Inheritance tax: Government advised to reduce seven-year gifting rule to five years
Tax

Inheritance tax: Government advised to reduce seven-year gifting rule to fi...

6y Chris Jewers

Inheritance tax: Government advised to reduce seve...

The Government’s independent tax advisor has undertaken an inheritance tax review requested by the Chancellor and offered recommendations on how to si...

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EY announces 733 new partner promotions worldwide
Big Four

EY announces 733 new partner promotions worldwide

6y Tom Lemmon

EY announces 733 new partner promotions worldwide

Ernst and Young, announced that 733 people have been promoted to partner at across the globe. For the fifth consecutive year, women and emerging marke...

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HMRC collects £37bn from new taxes introduced during the last decade
HMRC

HMRC collects £37bn from new taxes introduced during the last decade

6y Chris Jewers

HMRC collects £37bn from new taxes introduced duri...

HMRC has collected £37bn from brand-new taxes that it has introduced over the last decade, according to UHY Hacker Young. Read More...

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Making Tax Digital for VAT – can I just record the daily gross takings?
MTD

Making Tax Digital for VAT – can I just record the daily gross takings?

6y richardwild

Making Tax Digital for VAT – can I just record the...

CIOT’s Richard Wild looks at which businesses can use the digital record keeping relation for retailers Read More...

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Salary Survey 2019
Business

Salary Survey 2019

6y Beth McLoughlin

Salary Survey 2019

Take the survey and find out how your salary compares to your peers in accounting Read More...

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Brexit uncertainty sees City jobs dramatically fall
Brexit & Economy

Brexit uncertainty sees City jobs dramatically fall

6y Tom Lemmon

Brexit uncertainty sees City jobs dramatically fal...

Jobs in the financial services market decreased by a third in the last quarter and Brexit is to blame, according to Morgan McKinley Read More...

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Taxpayers frustrated as HMRC toughens late self-assessment stance
HMRC

Taxpayers frustrated as HMRC toughens late self-assessment stance

6y Dave Beach

Taxpayers frustrated as HMRC toughens late self-as...

HMRC has fined 14% more people year-on-year for late self-assessment tax filing, leaving well-intentioned taxpayers frustrated. “The pool of people at...

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Peak productivity – how and when are UK employees at their most creative?
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Peak productivity – how and when are UK employees at their most creative?

6y Tom Lemmon

Peak productivity – how and when are UK employees ...

UK employees feel they’re most creative at 11:05am, according to new research by innovation funding specialists MPA Group. But what can you do to boos...

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AAT casts doubt over Boris Johnson’s tax and spend plans
Politics

AAT casts doubt over Boris Johnson’s tax and spend plans

6y Tom Lemmon

AAT casts doubt over Boris Johnson’s tax and spend...

The AAT have questioned the affordability and value of Boris Johnson’s tax and spending proposals, as he bids to become Prime Minister Read More...

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Research reveals SMEs owed suppliers nearly £50bn in unpaid bills
Accounting Software

Research reveals SMEs owed suppliers nearly £50bn in unpaid bills

6y Dave Beach

Research reveals SMEs owed suppliers nearly £50bn ...

Research released by accounting software Xero puts the average amount owed by SMEs to suppliers at £8,811. Combined with the 5.6m SMEs in the UK, it a...

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Sage announces £40m tech boost for North East
Accounting Software

Sage announces £40m tech boost for North East

6y Dave Beach

Sage announces £40m tech boost for North East

Accounting software firm Sage invests £40m in new tech hub in North East England, as part of its national £300m and 500 job commitment. Sage, the clou...

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AI will change corporate deal-making forever and firms need to be ready
Technology

AI will change corporate deal-making forever and firms need to be ready

6y Tom Lemmon

AI will change corporate deal-making forever and f...

Key decision making may soon be taken away from humans and guided instead by the application of artificial intelligence (AI) in many stages of a deal ...

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Pension changes could result in a £260 billion accounting gap
Pensions

Pension changes could result in a £260 billion accounting gap

6y Tom Lemmon

Pension changes could result in a £260 billion acc...

The targets that UK pension schemes need to be managing could be £260bn more than what is shown in company accounts, according to research by XPS Pens...

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Grant Thornton appoints new head of disputes advisory
People In Practice

Grant Thornton appoints new head of disputes advisory

6y Tom Lemmon

Grant Thornton appoints new head of disputes advis...

Grant Thornton UK LLP has appointed Michael Radcliffe to lead its disputes advisory practice. Radcliffe is a Forensics Partner based in London Read Mo...

