Accounting Standards

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FRC updates UK Corporate Governance Code

18/09/2014(0)
FRC has issued an updated version of the UK Corporate Governance Code (the Code). This significantly enhances the quality of information investors receive about the long-term health and strategy ... Read More
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Why accountants are dissatisfied with their job?

12/09/2014(0)
What makes accountants want to leave their jobs? Poor chances of promotion, not enough pay and unsatisfactory management are the key reasons, according to a survey by accounting recruiter ... Read More
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Gender inequality in accounting

11/09/2014(0)
More than half of UK accountants consider men and women to have equal opportunities in the workplace, according to a survey by CareersinAudit.com. However, a significant chunk of the ... Read More
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U.S. accountants’ optimism returns to pre-recession levels

08/09/2014(0)
Not since 2007 have U.S. accountants in industry felt as optimistic about the future of their companies and the state of the domestic economy as they do now. While ... Read More
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FASB’s proposed 2015 GAAP taxonomy available for comment

02/09/2014(0)
FASB released its proposed 2015 GAAP Financial Reporting Taxonomy on Friday and asked for public review and comment. The taxonomy is a list of financial reporting labels that are ... Read More
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Video game tax relief comes into force

26/08/2014(0)
British companies developing video games will be able to claim tax relief of up to 25% on their production costs from this week. The video game tax relief legislation, ... Read More
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FASB proposes simpler accounting for fees paid to cloud service providers

21/08/2014(0)
FASB on Tuesday issued a proposal designed to simplify the accounting for fees that public and private companies pay as customers in cloud-computing arrangements with third-party service providers. Rules ... Read More
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Restriction of Liechtenstein route for tax disclosure

18/08/2014(0)
The UK Government has acted to restrict the situations where taxpayers can use a government agreement with Liechtenstein to get a more generous settlement from HMRC. A joint decision ... Read More
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New accounting standard rule against banks’ losses from loans

11/08/2014(0)
A new international accounting standard, IFRS 9, will set as requirement that banks should set aside more money in order to protect against losses from customers who can’t repay ... Read More
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Corporation tax and CGT

01/08/2014(0)
Summarize of the key measures in Finance Act 2014, Andrew Goodall sets out the main corporation tax and capital gains tax provisions in part one of the act. Corporation ... Read More
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