Friday Afternoon Live: KPMG's bad month and Tyrie's FRC criticism
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Friday Afternoon Live: KPMG's bad month and Tyrie's FRC criticism

10y Accountancy Age

Friday Afternoon Live: KPMG's bad month and Tyrie'...

Kevin Reed rounds up the week's news Read More...

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IASB postpones accounting changes for associates and joint ventures
Accounting Standards

IASB postpones accounting changes for associates and joint ventures

10y Richard Crump , Writer

IASB postpones accounting changes for associates a...

Postponement applies to changes introduced by the IASB in 2014 through narrow-scope amendments to IFRS 10 and IAS 28 Read More...

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KPMG partners hit with £90,000 pay cut
Accounting Firms

KPMG partners hit with £90,000 pay cut

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

KPMG partners hit with £90,000 pay cut

Fall in partner remuneration down to investment and fall in advisory services' performance Read More...

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Year Ahead Q&A: NWN Blue Squared's Nick Lawrence extols audit agility
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Year Ahead Q&A: NWN Blue Squared's Nick Lawrence extols audit agility

10y Accountancy Age

Year Ahead Q&A: NWN Blue Squared's Nick Lawren...

With 2016 fast approaching, Accountancy Age takes the temperature of the profession's hopes and fears ahead of the new year with this Q&A mini-ser...

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ICAEW mulls options to expand its legal services licensing
Accounting Standards

ICAEW mulls options to expand its legal services licensing

10y Kevin Reed , Writer

ICAEW mulls options to expand its legal services l...

Institute considers plan to expands its legal services licensing beyond probate/ABSs Read More...

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NAO: Tax fraud costs £16bn per year
Corporate Tax

NAO: Tax fraud costs £16bn per year

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

NAO: Tax fraud costs £16bn per year

HMRC needs to better prioritise the cases in which it pursues criminal investigation, the National Audit Office found in its latest report Read More...

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Holyrood to rule out income tax increases despite new powers
Corporate Tax

Holyrood to rule out income tax increases despite new powers

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Holyrood to rule out income tax increases despite ...

Swinney set to eschew tax rises in Scotland as new powers come in Read More...

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Taking Stock: Spotting accounting flaws is child’s play
Audit

Taking Stock: Spotting accounting flaws is child’s play

10y Taking Stock

Taking Stock: Spotting accounting flaws is child’s...

A secondary school student in Barcelona, spotted discrepancies in Abengoa accounts - apparently overlooked by auditors Deloitte Read More...

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Tyrie "flabbergasted" by FRC failure to investigate HBOS audit failings
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Tyrie "flabbergasted" by FRC failure to investigate HBOS audit failings

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Tyrie "flabbergasted" by FRC failure to investigat...

Tyrie's exasperation expressed after he hears from two specialist advisers appointed to probe the bank's fall from grace Read More...

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Year Ahead Q&A: BDO chief targets FTSE 350 tax market
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Year Ahead Q&A: BDO chief targets FTSE 350 tax market

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Year Ahead Q&A: BDO chief targets FTSE 350 tax...

In the first of a series of managing partner Q&As, Simon Michaels says BDO wants to gain share in the FTSE 350 tax advisory market Read More...

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BDO gives mixed assessment on audit committee reports
Audit

BDO gives mixed assessment on audit committee reports

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

BDO gives mixed assessment on audit committee repo...

Average number of meetings held by audit committees continues to creep up, as does the proportion of female committee members Read More...

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HMRC targeting high street accountants with 'aggressive' nudge letters
Administration

HMRC targeting high street accountants with 'aggressive' nudge letters

10y Richard Crump , Writer

HMRC targeting high street accountants with 'aggre...

High Steet accountants hit with 'aggressive' letters from the taxman warning of tax avoidance suspicions Read More...

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Advisers outline fears as HMRC gets digital
Administration

Advisers outline fears as HMRC gets digital

10y Fraser Simpson

Advisers outline fears as HMRC gets digital

Practitioners sceptical over HMRC's ability to deliver a fully digital tax system by 2020, finds Fraser Simpson Read More...

