Accounting

sme

UK SMEs are neglected at the critical growth stage, says new report

25/04/2014(0)
Old Street Silicon Valley-style business ‘clusters’ vital for growth. Local Enterprise Partnerships not as effective as predecessor, say SMEs Initiatives aimed at helping the UK’s small and medium sized ... Read More
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HMRC doubles Gift Aid investigations

24/04/2014(0)
THE NUMBER of investigations undertaken by HM Revenue & Customs into Gift Aid claims more than doubled over the past year, raising an additional £6m. Figures obtained by Top ... Read More
insolvency

Insolvencies rocket amid mounting misery for firms

24/04/2014(0)
SCOTTISH corporate insolvencies in the latest full quarter were up 70.6% on the same period of last year, official figures have revealed, and one leading expert predicted the number ... Read More
tax

Japanese Panel Looks For Gradual Corporate Tax Cuts

24/04/2014(0)
An early cut in the country’s high corporate tax rate is to be recommended by the study group that was established by the Japanese Government’s Tax Commission to look ... Read More
accounting

Delinquent IRS employees paid bonuses by the agency

23/04/2014(0)
The IRS was in damage control mode Tuesday after an audit revealed that it paid bonuses to employees who were in trouble over tax issues themselves. More than $2.8 ... Read More
VAT tax accounting

HMRC to demystify VAT place of supply rule changes

23/04/2014(0)
Freelancers and other VAT-registered providers of internet or broadcasting services to consumers in the EU are being invited to get official guidance on how new rules from January will ... Read More
HMRC

How much is your personal data worth?

22/04/2014(0)
British ministers are looking at changes that will allow HMRC to sell taxpayers’ data to third parties. Putting aside the privacy issues, how much is personal data worth? As ... Read More
performance accounting

IASB starts ‘long journey’ to overhaul macro hedging

22/04/2014(0)
THE WAY banks account for financial risk is to fundamentally change as part on an overhaul to macro hedge accounting proposed by the IASB. Banks generally manage interest rate ... Read More
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Spanish banks face tough rivalry in small companies bet

22/04/2014(0)
Across Spain, the message is hard to miss in office windows showcasing offers: banks want to lend to small companies again. After gorging on property lending in the run-up ... Read More
frc

FRC to expose companies that fail to report accurate information

17/04/2014(0)
Companies will be forced to admit to FRC inquiries, under reporting watchdog proposals Companies will be forced to admit when they have investigated by the FRC’s conduct committee for ... Read More
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