ICAS queries Scotland’s tax devolution in paper
Administration

ICAS queries Scotland’s tax devolution in paper

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

ICAS queries Scotland’s tax devolution in paper

ICAS questions the implications of devolving tax powers to Holyrood in its latest paper Read More...

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RPC liability expert Howard joins Wragge & Co
Audit

RPC liability expert Howard joins Wragge & Co

12y Kevin Reed , Writer

RPC liability expert Howard joins Wragge & Co

Jane Howard takes her professional liability expertise to Wragges Read More...

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Kingston Smith administrator saves 153 jobs
Business Recovery

Kingston Smith administrator saves 153 jobs

12y Rachael Singh , Writer

Kingston Smith administrator saves 153 jobs

Administrator sells family business back to management Read More...

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Lehman administrators bring payment to creditors forward
Business Recovery

Lehman administrators bring payment to creditors forward

12y Rachael Singh , Writer

Lehman administrators bring payment to creditors f...

PwC administrators receive High Court backing to bring forward the date at which unsecured creditor claims must be submitted Read More...

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DLA Piper in Royal Mail VAT case against HMRC
Corporate Tax

DLA Piper in Royal Mail VAT case against HMRC

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

DLA Piper in Royal Mail VAT case against HMRC

DLA Piper is to lodge a lead claim against HMRC for VAT charged on Royal Mail services Read More...

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Insolvency's 'disciplined' future will benefit stakeholders
Accounting Firms

Insolvency's 'disciplined' future will benefit stakeholders

12y Rachael Singh , Writer

Insolvency's 'disciplined' future will benefit sta...

Common guidance to reprimanding IPs could bring greater transparency, but does a highly regulated profession need more guidelines? Read More...

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Come on Cameron, cut out the accounting commentary
People In Practice

Come on Cameron, cut out the accounting commentary

12y Kevin Reed , Writer

Come on Cameron, cut out the accounting commentary

Throwaway comments about the profession are harmful. So stop it please, says Accountancy Age Read More...

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ECJ ruling could set withholding tax precedent
Corporate Tax

ECJ ruling could set withholding tax precedent

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

ECJ ruling could set withholding tax precedent

A European Court of Justice ruling on the withholding tax levy in France could see further cases brought against other EU states Read More...

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Study shows tax evasion crackdown has largely failed
Corporate Tax

Study shows tax evasion crackdown has largely failed

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Study shows tax evasion crackdown has largely fail...

The $2.7trn deposited in opaque offshore accounts has simply shifted since 2007, despite the most concerted global effort ever to tackle the issue Rea...

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Worldspreads administrators rack-up £900,000 in two months
Business Recovery

Worldspreads administrators rack-up £900,000 in two months

12y Rachael Singh , Writer

Worldspreads administrators rack-up £900,000 in tw...

KPMG administrator fees around £900,000 for just less than two months work with creditors likely to receive 30p – 35p for every pound owed Read More...

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Cameron: Government 'not a bunch of accountants'
Accounting Standards

Cameron: Government 'not a bunch of accountants'

12y Kevin Reed , Writer

Cameron: Government 'not a bunch of accountants'

Sorting out government finances not just a business turnaround exercise, says the prime minister Read More...

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Firms begin pitches for RSM Tenon audit
Audit

Firms begin pitches for RSM Tenon audit

12y Rachael Singh , Writer

Firms begin pitches for RSM Tenon audit

Grant Thornton, KPMG, Ernst & Young and BDO are all reported to be pitching for RSM Tenon’s audit Read More...

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Facebook could escape $14bn in US tax
Company News

Facebook could escape $14bn in US tax

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Facebook could escape $14bn in US tax

The world's biggest social network could be entitled to a large tax deduction following its stock market flotation Read More...

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Ex-PwC partner takes hotel FD role
People Business

Ex-PwC partner takes hotel FD role

12y Rachael Singh , Writer

Ex-PwC partner takes hotel FD role

Former PwC real estate partners takes FD role at hotel business which hopes to sell up by December 2016 Read More...

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ECJ in phone card VAT ruling
Corporate Tax

ECJ in phone card VAT ruling

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

ECJ in phone card VAT ruling

The European Court of Justice rule that VAT is payable on vouchers at the wholesale stage of sale, but not when the end customer makes a purchase Read...

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Tide of insolvencies still to envelop UK
Business Recovery

Tide of insolvencies still to envelop UK

12y Accountancy Age

Tide of insolvencies still to envelop UK

Insolvency statistics don’t always paint an accurate picture, explains R3 president Lee Manning Read More...

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ICAEW to set up international constituencies
Accounting Standards

ICAEW to set up international constituencies

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

ICAEW to set up international constituencies

Overseas constituencies are to be established after a vote by the ICAEW's council members Read More...

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Ex-PwC staffer excluded from ICAEW over false expenses
Accounting Standards

Ex-PwC staffer excluded from ICAEW over false expenses

12y Kevin Reed , Writer

Ex-PwC staffer excluded from ICAEW over false expe...

Former PwC audit manager excluded from ICAEW over £4k of false expense claims Read More...

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Colin: Pubs ailing under tax burden
Corporate Tax

Colin: Pubs ailing under tax burden

12y Taking Stock

Colin: Pubs ailing under tax burden

VAT burden hits pubs Read More

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Off-staff deals could cost exchequer as much as £30m
Corporate Tax

Off-staff deals could cost exchequer as much as £30m

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Off-staff deals could cost exchequer as much as £3...

The arrangements that saw 2,000 public sector office-holders engaged in off-staff deals may have cost the Treasury £30m annually Read More...

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Personal insolvencies continue downward trend
Business Recovery

Personal insolvencies continue downward trend

12y Rachael Singh , Writer

Personal insolvencies continue downward trend

Bankruptcies fall compared to same period last year but Debt Relief Orders and IVAs continue to grow in popularity Read More...

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Hacker Young's Andronikou severely reprimanded
Business Recovery

Hacker Young's Andronikou severely reprimanded

12y Kevin Reed , Writer

Hacker Young's Andronikou severely reprimanded

ICAEW severely reprimands and fines UHY Hacker Young's Andrew Andronikou over client proceedings Read More...

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IASB proposes 11 amendments to IFRS
Accounting Standards

IASB proposes 11 amendments to IFRS

12y Richard Crump , Writer

IASB proposes 11 amendments to IFRS

Amendments include changes to the IFRS 13 fair value measurement Read More...

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Quality the casualty in "brutal" audit price war
Audit

Quality the casualty in "brutal" audit price war

12y Richard Crump , Writer

Quality the casualty in "brutal" audit price war

Savage price competition is turning audit into a commoditised product where price, and not quality, is the order of the day Read More...

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Corporate insolvencies fall 1.8% on last year
Business Recovery

Corporate insolvencies fall 1.8% on last year

12y Rachael Singh , Writer

Corporate insolvencies fall 1.8% on last year

Nearly 1,300 corporate insolvencies in Q1 2012, according to the Insolvency Service Read More...

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Peers warn transaction tax would hit Britain hard
Corporate Tax

Peers warn transaction tax would hit Britain hard

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Peers warn transaction tax would hit Britain hard

The House of Lords has expressed worries that the European Commission's proposed financial transactions tax could hit Britain hard Read More...

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HMRC needs top-to-bottom improvement
Administration

HMRC needs top-to-bottom improvement

12y Accountancy Age

HMRC needs top-to-bottom improvement

HMRC is struggling to bring in leadership at the top - while being forced to shed good staff at the bottom, says Mike Straughan Read More...

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