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Brexit providing advisory opportunities for accountants
Brexit & Economy

Brexit providing advisory opportunities for accountants

6y Tom Lemmon

Brexit providing advisory opportunities for accoun...

45% of accountancy firms are planning to offer more advisory services to support clients due to uncertainty caused by Brexit, according to Wolters Klu...

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QuickBooks try dangerously hard to show that MTD is easy
MTD

QuickBooks try dangerously hard to show that MTD is easy

6y Tom Lemmon

QuickBooks try dangerously hard to show that MTD i...

QuickBooks take Accountancy Age's very own Tom Lemmon for a spin to convince him that Making Tax Digital is so easy, even he can do his taxes. Read Mo...

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Existential angst: Accountants have nothing to fear but… everything?
Management

Existential angst: Accountants have nothing to fear but… everything?

6y AJ Chambers Recruitment | Sponsored

Existential angst: Accountants have nothing to fea...

In this column, David Bailey, consultant to Accounting and Financial industries at AJ Chambers, sets out the existential challenge and quite how small...

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How to protect against unlawful wage (and bonus) deductions
Legal

How to protect against unlawful wage (and bonus) deductions

6y Beth Hale

How to protect against unlawful wage (and bonus) d...

In this column, Beth Hale, partner and general counsel, and Holly Buick, trainee, at CM Murray, lay down the law on unlawful deductions in wages, incl...

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HMRC takes record £860m in penalties
Personal Tax

HMRC takes record £860m in penalties

6y Tom Lemmon

HMRC takes record £860m in penalties

Last year, HMRC imposed a record £860m in penalties on individual taxpayers, up 24% from £694m in 2017/18, according to accounting group UHY Hacker Yo...

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Head of ACCA Scotland calls for accountants to inspire youngsters into profession
People In Practice

Head of ACCA Scotland calls for accountants to inspire youngsters into prof...

6y Tom Lemmon

Head of ACCA Scotland calls for accountants to ins...

Craig Vickery, Head of ACCA Scotland told accountants they must inspire young people to join the profession, at Accountancy Age's Edinburgh Roadshow R...

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Haysmacintyre appoints new managing partner
Company News

Haysmacintyre appoints new managing partner

6y Tom Lemmon

Haysmacintyre appoints new managing partner

haysmacintyre today announced Jeremy Beard as their new Managing Partner. Beard, who has been a partner at the firm for 24 years, takes over from Ian ...

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Red Alert: The prospect of a Labour tax revolution is looming
Tax

Red Alert: The prospect of a Labour tax revolution is looming

6y Richard Asquith

Red Alert: The prospect of a Labour tax revolution...

In his monthly column, Avalara's Richard Asquith takes a look at the Labour Party's fiscal plans under shadow chancellor John McDonnell, including VAT...

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Hunt versus Johnson – who makes more fiscal sense?
Politics

Hunt versus Johnson – who makes more fiscal sense?

6y Dave Beach

Hunt versus Johnson – who makes more fiscal sense?

The Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS) analyses the future Tory leaders’ fiscal policies including changes to national insurance and corporation tax Re...

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Enter the 50+50 ranking for 2019
Practice

Enter the 50+50 ranking for 2019

6y Beth McLoughlin

Enter the 50+50 ranking for 2019

The survey is now open for our 50+50 ranking list. Make sure you enter your firm's details before the end of July to be included Read More...

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Grant Thornton sells £1.7bn wealth advisory arm to focus on "core markets"
Grant Thornton

Grant Thornton sells £1.7bn wealth advisory arm to focus on "core markets"

6y Dave Beach

Grant Thornton sells £1.7bn wealth advisory arm to...

Grant Thornton has today confirmed the acquisition of its wealth advisory business by 1825, Standard Life’s wholly owned financial planning and advice...

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Accountancy: Is disruptive technology having an impact?
Technology

Accountancy: Is disruptive technology having an impact?

6y Sabby Gill

Accountancy: Is disruptive technology having an im...

Sabby Gill, MD for Sage in UK and Ireland, on the high-wire balancing act accountants must tread to implement new technology - and make sure they are ...

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How to keep pace in the fast-changing world of technology
Technology

How to keep pace in the fast-changing world of technology

6y T-Tech | Sponsored

How to keep pace in the fast-changing world of tec...

T-Tech discuss how a virtual CIO could help your firm lead change, manage conflicting departments, and ensure business continuity without breaking the...

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