Accounting

brexit

What Brexit means for accountants

13/07/2016(0)
Shortly after the UK voted for Brexit on 23 June, sterling hit a thirty year low against the dollar and the UK has had its credit rating downgraded by ... Read More
Marks & Spencer

Spreadsheet fashions accounting error at M&S

13/07/2016(0)
Veteran high street retailer Marks and Spencer (M&S) has suffered the embarrassment of having to re-issue its first quarter results just hours after the initial release, when analysts’ questions ... Read More
UK-tax

Brexit: Paris urges London to remain tax ‘friendly’

12/07/2016(0)
Amid fears of a fiscal “race to the bottom” French Finance Minister Michel Sapin on Monday slammed British plans to reduce corporation tax as part of plans to keep ... Read More
BDO

BDO has appointed former KPMG director

11/07/2016(0)
Top Six firm BDO has appointed former KPMG director Christopher Arnull as its first head of Legal and Practice Protection, as the accountancy firm looks to tackle more legal ... Read More
UBS

Swiss bank UBS is to face legal action for encouraging tax fraud that could cost it billion euros

11/07/2016(0)
Swiss bank UBS, along with several of its former executives, is to face legal action for encouraging tax fraud that could cost it five billion euros, if judges accept ... Read More
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France Opens Register Of Trusts

11/07/2016(0)
On July 5, French Minister of Finance Michel Sapin and Budget Secretary Christian Eckert announced the launch of France’s public registry of trusts, a measure intended to increase transparency ... Read More
tax

The Swiss Council adopts dispatch on automatic exchange of tax information with eight states and territories

08/07/2016(0)
The Federal Council adopted the dispatch on the introduction of the automatic exchange of financial account information with Iceland, Norway, Guernsey, Jersey, the Isle of Man, Japan, Canada and ... Read More
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Will Artificial Intelligence in accounting automation affect accountants job?

07/07/2016(0)
Smacc, which uses AI to automate accounting, has secured a $3.5 million Series A round from Cherry Ventures, Rocket Internet, Dieter von Holtzbrinck Ventures, Grazia Equity and business angels. ... Read More
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KPMG first firm to appoint head of Brexit to executive leadership team

07/07/2016(0)
KPMG appoints Karen Briggs ‘Head of Brexit’ to executive leadership team. Following the outcome of the UK’s recent referendum on EU membership, KPMG in the UK has appointed Karen ... Read More
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EY promotes 714 new partners worldwide

06/07/2016(0)
Promotions reflect continued growth at EY 35% of partners from emerging markets and women represent nearly 30% EY announces that 714 people globally have been promoted to partner. This ... Read More
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