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The EU must place a greater emphasis on effective public financial management for the benefit of its citizens
April 8th, 2014
The European Court of Auditors will have an ever increasing role to play when it comes to the effectiveness of EU public financial management, says an EU auditor’s essay in a report from ACCA The European Court of Auditors ...
Parliament brings the audit reform to its final stages
April 3rd, 2014
ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) welcomes the endorsement of the audit package by the European Parliament. Sue Almond, external affairs director at ACCA, says: ‘ACCA congratulates the effort to increase audit quality and re-establish investor confidence in ...
Firms unite to provide better access to accountancy qualifications
April 3rd, 2014
THE PROFESSION has united to create a unified approach aimed at helping students from disadvantaged backgrounds obtain accountancy qualifications. The scheme, Access Accountancy was formally launched today at an inner city girls secondary school, based in Islington, London. Firms ...
HMRC new account raiding powers are “draconian”
March 24th, 2014
NEW POWERS which will allow HMRC to raid bank accounts are “draconian” and could lead to an abuse of power suggest a tax reform group and ACCA. The March Budget saw HMRC given powers to take money from bank ...
Budget 2014: Practitioners expect revenue-raisers
March 19th, 2014
TAX PRACTITIONERS expect plenty of revenue-raising activity in today’s Budget, as the chancellor looks to fund spending giveaways for businesses. Capital allowances for major infrastructure projects, announce more support for flood victims, a VAT zero-rating on supplies for exporters ...
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February 4th, 2014
