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Business | Lack of social mobility across accounting profession warns AAT

The accounting profession has been criticised for being too elitist in its recruitment policies, favouring graduates over those who have pursued vocational paths into accounting, according to the latest AAT report into the prevalance of vocational education across firms

3 Jun 2016

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Business | SMEs warned to tighten up contracts with suppliers

Changes to the rules under the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO) could have an unexpected impact on creditors as lawyers warn that sub £100,000 claims against companies entering administration are unlikely to go ahead due to greater protection for directors of dissolved businesses

3 Jun 2016

Accountancy Firms

Restructuring & Insolvency

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Tax | Expenses exemptions and P11Ds: what you need to know

Changes to the rules on benefits and expenses mean that fewer employers have to complete P11Ds but proper record keeping is vital to ensure that HMRC compliance meets stringent rules, says Meg Wilson CTA

3 Jun 2016

Accountancy Firms

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Business | Finance Mole: enjoying life as token accountant

When Finance Mole is asked to join the steering committee for the annual conference, he loosens the purse strings on the finance budget, although he is left confused by wrangling over the contents of the goody bags

3 Jun 2016

Accountancy Firms

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Tax | Football revenues hit £4bn across Premier and Championship clubs

The top 92 Premier and Football League clubs generated a record £4bn in revenues for the first time in 2014/15 as capital expenditure reached £305m, the most ever invested in a single season

2 Jun 2016

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Finance | Organisational culture and the corporate risk agenda

The focus on corporate culture, both internally and externally, is shaping governance and board strategy. Malcolm Finn, financial controller and Hayley Martin, group internal audit manager at Costa Coffee reflect on the impact of a changing culture

2 Jun 2016

Financial Reporting

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Tax | David Heaton: travesty of Employment Allowance (EA) tax rules

HMRC’s interpretation of employment allowance (EA) rules is a blatant misreading of the legislation and creates a headache for employers, warns David Heaton, employment tax expert

1 Jun 2016

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Business | Development updates

Ward Mackenzie acquires former Christopher Lunn firm and managing partner changes at PwC and BDO

1 Jun 2016

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Finance | Legal updates: June 2016

Gateley law experts on EY win in Bell Leisure Group negligence claim over Esporta acquisition, definition of close of business in McCann and oral contracts in United Bank Limited

1 Jun 2016

Financial Reporting

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Finance | EU audit reform part 5: increased powers for audit committees

In part five of the EU audit reform series, David Young, senior adviser at Independent Audit, considers the cost implications and compliance issues for listed companies as new powers for audit committees come into force under the EU Audit Regulations and Directive (ARD)

31 May 2016

Corporate Governance

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Business | Economic trends: US economic growth slowing

Recent data from the world’s largest economy has been underwhelming but is this a blip or does it indicate a long-term trend, asks Ben Brettell, senior economist at Hargreaves Lansdown

31 May 2016

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Business | Woolf: excessive executive pay and share buybacks

Excessive executive pay and share buybacks creates a worrying lack of corporate scrutiny, says Emile Woolf FCA

27 May 2016

Accountancy Firms

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Business | Nomination committees must improve on diversity

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) is planning to issue further guidance on nomination committees as part of a review into the guidance of board effectiveness following criticism of the lack of diversity in appointments and the succession plans for companies

25 May 2016

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Finance | Charity Commission consults on trustee disqualification powers

The Charity Commission has launched a three-month public consultation on how it should implement new powers to disqualify certain persons from being trustees in circumstances where they are judged not fit to act on behalf of a charity, for a period of up to 15 years

24 May 2016

Corporate Governance

Accounting Consultations

Accountancy Firms

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| PwC grilled by MPs over BHS ‘going concern’ audit

BHS auditor PwC faced challenges over the decision to describe the retailer as a ‘going concern’ just days before its sale for £1 to a consortium with no retail experience, MPs heard during a parliamentary select committee session, Pat Sweet reports

24 May 2016

Corporate Governance

Accountancy Firms

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Business | BHS pension advisers under fire over failure to restructure scheme

Pension advisers were put under intensive grilling at the latest joint parliamentary evidence session into the collapse of BHS with criticisms of the lack of oversight and the failure to restructure the retailer’s pension scheme

24 May 2016

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