KPMG and Crowe Clark Whitehill win audit tenders
Accounting Firms

KPMG and Crowe Clark Whitehill win audit tenders

11y Naomi Rainey

KPMG and Crowe Clark Whitehill win audit tenders

KPMG replaces EY as auditor for Computacenter, while CCW succeeds BDO at Tertiary Minerals Read More...

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NHS accountant jailed over £2m fraud
Legal

NHS accountant jailed over £2m fraud

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

NHS accountant jailed over £2m fraud

NHS accountant at two primary care trusts set up standing orders to own accounts in order to buy property Read More...

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Administrations hit lowest level since 2005
Business Recovery

Administrations hit lowest level since 2005

11y Richard Crump , Writer

Administrations hit lowest level since 2005

Insolvency Service figures show company administrations hit lowest level since the first quarter of 2005 Read More...

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ICAEW urges HMRC to abandon 'unconstitutional' direct debt recovery
Accounting Standards

ICAEW urges HMRC to abandon 'unconstitutional' direct debt recovery

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

ICAEW urges HMRC to abandon 'unconstitutional' dir...

HMRC's proposed direct debt recovery powers are unconstitutional, ICAEW warns Read More...

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East Anglian firms Aston Shaw and Morgan Woods merge
Accounting Firms

East Anglian firms Aston Shaw and Morgan Woods merge

11y Naomi Rainey

East Anglian firms Aston Shaw and Morgan Woods mer...

Newly-formed business retains the Aston Shaw name, operating five offices with 70 staff Read More...

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Deloitte receivers put Gherkin up for sale
Accounting Firms

Deloitte receivers put Gherkin up for sale

11y Richard Crump , Writer

Deloitte receivers put Gherkin up for sale

Deloitte's real estate arm and Savills instructed to sell landmark office building Read More...

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Grant Thornton could face £200m civil suit over Tchenguiz SFO raids
Accounting Firms

Grant Thornton could face £200m civil suit over Tchenguiz SFO raids

11y Naomi Rainey

Grant Thornton could face £200m civil suit over Tc...

Vincent Tchenguiz considers legal action against firm after SFO settles damages claim Read More...

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HMRC business record checks up 60%
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HMRC business record checks up 60%

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

HMRC business record checks up 60%

HMRC steps up business records checks despite scaling down scope of operation Read More...

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Colin: Things that go bump in the night
Business Recovery

Colin: Things that go bump in the night

11y Taking Stock

Colin: Things that go bump in the night

Colin takes an alternative look at why IPs might be kept awake by zombie nightmares Read More...

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EY wins £2m Sage audit contract
Accounting Firms

EY wins £2m Sage audit contract

11y Naomi Rainey

EY wins £2m Sage audit contract

PwC to step down as auditor for FTSE 100 software company after 26 years Read More...

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Accountancy's rising star looks for £3.3m through crowdfunding
Corporate Finance

Accountancy's rising star looks for £3.3m through crowdfunding

11y Kevin Reed , Writer

Accountancy's rising star looks for £3.3m through ...

Clear Books, led by Tim Fouracre, looks to raise £3.3m thorugh its own crowdfunding platform Read More...

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Banks take a forward view of losses under new IFRS rule
Accounting Standards

Banks take a forward view of losses under new IFRS rule

11y Richard Crump , Writer

Banks take a forward view of losses under new IFRS...

IASB issues finished financial instruments accounting standard, but fails in convergence attempts with FASB Read More...

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The Practitioner: Government-subsidised tax advice please?
Consulting

The Practitioner: Government-subsidised tax advice please?

11y Kevin Reed , Writer

The Practitioner: Government-subsidised tax advice...

With the government looking to help fund the provision of free advice to pensioners, the Practitioner thinks there are advantages, for all, to extend ...

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Cable calls for ICAEW probe into Comet administrators
Business Recovery

Cable calls for ICAEW probe into Comet administrators

11y Kevin Reed , Writer

Cable calls for ICAEW probe into Comet administrat...

Business secretary Vince Cable refers senior Deloitte IPs for potential disciplinary action, over Comet administration concerns Read More...

