PwC lands Headlam audit
Accounting Firms

PwC lands Headlam audit

10y Richard Crump , Writer

PwC lands Headlam audit

PwC supplants KPMG as auditors of European floorcoverings distributor Headlam Read More...

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Adverse findings should provide impetus for enhancing value of audits derived by investors
Audit

Adverse findings should provide impetus for enhancing value of audits deriv...

10y Accountancy Age

Adverse findings should provide impetus for enhanc...

Scope and communication of value provided by audit must evolve if it is to serve the needs of investors Read More...

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Cumbrian accounting firms defiant in face of floods
Accounting Firms

Cumbrian accounting firms defiant in face of floods

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Cumbrian accounting firms defiant in face of flood...

'The Cumbrian psyche is very self-reliant and there's a good community spirit', say advisers Read More...

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Advisers warn of employer headache as Scots income tax looms
Business Regulation

Advisers warn of employer headache as Scots income tax looms

10y Kevin Reed , Writer

Advisers warn of employer headache as Scots income...

Payroll IT and processes need yet another update, as Scottish income tax rates will come into force from April 2016, warn advisers Read More...

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PwC appointed as auditor to probe Vatican finances
Accounting Firms

PwC appointed as auditor to probe Vatican finances

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

PwC appointed as auditor to probe Vatican finances

Pope's bid to clean up the Vatican's finances sees the appointment of PwC as external auditor Read More...

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Accountant Lunn convicted of tax fraud
People In Practice

Accountant Lunn convicted of tax fraud

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Accountant Lunn convicted of tax fraud

Dennis Christopher Carter Lunn, known as 'Christopher', inflated fees and used fraudulent trading losses in order to evade tax Read More...

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Friday Afternoon Live: Merger frenzy and RSM's numbers
Accounting Firms

Friday Afternoon Live: Merger frenzy and RSM's numbers

10y Accountancy Age

Friday Afternoon Live: Merger frenzy and RSM's num...

Kevin Reed discusses the week's news Read More...

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FRC beefs up executive zeal with key management changes
Audit

FRC beefs up executive zeal with key management changes

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

FRC beefs up executive zeal with key management ch...

New structure will fuse responsibilities and harness resources to deliver the watchdog's primary objectives Read More...

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Scandal-mired FIFA proposes improved governance goals
Audit

Scandal-mired FIFA proposes improved governance goals

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Scandal-mired FIFA proposes improved governance go...

The proposals will be voted on at the FIFA congress in February Read More...

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Finance sector contributes £66bn in taxes
Corporate Tax

Finance sector contributes £66bn in taxes

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Finance sector contributes £66bn in taxes

Financial services' contribution back to pre-financial crisis levels Read More...

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Deloitte ditched as Balfour Beatty and SEGRO pick new auditors
Accounting Firms

Deloitte ditched as Balfour Beatty and SEGRO pick new auditors

10y Kevin Reed , Writer

Deloitte ditched as Balfour Beatty and SEGRO pick ...

PwC and KPMG pick up SEGRO and Balfour Beatty audits respectively, from incumbent Deloitte Read More...

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Best Practice: RNF Advisory's Filippa Connor and Ruth Duncan
Accounting Firms

Best Practice: RNF Advisory's Filippa Connor and Ruth Duncan

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Best Practice: RNF Advisory's Filippa Connor and R...

Filippa Connor and Ruth Duncan tell Accountancy Age about building a specialist insolvency practice in the crucible of the worst market conditions sin...

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Sage announces 6% growth as it releases annual results
Technology

Sage announces 6% growth as it releases annual results

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Sage announces 6% growth as it releases annual res...

Accounting software business hits revenues of £1.4bn Read More...

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Financial carelessness is harming startup growth, finds KPMG
Accounting Firms

Financial carelessness is harming startup growth, finds KPMG

10y Fraser Simpson

Financial carelessness is harming startup growth, ...

