HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) must ensure it is able to deal with the inevitable flood of queries from tax payers who are concerned that they may have to pay up for Pay As You Earn (PAYE) mistakes, says the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). ACCA’s head of taxation Chas Roy-Chowdhury says: “HMRC’s recent …

The Calyx Group and its subsidiaries were placed into administration on 3 September 2010 with the appointment to the UK and Northern Ireland entities of Joint Administrators Geoff Rowley and Phil Armstrong, partners at FRP Advisory LLP, the restructuring, recovery and insolvency firm. The Irish entities within the Calyx Group have been placed into receivership, …

Pension taxation reform could prove to be a real test of the Government’s ‘fairness’ and ‘personal responsibility’ credentials, warns ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) as the deadline for responses to the Government’s second review on the subject arrives. “This issue could turn out to be a real banana skin for the Government,” says …

Following the Government’s decision to abolish the Audit Commission, ACCA warns that the future audit arrangements for local authorities need to be properly managed in order to avoid inconsistency and uncertainty. ACCA, which has more than 13, 000  members working in the public sector, accepts that the Audit Commission, which currently checks the efficiency and …

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – July 14, 2010 – US Loan Auditors, the premier California-based forensic real estate loan auditing firm serving victims of predatory mortgage lending abuse, recently held a company blood drive to help the local community fulfill its critical need for the gift of life during the summer season. “We realized there was a …

ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) today announces the winners of the Simpson Scholarship for 2010. The five scholarship winners from Bahrain, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore, and Vietnam will all now receive extensive support to complete their ACCA studies. Reflecting on this year’s competition, the judging panel noted that the winners “were able to convey …

Leading independent firm of Chartered Accountants promotes secure collaboration when sharing confidential information Egress Software Technologies, an innovator in secure collaboration, announced today that Hawsons Chartered Accountants has selected Egress Switch to protect and control information shared between the firm and its clients. Tough new UK legislation has increased market awareness of the risks associated …

Helen Brand, chief executive of ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants), is one of the key representatives on the Steering Committee of the newly formed International Integrated Reporting Committee (IIRC). The IIRC has been established by the Prince’s Accounting for Sustainability Project (A4S) and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). As the first professional accountancy …

The young finance professional of the 21st century has a confident and clear vision of their career progression, demands job security and is motivated by money, finds new research from ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) and Mercer, the human resource consultancy. The research – called Generation Y: Realising the potential – shows a …

The newly established Office of Tax Simplification will provide welcome respite for the financially challenged contingent of SMEs across the UK, says ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants). However, the key is as much consistency as it is policy. Chas Roy-Chowdhury, ACCA Head of Taxation, said, “In recent years, the UK tax policy has …

12 July 2010: The Guildford office of UK top ten accountancy and business advisory firm, PKF (UK) LLP, is running a week long work experience trainee scheme this month from Monday 26 to Friday 30 July at its Park Street offices in the town centre. As one of the UK’s leading firms of accountants and …

The world in 2030 will be a startlingly different place, with a ‘flattening’ of the economic landscape and a more genuinely global market place, according to a new report from ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants), in collaboration with the strategic research and consulting group Lighthouse Global. The report, Where next for the global …

The global body for accountants, ACCA (the Association for Chartered Certified Accountants) has responded to last week’s G20 meeting by saying that its “pillars for agenda reform” are built on shaky ground. The G20’s first pillar – a strong regulatory framework, and the third pillar – resolving issues to do with financial institutions in crisis …

As board gender diversity becomes a priority agenda item for policymakers and business leaders internationally, the critical examination of the business case for board gender diversity in Pakistan merits consideration, states ACCA Pakistan discussion Paper Gender Diversity on Boards in Pakistan. The discussion paper has been conceived and commissioned by IFC. Even though more women …

Egress Software Technologies announces partnership with IAAITC to help small and medium size businesses mitigate risk when sharing confidential information. Egress Software Technologies, an innovator in secure data exchange, announced today a strategic partnership with the International Association of Accountants & Technology Consultants (IAAITC). Founded in 2004 as a non for profit membership organisation, the …

