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Accountant fined for PII and annual return offences

22/10/2014(0)
An accountant has been severely reprimanded and fined £4,500 for failing to submit an annual return and doing business without professional indemnity insurance (PII). Patricia Cornish, of Laurel Farm, ... Read More
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How to choose an accountant

03/10/2014(0)
Selecting an accountant to support your business is an important decision and something you need to consider carefully. Dan Martin gathers advice from members of  the community UK Business ... Read More
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Accountant jailed for £2m ‘Ponzi’ scheme

26/09/2014(0)
The accountant, Geoffrey Langdale, 63, who took more than £2m from a group of investors in a so-called “Ponzi scheme” has been jailed. Geoffrey Langdale admitted deception and fraud charges at ... Read More
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Accountant gets three year ban over audit failures

16/09/2014(0)
A tribunal has excluded an ICAEW member from membership of the profession for three years following a Financial Reporting Council (FRC) investigation over audit failures. The accountant, Paul Newsham ... Read More
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Accountant banned for signing audit reports

10/09/2014(0)
An accountant has been excluded from the ICAEW and fined nearly £15,000 for issuing audit reports on behalf of his firms when they were not registered to carry out ... Read More
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Accountant accused for client’s NIC oversight

08/08/2014(0)
Self-employed Sean Murphy has been accused of not paying any Class 2 National Insurance contributions from 1995 until 2012 because he had not told the then Department of Social ... Read More
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Why use a specialised small business accountant

29/07/2014(0)
Starting your own business can be a difficult task. You know you have a great idea, you sound it out to some friends and work colleagues who tell you ... Read More
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Kesgrave: Accountant sentenced over £24,000 fraud has paid back nearly £5,000 in compensation

04/07/2014(0)
A partner at an accountancy firm with branches in Suffolk and Norfolk who admitted fraud involving £24,000 has repaid the outstanding balance from his offending, a court has heard. ... Read More
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Bernie Madoff’s Accountant Paul Konigsberg Pleads Guilty to Falsifying Records and Conspiracy

25/06/2014(0)
Fraudster Bernard Madoff’s former accountant Paul Konigsberg pleaded guilty to helping the convicted financier with his Ponzi scheme by falsifying records. “I’m here today to take responsibility for what ... Read More
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Devon VAT fraud accountant jailed

24/06/2014(0)
Devon accountant Robert Carpenter was jailed at Exeter Crown Court last week after pleading guilty to a £95,000 VAT fraud. The accountant from Barnstaple was sentenced to 12 months’ ... Read More
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