PwC flying high after retaining easyjet audit despite 10-way tender
Audit

PwC flying high after retaining easyjet audit despite 10-way tender

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

PwC flying high after retaining easyjet audit desp...

The re-appointment of the Big Four firm will be recommended to shareholders for approval at its AGM in February 2016 Read More...

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BHP and Clough recovery teams complete tie up
Accounting Firms

BHP and Clough recovery teams complete tie up

10y Richard Crump , Writer

BHP and Clough recovery teams complete tie up

Recovery arms of BHP and Clough & Company complete independent merger following tie-up between parent firms Read More...

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Six arrests following suspected £4m PAYE theft
Corporate Tax

Six arrests following suspected £4m PAYE theft

10y Kevin Reed , Writer

Six arrests following suspected £4m PAYE theft

HMRC and police investigate suspected employees' PAYE payment thefts Read More...

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British Accountancy Awards 2015: First judges revealed
People In Practice

British Accountancy Awards 2015: First judges revealed

10y Kevin Reed , Writer

British Accountancy Awards 2015: First judges reve...

Accountancy Age reveals the first tranche of judges to help deliver the British Accountancy Awards 2015 Read More...

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Friday Afternoon Live: The Top 50+50, and mixed auto enrolment messages
Audit

Friday Afternoon Live: The Top 50+50, and mixed auto enrolment messages

10y Kevin Reed , Writer

Friday Afternoon Live: The Top 50+50, and mixed au...

The latest Accountancy Age survey of the UK's top 100 accounting firms, sponsored for the first time by Wolters Kluwer; and dealing with auto enrolmen...

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EY appoints former eBay man as global innovation team head
People In Practice

EY appoints former eBay man as global innovation team head

10y Beth Abel

EY appoints former eBay man as global innovation t...

Jeff Wong will lead newly-formed global innovation team Read More...

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IAASB issues exposure draft over auditor public interest drive
Audit

IAASB issues exposure draft over auditor public interest drive

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

IAASB issues exposure draft over auditor public in...

The regulator says amendments need to be made to its own standards to enable auditors to operate in unison with the IESBA's Read More...

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Businesses to publish tax strategy under government proposals
Corporate Tax

Businesses to publish tax strategy under government proposals

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Businesses to publish tax strategy under governmen...

Government consults on compelling businesses to publish their tax strategies Read More...

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App stores and booking systems' data targeted by HMRC
Corporate Tax

App stores and booking systems' data targeted by HMRC

10y Kevin Reed , Writer

App stores and booking systems' data targeted by H...

HMRC wants transactional business data held by intermediaries, such as app stores and booking/reservation providers Read More...

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PwC win Aberdeen audit after KPMG's 32-year reign
Accounting Firms

PwC win Aberdeen audit after KPMG's 32-year reign

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

PwC win Aberdeen audit after KPMG's 32-year reign

The move follows a recommendation by Aberdeen's audit committee as noted in its 2014 annual report Read More...

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Colin: Toshiba out of tune
Company News

Colin: Toshiba out of tune

10y Taking Stock

Colin: Toshiba out of tune

Colin couldn't help but think of Alexei Sayle's classic and Toshiba's take on it when news emerged of the tech giant's profit overstatement Read More...

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Top 50+50: Firms’ tax service lines resilient following uncertain year
Corporate Tax

Top 50+50: Firms’ tax service lines resilient following uncertain year

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Top 50+50: Firms’ tax service lines resilient foll...

Firms' tax offerings show solid growth during a year of political flux, Accountancy Age finds in Top 50+50 supported by Wolters Kluwer Read More...

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Top 50+50: Partner numbers fall
Accounting Firms

Top 50+50: Partner numbers fall

10y Beth Abel

Top 50+50: Partner numbers fall

Practices are looking to increase margins, as battle for talent means holding onto the best staff is vital Read More...

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Top 50+50: Gormenghastian gloom pervades insolvency market
Accounting Firms

Top 50+50: Gormenghastian gloom pervades insolvency market

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Top 50+50: Gormenghastian gloom pervades insolvenc...

