KPMG to deliver Royal Mail audit
Audit

KPMG to deliver Royal Mail audit

12y Richard Crump , Writer

KPMG to deliver Royal Mail audit

Newly-privatised postal company ends 27-year audit relationship with EY Read More...

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HMRC turns to psychologists to inspire guilt in taxpayers
Personal Tax

HMRC turns to psychologists to inspire guilt in taxpayers

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

HMRC turns to psychologists to inspire guilt in ta...

Psychologists help HMRC draft letters to taxpayers in arrears to drive up yield Read More...

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Grant Thornton ups partner profits as firm clears £500m
Accounting Firms

Grant Thornton ups partner profits as firm clears £500m

12y Kevin Reed , Writer

Grant Thornton ups partner profits as firm clears ...

GT passes £500m in revenues a year earlier than predicted, as public sector investment bears fruit Read More...

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LGA creates new company to fill Audit Commission’s demise
Audit

LGA creates new company to fill Audit Commission’s demise

12y Chris Warmoll , Writer

LGA creates new company to fill Audit Commission’s...

Local Government Association sets up independent company in preparation for the closure of the Audit Commission in March 2015 Read More...

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Larking Gowen completes merger with medical specialist
Accounting Firms

Larking Gowen completes merger with medical specialist

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Larking Gowen completes merger with medical specia...

Larking Gowen confirms merger with Colchester-based medical accountants Hubbard Lloyd Read More...

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Big Four firms pick up two more audits
Audit

Big Four firms pick up two more audits

12y Kevin Reed , Writer

Big Four firms pick up two more audits

Safestore swaps PwC for Deloitte, while Coms picks KPMG following Jeffreys Henry term Read More...

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ACCA appoints Harbinson global president
Accounting Standards

ACCA appoints Harbinson global president

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

ACCA appoints Harbinson global president

Northern Ireland director of safer communities Anthony Harbinson becomes ACCA global president Read More...

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Taking Stock: Assassin’s creed – accountancy style
People In Practice

Taking Stock: Assassin’s creed – accountancy style

12y Taking Stock

Taking Stock: Assassin’s creed – accountancy style

Accountants are tailor made to be portrayed as trained killers. Who knew? Read More...

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Auto-enrolment: Know the workforce - assessing workers
Business Regulation

Auto-enrolment: Know the workforce - assessing workers

12y Accountancy Age

Auto-enrolment: Know the workforce - assessing wor...

Who 'works' for a business? A simple question, but one that requires careful consideration as far as meeting auto-enrolment requirements are concerned...

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Colin: Two things in life were guaranteed...
Personal Tax

Colin: Two things in life were guaranteed...

12y Taking Stock

Colin: Two things in life were guaranteed...

... but now no more, Colin notes Read More...

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Kreston welcomes Glasgow accountancy firm into network
Accounting Firms

Kreston welcomes Glasgow accountancy firm into network

12y Richard Crump , Writer

Kreston welcomes Glasgow accountancy firm into net...

Consilium Chartered Accountants joins Kreston International Read More...

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Best Practice: Baker Tilly’s Laurence Longe
Accounting Firms

Best Practice: Baker Tilly’s Laurence Longe

12y Richard Crump , Writer

Best Practice: Baker Tilly’s Laurence Longe

Laurence Longe talks life for Baker Tilly 12 months on from RSM Tenon deal Read More...

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Cashflow concerns see ICAEW Council vote down 'subs-by-instalments'
Accounting Standards

Cashflow concerns see ICAEW Council vote down 'subs-by-instalments'

12y Kevin Reed , Writer

Cashflow concerns see ICAEW Council vote down 'sub...

Institute votes against creating a direct debit scheme for members to pay their subscription in instalments Read More...

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EY UK partner profit jumps 11.7%
Accounting Firms

EY UK partner profit jumps 11.7%

12y Chris Warmoll , Writer

EY UK partner profit jumps 11.7%

Advisory and transactions boost EY's numbers through 2013/14 Read More...

