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On the money with Gavin Hinks

I can’t help but conclude that Dave Hartnett, the man who runs tax policy for HMRC, is a hopeless romantic. The view stems directly from his comments during the Hardman Lecture at the ICAEW last week. Ever willing to place himself in the role of ...

From GAVIN HINKS, VNUNet.com,  19 Nov 2009

Shapland takes role at Ladbrokes

Sainsbury CFO Darren Shapland has been made a non executive director at Ladbrokes the bookies. Chief executive Christopher Been said: “The extensive knowledge of retail and media that Darren Shapland and Bailey bring to the Ladbrokes board will ...

From GAVIN HINKS, Accountancy Age,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Ladbrokes,  Carpetright,  George Osborne

Watchdog issues warning on internal controls

The financial reporting watchdog has issued a warning to audit committees asking them to be more vigilant over accounting policies and internal controls in the wake of reworked business plans. The Financial Reporting Council said that the next 12 ...

From GAVIN HINKS, Accountancy Age,  16 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Ian Wright

Watchdogs warned against 'unilateral' stance on audit reports

The UK regulators have been warned they cannot go it alone on reforming corporate audit reports. The warning comes from Ernst & Young audit partner Alister Wilson who said at a time when Europe is working on the adoption of International ...

From GAVIN HINKS, Accountancy Age,  3 Nov 2009

BDO claims 'solid' performance despite 5% drop in revenues

BDO’s managing partner Simon Michaels is emphatic. Fee income might be down 5% and profits down too, but underlying performance has been “solid”. “When you look across the international networks, and across domestic firms, that is a pretty solid ...

From GAVIN HINKS, VNUNet.com,  29 Oct 2009

HMRC told to lay-off construction workers' tax

HM Revenue & Customs has been told that plans to toughen up the tax rules for construction workers should be halted. The Chartered Institute of Taxation says the plans which would see many more construction workers taxed as employees are unnecessary ...

From GAVIN HINKS, Accountancy Age,  28 Oct 2009

Dyson Group's finance chief becomes interim CEO

FTSE 250 materials company changes CEO and chairman The head of finance at Dyson Group, the FTSE 250 developer of high-performance materials has stepped up to become interim chief executive after the resignation of Patrick Lammers. Julian Cooper has ...

From GAVIN HINKS, Accountancy Age,  23 Oct 2009

Related Topics: FTSE,  National Health Service,  BBC,  George Osborne

KPMG UK defends Madoff audit

KPMG UK has vigorously defended its role as auditor of Bernard Madoff's London operations declaring allegations made in a lawsuit lodged in New York as "wholly without merit". It emerged this morning that a lawsuit brought by investor Jay Wexler ...

From GAVIN HINKS, Accountancy Age,  21 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Bernard Madoff

Business wants more tax transparency from election contenders

BDO claimed today that business leaders believe there is little transaprency among the parties that will contest next year's general election. A survey by the firm reveals just three percent of financial decision makers detect enough transparency from ...

From GAVIN HINKS, Accountancy Age,  21 Oct 2009

Related Topics: UK Conservative Party,  Liberal Democrats

Treasury cuts deep into Isle of Man tax revenues

The Isle of Man government has described itself facing an 'unprecedented' budgetary situation after the UK Treasury announced reform of a revenue sharing scheme with the island. The chief minister on the island believes his government will see ...

From GAVIN HINKS, Accountancy Age,  21 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Tony Brown,  National Health Service,  BBC,  George Osborne

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