For businesses that are less than a year old, KPMG finds that they are relying on management accounts that are, on average, four months out of date Re...

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RSM revenues hit £292m
Accounting Firms

RSM revenues hit £292m

10y Richard Crump , Writer

RSM revenues hit £292m

First set of accounts to be published since Baker Tilly rebranded as RSM reflect a full year's contribution of former Tenon business Read More...

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Ingenious film tax scheme investors win appeal right against HMRC
Corporate Tax

Ingenious film tax scheme investors win appeal right against HMRC

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Ingenious film tax scheme investors win appeal rig...

Investors in Ingenious Media film schemes to appeal summer ruling over accelerated payments and partner payments notices Read More...

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Extended auditor reports restoring trust in audit in post-HBOS world
Accounting Firms

Extended auditor reports restoring trust in audit in post-HBOS world

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Extended auditor reports restoring trust in audit ...

Eight years after the failure of HBOS, the discipline of audit - and its real value to investors - continues to fuel debate, finds Chris Warmoll Read ...

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Rangers oldco liquidators seek to appeal EBT tax case
Personal Tax

Rangers oldco liquidators seek to appeal EBT tax case

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Rangers oldco liquidators seek to appeal EBT tax c...

Joint BDO liquidators apply to Court of Session's Inner House to appeal decision at Supreme Court Read More...

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The Practitioner: My firm, and HMRC, need to break bad habits
Accounting Firms

The Practitioner: My firm, and HMRC, need to break bad habits

10y The Practitioner

The Practitioner: My firm, and HMRC, need to break...

The Practitioner talks of changing their staff's mindset, while wondering if new 'super centres' will achieve the same for HMRC Read More...

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Accountants' soft skills gap costs them thousands of pounds
People Business

Accountants' soft skills gap costs them thousands of pounds

10y Kevin Reed , Writer

Accountants' soft skills gap costs them thousands ...

Accountants miss out on nearly £5,000 each, as lack of soft skills and comumnication training affects their careers Read More...

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Colin: Red box, red book
Politics

Colin: Red box, red book

10y Taking Stock

Colin: Red box, red book

Colin was as astonished as anyone after the shadow chancellor quoted Chairman Mao at the dispatch box Read More...

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Cameron under pressure to hit tax avoidance in British overseas territories
Corporate Tax

Cameron under pressure to hit tax avoidance in British overseas territories

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Cameron under pressure to hit tax avoidance in Bri...

Prime minister pressed to renew tax avoidance crackdown in British overseas territories Read More...

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Uptick in mergers sees number of accountancy firms fall
Accounting Firms

Uptick in mergers sees number of accountancy firms fall

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Uptick in mergers sees number of accountancy firms...

The rate of consolidation - down 41% since 2002 - is now beginning to accelerate again following a slowdown since 2010, says LDF Read More...

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Friday Afternoon Live: Tony Lomas at the BAAs & Autumn Statement
People In Practice

Friday Afternoon Live: Tony Lomas at the BAAs & Autumn Statement

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Friday Afternoon Live: Tony Lomas at the BAAs & Au...

Richard Crump discuses the Autumn Statement and the British Accountancy Awards Read More...

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Chancellor delivers 'Osborneomics'
Accounting Firms

Chancellor delivers 'Osborneomics'

10y Accountancy Age

Chancellor delivers 'Osborneomics'

Carter Backer Winter tax partner Robert Maas assesses the chancellor's work in the Autumn Statement 2015 Read More...

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Colin: Osborne's raw deal
Corporate Tax

Colin: Osborne's raw deal

10y Taking Stock

Colin: Osborne's raw deal

Colin enjoyed the irony in Autumn Statement and Black Friday coinciding Read More...

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Four KPMG partners arrested in tax evasion investigation
People In Practice

Four KPMG partners arrested in tax evasion investigation

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Four KPMG partners arrested in tax evasion investi...

Four of KPMG's most senior partners in Northern Ireland arrested as part of a tax evasion investigation Read More...

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