MHA MacIntyre Hudson merges with Shoesmiths
Accounting Firms

MHA MacIntyre Hudson merges with Shoesmiths

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

MHA MacIntyre Hudson merges with Shoesmiths

Shoesmith partner Elaine Shoesmith and five staff will relocate to MHA MacIntyre Hudson’s Rutland House offices Read More...

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Francis Clark joins PKF international network
Accounting Firms

Francis Clark joins PKF international network

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Francis Clark joins PKF international network

FRANCIS Clark, one of the largest accountancy outfits in the South West, has joined the PKF international network. The Top 25 firm will rebrand to PKF...

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RSM promotes a record 19 new partners
Accounting Firms

RSM promotes a record 19 new partners

9y Richard Crump , Writer

RSM promotes a record 19 new partners

RSM promotes 19 new partners around the UK Read More...

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CIMA outlines contributors to bad decision making in business
Accounting Standards

CIMA outlines contributors to bad decision making in business

9y Richard Crump , Writer

CIMA outlines contributors to bad decision making ...

Information overload, excessive bureaucracy, lack of trust and incentives that aren’t aligned with goals cited as contributors to poor decision making...

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New partners at James Cowper Kreston
Accounting Firms

New partners at James Cowper Kreston

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

New partners at James Cowper Kreston

Private client director Stephen Barratt is elevated to partner, as is business tax director Alex Nicholson Read More...

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KPMG administrators appointed to Trod Limited
Accounting Firms

KPMG administrators appointed to Trod Limited

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

KPMG administrators appointed to Trod Limited

The Big Four firm has vowed to co-operate with the FBI and any other “relevant authorities with regards to any requests they make” Read More...

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The Practitioner: Tidy desks could lead to tidy processes
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The Practitioner: Tidy desks could lead to tidy processes

9y The Practitioner

The Practitioner: Tidy desks could lead to tidy pr...

As The Practitioner thinks about implementing new systems to tidy up client workflow and acquisition; tidying up the office seems to be part of the pr...

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Small businesses turn to accountants over lawyers
Accounting Firms

Small businesses turn to accountants over lawyers

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Small businesses turn to accountants over lawyers

Small businesses would rather turn to their accountant than risk high costs of using legal professionals, Federation of Small Businesses says Read Mor...

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HMRC confirms agreement to exit £10bn Aspire IT contract
Corporate Tax

HMRC confirms agreement to exit £10bn Aspire IT contract

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

HMRC confirms agreement to exit £10bn Aspire IT co...

HMRC arranges final agreement in ending its Aspire IT contract with Capgemini and Fujitsu Read More...

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Beales future secured after landlords back CVA
Accounting Firms

Beales future secured after landlords back CVA

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Beales future secured after landlords back CVA

Some 93% of creditors voted in favour of cutting rents – well above the 75% threshold needed to carry it through Read More...

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Trio of accountancy firms scoop social mobility gongs
Accounting Firms

Trio of accountancy firms scoop social mobility gongs

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Trio of accountancy firms scoop social mobility go...

Government standard recognises employers who are leading the way in opening up the world of work to young people from all backgrounds Read More...

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PwC confirms candidates for UK chairman election
Accounting Firms

PwC confirms candidates for UK chairman election

9y Richard Crump , Writer

PwC confirms candidates for UK chairman election

PwC nominates four partners as successor to Ian Powell Read More...

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Begbies Traynor forms pact with CICM
Business Recovery

Begbies Traynor forms pact with CICM

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Begbies Traynor forms pact with CICM

INSOLVENCY outfit Begbies Traynor has signed an agreement with the Chartered Institute of Credit Management (CICM) to become one of its new corporate ...

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FRC confirms KPMG-HBOS report to be released ‘in spring’
Audit

FRC confirms KPMG-HBOS report to be released ‘in spring’

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

FRC confirms KPMG-HBOS report to be released ‘in s...

