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Quarter of FTSE 100 bosses are qualified accountants
May 21st, 2015
Background in finance most likely career path among Britain’s top bosses Company bosses working in the FTSE 100 are more likely to have a background in finance than any other specialism, recruiters Robert Half said. The 2015 annual Robert Half FTSE ...
Sage launches online hub developed by accountants, for accountants
May 15th, 2015
Sage Impact, a fully customisable online hub from Sage, brings together everything accountants need to run their business Sage Impact,a new, fully customisable online hub developed by Sage and the accounting community, launches today. Sage collaborated with accountants and ...
Accountants could face tax evasion charges
February 25th, 2015
The chief secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander, has called for organisations including accountants, to be prosecuted if they facilitate tax evasion by their clients. The Lib-Dem minister wants to push through new legislation before the general election on 7 ...
Accountants Confidence Index — January 2015
January 7th, 2015
After rising in November, the short-term and mid-term ACI readings both continued their upward trend in December, with the short-term and the long-term readings both both comfortably in positive territory. The ACI, published in partnership with ADP, is a ...
Hong Kong-based audit firm and two accountants charged by SEC
December 18th, 2014
The Securities and Exchange Commission imposed sanctions against a Hong Kong-based audit firm and two accountants for failing to properly audit year-end financial statements of a company that the SEC has charged with fraud. An SEC investigation found that Baker ...
EY announces participation at the World Congress of Accountants
November 11th, 2014
EY marks the 2014 World Congress of Accountants (WCOA) in Rome on 10-14 November 2014 by reinforcing its long-standing commitment to the audit profession and its importance. The 2014 Congress takes place at a time of great change, challenge ...
Accountants Warn Against UK 50 Percent Income Tax Rate
November 5th, 2014
High earners in the UK would pay 24 percent more tax than the current global average if the Labour Party succeeds in reintroducing the 50 percent tax rate, according to international accountants UHY Hacker Young. According to the firm, ...
2015 trends: Accountants and technology
October 24th, 2014
Love it or hate it, technology is permanently changing, and accountants are now expected to keep abreast of these fluctuations in order to keep clients happy. Gone is the day – and many may rue it – of employing ...
Accountants Discuss Scottish Tax Powers
October 24th, 2014
The Institute of Chartered Accountants Scotland (ICAS) has said that the issues involved in devolving further tax powers to Scotland are wide ranging and complex. In a report prepared ahead of the first meeting of the Smith Commission on ...
Accountants unhappy about career development, survey
October 9th, 2014
Almost two thirds of UK accountants are set to actively pursue their next job opportunity within the next six-to-12 months, new research reveals. Many of those quizzed by CareersinAudit.com said they feel despondent that their bosses will not make ...