Stay Profitable, Learn How to Price Winning Contracts Washington, D.C. TargetGov will host a live national teleconference “Accounting for Government Contractors,” on July 15, 2010. Topics covered include: The difference between business accounting and accounting for government contracts, specialized rules and regulations, R-CAS—DCAA, using your accounting system for pricing proposals, cost accounting, direct vs. indirect …

The profession needs to maintain and enhance the value of audit by expanding its scope Risk management, corporate governance arrangements and financial assumptions underlying the business model are all matters which could be brought within the scope of audit The current model needs to develop and ultimately may need to address the challenge of providing …

The critical importance of strong talent management programmes for finance professionals following the global economic crisis has been revealed in a comprehensive global study by ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants). The report, called Talent Management in 2010 shows that whilst talent management practices are becoming more widespread, there is still an informal approach …

BURLINGAME, CA (June 22, 2010) – Tangent Inc. ( http://www.tangent.com ), a leading provider of technology solutions for health, education, government and military markets, today announced Web Hawk, ( www.tangent.com/webhawk4 ) a next generation content filtering solution that allows you to effectively manage your organization’s Internet traffic for one-third the price of competing products. Its …

22 June 2010: Today’s Emergency Budget speech from Chancellor George Osborne revealed some high points and tough times ahead for Surrey businesses says leading local accountants and business advisers, PKF. The Guildford office of the UK top ten accountancy firm welcomes moves to encourage growth and entrepreneurship but warns against tax increases which could hamper …

ACCA Pakistan reiterated the value of Cambridge ICFE (International Certificate in Financial English) to its partners in the corporate and public sector. ICFE – a joint qualification of ACCA and University of Cambridge aimed at assessing English language skills in the context of finance, accounting, and auditing. It develops and validates first-rate English language skills …

ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) today urges the business world to focus more on its ethical responsibilities and on prioritising the recruitment of senior executives and financial staff with strong ethical compasses. A new ACCA report, ‘Risk and reward – tempering the pursuit of profit’ looks at where the financial system went wrong …

Norvax Founders Among Finalists for Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award Norvax President Brandon Cruz and CEO Clint Jones named finalist for Midwest Region Chicago, IL – May 3, 2010 – Ernst & Young, a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services, has announced that Norvax Co-Founders Clint Jones and Brandon …

An influential committee of small business experts calls today for quick action to establish a recovery plan for the country’s 4.8m Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs). ACCA’s (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) SME Committee is an independent forum of entrepreneurs, accounting practitioners, academic researchers, bankers and finance experts. Its membership includes the British …

ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) today publishes the first detailed comparison to date of the differences between UK Generally Accepted Accounting Standards (UK GAAP) and the International Financial Reporting Standard for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (IFRS for SMEs). ACCA’s new report, entitled The new UK GAAP: how would the numbers look? explores the …

San Jose – May 24, 2010 – Proformative, the resource for corporate finance, accounting, and treasury recently announced a free webinar, Foreign Exchange Exposure Management: Best Practices in Theory & Practice, to be held Thursday, May 27, 2010, from 11:30am to 12:30pm Eastern Time.  The content will focus on optimal F/X exposure management by examining …

Capita Financial Network partners with The Senior Review publication to put on Social Security workshops for the public. Capita Financial Network’s President, Michael Littledike, will be giving regular seminars for the public of Utah on various retirement topics throughout the year of 2010. The most popular topic has been a comprehensive Social Security seminar. The …

18 May 2010: The Guildford office of UK top ten accountancy and business advisory firm, PKF, is pleased to announce three new partner and director promotions. Nick Warner has been appointed as a VAT partner and will head up the Guildford office VAT team.  Nick has been with the firm for six years and has …

A blueprint for sustainable recovery The new Conservative / Liberal Democrat coalition needs to work for the benefit of the economy and financial prosperity of the UK, says ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) today in a new a new report entitled “A blueprint for sustainable recovery”. The 33 new priorities look at tax, …

ACCA Pakistan has been declared as the winner of the ‘Brands of the Year Award’ in the category of Professional Accountancy Program for the second time, consecutively, this year.  ACCA’s success with a decisive majority indicates a continuum of ACCA’s increasing brand popularity, strong stakeholder confidence and a high level of customer satisfaction. The award …