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Deloitte’s Balfour Beatty audit tenure to be tested
March 27th, 2014
DELOITTE’S tenure as auditor of Balfour Beatty is under risk, as the FTSE 250 builder will begin a tender process next year. In the builder’s annual report, released today, it has outlined its decision to begin the audit tender ...
HMRC debt recovery powers will need to be ‘bomb-proof’
March 26th, 2014
IT WAS SOMETHING of a slow burner, but once people noticed HMRC may be granted the power to directly deduct tax owed from debtors, the concerns began to surface. Ethical issues were raised over the legitimacy of such a ...
HMRC new account raiding powers are “draconian”
March 24th, 2014
NEW POWERS which will allow HMRC to raid bank accounts are “draconian” and could lead to an abuse of power suggest a tax reform group and ACCA. The March Budget saw HMRC given powers to take money from bank ...
IRS clarifies: Electronic signatures permitted for Form 8879
March 24th, 2014
Correcting an oversight, the IRS on Thursday updated the online version of Publication 1345, Handbook for Authorized IRS e-File Providers of Individual Income Tax Returns (rev. 3/20/14), to clarify that electronic signatures are permitted for Form 8879, IRS e-File ...
FRC issues temporary filler for insurance accounting
March 24th, 2014
THE FRC has issued new accounting and reporting requirements as a potentially temporary fill for a gap for the insurance industry. Financial Reporting Standard (FRS) 103 will be used by companies that currently use FRS 102 in the UK ...
Budget 2014: Practitioners expect revenue-raisers
March 19th, 2014
TAX PRACTITIONERS expect plenty of revenue-raising activity in today’s Budget, as the chancellor looks to fund spending giveaways for businesses. Capital allowances for major infrastructure projects, announce more support for flood victims, a VAT zero-rating on supplies for exporters ...
EU approves IASB funding with strings attached
March 19th, 2014
EUROPEAN POLITICIANS have voted to approve EU funding for the body that oversees the setting of global accounting standards, but with the proviso the funding could be pulled if it fails to meet certain conditions. The funds, which equate ...
HMRC ramps up asset seizures to pay VAT bills
March 18th, 2014
THE AMOUNT of companies that have had assets seized and sold by HM Revenue & Customs in order to settle VAT bills rose significantly during the recession. According to data obtained by finance provider Syscap, the incidence of asset ...
ACCA launches certificate for small business reporting standard
March 17th, 2014
A QUALIFICATION has been launched to develop accountants’ understanding of IFRS for SMEs by the ACCA. The certificate, which comprises an online course and test, is designed to provide members with an understanding of the concepts of IFRS for ...
Lords call for delay to LLP tax reforms
March 13th, 2014
CHANGES in the taxation of limited liability partnerships should be delayed until April 2015 in order to give firms affected an opportunity to adjust, the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee has recommended. The government’s current intention to introduce ...
