Business leader Sarah McVittie offers advice on entrepreneurship
Sarah McVittie has offered advice to budding entrepreneurs in her latest column for Elite Business magazine. The entrepreneur shared her…
Number of small businesses accessing finance rises, shows report
The number of small businesses obtaining finance for development has risen in the past year, according to figures from Albion…
Important bodies in the world of accountancy
As with any long-established and widely-respected field, there are many different official and semi-official bodies in the accountancy sector with…
Free trade talks resume between EU and India
Discussions aimed at working out a bilateral free trade agreement between the EU and India will start up again in…
KPMG now ranks as the Big Four's smallest firm
A drop in profits has seen KPMG fall to fourth place in the 'Big 4' grouping of the accountancy sector's…
US Fed interest rate rise welcomed by international stock markets
In the wake of the US central bank increasing interest rates for the first time since 2006, stock markets around…
Bonus pot doubles for UK accountants
Accountants in the UK are likely to share a bonus pot of up to £4 billion this year, according to…
HMRC gets £8.1m in UK corporation tax from Starbucks
The UK arm of multinational coffee chain Starbucks has handed over £8.1m in corporation tax to the Treasury in 2015…
ICAEW warns pensioners about risks of secondary annuity market
The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) has issued a warning to anyone thinking of selling their…
Businesses will pay out “more than £1bn” for National Living Wage
The introduction of the National Living Wage next year is likely to cost UK businesses more than £1bn, according to…
10p introductory level for Scottish Rate of Income Tax
The new Scottish Rate of Income Tax (SRIT), which marks a major overhaul of the UK tax system, won't actually…
Materiality and governance should be focus of 2015 annual reports, says FRC
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has written a letter to audit committee chairs in larger listed companies to highlight areas…