Month: December 2019
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Dec- 2019 -18 DecemberFeatures
VAT and the EU: Change is coming?
The approach of Brexit has, rightly, obsessed commentators on tax and regulation; tariffs, rules of origin and crucially VAT as…
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18 DecemberAccounting Firms
MHA MacIntyre Hudson relocates London head office
Accountancy firm MHA MacIntyre Hudson has relocated its London head office to a new “state of the art and spacious…
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18 DecemberBusiness Bites
Vera Lynn’s gin dispute is a window on a fascinating trademark problem
Everyone knows a bit of cockney rhyming slang, but what if your own name is the one being used, and…
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18 DecemberAccounting Firms
The Book People appoints PwC as administrators
The Book People has entered into administration, putting 400 jobs at risk. Toby Underwood and Zelf Hussain, of PWC, have…
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18 DecemberBig Four
KPMG completes sale of Swoon
KPMG has secured the future of online furniture retailer Swoon by selling it out of administration in a pre-pack deal.…
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18 DecemberPeople Moves
BDO appoints Kevin Lamb as director for its Edinburgh office
Accountancy and business firm BDO has appointed Kevin Lamb as director of its Edinburgh office. Lamb joins the team at…
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17 DecemberAccounting Firms
TC Group acquires Leigh Saxton Green
The TC Group has acquired mayfair-based accountancy firm Leigh Saxton Green. The deal comes as the group has “grown considerably”…
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17 DecemberRegulation
Auditors need to improve challenge of management ‘urgently’, says FRC
The FRC has issued a “major” revision to its Ethical Standard and revised Auditing Standards, in order to support the…
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17 DecemberBusiness Bites
‘Jingle bots’ are artificially ramming online shopping baskets to use up stock
I have my reservations about this story because we spend a lot of time in our office poring over the…
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17 DecemberAccounting Firms
BDO to recruit record number of trainees in 2020
Accountancy and advisory firm BDO is in line to recruit a “record” number of trainees next year. Applications for 600…
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