Smith Commission recommends Scotland sets own income tax rates
Corporate Tax

Smith Commission recommends Scotland sets own income tax rates

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Smith Commission recommends Scotland sets own inco...

Scotland should gain power to set income tax among raft of recommendations by Smith Commission Read More...

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LDF clients must give ‘informed consent’ for e-mail communication
Personal Tax

LDF clients must give ‘informed consent’ for e-mail communication

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

LDF clients must give ‘informed consent’ for e-mai...

HMRC warns tax advisers over risk of e-mail communication Read More...

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Colin: Post-awards emotion
Accounting Firms

Colin: Post-awards emotion

11y Taking Stock

Colin: Post-awards emotion

For some, the British Accountancy Awards can be emotionally demanding Read More...

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Tax cuts for business boosts public revenues
Corporate Tax

Tax cuts for business boosts public revenues

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Tax cuts for business boosts public revenues

Survey finds business contributions rise with tax cuts Read More...

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British Accountancy Awards 2014: The Winners
Accounting Firms

British Accountancy Awards 2014: The Winners

11y Accountancy Age

British Accountancy Awards 2014: The Winners

We reveal the winners from the British Accountancy Awards 2014 Read More...

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Colin: Pre-award jitters
Accounting Firms

Colin: Pre-award jitters

11y Taking Stock

Colin: Pre-award jitters

Colin's excited about tonight's British Accountancy Awards Read More...

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Livingston FC deducted points after tax failure
Corporate Tax

Livingston FC deducted points after tax failure

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Livingston FC deducted points after tax failure

Scottish Championship club docked five points and fined £10,000 over tax on player bonuses in 2010/11 season Read More...

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British Accountancy Awards 2014 - Live Blog
Accounting Firms

British Accountancy Awards 2014 - Live Blog

11y Richard Crump , Writer

British Accountancy Awards 2014 - Live Blog

We build up to the British Accountancy Awards 2014. All the latest news, views and gossip Read More...

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Backlog of tax disputes reaches record high
Administration

Backlog of tax disputes reaches record high

11y Richard Crump , Writer

Backlog of tax disputes reaches record high

Backlog of tax disputes waiting to be heard rises to a new record high of 27,246, Pinsent Masons says Read More...

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Claims consultant banned for compensating himself ahead of HMRC
Administration

Claims consultant banned for compensating himself ahead of HMRC

11y Richard Crump , Writer

Claims consultant banned for compensating himself ...

Claims consultant Richard Render disqualified as a company director for six years for failing to pay tax but paying himself instead Read More...

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BDO picks up audit of Vimto makers Nichols
Accounting Firms

BDO picks up audit of Vimto makers Nichols

11y Richard Crump , Writer

BDO picks up audit of Vimto makers Nichols

BDO appointed auditors to Vimto makers Nichols following a competitive pitch process. Read More...

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'Tears' will follow Scottish tax devolution plans, warns Darling
Personal Tax

'Tears' will follow Scottish tax devolution plans, warns Darling

11y Kevin Reed , Writer

'Tears' will follow Scottish tax devolution plans,...

Handing over Scottish income tax powers while removing voting rights will create a split that adds great risk to improving the economy, warns Alistair...

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Industry gives cautious welcome to HMRC DRD backtrack
Personal Tax

Industry gives cautious welcome to HMRC DRD backtrack

11y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Industry gives cautious welcome to HMRC DRD backtr...

ICAEW chief executive Michael Izza said the institute would keep a careful eye on the passage of this legislation through parliament to ensure the com...

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HMRC's draconian DRD plans diluted after wave of opposition
Administration

HMRC's draconian DRD plans diluted after wave of opposition

11y Chris Warmoll , Writer

HMRC's draconian DRD plans diluted after wave of o...

Treasury's DRD plans now come with safeguards to prevent state abuse - such as taxpayers having the right of appeal at court before funds removed Read...

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Council investigated by financial police after PKF audit report
Audit

Council investigated by financial police after PKF audit report

11y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Council investigated by financial police after PKF...

