Opinion: Consulting M&A deals among the Big Four could get big
Consulting

Opinion: Consulting M&A deals among the Big Four could get big

10y Accountancy Age

Opinion: Consulting M&A deals among the Big Fo...

Drivers behind the Big Four's deal rush, and the real challenge now is the above radar deals, reveals Margaret Cameron-Waller, M&A lead from Sourc...

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Fraudster Woodbridge banned from profession for 10 years
People Business

Fraudster Woodbridge banned from profession for 10 years

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Fraudster Woodbridge banned from profession for 10...

Punishment meted out to former Torex accountant Mark Woodridge, following a disciplinary hearing led by FRC Read More...

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10,000 accelerated payment notices issued by HMRC
Corporate Tax

10,000 accelerated payment notices issued by HMRC

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

10,000 accelerated payment notices issued by HMRC

Accelerated payment notices bring in a net £568m, despite expecting closer to £210m, HMRC's annual report shows Read More...

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Mandatory audit rotation big threat to scepticism, say academics
Audit

Mandatory audit rotation big threat to scepticism, say academics

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Mandatory audit rotation big threat to scepticism,...

Rotation will lead to "the likelihood of audit failures with negative legal, regulatory, and business implications", says report Read More...

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Soper to exit TPR for senior adviser role at PwC
People In Practice

Soper to exit TPR for senior adviser role at PwC

10y Professional Pensions

Soper to exit TPR for senior adviser role at PwC

The Pensions Regulator’s (TPR) executive director for defined benefit (DB) Stephen Soper is set to depart for PwC after more than six years at the reg...

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Smaller firms beat Big Four to ICAEW exam top scores
Accounting Standards

Smaller firms beat Big Four to ICAEW exam top scores

10y Kevin Reed , Writer

Smaller firms beat Big Four to ICAEW exam top scor...

Four of the ICAEW's top exam prizes scooped by firms outside the Big Four Read More...

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‘Strict liability’ move could penalise honest errors, CIoT warns
Personal Tax

‘Strict liability’ move could penalise honest errors, CIoT warns

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

‘Strict liability’ move could penalise honest erro...

Honest mistakes could be criminalised under 'strict liability' rule for evaders, tax institute warns Read More...

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Gabelle snaps up Howard Kenton business
Accounting Firms

Gabelle snaps up Howard Kenton business

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Gabelle snaps up Howard Kenton business

Gabelle made its first acquisition with Matthew Hutton's tax practice in September 2013 Read More...

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HMRC takes record tax receipt
Corporate Tax

HMRC takes record tax receipt

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

HMRC takes record tax receipt

£517.7bn taken in 2014/15 - the largest tax receipt in HMRC's history Read More...

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Friday Afternoon Live: Dividends tax woes, and international networks
Accounting Firms

Friday Afternoon Live: Dividends tax woes, and international networks

10y Kevin Reed , Writer

Friday Afternoon Live: Dividends tax woes, and int...

Practitioners' concerns over dealing with clients that take out dividends post-Budget, and our international networks survey, are among the topics bro...

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UK's smallest companies liberated from FRSSE shackles
Accounting Firms

UK's smallest companies liberated from FRSSE shackles

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

UK's smallest companies liberated from FRSSE shack...

The changes are primarily driven by the implementation of the new EU Accounting Directive in the UK Read More...

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Auto-enrolment ‘triple capacity crunch' threat looms, hints research
Company News

Auto-enrolment ‘triple capacity crunch' threat looms, hints research

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Auto-enrolment ‘triple capacity crunch' threat loo...

Staging dates - which trigger a company's automatic enrolment duties - have now begun to kick in and will continue to draw in more companies until Feb...

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Tax bodies encouraged by DRD safeguards in Summer Finance Bill
Corporate Tax

Tax bodies encouraged by DRD safeguards in Summer Finance Bill

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Tax bodies encouraged by DRD safeguards in Summer ...

Institutes pleased safeguards to direct debt recovery have been outlined in legislation Read More...

