Barclays pension schemes report £1.1bn increase in deficit
People Business

Barclays pension schemes report £1.1bn increase in deficit

13y Jack Jones

Barclays pension schemes report £1.1bn increase in...

Barclays' pension deficit increases more than £1bn in the last year despite paying £700m into it Read More...

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Accountancy Age Top 50 +50 2011
Accounting Firms

Accountancy Age Top 50 +50 2011

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

Accountancy Age Top 50 +50 2011

Accountancy Age's 2011 survey of the 100 biggest UK accounting firms Read More...

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The Top 50 +50 2012: Firms break the £10bn barrier
Accounting Firms

The Top 50 +50 2012: Firms break the £10bn barrier

13y Accountancy Age

The Top 50 +50 2012: Firms break the £10bn barrier

The Big Four lead push as the UK's top 50 accounting firms break the £10bn fee income barrier, in Accountancy Age's annual survey Read More...

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Deloitte to face tribunal over MG Rover role
Accounting Firms

Deloitte to face tribunal over MG Rover role

13y Rachael Singh

Deloitte to face tribunal over MG Rover role

Deloitte has failed to strike out a disciplinary hearing over its role as adviser to MG Rover Read More...

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ICAEW guidelines spell out 'unethical' tax avoidance boundary
Corporate Tax

ICAEW guidelines spell out 'unethical' tax avoidance boundary

13y Calum Fuller , Reporter

ICAEW guidelines spell out 'unethical' tax avoidan...

Guidance points on how to identify and address tax avoidance has been issued by the ICAEW for its members Read More...

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QC faces £600,000 VAT fraud charge
Corporate Tax

QC faces £600,000 VAT fraud charge

13y Calum Fuller , Reporter

QC faces £600,000 VAT fraud charge

Rohan Anthony Parshad will appear in court accused of cheating the public purse Read More...

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Barclays FD under FSA investigation
Company News

Barclays FD under FSA investigation

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

Barclays FD under FSA investigation

The FSA has begun an investigation into Barclays group FD Chris Lucas due to disclosure concerns Read More...

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Partnerships: Cut out the clashes
Accounting Firms

Partnerships: Cut out the clashes

13y Accountancy Age

Partnerships: Cut out the clashes

Mergers and departures can create conflict, distracting firms from providing the best for clients. Barney Leaf talks about potential pitfalls, and adv...

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Tax breaks to see £1.4bn UK gas field investment
Corporate Tax

Tax breaks to see £1.4bn UK gas field investment

13y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Tax breaks to see £1.4bn UK gas field investment

Centrica and GDF Suez to establish North Sea gas field after Treasury announces tax breaks Read More...

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US to divulge details of UK tax deal
Corporate Tax

US to divulge details of UK tax deal

13y Calum Fuller , Reporter

US to divulge details of UK tax deal

The US Treasury hopes publicising details of a tax deal with the UK could act as a template for other countries Read More...

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Olympic effort from accountants
Accounting Firms

Olympic effort from accountants

13y Taking Stock

Olympic effort from accountants

Not necessarily putting on the spikes, accountants have played their part in the Olympic festivities Read More...

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Accountants move in Helical Bar board reshuffle
Company News

Accountants move in Helical Bar board reshuffle

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

Accountants move in Helical Bar board reshuffle

A new FD for the property development and investment company, as former finance chief takes chairman role Read More...

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Colin: HMRC moral dilemma?
Corporate Tax

Colin: HMRC moral dilemma?

13y Taking Stock

Colin: HMRC moral dilemma?

Negotiations in the new world Read More

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Audit reforms could lead to less protection, say firms
Accounting Firms

Audit reforms could lead to less protection, say firms

13y Rachael Singh

Audit reforms could lead to less protection, say f...

Survey of Top 100 firms shows that 63% believe reforms such as auditor rotation will provide less protection for investors and the public Read More...

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Portsmouth administrators warn club could shut in two weeks
Business Recovery

Portsmouth administrators warn club could shut in two weeks

13y Rachael Singh

Portsmouth administrators warn club could shut in ...

PKF administrators have warned they might have to liquidate the club by 10 August if some player contracts have not been renegotiated Read More...

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Treasury director Hegde takes FRC executive directorship
People Business

Treasury director Hegde takes FRC executive directorship

13y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Treasury director Hegde takes FRC executive direct...

The FRC announces the appointment of Treasury director Mridul Hegde as executive director of strategy Read More...

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Mazars creates hub for FTSE 350 audit committees
Accounting Firms

Mazars creates hub for FTSE 350 audit committees

13y Rachael Singh

Mazars creates hub for FTSE 350 audit committees

Mazars creates centre to open dialogue with FTSE 350 companies audit committees and investors Read More...

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Taxman completes executive role filling
People Business

Taxman completes executive role filling

13y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Taxman completes executive role filling

HM Revenue & Customs fill the three remaining executive committee positions Read More...

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Bruised PwC wants DOTAS clarification
Corporate Tax

Bruised PwC wants DOTAS clarification

13y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Bruised PwC wants DOTAS clarification

PwC treads carefully on the new tax avoidance disclosure consultation Read More...

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ICAEW maintains its integrity as ceiling collapses
Accounting Standards

ICAEW maintains its integrity as ceiling collapses

13y Taking Stock

ICAEW maintains its integrity as ceiling collapses

It's business as usual at Moorgate Place today as ceiling collapses. One calculator is yet to be accounted for Read More...

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Treasury opens the Pandora’s Box of tax avoidance
Corporate Tax

Treasury opens the Pandora’s Box of tax avoidance

13y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Treasury opens the Pandora’s Box of tax avoidance

The Treasury's proposals in its 'Lifting the Lid on Tax Avoidance Schemes' consultation creates a storm Read More...

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Government radically overhauls practitioners' rota system
Accounting Firms

Government radically overhauls practitioners' rota system

13y Rachael Singh

Government radically overhauls practitioners' rota...

The Official Receivers' IP rota faces big changes, with the divvying out of cases set to be completely overhauled Read More...

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Industry backs plan to remove 'distracting' quarterly reports
Company News

Industry backs plan to remove 'distracting' quarterly reports

13y Rachael Singh

Industry backs plan to remove 'distracting' quarte...

Kay review recommendations to rid company reports of box-ticking regulation and quarterly reporting is welcomed by industry Read More...

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Hairdressers win VAT battle over membership rules
Corporate Tax

Hairdressers win VAT battle over membership rules

13y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Hairdressers win VAT battle over membership rules

The National Hairdressers Federation wins £20,000 plus interest and costs after the taxman drops its case against over membership fees Read More...

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Quintain develops Stearn for FD role
Company News

Quintain develops Stearn for FD role

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

Quintain develops Stearn for FD role

Richard Stearn steps up from deputy FD to the top role, following Rebecca Worthington's promotion Read More...

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Crackdown will “keep avoiders up at night” - Gauke
Corporate Tax

Crackdown will “keep avoiders up at night” - Gauke

13y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Crackdown will “keep avoiders up at night” - Gauke

After the announcement of the disclosure of tax avoidance schemes consultation, practitioners are concerned over the range of powers HMRC could be gra...

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The Practitioner: Firms' future is off the high street
People In Practice

The Practitioner: Firms' future is off the high street

13y The Practitioner

The Practitioner: Firms' future is off the high st...

The Practitioner wants his firm to move out of town, make staff 'home workers', and focus on profit, not turnover Read More...

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