Search Results for: Accountancy
ACCA and ISCA collaborate to develop talent pipeline for the accountancy sector
May 18th, 2015
The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA) have signed a Partnership Agreement that will strengthen the talent pipeline for the accountancy sector in Singapore. This is in anticipation of the sector’s ...
Global Accountancy Body welcomes ECB’s Bond – Buying initiative
January 23rd, 2015
ACCA welcomes the launch by the European Central Bank (ECB)‘s of an expanded asset purchase programme, entailing the existing purchase programmes for asset-backed securities and covered bonds. As from March 2015, the Eurosystem will start to purchase euro-denominated investment-grade ...
‘Big data’ will be key to accountancy success, says KPMG
January 8th, 2015
KPMG has revealed that future threats from companies like Google were a key reason for its £40m investment into accounting services for small and start-up businesses. When asked about its reasons for creating the cloud-based service, Iain Moffatt, Head ...
Accountancy firm Baker Tilly warns over eBay income
November 4th, 2014
Accountancy firm Baker Tilly has issued a warning to those trading on sites such as eBay or Airbnb after a man was sentenced to two years imprisonment for failing to declare income from online sales. John Woolfenden, from Manchester, ...
Modern accountancy firms
October 20th, 2014
At the 2020 Group annual conference last week, US chairman Chris Frederiksen spoke about how to build a modern firm. Based on the group’s research and Frederiksen’s own experience of firms around the world, he came up with five ...
UK Accountancy Firms shrink after HMRC Efforts
August 27th, 2014
HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC) increasingly tough stance on tax planning is taking its toll on the UK accountancy industry, according to finance provider LDF. There was a 4 percent drop in the number of accountancy firms registered in ...
Policymakers warned of persistent risks as accountancy bodies publish five-year “healthy check” of the global economic recovery
July 21st, 2014
Threats to long term economic stability remain as countries recover from the global economic crisis, according to a five year review of finance professionals’ economic insights. Any recovery may also be limited to just a few “islands of financial ...
Big Four’s China Accountancy Units Thrashing Out SEC Settlement in Auditing Dispute
June 3rd, 2014
The Chinese units at some of the world’s largest accounting firms – dubbed the Big Four – are looking to reach an out-of-court settlement with the US’ Securities and Exchange Commission in a bid to put an end to ...
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 ...
EU’s tax irregularities attract international attention
February 25th, 2021
Le Monde’s recent “OpenLux” revelations show that Luxembourg fails to act fairly within the European Union by offering low tax rates to corporates – underscoring the flaw of an unharmonised EU system, according to Jay Sanghrajka, partner at Price ...