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Taking Stock: Rihanna's new video 'stars' a wealthy accountant
Accounting Firms

Taking Stock: Rihanna's new video 'stars' a wealthy accountant

10y Taking Stock

Taking Stock: Rihanna's new video 'stars' a wealth...

In the video the Bajan superstar can be seen kidnapping the accountant's wife and holding out for a ransom Read More...

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"Accountant of Auschwitz" sentenced to four-year term
Legal

"Accountant of Auschwitz" sentenced to four-year term

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

"Accountant of Auschwitz" sentenced to four-year t...

Gröning was accused of helping collect and tally money stolen from inmates who were killed Read More...

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Liechtenstein Disclosure Facility end date brought forward
Corporate Tax

Liechtenstein Disclosure Facility end date brought forward

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Liechtenstein Disclosure Facility end date brought...

HMRC's most generous offshore settlement regime is to end this year Read More...

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Taking Stock: Moore Stephens fleet of foot and mind
Accounting Firms

Taking Stock: Moore Stephens fleet of foot and mind

10y Taking Stock

Taking Stock: Moore Stephens fleet of foot and min...

Moore Stephens swaps brogues and briefcases for Asics and Garmin forerunners, as its staff show a turn of heel at the Standard Chartered Great City Ra...

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Top 40 Networks 2014: The Survey
Accounting Firms

Top 40 Networks 2014: The Survey

10y Philip Smith.

Top 40 Networks 2014: The Survey

Our 2014 survey results of the top 40 accounting networks, associations and alliances Read More...

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The Practitioner: Dividend tax hike hits incentive to run a business
Corporate Tax

The Practitioner: Dividend tax hike hits incentive to run a business

10y The Practitioner

The Practitioner: Dividend tax hike hits incentive...

The Practitioner is peeved: 'Massive impact' on clients as Osborne moves dividends tax goalposts closer together...and a longstanding employee quits.....

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Begbies Traynor reports steep profit fall
Accounting Firms

Begbies Traynor reports steep profit fall

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Begbies Traynor reports steep profit fall

Pre-tax profits plunge £2.4m for year until the end of April, well down on the £5.5m in the previous year Read More...

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Begbies Traynor report dramatic profit fall
Accounting Firms

Begbies Traynor report dramatic profit fall

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Begbies Traynor report dramatic profit fall

Pre-tax profits plunge £2.4m for year until the end of April, well down on the £5.5m in the previous year Read More...

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IIA urges greater assurance on reporting environmental and social impacts
Accounting Standards

IIA urges greater assurance on reporting environmental and social impacts

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

IIA urges greater assurance on reporting environme...

A 2017 deadline for large companies to publish a wide range of non-financial information has increased its relevance to boards, IIA says Read More...

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The Top 40 International Networks & Associations 2015
Accounting Firms

The Top 40 International Networks & Associations 2015

10y Richard Crump , Writer

The Top 40 International Networks & Associations 2...

Welcome to the Accountancy Age Top 40 Survey of networks, associations and alliances 2015 Read More...

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2020 Vision: What's in a (job) name?
Accounting Firms

2020 Vision: What's in a (job) name?

10y Accountancy Age

2020 Vision: What's in a (job) name?

Accountants must rethink their approach to job titles - they're demeaning and present the firm in a bad light, says Carl Reader Read More...

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Aggreko ensures KPMG's got the audit power
Audit

Aggreko ensures KPMG's got the audit power

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Aggreko ensures KPMG's got the audit power

KPMG wrests control of the million-pound audit role at the FTSE 250 temporary power company Read More...

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British Medical Association recommends 20% sugary drinks tax
Corporate Tax

British Medical Association recommends 20% sugary drinks tax

10y Catherine Brown

British Medical Association recommends 20% sugary ...

Revenue raised should be used to subsidise healthier products such as fresh fruit and vegetables, report says Read More...

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Top ten firms revealed in the 2015 Best Employer Survey
Accounting Firms

Top ten firms revealed in the 2015 Best Employer Survey

10y Kevin Reed , Writer

Top ten firms revealed in the 2015 Best Employer S...

The 2015 Accountancy Age/Best Companies Group Best Employer Survey reveals the top ten practices to make the list Read More...

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