...

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Micro-businesses struggle to prepare for auto-enrolment
Company News

Micro-businesses struggle to prepare for auto-enrolment

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Micro-businesses struggle to prepare for auto-enro...

UK micro-businesses are tempted to cut corners as auto-enrolment staging dates loom, Intuit Quickbooks research reveals Read More...

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Finance and life insurance experts join FRC board
People Business

Finance and life insurance experts join FRC board

9y Richard Crump , Writer

Finance and life insurance experts join FRC board

Former bosses of BUPA and Swiss Re appointed to accounting watchdog board Read More...

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Colin: Fantasy finance for Disney CFO
People Business

Colin: Fantasy finance for Disney CFO

9y Taking Stock

Colin: Fantasy finance for Disney CFO

Colin wonders whether Disney's first female CFO Christine McCarthy will find the job any different to other finance posts Read More...

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Three of Top Ten firms' websites ‘unfit' for mobile use
Accounting Firms

Three of Top Ten firms' websites ‘unfit' for mobile use

9y Beth Abel , Reporter

Three of Top Ten firms' websites ‘unfit' for mobil...

Google ranks three Top Ten firms' websites as 'not friendly' to be viewed via mobile devices, Accountancy Age can reveal Read More...

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Supreme Court rules US LLCs can be treated as partnerships for UK tax
Corporate Tax

Supreme Court rules US LLCs can be treated as partnerships for UK tax

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Supreme Court rules US LLCs can be treated as part...

Landmark ruling allows Delaware-based limited liability companies to be treated as partnerships for UK tax purposes Read More...

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Ex-Aero Inventory FD struck off and fined by FRC
People Business

Ex-Aero Inventory FD struck off and fined by FRC

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Ex-Aero Inventory FD struck off and fined by FRC

FRC bans former Aero Inventory finance director Hugh Bevan from practicing for three years and slaps him with a £170,000 fine Read More...

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Gloucestershire firms merge to create 50-strong business
Accounting Firms

Gloucestershire firms merge to create 50-strong business

9y Kevin Reed , Writer

Gloucestershire firms merge to create 50-strong bu...

Kingscott Dix and Guilfoyle Sage Gloucester to become a five-director practice Read More...

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HMRC targets wealthy tax cheats with Northern Ireland taskforce
Personal Tax

HMRC targets wealthy tax cheats with Northern Ireland taskforce

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

HMRC targets wealthy tax cheats with Northern Irel...

Taskforce will target those with with records that do not match their lifestyles Read More...

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Thomson Reuters finds accountants lag behind in tech change
Technology

Thomson Reuters finds accountants lag behind in tech change

9y Beth Abel , Reporter

Thomson Reuters finds accountants lag behind in te...

A Thomson Reuters survey shows accountants are failing to switch to improved tech systems Read More...

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Education push for new CIoT president Jones
Accounting Standards

Education push for new CIoT president Jones

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Education push for new CIoT president Jones

Chris Jones plans to educate the three 'key pillars' of taxation: Taxpayers, tax advisers, and the tax authorities Read More...

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EY talent chief dismisses 'posh' test as firm promotes 753 to partner
Accounting Firms

EY talent chief dismisses 'posh' test as firm promotes 753 to partner

9y Richard Crump , Writer

EY talent chief dismisses 'posh' test as firm prom...

EY's global talent chief says recruiting on background flawed as firm promotes 753 people to partner worldwide with women accounting for more than 30%...

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Menzies merges with Harris Lipman to create £40m firm
Accounting Firms

Menzies merges with Harris Lipman to create £40m firm

9y Kevin Reed , Writer

Menzies merges with Harris Lipman to create £40m f...

Menzies extends reach into north London with Harris Lipman merger Read More...

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Micro-businesses overwhelmed by accounting
Accounting Software

Micro-businesses overwhelmed by accounting

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Micro-businesses overwhelmed by accounting

One in five (20%) micro-business owners confess that their main method to manage their financial accounts is via pen and paper Read More...

