Richard Hattersley
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4th May 2023
Gravita acquires Carter Backer Winter and Davis Grant
Backed by private equity investor Tenzing, Gravita has now welcomed Carter Backer Winter (CBW) and Davis Grant into the fold as it takes on...
General practice
3rd May 2023
HMRC’s Covid response may increase tax gap, say MPs
The public accounts committee (PAC) has found that HMRC’s response to the demands of the pandemic by redeploying compliance staff to its...
HMRC & policy
2nd May 2023
Taxpayers asked to pay same simple assessment twice
The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) Tax Faculty has raised concerns about HMRC issuing duplicate simple...
HMRC & policy
28th Apr 2023
Accountancy bodies told to step up AML supervision
Some professional bodies need to “step up their efforts if they are effectively to fulfil their role as the first line of supervisory...
General practice
27th Apr 2023
Tax day tackles IR35, simplification and tax gap
The overarching themes of the 23 technical tax policy proposals published on Tax Administration and Maintenance Day (TAMD) are the...
HMRC & policy
27th Apr 2023
FD Works: Diversity means different perspectives
When Kim Slater (pictured above centre, accepting the 2022 Accounting Excellence Pride award from Sift’s Mike Goldsmith ) joined Bristol-...
People
26th Apr 2023
HMRC dials up automated SMS service
HMRC said the text message service, launched in late January on a trial basis , resulted in more taxpayer queries being answered and more...
HMRC & policy
26th Apr 2023
KPMG fined £1m for The Works audit breaches
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) fined KPMG £1,750,000 – which was subsequently reduced to £1,023,750 – and severely reprimanded the...
Financial reporting
24th Apr 2023
ICAEW holds firms responsible for CPD compliance
From 1 November 2023, revised continuing professional development (CPD) regulations from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England...
General practice
24th Apr 2023
Accountant fined almost £15k for withholding AML evidence
Malcolm Bass, an ICAEW member since November 1982, was severely reprimanded and fined £14,700, along with being ordered to pay costs of £9,...
General practice