Taxman on the brink of a new crack-down
Personal Tax

Taxman on the brink of a new crack-down

15y Accountancy Age

Taxman on the brink of a new crack-down

HMRC's renewed attention to offshore accounts seems inevitable and means advisers need to ask the right questions now of their clients Read More...

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Deloitte sells CorpSmart to Thomson Reuters
Corporate Tax

Deloitte sells CorpSmart to Thomson Reuters

15y Rachael Singh

Deloitte sells CorpSmart to Thomson Reuters

Parent company of Digita and Onesource Thomson Reuters buys South African tax software from Deloitte Read More...

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Has Time to Pay been shown the backdoor?
Business Recovery

Has Time to Pay been shown the backdoor?

15y Rachael Singh

Has Time to Pay been shown the backdoor?

What really lies beneath HMRC's decision to stop publishing Time to Pay statistical reports? Read More...

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Ex-Mazars partners settle legal battle with former firm
Accounting Firms

Ex-Mazars partners settle legal battle with former firm

15y Rachael Singh

Ex-Mazars partners settle legal battle with former...

Three former Mazars partners have settled all legal matters with their former firm for an undisclosed sum, with no admission of liability by any parti...

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Insurers fear volatility of IFRS 'black hole'
Accounting Standards

Insurers fear volatility of IFRS 'black hole'

15y Rose Orlik

Insurers fear volatility of IFRS 'black hole'

Insurers have branded phase II of IFRS as creating unnecessary volatility Read More...

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Japanese manufacturers 'need more time' for IFRS switch
Accounting Standards

Japanese manufacturers 'need more time' for IFRS switch

15y Rose Orlik

Japanese manufacturers 'need more time' for IFRS s...

Japanese manufacturers say the move to IFRS is burdensome for asset-rich companies and they need more time Read More...

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Commercial property accounting – a law unto itself?
Accounting Standards

Commercial property accounting – a law unto itself?

15y Rose Orlik

Commercial property accounting – a law unto itself...

A new code of practice covers accounting for service charges in commercial property, but some say it doesn’t go far enough Read More...

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Service charges accounting in focus
Accounting Standards

Service charges accounting in focus

15y Rose Orlik

Service charges accounting in focus

Rics and academics from Kingston University are considering whether greater regulation is needed in service charge accounting Read More...

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Director involvement in fraud climbs
People Business

Director involvement in fraud climbs

15y Tom Metcalf

Director involvement in fraud climbs

Company bosses now responsible for a fifth of company frauds, a KPMG reveals Read More...

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E&Y: Speak now to keep reduced disclosure option
Accounting Standards

E&Y: Speak now to keep reduced disclosure option

15y Rose Orlik

E&Y: Speak now to keep reduced disclosure opti...

E&Y calls on stakeholders to contribute as standard setters re-think financial reporting requirements Read More...

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Ex-Northern Rock FD to set up consulting business
People Business

Ex-Northern Rock FD to set up consulting business

15y Thomas Metcalf

Ex-Northern Rock FD to set up consulting business

Collapsed bank Northern Rock's former finance director David Jones is setting up an advisory business Read More...

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Tax Health Plan helplines were "overloaded"
Personal Tax

Tax Health Plan helplines were "overloaded"

15y Jaimie Kaffash

Tax Health Plan helplines were "overloaded"

The second phase of the Tax Health Plan has begun, but the helplines were being staffed by one person to deal with 100 to 200 calls Read More...

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Accountancy students broaden skills
Accounting Firms

Accountancy students broaden skills

15y Rose Orlik

Accountancy students broaden skills

Accountancy students may be developing a wider skill set in response to changing demands following the credit crisis Read More...

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Equity in PFI projects "being moved offshore"
Corporate Tax

Equity in PFI projects "being moved offshore"

15y Jaimie Kaffash

Equity in PFI projects "being moved offshore"

A report by the European Services Strategy Unit has said that Private Finance Initiative companies are moving their equity to tax havens Read More...

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CCW overtakes Mazars in Hemscott rankings
Accounting Firms

CCW overtakes Mazars in Hemscott rankings

15y Rachael Singh

CCW overtakes Mazars in Hemscott rankings

Crowe Clark Whitehill has won four audits pushing it past Mazars on the Hemscott ranking table Read More...

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‘Low cost’ Messrs Shipleys win Worthington audit
Audit

‘Low cost’ Messrs Shipleys win Worthington audit

15y Rose Orlik

‘Low cost’ Messrs Shipleys win Worthington audit

Worthington Group awarded Messrs Shipleys its audit over UHY due to cost considerations Read More...

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Carbon accounting – beyond greenwash
Accounting Standards

Carbon accounting – beyond greenwash

15y Accountancy Age

Carbon accounting – beyond greenwash

The new environmental reporting regimes are adding to administrative overheads while threatening to expose those merely paying lip service to “green” ...

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Busy week for the IASB
Accounting Standards

Busy week for the IASB

15y Rose Orlik

Busy week for the IASB

The IASB has had a busy week, with updated standards and reports abounding Read More...

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Taking the residency test out of the courtroom
Personal Tax

Taking the residency test out of the courtroom

15y Jaimie Kaffash

Taking the residency test out of the courtroom

There will be losers, and it may be a headache for some, but the statutory residency test achieves its goal of providing certainty out of the courtroo...

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ICAEW needs to brush up on maths
Accounting Standards

ICAEW needs to brush up on maths

15y Taking Stock

ICAEW needs to brush up on maths

Institute event shows 101% of people voted in a delegate poll Read More...

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Proportionate liability 'essential' for audit reform
Audit

Proportionate liability 'essential' for audit reform

15y Rose Orlik

Proportionate liability 'essential' for audit refo...

Proportionate liability is a crucial link in the chain to audit reform, ACCA has claimed Read More...

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Increased remittance charge 'symbolic', advisors say
Personal Tax

Increased remittance charge 'symbolic', advisors say

15y Jaimie Kaffash

Increased remittance charge 'symbolic', advisors s...

The increased remittance charge for long-term resident non-doms is unlikely to bring in significant revenue, advisers say Read More...

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Advisors hail generous non-doms investment reforms
Personal Tax

Advisors hail generous non-doms investment reforms

15y Jaimie Kaffash

Advisors hail generous non-doms investment reforms

Details of the reforms to the investment rules for non-doms are a "positive step", advisors say Read More...

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Like clockwork: automating internal controls
Audit

Like clockwork: automating internal controls

15y Accountancy Age

Like clockwork: automating internal controls

Marc Jackson argues that more automation makes for better internal audit Read More...

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IFRS doubters stung by government audit report verdict
Accounting Standards

IFRS doubters stung by government audit report verdict

15y Rose Orlik

IFRS doubters stung by government audit report ver...

IFRS critics have attacked the government's response to the Lords' audit report, which dismissed claims that IFRS lacks prudence Read More...

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RBS ignores accusations of accounting shortfall
Accounting Standards

RBS ignores accusations of accounting shortfall

15y Rose Orlik

RBS ignores accusations of accounting shortfall

RBS declined to respond to a letter warning poor accounting was distorting its profits Read More...

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HMRC to stop publishing Time to Pay statistics
Business Recovery

HMRC to stop publishing Time to Pay statistics

15y Rachael Singh

HMRC to stop publishing Time to Pay statistics

July to be the last publication of tax deferral data Time to Pay Read More...

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