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Labour to cease pushing for 50p rate
Personal Tax

Labour to cease pushing for 50p rate

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Labour to cease pushing for 50p rate

Shadow chancellor Chris Leslie says party will 'move on' from pushing for 50p top rate of tax Read More...

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$10bn fee boost belies issues faced by international networks
Accounting Firms

$10bn fee boost belies issues faced by international networks

9y Philip Smith.

$10bn fee boost belies issues faced by internation...

Increasing regulation, member firm defections and a fragile global economy have failed to halt international growth, find Philip Smith Read More...

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IPs predict rise in cross-border insolvencies
Business Recovery

IPs predict rise in cross-border insolvencies

9y Richard Crump , Writer

IPs predict rise in cross-border insolvencies

Insolvency practitioners expect to see a hike in cross-border insolvencies, research finds Read More...

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Taking Stock: Robespierre, the IASB, historical cost and fair value
Accounting Standards

Taking Stock: Robespierre, the IASB, historical cost and fair value

9y Taking Stock

Taking Stock: Robespierre, the IASB, historical co...

Unfortunately for Louis XVI, the Compte Rendu made pain fully clear where the priorities of the French state lay Read More...

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New Birmingham practice leader for Grant Thornton
People In Practice

New Birmingham practice leader for Grant Thornton

9y Beth Abel , Reporter

New Birmingham practice leader for Grant Thornton

David Hillan succeeds Dave Munton in leading Grant Thornton's Birmingham office Read More...

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Tyrie: OTS should be independent
Corporate Tax

Tyrie: OTS should be independent

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Tyrie: OTS should be independent

The Office of Tax Simplification should operate independently with support from HMRC and private sector secondees Read More...

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HMRC trials British Sign Language for deaf taxpayers
Personal Tax

HMRC trials British Sign Language for deaf taxpayers

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

HMRC trials British Sign Language for deaf taxpaye...

Deaf taxpayers will be able to discuss their tax issues by video link with British Sign Language interpreter under the trial Read More...

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Chester Zoo wins £1.3m VAT case
Corporate Tax

Chester Zoo wins £1.3m VAT case

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Chester Zoo wins £1.3m VAT case

North England Zoological Society can offset VAT against animal upkeep, first-tier tribunal rules Read More...

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A tailored governance approach best for SMEs, say ACCA
Accounting Standards

A tailored governance approach best for SMEs, say ACCA

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

A tailored governance approach best for SMEs, say ...

Choi says international institutions like ACCA need to play their part by campaigning for the cause of why corporate governance matters to SMEs Read M...

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IAPA recruits Stephen Hamlet as new CEO
People In Practice

IAPA recruits Stephen Hamlet as new CEO

9y Beth Abel , Reporter

IAPA recruits Stephen Hamlet as new CEO

Hamlet joins the association of independent accountancy/business advisory firms after six years with BKR International Read More...

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Aplin takes board role at the ICAEW
Accounting Standards

Aplin takes board role at the ICAEW

9y Kevin Reed , Writer

Aplin takes board role at the ICAEW

AC Mole & Sons partner takes influential role on the ICAEW's management team Read More...

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Accountancy fee funder Orchard to float on AIM
Corporate Finance

Accountancy fee funder Orchard to float on AIM

9y Richard Crump , Writer

Accountancy fee funder Orchard to float on AIM

Financing counterparty to firms, Orchard Funding Group, plans AIM listing Read More...

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Interview: Duff & Phelps on valuation opportunities from audit change
Accounting Firms

Interview: Duff & Phelps on valuation opportunities from audit change

9y Richard Crump , Writer

Interview: Duff & Phelps on valuation opportunitie...

Yann Magnan, European head of Duff & Phelps’ valuations business, on why audit reform has provided new valuation opportunities for the insolvency spec...

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