FRC tells Conservative MP Andrew Tyrie full report into KPMG's audit of HBOS can be expected in the spring Read More...

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ACCA identifies ‘massive’ talent challenges in global finance functions
Accounting Standards

ACCA identifies ‘massive’ talent challenges in global finance functions

9y Richard Crump , Writer

ACCA identifies ‘massive’ talent challenges in glo...

COMPANIES are failing to establish career paths that encompass the whole of finance, according to a report from ACCA. According to the report, retaine...

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Scott-Moncrieff merges with Ogilvie and Company
Accounting Firms

Scott-Moncrieff merges with Ogilvie and Company

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Scott-Moncrieff merges with Ogilvie and Company

Merger to take effect from 1 May under the Scott-Moncrieff brand Read More...

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HMRC ups tax take from SMEs by £470m last year
Accounting Firms

HMRC ups tax take from SMEs by £470m last year

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

HMRC ups tax take from SMEs by £470m last year

Tax take from inquiries into large businesses fell by 13%, from £4bn to £3.5bn, in the year end March 312014-15, UHY Hacker Young finds Read More...

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An 'incomprehensible and contradictory' Budget
Accounting Firms

An 'incomprehensible and contradictory' Budget

9y Richard Crump , Writer

An 'incomprehensible and contradictory' Budget

George Osborne's Budget on 16 March had no discernible theme, write Robert Maas Read More...

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Profession tight lipped over Brexit stance
Accounting Standards

Profession tight lipped over Brexit stance

9y Accountancy Age

Profession tight lipped over Brexit stance

Key British accounting associations shy away from taking stance over Brexit, finds Keith Nuthall Read More...

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ESMA: More than 20% of issuers made disclosure errors in 2015
Accounting Standards

ESMA: More than 20% of issuers made disclosure errors in 2015

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

ESMA: More than 20% of issuers made disclosure err...

In all, enforcement action was taken against 40 issuers over problems in the disclosure of assumptions and judgements, the European Securities and Mar...

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Scottish insolvency laws combined
Business Recovery

Scottish insolvency laws combined

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Scottish insolvency laws combined

The motion signals the completion of the parliamentary process and it is expected to come into force towards the end of 2016 Read More...

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‘Ten years’ to see fruits of mandatory rotation – Non-Big Four auditors
Audit

‘Ten years’ to see fruits of mandatory rotation – Non-Big Four auditors

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

‘Ten years’ to see fruits of mandatory rotation – ...

Claims audit rotation reinforces the Big Four's market position are premature, according to senior Top Ten audit partners Read More...

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ACCA: Audit must evolve or die
Audit

ACCA: Audit must evolve or die

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

ACCA: Audit must evolve or die

The perceived value of audit varies wildly between established and developing markets, ACCA report finds Read More...

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Creditors throw CVA lifeline to BHS
Business Recovery

Creditors throw CVA lifeline to BHS

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Creditors throw CVA lifeline to BHS

The lifeline now looks set to protect the majority of its 10,000 staff working across its 164-strong store portfolio Read More...

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HMRC confused over lorry driver tax allowance, trade group claims
Accounting Firms

HMRC confused over lorry driver tax allowance, trade group claims

9y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

HMRC confused over lorry driver tax allowance, tra...

Taxman has failed to remove wrong information on its website over lorry drivers paying an overnight subsistence allowance Read More...

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Cloud accounting platform introduces bulk payroll feature
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Cloud accounting platform introduces bulk payroll feature

9y Fraser Simpson

Cloud accounting platform introduces bulk payroll ...

ACCOUNTANCY SOFTWARE group FreeAgent claims its new bulk payroll platform will allow accountants to cut through bundles of red tape and save hours of ...

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US report slams OECD and BEPS initiative
Corporate Tax

US report slams OECD and BEPS initiative

9y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

US report slams OECD and BEPS initiative

Document claims that US corporate tax system is broken, and labels BEPS initiative as “costly and ineffective” Read More...

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