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BDO appoints new audit partner for charities

12 November 2018, 1:49 pm

BDO has appointed Jill Halford as a new audit partner for its not-for-profit section. Jill Halford joins the firm from PwC and has almost 20 years’ experience in the charities sector, having worked on multi-location and complex engagements as well as some of the UK’s key visitor attractions such as the National Theatre, Southbank Centre […]

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EU disagrees over plans for digital tech tax following Hammond’s Budget promise

6 November 2018, 5:57 pm

EU negotiations for a digital tech tax are not going quite as smoothly as Philip Hammond's decision to apply one to the UK

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Why was the Budget underwhelming when it came to the environment?

5 November 2018, 4:54 pm

When it comes to the environment, Philip Hammond’s Budget was “the dog that didn’t bark,” according to Deloitte’s head of tax policy Daniel Lyons. Despite expectations of a whole raft of measures designed to prompt business and consumers into behavioural change, firm announcements were few and far between – and most commentators describe it as […]

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KPMG celebrates two years as a Disability Confident Leader

2 November 2018, 4:42 pm

KPMG assesses the benefits and what the company has learned in two years of its inclusion programme

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Global tech giants Amazon, Google and Facebook face new digital services tax from Budget

29 October 2018, 11:35 pm

Philip Hammond announces a new tax on digital services that will apply to global tech companies with revenues of over £500m a year

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10 key announcements from the Budget 2018

29 October 2018, 6:01 pm

Fiscal Phil delivers a comprehensive Budget, covering everything from the VAT threshold, digital tax, and stamp duty to IR35, Brexit, and Austerity

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Budget 2018 live feed

29 October 2018, 9:45 am

Today, chancellor Philip Hammond will deliver the Budget 2018. Follow us here for the latest developments throughout the day

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Patisserie Valerie admits millions in undisclosed shares given to CEO and CFO

25 October 2018, 6:06 pm

The cake chain may have survived its High Court case but Patisserie Holdings admits it gave millions in share bonuses to its CEO and CFO

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Shadow chancellor raises the heat on accountants

22 October 2018, 4:08 pm

Labour’s John McDonnell reveals a broad agenda for reforming the UK audit market and pursuing tax avoiders

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Was lack of visibility to blame for Patisserie Valerie fraud?

19 October 2018, 12:11 am

With nearly 3,000 jobs at stake, Accountancy Age speaks to Mario Spanicciati, chief strategy officer at BlackLine about what was to blame for the fraud's success

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