Month: July 2019
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Jul- 2019 -31 JulyPeople Moves
PwC strengthens pensions advisory team with director promotions
PwC has announced six new director promotions within its pensions advisory practice. Simon Bourke, Stuart Bradbury, Caroline Curran, Keira-Marie Ramnath,…
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31 JulyAudit
FRC reveals ‘substantial’ increases in fines to tackle poor quality audits
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has issued its first Annual Enforcement Review which reveals a “significant” increase in sanctions and…
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31 JulyCorporate Tax
Games developer has not paid corporation tax for last decade, report finds
Rockstar North, makers of the Grand Theft Auto series, has been found to have paid no corporation tax between 2009…
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30 JulyEconomy
Number of personal insolvencies continue to rise
The number of people entering personal insolvency rose by 7.2% year-on-year for the second quarter, the highest for the period…
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30 JulyAccounting Firms
Grant Thornton set to quit as Sports Direct auditor
Accountancy firm Grant Thornton is reportedly set to quit as the auditor to Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct following concerns over…
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29 JulyAccounting Firms
Private equity firms interested in £1bn Cogital deal
A selection of US-based private equity firms are interested in acquiring chartered accountancy firm Cogital in an estimated £1bn deal,…
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29 JulyAdvice & Best Practice
Collaborations between lawyers and accountants; the route to success for both clients and the advisers
Accountants and lawyers often need to work together, and particularly given our line of specialism at FS legal, we find…
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29 JulyAudit
Sports Direct dismisses rumours it is looking to replace Grant Thornton
Sports Direct has dismissed rumours that is seeking to replace current auditor Grant Thornton, amid a chaotic results announcement that…
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29 JulyCrime
Losses from mandate fraud approaches £100m
Businesses are being warned about the dangers of mandate fraud after new figures reported losses reached almost £100m in 2018/19.…
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26 JulyCrime
PPI call centre boss and his accountant jailed in £2.3m HMRC tax probe
The director of a Basingstoke call centre business and an accountant, have been jailed for a total of seven-and-a-half years…
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