Accountancy Age articles from July 2009

Accountancy Age archives from July 2009

youi?1/2ll never be top dog.
July 2, 2009... Byline: paul bridle youA-ll never be top dog Sometimes I think that the world is divided between the people who make things happen and those that account for it. I know it is an over simplification but all the personality assessments,...

The SME world awaits.
July 2, 2009... Byline: Mario Christodoulou The SME world awaits Mario Christodoulou In the bowels of a white modernist office building on LondonA-s Cannon Street sits a 300-page document with the potential to change the way 98% of companies...

Iti?1/2s not the destination, iti?1/2s the VAT.
July 2, 2009... Byline: Judith Tydd ItA-s not the destination, itA-s the VAT VAT Judith Tydd The impact of the recession on the travel industry is not unknown, but much to the misfortune of travel agents across the European Union, the...

Access no longer denied.
July 2, 2009... Byline: andrew butler and mark hoyle Access no longer denied The Bar is changing and innovative sets of chambers now recognise that their professional client base extends far beyond solicitors. Many accountants are still not aware that...

Expats from a sinking ship.
July 2, 2009... Byline: TS TS has a met a few foreigners in our time and was particularly concerned when we read that four out of ten are considering going home. The recession, combined with a dramatic fall in the pound, has led to a mass bout of...

Slowly but surely.
July 2, 2009... Byline: Kevin Reed TS whooped with delight when it noticed that Ernst &Young had managed to file its annual return at Companies House just two months late. A quick download later and we saw why the firm might have taken longer than usual...

Auditors face charges in Satyam fraud.
July 2, 2009... Byline: Raghavendra Verma Auditors face charges in Satyam fraud Raghavendra Verma, in New Delhi Auditors caught up in IndiaA-s Satyam scandal have been charged with the offence of luring investors to buy shares of the company by...

BT targets SME market with new online software.
July 2, 2009... Byline: Kevin Reed BT targets SME market with new online software Kevin Reed BT is targeting accountants to encourage them to move SME clients on to their online accounting software product, accusing traditional vendors of failing...

Britaini?1/2s SMEs face battle to secure credit.
July 2, 2009... Byline: David Jetuah BritainA-s SMEs face battle to secure credit David Jetuah A staggering 1.8m businesses have poor credit ratings largely because they do not file timely or detailed accounts at Companies House. Up to 60% of...

Prudential ruling on currency swap sets i?1/21bn tax precedent.
July 2, 2009... Byline: Judith Tydd Prudential ruling on currency swap sets [pounds sterling]1bn tax precedent Judith Tydd Insurance giant Prudential has lost a test case in the Court of Appeal which could collectively cost 30 of the UKA-s...

facebook appoints new chief financial officer David Ebersman is to become chief financial officer for global social networking website Facebook. Ebersman was CFO for drugs developer Genetech until earlier this year when it was acquired by Roche Holdings.
July 2, 2009... Byline: Accountancy Age facebook appoints new chief financial officer David Ebersman is to become chief financial officer for global social networking website Facebook. Ebersman was CFO for drugs developer Genetech until earlier this...

PWC WINS CONTRACT TO VALUE BRADFORD & BINGLEY PricewaterhouseCoopers has been awarded a i?1/24.8m contract to value Bradford & Bingley which was nationalised last September as the banking crisis took hold. PwC partner Peter Clokey now has to determine what c.
July 2, 2009... PWC WINS CONTRACT TO VALUE BRADFORD & BINGLEY PricewaterhouseCoopers has been awarded a [pounds sterling]4.8m contract to value Bradford & Bingley which was nationalised last September as the banking crisis took hold. PwC partner Peter...

Worrying noises in the engine of the economy The number is almost too big to fully comprehend. Almost two million companies in the UK have poor credit ratings i?1/2 labelled high risk or above normal risk, their low scores come about largely because they do n.
July 2, 2009... Byline: Accountancy Age Worrying noises in the engine of the economy The number is almost too big to fully comprehend. Almost two million companies in the UK have poor credit ratings A labelled high risk or above normal risk,...