PKF Littlejohn discovered that Keighley Town Council may have taken "unlawful actions" and acted "without consideration of its legal powers" Read More...

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NAO: Treasury and HMRC ‘lack framework’ for tax reliefs
Corporate Tax

NAO: Treasury and HMRC ‘lack framework’ for tax reliefs

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

NAO: Treasury and HMRC ‘lack framework’ for tax re...

NAO finds Treasury and HMRC do not adequately monitor effectiveness of tax reliefs Read More...

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Colin: Audit losses go down badly
Audit

Colin: Audit losses go down badly

11y Taking Stock

Colin: Audit losses go down badly

Colin imagines KPMG's reaction to losing Diageo audit Read More...

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BDO liquidators win £24m for Rangers creditors
Accounting Firms

BDO liquidators win £24m for Rangers creditors

11y Richard Crump , Writer

BDO liquidators win £24m for Rangers creditors

BDO secure £24m for Rangers creditors after agreeing settlement with Collyer Bristow, the lawyers who acted for Craig Whyte when he bought the club in...

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Moore Stephens confirms Baker Tilly tax partner hires
People In Practice

Moore Stephens confirms Baker Tilly tax partner hires

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Moore Stephens confirms Baker Tilly tax partner hi...

Moore Stephens confirms arrivals of Timothy Fussell, Kevin Phillips and Vincent Wood from Baker Tilly Read More...

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Accounting gaffe leads to nurses being asked to 'work for free'
Politics

Accounting gaffe leads to nurses being asked to 'work for free'

11y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Accounting gaffe leads to nurses being asked to 'w...

RCN said the draconian move by the NHS trust was badly damaging morale among nurses who already voluntarily work extra hours unpaid Read More...

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Internal auditors must up game over new anti-corruption rules
Audit

Internal auditors must up game over new anti-corruption rules

11y Accountancy Age

Internal auditors must up game over new anti-corru...

Government's more onerous anti-corruption plan means internal auditors must up their game Read More...

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BDO turnover leaps 27% after PKF merger
Accounting Firms

BDO turnover leaps 27% after PKF merger

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

BDO turnover leaps 27% after PKF merger

Annual report first to reflect PKF merger Read More...

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KPMG and McLaren Group forge predictive analytics partnership
Accounting Firms

KPMG and McLaren Group forge predictive analytics partnership

11y Chris Warmoll , Writer

KPMG and McLaren Group forge predictive analytics ...

The Big Four firm becomes a ‘pioneer' partner of McLaren, fusing technology outfit's expertise in predictive analytics and KPMG's audit and consulting...

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Bangladesh audit reform moves forward, despite disagreements
Accounting Standards

Bangladesh audit reform moves forward, despite disagreements

11y Accountancy Age

Bangladesh audit reform moves forward, despite dis...

A power struggle between Bangladeshi institutes fails to halt move towards stronger audit and accounting regulation Read More...

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GP & Met Police forensic examiner guilty of £700k tax fraud
Personal Tax

GP & Met Police forensic examiner guilty of £700k tax fraud

11y Chris Warmoll , Writer

GP & Met Police forensic examiner guilty of £7...

Khaled Yasin was paid £1.3m as a forensic medical examiner for the Met Police, but only paid tax on £655,955 of that money, deftly avoiding a £300,000...

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HMRC roasted for glacial pace at tackling tax avoiders
Corporate Tax

HMRC roasted for glacial pace at tackling tax avoiders

11y Chris Warmoll , Writer

HMRC roasted for glacial pace at tackling tax avoi...

Hodge blasts HMRC's action against tax avoiders as "unacceptably slow, putting tax revenues at risk" Read More...

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CIPFA endorses public sector reporting evolution
Corporate Governance

CIPFA endorses public sector reporting evolution

11y Kevin Reed , Writer

CIPFA endorses public sector reporting evolution

IIRC and CIPFA push initiative to to drive more sustainability and transparency into public sector reporting Read More...

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