Warsop takes on UHY Hacker Young chairman role
Accounting Firms

Warsop takes on UHY Hacker Young chairman role

11y Kevin Reed , Writer

Warsop takes on UHY Hacker Young chairman role

Howard Spencer steps down after 17 years' service, with not-for-profit sector expert Jon Warsop taking the helm Read More...

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HMRC probes grab £3.9bn extra VAT from SMEs
Administration

HMRC probes grab £3.9bn extra VAT from SMEs

11y Chris Warmoll , Writer

HMRC probes grab £3.9bn extra VAT from SMEs

Level of additional VAT from probes into small businesses by HMRC's local offices has now almost doubled in three years Read More...

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Treasury to reveal Google tax details this week
Corporate Tax

Treasury to reveal Google tax details this week

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Treasury to reveal Google tax details this week

Draft Finance Act 2015 to be released on Wednesday 10 December Read More...

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Intermediary rules: What your clients need to know
Corporate Tax

Intermediary rules: What your clients need to know

11y Idris Nagri

Intermediary rules: What your clients need to know

Alastair Kendrick walks through the new landscape for workers engaged through intermediaries, and finds that clients might not have up-to-scratch syst...

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Taking Stock: Of tax and houses
Personal Tax

Taking Stock: Of tax and houses

11y Idris Nagri

Taking Stock: Of tax and houses

TS enjoyed some of the reports that followed the Autumn Statement Read More...

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Massive Sony Pictures hack captures senior Deloitte staff salary details
Accounting Firms

Massive Sony Pictures hack captures senior Deloitte staff salary details

11y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Massive Sony Pictures hack captures senior Deloitt...

The list details the Big Four firm's US senior executive pay scales from 2005. Among them are a tax director from Washington DC on $450,000 Read More...

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PKF Littlejohn makes insolvency move with Geoffrey Martin merger
Accounting Firms

PKF Littlejohn makes insolvency move with Geoffrey Martin merger

11y Kevin Reed , Writer

PKF Littlejohn makes insolvency move with Geoffrey...

PKF brand back in Leeds after Littlejohn's Geoffrey Martin merger Read More...

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PFK Cooper Parry appoints first CFO
Accounting Firms

PFK Cooper Parry appoints first CFO

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

PFK Cooper Parry appoints first CFO

Sally Spencer is to oversee firm's internal operations and expansion plans Read More...

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Taking Stock: Accountancy - The Movie...a practice extravaganza
Accounting Firms

Taking Stock: Accountancy - The Movie...a practice extravaganza

11y Idris Nagri

Taking Stock: Accountancy - The Movie...a practice...

Firms seem to be spending their marketing budgets on creating 'movie' trailers...particularly Alliotts and Cassons. TS approves... Read More...

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Colin: We all eventually have a wise moment
Personal Tax

Colin: We all eventually have a wise moment

11y Idris Nagri

Colin: We all eventually have a wise moment

Colin can see the wisdom in at least one of the Autumn Statement policies Read More...

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AS2014: Osborne's reforms sensible - IoD
Corporate Tax

AS2014: Osborne's reforms sensible - IoD

11y Idris Nagri

AS2014: Osborne's reforms sensible - IoD

Sensible reforms preface more radical tax policies in next parliament, writes Institute of Directors' head of taxation Stephen Herring Read More...

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KPMG stays top dog in auditor ranking stakes
Accounting Firms

KPMG stays top dog in auditor ranking stakes

11y Chris Warmoll , Writer

KPMG stays top dog in auditor ranking stakes

Every top 20 firm retained the same position as the last stock market client Adviser Ranking in August 2014 Read More...

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#AS2014: ACCA still concerned over public coffers, despite spending plans
Accounting Standards

#AS2014: ACCA still concerned over public coffers, despite spending plans

11y Idris Nagri

#AS2014: ACCA still concerned over public coffers,...

Government's spending plans give false impression of state of the UK's finances, writes ACCA's Chas Roy-Chowdhury Read More...