Data compiled by Accountancy Age reveals that 15 of the 31 Top 50+50 firms to publish insolvency fees reported a decline - the same number as in 2014 ...

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Top 50+50: Two-speed approach to auto enrolment by practices
Accounting Firms

Top 50+50: Two-speed approach to auto enrolment by practices

10y Kevin Reed , Writer

Top 50+50: Two-speed approach to auto enrolment by...

Many smaller practices have ramped up to deal with auto enrolment for clients, while others are taking a more tentative approach, Accountancy Age rese...

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Top 50+50: Audit market fee growth continues upward trajectory
Accounting Firms

Top 50+50: Audit market fee growth continues upward trajectory

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Top 50+50: Audit market fee growth continues upwar...

A focus on quality over fees helps drive increase in Top 50+50 audit performance, but an uncomfortable truth remains Read More...

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Accountancy Age Top 50+50 2014
Accounting Firms

Accountancy Age Top 50+50 2014

10y Kevin Reed , Writer

Accountancy Age Top 50+50 2014

The industry-leading data outlining the performance of the Accountancy Age Top 50+50 - our survey of the 100 biggest practices Read More...

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ACCA against income tax/NI merger if used as a revenue-raiser
Administration

ACCA against income tax/NI merger if used as a revenue-raiser

10y Kevin Reed , Writer

ACCA against income tax/NI merger if used as a rev...

Income tax/NI merger would fail to receive ACCA's support if used by government to raise revenues Read More...

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KPMG acquires consultancy High Point Rendel
Accounting Firms

KPMG acquires consultancy High Point Rendel

10y Beth Abel

KPMG acquires consultancy High Point Rendel

KPMG continues to build its advisory expertise with sector-focused consultancy acquisition Read More...

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Institutes retain regulatory powers over auditors
Accounting Standards

Institutes retain regulatory powers over auditors

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Institutes retain regulatory powers over auditors

Government also confirms that it has no intention to make statutory provision to regulate accountants Read More...

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Income tax receipts boost offsets public sector borrowing
Corporate Tax

Income tax receipts boost offsets public sector borrowing

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Income tax receipts boost offsets public sector bo...

Borrowing hits seven-year low in June while income tax receipts reach highest rate since records began Read More...

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FRP Advisory appointed joint administrators to Atrium Bars
Business Recovery

FRP Advisory appointed joint administrators to Atrium Bars

10y Richard Crump , Writer

FRP Advisory appointed joint administrators to Atr...

FRP secures a rescue deal for The Atrium in Newark, while a Grantham-based bar is being marketed for sale Read More...

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First female board member for Smith & Williamson
People In Practice

First female board member for Smith & Williamson

10y Beth Abel

First female board member for Smith & Williamson

Elizabeth Chambers joins Smith & Williamson as a non-executive director Read More...

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Outsourced HMRC IT tax credit system saves just £500,000
Personal Tax

Outsourced HMRC IT tax credit system saves just £500,000

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Outsourced HMRC IT tax credit system saves just £5...

Synnex-Concentrix UK saves HMRC just £500,000. Accountancy Age revealed in March that system problems saw staff do no work for three months Read More...

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Accountancy Age Summer App out now
Technology

Accountancy Age Summer App out now

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Accountancy Age Summer App out now

Latest app includes a review of the Top 50 firms' websites and analysis of the Summer Budget Read More...

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EBT settlement deadline looms
Corporate Tax

EBT settlement deadline looms

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

EBT settlement deadline looms

Businesses operating employee benefit trusts have until 31 July to settle favourably with HMRC Read More...

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Online services central to future of practices, say managing partners
Accounting Firms

Online services central to future of practices, say managing partners

10y Kevin Reed , Writer

Online services central to future of practices, sa...

Practices to push an 'online service', rather than adapt to their clients, according to research involving 300 managing partners by Foulger Underwood ...

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