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Accounting and finance staff demand leaps
People Business

Accounting and finance staff demand leaps

11y Kevin Reed , Writer

Accounting and finance staff demand leaps

Survey reveals employers pushing to bring more accountants on board Read More...

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Baker Tilly sells employee benefits business
Accounting Firms

Baker Tilly sells employee benefits business

11y Richard Crump , Writer

Baker Tilly sells employee benefits business

Baker Tilly sells employee benefits business to insurance broker Arthur J Gallagher & Co Read More...

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‘Rising concerns’ over NHS trusts' finances
Audit

‘Rising concerns’ over NHS trusts' finances

11y Naomi Rainey

‘Rising concerns’ over NHS trusts' finances

More than a third of health bodies’ audits find value for money issues, Audit Commission reveals Read More...

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FRC reveals ‘struggle’ in IASB discussions
Accounting Standards

FRC reveals ‘struggle’ in IASB discussions

11y Naomi Rainey

FRC reveals ‘struggle’ in IASB discussions

Working with international standards body "like pushing water uphill", Haddrill admits Read More...

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Top 50+50: From 2009 to 2014 - what has changed?
Accounting Firms

Top 50+50: From 2009 to 2014 - what has changed?

11y Kevin Reed , Writer

Top 50+50: From 2009 to 2014 - what has changed?

Accountancy Age compares the 2009 Top 50 survey to our latest figures, and draws out the direction of travel for the profession Read More...

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Top 50+50: Regulatory pressures stratifying audit market
Accounting Firms

Top 50+50: Regulatory pressures stratifying audit market

11y Richard Crump , Writer

Top 50+50: Regulatory pressures stratifying audit ...

Audit regulation helps stabilise fees for biggest firms, but pricing environment remains difficult for much of the profession Read More...

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Top 50+50: Firms continue tax growth despite LLP distraction
Accounting Firms

Top 50+50: Firms continue tax growth despite LLP distraction

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Top 50+50: Firms continue tax growth despite LLP d...

Firms consolidate growth of tax functions following legislatively trying year, Top 50+50 data shows Read More...

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Top 50+50: IPs struggle for fees as zombie companies live on
Accounting Firms

Top 50+50: IPs struggle for fees as zombie companies live on

11y Richard Crump , Writer

Top 50+50: IPs struggle for fees as zombie compani...

Work is thin on the ground for IPs as zombie companies stagger on despite hopes of an uptick in business as economy rebounds Read More...

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Top 50+50: Firms poised for clients' expansion
Accounting Firms

Top 50+50: Firms poised for clients' expansion

11y Kevin Reed , Writer

Top 50+50: Firms poised for clients' expansion

Big Four partner numbers climb, as does Top 50 fee income, but even with expectation of growth many firms are still struggling, finds Accountancy Age ...

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top 50 2014 draft holding page
Accounting Firms

top 50 2014 draft holding page

11y Kevin Reed , Writer

top 50 2014 draft holding page

WELCOME TO THE LATEST ACCOUNTANCY AGE TOP 50+50 SURVEY OF THE UK’S BIGGEST FIRMS. Please find links to the tables containing the Top 50 firms, a...

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Accountancy Age Top 50+50 2013
Accounting Firms

Accountancy Age Top 50+50 2013

11y Kevin Reed , Writer

Accountancy Age Top 50+50 2013

Welcome to the latest Accountancy Age Top 50+50 survey of the UK's biggest firms Read More...

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MPs to grill FRC over going concern
Politics

MPs to grill FRC over going concern

11y Richard Crump , Writer

MPs to grill FRC over going concern

Sir Win Bischoff and Stephen Haddrill face House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee grilling over going concern Read More...

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EY beefs up strategy consulting with Parthenon deal
Accounting Firms

EY beefs up strategy consulting with Parthenon deal

11y Kevin Reed , Writer

EY beefs up strategy consulting with Parthenon dea...

EY merges Parthenon into its business, as the Big Four continue their decade-long expansion back into consulting Read More...

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