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Cameron pledges tax cuts if re-elected in 2015
Personal Tax

Cameron pledges tax cuts if re-elected in 2015

12y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Cameron pledges tax cuts if re-elected in 2015

Upping the 10p and 40p rate to new thresholds on the cards if Conservatives re-elected Read More...

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Pay £1.6m or another decade in jail, ex-ATT president warned
Corporate Tax

Pay £1.6m or another decade in jail, ex-ATT president warned

12y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Pay £1.6m or another decade in jail, ex-ATT presid...

Former ATT president Andrew Meeson must repay £1.6m over a £5m pension tax fraud, or face a further ten years in jail Read More...

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Taking Stock: ICAEW Council takes a wee break
Accounting Standards

Taking Stock: ICAEW Council takes a wee break

12y Taking Stock

Taking Stock: ICAEW Council takes a wee break

ICAEW Council meetings taking an uncomfortably long time to get through, TS notes Read More...

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Former Rangers owner Whyte in 15-year directorship ban
Business Recovery

Former Rangers owner Whyte in 15-year directorship ban

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Former Rangers owner Whyte in 15-year directorship...

Craig Whyte banned from holding company directorships after the Insolvency Service holds he acted without consultation with fellow directors Read More...

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60,000 new staff help boost EY global revenues to £17bn
Accounting Firms

60,000 new staff help boost EY global revenues to £17bn

12y Chris Warmoll , Writer

60,000 new staff help boost EY global revenues to ...

Emerging markets and advisory services boost EY's 2014 performance Read More...

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Wilkins Kennedy defence 'misplaced', claims Harlequin in $68m dispute
Accounting Firms

Wilkins Kennedy defence 'misplaced', claims Harlequin in $68m dispute

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Wilkins Kennedy defence 'misplaced', claims Harleq...

Top 20 firm's former client claims key element of defence is "misplaced" in final filing before hearing Read More...

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KPMG awarded multi-disciplinary licence
Accounting Firms

KPMG awarded multi-disciplinary licence

12y Kevin Reed , Writer

KPMG awarded multi-disciplinary licence

First Big Four firm to be awarded an alternative business structure licence by the Solicitors' Regulation Authority; but firm will not set up a separa...

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KPMG staff offered ‘leg up' mortgage ladder
Accounting Firms

KPMG staff offered ‘leg up' mortgage ladder

12y Chris Warmoll , Writer

KPMG staff offered ‘leg up' mortgage ladder

KPMG staff offered preferential rates to secure a mortgage Read More...

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HMRC gains pay packet tax debt collection powers
Personal Tax

HMRC gains pay packet tax debt collection powers

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

HMRC gains pay packet tax debt collection powers

High earners with large tax debts face PAYE deductions of up to £17,000 a year under new powers Read More...

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FRC closes investigation into conduct of EY
Accounting Firms

FRC closes investigation into conduct of EY

12y Richard Crump , Writer

FRC closes investigation into conduct of EY

Investigation into conduct and a former ICAEW member scrapped by FRC Read More...

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KPMG called in to review project controls at Balfour Beatty
Company News

KPMG called in to review project controls at Balfour Beatty

12y Kevin Reed , Writer

KPMG called in to review project controls at Balfo...

Big Four firm called in as Balfour Beatty's UK construction services division sees margins eroded Read More...

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Begbies warns of challenging year ahead
Accounting Firms

Begbies warns of challenging year ahead

12y Richard Crump , Writer

Begbies warns of challenging year ahead

Begbies braced for difficult year as it continues to suffer from lower levels of corporate insolvencies Read More...

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Best Practice: BKL’s Jeff Hartstone and Myfanwy Neville
People In Practice

Best Practice: BKL’s Jeff Hartstone and Myfanwy Neville

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Best Practice: BKL’s Jeff Hartstone and Myfanwy Ne...

BKL managing parter Jeff Hartstone and partner Myfanwy Neville talk through the firm's ambitions and its changing face Read More...

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