Increase in starting salaries expected for accounting jobs
According to the Robert Half 2016 Salary Guide, starting salaries for professionals in the UK, including finance and accounting staff,…
Campaign group proposes VAT MOSS interim threshold
With the third VAT MOSS return looming for businesses on 20th October, a campaign group has issued a stark warning…
Chartered Institute of Taxation wants offshore offence changes
The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) has come out in favour of changes to the ‘strict liability’ offence for offshore…
UK SMEs can benefit from cash flow finance
Small and medium sized businesses in the UK are increasingly feeling the strain of late payments, particularly if they are…
OECD lists the top 10 toughest countries on tax evasion
With more moves to streamline international efforts to combat tax evasion by multinationals, a new tax information exchange agreement now…
Landlord tax changes need review, says ICAEW
The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) has called for a comprehensive review of the arrangements surrounding…
Retail food sales rose in September, says British Retail Consortium report
The BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor for September reveals that total food sales in the UK increased by 0.2% in the…
G20 finance ministers endorse OECD's profit shifting plan
G20 finance ministers meeting in Peru have approved the OECD’s final package of Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) 2015…
New KPMG survey reveals connection between risk and strategy
KPMG’s new survey “Calibrating Strategy and Risk” reveals that many boards fail to make the connection between the two. Company…
E&Y voted best employer for school leavers
A survey of young people employed on apprenticeships and school leaver schemes has placed E&Y at the top of the…
Revised corporate tax base proposal gets new EU consultation
A new public consultation project has been launched by The European Commission to test the waters for a re-launch of…
Finance Bill amendment protects vulnerable taxpayers, says pressure group
The controversial measures that will allow HMRC to recover debts direct from taxpayers’ bank and building society accounts have been…