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Business | Tips and advice: how accountants can tackle tiredness at work

With over three quarters of accountants admitting that having a bad night’s sleep effects their working day, Lee Biggins, founder and managing director of CV-Library discusses how employers and staff alike can combat issues of fatigue in the workplace

27 Oct 2017

Accountancy Firms

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Tax | CIOT warns on Brexit bill tax uncertainty

The planned Brexit bill, paving the way for the UK’s withdrawal from the EU, does not meet its objective of ensuring that the same rules and laws will apply on the day after leaving as on the day before, resulting in damaging uncertainty for taxpayers, CIOT is warning

26 Oct 2017

Law and Regulation

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Business | HS2 CFO quits following unauthorised redundancy payments

Steve Allen, chief financial officer at High Speed 2 Ltd (HS2), is to leave the railway infrastructure development company at the end of the financial year, citing a National Audit Office (NAO) report which was critical of some £1.7m of unauthorised redundancy payments

25 Oct 2017

Accountancy Firms

Leadership & Management

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Business | Economic trends: early warning on post-Brexit economy

Lack of certainty about the Brexit outcome is dampening UK activity as the global economy is in growth mode, Markit chief economist Chris Williamson warns

25 Oct 2017

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Business | AICPA to collaborate with blockchain association

The American Institute of Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA) and blockchain trade association Wall Street Blockchain Alliance (WSBA) have confirmed plans to work together to define the impact of blockchain technology for the accounting profession

24 Oct 2017

Accountancy Firms

AI & Technology

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Business | Plan for six-week ‘breathing space’ for debtors

The Treasury is seeking views on plans to offer people struggling with serious debt a ‘breathing space’ from their bills, with up to six weeks free from further interest, charges and enforcement action

24 Oct 2017

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Business | FCA bans couple for misappropriating £6m debt management funds

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has banned a husband and wife team who ran a debt management firm for dishonestly misappropriating client funds, after more than 4000 customers lost over £6m as a result of their actions

24 Oct 2017

Called to Account

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Finance | FCA fines Merrill Lynch £34.5m over derivatives reporting failures

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Merrill Lynch International (MLI) £34.5m for failing to report tens of millions of exchange traded derivative transactions over a two-year period under the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR)

23 Oct 2017

Financial Reporting

Law and Regulation

Accountancy Firms

Called to Account

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Tax | HMRC updates anti-money laundering supervision fees guidance

HMRC has updated its guidance on the fees payable when registering for anti-money laundering supervision, and how to pay them, including details of a new £40 approval fee payable by accountancy services providers

23 Oct 2017

Accountancy Firms

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Business | Consultation on principles for shareholder voting research

The Best Practice Principles Group (BPPG) has launched a consultation seeking views from investors and companies on whether the best practice principles for shareholder voting research and analysis have been effective in ensuring the integrity and efficiency of the services provided

23 Oct 2017

Accountancy Firms

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Business | Scottish government consults on national investment bank

The Scottish government has moved forward on plans to establish a Scottish national investment bank, opening a public consultation on the details of the bank’s operation, which was originally floated as part of the programme for government launched in September

23 Oct 2017

Accountancy Firms

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Finance | FRC warns companies against ‘complacency’ in reporting

The UK’s largest listed companies still have work to do in improving the clarity and completeness of their corporate reporting, according to the Financial Reporting Council’s (FRC) annual review, which says there has been no discernible improvements compared to the previous year

23 Oct 2017

Financial Reporting

Accountancy Firms

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Finance | IFRS 15 rollout will stop mobile networks overcharging after contracts end

Telecoms giants Vodafone, EE and Three are continuing to charge customers extra for a handset after this cost has been covered in their fixed deal, research suggests, despite the looming prospect of IFRS 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers

20 Oct 2017

Accounting Standards

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Business | Unpaid tax bills see HMRC pull the plug on computer reseller

Misco UK Ltd, a computer reseller business has gone into administration after HMRC applied for a winding-up order over unpaid taxes, with the loss of around 300 jobs

20 Oct 2017

Accountancy Firms

Restructuring & Insolvency

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Tax | Amazon wants tax breaks for second US HQ

Amazon’s announcement that it is looking for a US city in which to set up HQ2 and its requirement that the chosen location is ‘business friendly’ has sparked controversy over whether the contenders should offer tax breaks and other financial incentives

19 Oct 2017

International Tax

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Business | UK organisations lagging on cyber security preparations

Despite some well publicised and damaging cyber security incidents recently, nearly one in five UK organisations do not prepare for cyber attacks and only half conduct penetration tests to examine their defences, according to research by PwC

19 Oct 2017

Accountancy Firms

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