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Business | Charities: what needs to change in the Charities SORP? - part 6

Sarah Perrin ACA looks at the key questions being considered in the governance review of the Charity SORP committee and process now under way, including whether the SORP-making process commands confidence

14 Nov 2018

Accountancy Firms

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Business | Charity guidance issued on changing financial year

The Charity Commission has published guidance on the circumstances and procedures for charities wishing to change their financial year, which vary according to whether or not the charity is incorporated as a company

14 Nov 2018

Accountancy Firms

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Tax | Small businesses urged to apply for broadband vouchers

The government is strongly recommending that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) make use of a £2,500 voucher to help with installing high-speed broadband and increase rural communities' access to the internet

13 Nov 2018

Making Tax Digital

Accountancy Firms

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Business | 11-year ban for financial investor over client funds abuse

A financial investor has been disqualified for 11 years after an Insolvency Service investigation found he had abused thousands of pounds worth of client’s funds which were invested in volatile foreign exchange markets

13 Nov 2018

Accountancy Firms

Restructuring & Insolvency

Called to Account

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Business | NEST to offer pensions savings pilot for rainy days

High street retail services provider Timpson is the first company to sign up for a two-year pilot run by auto enrolment pensions body, the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST), looking at so-called ‘sidecar savings’ options as a way of increasing employees’ financial resilience

13 Nov 2018

Accountancy Firms

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Business | Tax fugitive jailed for £5m fraud

HMRC has reported that one of the UK’s most wanted tax fugitives, who escaped to Ireland 12 years ago, has finally been sent to jail for committing a £5m tax fraud, and faces a repayment order for over £7m

13 Nov 2018

Called to Account

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Business | European CFOs report rising uncertainty

Chief financial officers (CFO) across Europe are reporting a rise in levels of uncertainty and a declining risk appetite, but are adopting expansionary plans, with those based in Ireland the most committed to future capital expenditure, according to research from Deloitte

13 Nov 2018

Accountancy Firms

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Business | FTSE 350 needs to do more on gender equality

There remain five all-male boards in the FTSE 350, and companies need to do more if they are to hit the government’s target of a third of women in senior leadership positions by 2020, according to the annual update from the Hampton-Alexander review

13 Nov 2018

Accountancy Firms

Leadership & Management

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Business | 33% drop in number of accounting job vacancies

Although there was a 26% increase in the number of accountants seeking jobs last month, there was a 7% drop in the number of vacancies with the amount of accounting jobs available decreasing 33% year-on-year, according to research from Morgan McKinley

12 Nov 2018

Accountancy Firms

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Business | BoE seeks experts to join Standards Advisory Panel

The Bank of England and Pay.UK is seeking applications from members of the payments industry wishing to join a newly created Standard Advisory Panel and help in the implementation of new transactional data standards

12 Nov 2018

Accountancy Firms

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Business | Firms favour communication skills over technical knowledge

The development of artificial intelligence (AI) has resulted in accounting firms prioritising human skills over technical knowledge when recruiting candidates, according to research from Reed Finance

9 Nov 2018

Accountancy Firms

Leadership & Management

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Business | Emotional intelligence important for accounts, ACCA finds

A report from the ACCA has found that emotional intelligence and a well-rounded skillset are vital if accountants are to thrive in what is increasingly a tech-driven field

9 Nov 2018

Accountancy Firms

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Business | Checklist: how to choose the right technology for finance transformation

Workiva provides a checklist of essential features to look for in technologies that can power your own finance transformation to support faster, more accurate financial planning and reporting

8 Nov 2018

AI & Technology

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Tax | Calls to relieve EU pensions of VAT burden

The relief of pension fund participants from unevenly-applied VAT charges on contracted management services has been called for by an EU pension representative and a Brussels-based advocacy group, who criticise the lack of 'political willingness'

8 Nov 2018

International Tax

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Finance | Government amends accounting rules in Companies Act for post-Brexit

The government has issued draft legislation to amend the filing exemptions for companies and limited liability partnerships (LLPs) ahead of the UK leaving the EU, but refers to 'exit day'

8 Nov 2018

Accounting Standards

Financial Reporting

Law and Regulation

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Tax | Actors call for tax relief to boost diversity in TV and film

Sir Lenny Henry, as well as other prominent TV and film stars, are calling for tax relief for production companies to encourage them to employ women, disabled individuals and people from black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds

7 Nov 2018

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