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Scandal buster: Michael Oxley exclusive interview
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Mind the skills gap
As the role of accountants becomes more strategic in the business community, questions over the suitability of their education...
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What price the priceless?
As natural resources become scarce, businesses may need to incorporate nature in their balance sheets and financial state...
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As tax planning practices of multinationals are under great public scrutiny and pressure mounts to close tax...
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IFRS Foundation voice concerns over Maystadt report
The IFRS Foundation has expressed some strategic and operational concerns regarding the Maystadt.
The IFRS Foundation has expressed some strategic and operational concerns regarding the Maystadt.
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FRC closes PwC Barclays investigation
The UK Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has ended its investigation into PwC UK’s conduct while auditing Barclays Capital Securities.
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PCAOB to reconsider engagement partner disclosure
In order to increase transparency into audits the US Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) has re-proposed changes that would require the disclosure of the audit engagement partner in the auditor’s report.
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ACCA and KPMG call for understanding natural capital
KPMG, Fauna & Flora International (FFI) and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) have launched a briefing paper, Indentifying natural capital risk and materiality calling for greater understanding of natural capital and its...
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IASB proposes IAS 27 amendments
The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) has proposed amendments to IAS 27 in its exposure draft: Equity Method in Separate Financial Statements.
Latest Features
Scandal buster: Michael Oxley exclusive interview
In an exclusive interview TA talks to accountancy reform leader, former republican Congressman Michael Oxley on the Enron scandal and the groundbreaking legislation that bears his name
In an exclusive interview TA talks to accountancy reform leader, former republican Congressman Michael Oxley on the Enron scandal and the groundbreaking legislation that bears his name
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Mind the skills gap
As the role of accountants becomes more strategic in the business community, questions over the suitability of their education have been raised. Jonathan Minter investigates if education providers are properly sharpening accountants’ talent
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What price the priceless?
As natural resources become scarce, businesses may need to incorporate nature in their balance sheets and financial statements by giving a price to natural assets such as air, ancient woodlands or natural habitats. Vincent Huck looks at the latest...
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A choice between law and ethics
As tax planning practices of multinationals are under great public scrutiny and pressure mounts to close tax loopholes, there is an entire continent suffering from haemorrhaging tax revenues due to faulty tax practices and rules opened to abuse....
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Insurance accounting: Standards needed to encourage investors
The complexity of insurance accounting may be deterring investment in the sector. Industry experts tell Carlos Martin Tornero that accounting standards for insurance contracts are in need of a fundamental overhaul if institutional investors are to...
Blogs
By Sue Almond | Despite being described as ‘grey’ - or worse - by some of my more cynical family members, I am proud to describe myself as an accountant.
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Why keeping clean is good for corporate returns
George Serafeim writing for the Harvard Business School found, in his paper Firm Competitiveness and Detection of Bribery, that ‘the lesson for managers is that bribery is more costly than you might think. If you think of the cost as just fines...
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Accountancy is looking different
By Sue Almond | I recently chaired a technical conference in Tirana in Albania. Other than the location, there's nothing particularly new about chairing a conference. That is until one of my fellow panellists commented on the composition of the...
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Don’t miss a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity
Doctor Who said “In the parallel world everything’s the same just a little bit different”. He may well have been describing the two worlds of the international accounting standard setters – the for-profit private sector focused International...
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Could you be trusted to do the right thing?
Business is flagging and your boss is putting you under pressure to present more optimistic forecasts – and offering you an incentive to do so.
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