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MP queries possible conflict of interest over ex PwC partner watchdog role
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MP queries possible conflict of interest over ex PwC partner watchdog role

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

MP queries possible conflict of interest over ex P...

PwC, where Care Quality Commission chair Peter Wyman spent over 40 years, is also the internal auditor of CQC Read More...

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Tyrie reiterates call for FRC to probe KPMG over HBOS
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Tyrie reiterates call for FRC to probe KPMG over HBOS

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Tyrie reiterates call for FRC to probe KPMG over H...

MP continues to press Stephen Haddrill to reconsider case for a probe into KPMG's auditing of HBOS Read More...

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'Live' online tax accounts set to kick off
Corporate Tax

'Live' online tax accounts set to kick off

10y Kevin Reed , Writer

'Live' online tax accounts set to kick off

Taxpayers will be able to have a 'web chat' with HMRC from later in the month, as a more real-time tax system is set to be launched Read More...

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Friday Afternoon Live: Bolton Wanderers' winding up petition and Storm Desmond
Business Recovery

Friday Afternoon Live: Bolton Wanderers' winding up petition and Storm Desm...

10y Accountancy Age

Friday Afternoon Live: Bolton Wanderers' winding u...

Kevin Reed rounds up the week's news Read More...

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Amendments to FRS 101 and FRS 103 proposed by FRC
Accounting Standards

Amendments to FRS 101 and FRS 103 proposed by FRC

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Amendments to FRS 101 and FRS 103 proposed by FRC

Amendments aim to ensure FRS 101 continues to be cost-effective as IFRS, changes while FRED 64 proposes amendments to FRS 103 Insurance Contracts Read...

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'Starsuckers' film tax scheme sees tax adviser jailed
Personal Tax

'Starsuckers' film tax scheme sees tax adviser jailed

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

'Starsuckers' film tax scheme sees tax adviser jai...

Trio of City traders and accountant guilty of cheating HMRC after their involvement in film 'Starsuckers' Read More...

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Bolton in "critical financial position" as taxman petitions for winding up
Corporate Finance

Bolton in "critical financial position" as taxman petitions for winding up

10y Kevin Reed , Writer

Bolton in "critical financial position" as taxman ...

Restructuring expert and Bolton Wanderers owner Trevor Birch pushes for sale and fundraising as HMRC petitions for winding up order Read More...

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Former ICAS president to lead new ethics drive
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Former ICAS president to lead new ethics drive

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Former ICAS president to lead new ethics drive

Norman Murray will chair the new ICAS ethics board Read More...

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IASB plans temporary IFRS reliefs for insurers
Accounting Standards

IASB plans temporary IFRS reliefs for insurers

10y Richard Crump , Writer

IASB plans temporary IFRS reliefs for insurers

IASB proposes changes to provide temporary reliefs for insurers to address consequences of the different effective dates of the IFRS 9 and IFRS 4 Read...

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Ex-KPMG techie joins Deloitte as financial services partner
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Ex-KPMG techie joins Deloitte as financial services partner

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Ex-KPMG techie joins Deloitte as financial service...

Lees will advise general insurance and retail bankers on how to better use new technology and digital strategies Read More...

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Colin: Overseeing the Holy See
Audit

Colin: Overseeing the Holy See

10y Taking Stock

Colin: Overseeing the Holy See

Colin couldn't help but wonder what it's like keeping God's representatives on Earth in check Read More...

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BDO International celebrates buoyant global results
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BDO International celebrates buoyant global results

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

BDO International celebrates buoyant global result...

Its star regional performer is BDO USA which enjoyed a 29% upswing in revenues to take it over $1bn. Read More...

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Begbies Traynor profits slump amid challenging market conditions
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Begbies Traynor profits slump amid challenging market conditions

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Begbies Traynor profits slump amid challenging mar...

Pre-tax profits at Begbies Traynor slump to£600,000 from £1.5m in the the six months ended 31 October 2015 Read More...

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Institutes call for reliefs and extensions to help flood victims
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Institutes call for reliefs and extensions to help flood victims

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Institutes call for reliefs and extensions to help...

ICAEW and ATT both call for allowances to be made for the victims of Storm Desmond Read More...

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