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Bonus pot doubles for UK accountants
Accountants in the UK are likely to share a bonus pot of up to £4 billion this year, according to…
ICAEW warns pensioners about risks of secondary annuity market
The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) has issued a warning to anyone thinking of selling their…
Materiality and governance should be focus of 2015 annual reports, says FRC
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has written a letter to audit committee chairs in larger listed companies to highlight areas…
HMRC launches personal tax accounts
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has officially launched the new system of personal tax accounts that will lead to the…
Invoice malware warning for finance departments
Unsolicited email attachments in the form of unpaid invoices could pose a danger to finance departments, cybersecurity analyst Graham Cluley…
Wear and tear allowance for landlords reformed in Finance Bill 2016
The draft legislation announced in clauses of the Finance Bill 2016 confirms that new rules will operate in regard to…
Bank of England votes to hold rates at 0.5%
The nine member Bank of England panel that decides the interest rate have voted to leave it unchanged at 0.5%.…
Scottish tax authority praised by Audit Scotland
The introduction of the new Scottish land and property tax regime has been handled well by The Scottish tax authority,…
Rise in new companies due to landlord tax changes
According to research from Kent Reliance, there has been a surge in the number of people incorporating a new company,…
Revenues leap in China for global accountancy services network BDO
BDO, the global accountancy and advisory services network with a firm of more than 8,500 employees in China, has seen…
Tax transparency in listed companies' annual reports encouraged by FRC
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has said that UK listed companies should be clearer about their tax reporting to ensure…
New Scotland tax rates may be bad for employers, say advisors
The new rates of income tax for those living in Scotland will apply from 6 April 2016, and their introduction…