Companies

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Finance | Charities SORP amended to reflect changes to FRS 102

The amendments to the Charities Statement Of Recommended Practice (SORP) are intended to bring it into line with changes to Financial Reporting Standard (FRS) 102 and provide guidance on how to apply the standard to charity accounts

8 Oct 2018

Business | BDO sees 8.5% rise in revenues to £464m

BDO has posted an 8.5% increase in revenues to £464.1m from £427.8m last year, while profits went up by 19.7% to £109.4m

8 Oct 2018

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Business | Moore Stephens' revenue up 13% in wake of merger

Moore Stephens LLP has grown revenue by 13% to hit £137.5m in the year to 30 April 2018, up from £121.4m in 2017

5 Oct 2018

Leadership & Management

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Business | Finance Mole: drinking is not the answer

Finance Mole faces a backlog of payment collections and is tempted by a crafty beverage on the home commute, stormy times for the cloud as Xero suffers network issues, Chancellor Philip Hammond makes a blunder in front of the Lord Economic Affairs Committee

5 Oct 2018

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Finance | FTSE 100 making progress on climate change reporting

More top UK companies are taking climate change reporting seriously with BT, Marks & Spencer and Unilever topping the annual Eco-Act Sustainability Reporting Performance of the FTSE 100 index

4 Oct 2018

Business | Consultation on tackling late payments

The department for business, energy and industrial strategy (BEIS) is consulting on strategies to tackle late payments for goods or services to smaller companies by larger firms

4 Oct 2018

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Business | SMEs failing to prioritise governance

SMEs find it difficult to put good governance practices into place due to limited time and resources, research has revealed

4 Oct 2018

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Business | PwC global revenues up 7% to hit $41.3bn

PwC global’s earnings have hit a record high with gross revenue reaching $41.3bn for the year ending 30 June 2018, a growth of 7% in local currency and 10% in US dollars

4 Oct 2018

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Tax | Brexit: tax implications for EU employees living and working in the UK

Jackie Hendley, head of tax at accounting firm Smith Cooper, explores the potential UK tax issues of Brexit, in particular what a No Deal Brexit might mean for EU employees living and working in the UK in terms of PAYE, NICs and short-term business visitors

4 Oct 2018

Leadership & Management

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Tax | Avalara launches free Excel Add-In for Making Tax Digital for VAT

US software developer Avalara is set to disrupt the market with the launch of a free Excel extension for Making Tax Digital for VAT which will allow companies to upload Excel data directly into HMRC's VAT filing API using a Microsoft Add-In, reports Sara White

3 Oct 2018

Finance | European Commission sets date for corporate reporting conference

On 30 November, the European Commission is hosting a conference on the future of corporate reporting focusing on whether the current EU legislative framework needs reform

3 Oct 2018

Finance | FRC probes nearly half of company accounts reviewed

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has written to just under half the companies whose accounts it has recently reviewed, asking the boards for clarification on concerns around corporate reporting

3 Oct 2018

Finance | Jersey introduces US-style limited liability companies

In a move to compete with other offshore finance centres and attract US inward investment, Jersey is set to allow investors to set up limited liability companies (LLCs) for the first time

3 Oct 2018

Business | Budget airline Primera Air ceases trading

Thousands of holidaymakers have been stranded abroad after Danish airline Primera Air collapsed early this morning, a year after British airline Monarch entered administration

2 Oct 2018