If they ever publish a book called Horror Stories for Accountants, the WH Smith revenue recognition error will be in it, says Rob Steele, CFO at iplicit
In this week’s career moves, partner promotions and hires at Gerald Edelman, Grant Thornton, S&W, Carpenter Box, GWA, Xeinadin, Streets Bush, Peninsula, Azets, SEC, FTS Recovery
Airport retail specialist WH Smith has reported an overstatement of £30m in forward revenue in its north American business due to a revenue recognition problem
A retired Tesco CEO has won a case against HMRC over an £1.5m claim for tax relief for SIPP pension withdrawals when he was living in Portugal, in an appeal centred around the UK-Portugal double tax treaty
With days to go until the new failure to prevent fraud criminal offence comes into force and a worrying lack of awareness about tough liability for directors, Alan Hughes, executive director at Vistra, explains why businesses can no longer rely on generic, outdated policies
HMRC has won a victory at the tribunal after former footballer Craig Burley was told to pay a six figure tax bill related to historic investments in two film scheme partnerships
Private equity backed S&W has reached an agreement to acquire Dublin-based Beechwood Partners as it ramps up acquisitions after securing external investment
Kerry Costello, enquiries consultant at Croner-i My VIP Tax Team, explains how a thorny issue with HMRC over the tax status of a property jointly owned by a married couple was resolved
In our new AI Essentials series, Jude Fletcher, director of search at Croner-i, examines how AI is transforming research for accountants, finance professionals and tax advisers
Sophie Brookes and Debbie Shaw examine landmark Saxon Woods ruling on s172 Companies Act, leaver provisions in articles of association in Syspal Capital and prospectus regime changes for IPOs
Grant Thornton has set up a ‘game-changing’ employee benefit trust (EBT) to reward staff by ringfencing equity following decision to take PE investment
Crowe has opened a new office in central Birmingham, relocating advisory and consulting teams to Colmore Row site, marking a significant step in its regional growth strategy
Inflation rose more than expected hitting 3.8% in July, up 0.2% in just one month, as soaring air fares over the summer holidays, contribute much of the increase