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#AS2014: What the papers say
Corporate Tax

#AS2014: What the papers say

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

#AS2014: What the papers say

A round-up of Fleet Street's response to the Autumn Statement Read More...

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Sage shares jump as subscriptions drive strong financials
Company News

Sage shares jump as subscriptions drive strong financials

11y Kevin Reed , Writer

Sage shares jump as subscriptions drive strong fin...

Online services proving popular for Sage, as it looks to reduce its reliance on licences Read More...

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#AS2014: Banks hit with £3.5bn rap on knuckles
Corporate Governance

#AS2014: Banks hit with £3.5bn rap on knuckles

11y Chris Warmoll , Writer

#AS2014: Banks hit with £3.5bn rap on knuckles

The measure - which will kick in from 1 April 2015 - includes an exemption for losses incurred in the first five years of a bank's authorisation Read ...

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#AS2014: Non-doms hit hard with new charge
Personal Tax

#AS2014: Non-doms hit hard with new charge

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

#AS2014: Non-doms hit hard with new charge

Proposals could see non-doms hit with greater charges and a new tax band brought in Read More...

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#AS2014: Billion pounds of business/employment reliefs revealed
Corporate Tax

#AS2014: Billion pounds of business/employment reliefs revealed

11y Kevin Reed , Writer

#AS2014: Billion pounds of business/employment rel...

Raft of reliefs and investment incentives introduced by Osborne - including small business rate relief to carry on Read More...

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#AS2014: Government brings in 'Google Tax' among avoidance measures
Corporate Tax

#AS2014: Government brings in 'Google Tax' among avoidance measures

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

#AS2014: Government brings in 'Google Tax' among a...

Chancellor announces raft of new anti-tax avoidance measures as government continues drive to curb practice Read More...

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#AS2014: Wales and NI handed devolved tax powers
Corporate Tax

#AS2014: Wales and NI handed devolved tax powers

11y Chris Warmoll , Writer

#AS2014: Wales and NI handed devolved tax powers

Wales will see full devolution of business rate raising powers, while NI looks set to gain control over its corporation tax rates - with a caveat Rea...

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#AS2014: Osborne pulls stamp duty rabbit out of hat
Personal Tax

#AS2014: Osborne pulls stamp duty rabbit out of hat

11y Richard Crump , Writer

#AS2014: Osborne pulls stamp duty rabbit out of ha...

Chancellor announces sweeping reform to stamp duty tax system, replacing it with a progressive regime from midnight Read More...

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Live blog: Autumn Statement 2014
Corporate Tax

Live blog: Autumn Statement 2014

11y Idris Nagri

Live blog: Autumn Statement 2014

See all the comings and goings of the Autumn Statement 2014 here Read More...

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AS2014: What the profession expects
Corporate Tax

AS2014: What the profession expects

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

AS2014: What the profession expects

A run-down of what the experts expect from the 2014 Autumn Statement Read More...

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Deloitte faces Saudi audit ban
Audit

Deloitte faces Saudi audit ban

11y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Deloitte faces Saudi audit ban

Threat stems from Saudi's market regulator, the Capital Market Authority (CMA), telling businesses registered in the Middle Eastern state to stop usin...

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IASB seeks to widen global investor engagement in IFRS
Accounting Standards

IASB seeks to widen global investor engagement in IFRS

11y Chris Warmoll , Writer

IASB seeks to widen global investor engagement in ...

IASB seeks greater participation from international buy-side investor community Read More...

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GAAR advisory panel seeks National Insurance expertise
Corporate Tax

GAAR advisory panel seeks National Insurance expertise

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

GAAR advisory panel seeks National Insurance exper...

HMRC seeking to strengthen panel's knowledge of employment income and national insurance contributions Read More...

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FRC review finds bank audits in need of 'significant improvements'
Accounting Firms

FRC review finds bank audits in need of 'significant improvements'

11y Chris Warmoll , Writer

FRC review finds bank audits in need of 'significa...

Profession's watchdog slams aspects of quality of the financial institutions' audits from the Big Four and mid-tier firms in 2012-13 audit quality r...

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