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RIP Chester City: bad news for football debtors
Having lost its big play-off in the High Court against HMRC, Chester City has been put out of business. Several other football clubs are still fighting for their survival.
Rebecca Benneyworth’s Budget lecture live on AccountingWEB in association with Lexis Nexis
Watch the UK’s first Budget lecture by Rebecca Benneyworth live on AccountingWEB on 24 March.
E&Y at risk over Lehman's accounting 'gimmicks'
Deceptive accounting practices and lax auditing lay at the heart of the 2008 collapse of Lehman Brothers, says a US court examiner’s report.
Six steps to better client service
Peter Gill explains how practices can up their game and ensure they stand out from the competition.

Dyson sets out Tory innovation plan

12/03/2010 - 16:24 - 126 reads

Inventor and vacuum cleaner magnate Sir James Dyson suggested targeting R&D tax credits and investment relief at small firms and investors to stimulate manufacturing and innovation.

Lehman’s chief denies involvement in accounting fraud

12/03/2010 - 15:56 - 177 reads - 1 comment

Lawyers for Lehman’s chief executive Dick Fuld say he had nothing to do with the ‘repo 105’ transactions used to hide the bank’s losses.

Pension funds attack allowance changes

12/03/2010 - 15:21 - 141 reads

NAPF warns new pension allowances will undermine schemes.

FSA dishes out £49k fine to Gloucestershire IFA network

12/03/2010 - 14:12 - 136 reads

Financial Ltd has been fined for management failings resulting in poor compliance monitoring on pension switching advice.

How to celebrate your own business Oscars

12/03/2010 - 09:20 - 150 reads

The business world needs to take a tip from the entertainment industry and give its rising stars a pat on the back, says Jamie-Natalie Cross.

How to ask the right questions

12/03/2010 - 09:00 - 550 reads - 3 comments

Communicating effectively with prospects, clients and colleagues relies on asking the right things in the right way, advises Alison Hartley.

An add-in for those who miss “classic” Excel

11/03/2010 - 16:28 - 464 reads - 8 comments

Simon Murphy, aka Smurf on Spreadsheets, has been waging an epic campaign against the Ribbon interface introduced in Excel 2007.

Excel holes patched in March security update

11/03/2010 - 16:06 - 260 reads - 2 comments

Seven Excel vulnerabilities patched, plus six in the Office Excel Viewer, Office Compatibility Pack and SharePoint Server.

Lessons from Toyota's meltdown

11/03/2010 - 12:52 - 300 reads

Once a by-word for manufacturing quality, Toyota has taken a beating over its repeated vehicle recalls. Neil Davey looks at what we can learn from the debacle.

Budget predictions: A game of two halves

11/03/2010 - 10:12 - 636 reads

Will the government give anything away in the forthcoming Budget? Not likely says the CIOT's John Whiting.

iXBRL – please, don’t try this at home…

11/03/2010 - 10:06 - 1638 reads - 6 comments

Now that everyone's talking about iXBRL, Simon Hurst has a stab at trying to add XBRL tags to a set of Excel accounts.

Dell launches new Vostro laptops

10/03/2010 - 14:35 - 410 reads

A round up of this month's big PC and mobile phone announcements.

Business IT Guide top technology trends

10/03/2010 - 12:10 - 368 reads

The Business IT Guide team has put together a summary of the technology trends that every small business should keep an eye on in the next 12 months.

Managing reputational risk

09/03/2010 - 16:43 - 348 reads - 1 comment

CFOs are frequently called upon to manage the media’s demands in a crisis – but many of them are woefully ill-equipped to do it effectively.

Lord Ashcroft reignites domicile debate

09/03/2010 - 12:13 - 1279 reads - 6 comments

Lord Ashcroft’s case has reopened the debate about domicile – and it’s not as simple as people might think, argues Simon Sweetman.

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Budget commentary live on AccountingWEB

All set for the Budget on 24 March? The government were so cagey about giving us a date, I went ahead and booked myself in for a lecture on that day - but not to worry as AccountingWEB members can watch me deliver my first Budget lecture of the year live here on site.

The pundits are already lining up with their predictions, the first of these being Baker Tilly, who released their Budget tax predictions this week.

We might not have a crystal ball that tells us what Whitehall has in store for us, but AccountingWEB members can get a sneaky peak at 'The practice of the future', in our live webcast, where experts from Digita and Critchleys will discuss how you can save hours of chargable time.

Rebecca Benneyworth, Tax Editor

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Which measure do you most want to see in this year's Budget?

Cut public sector spending

35%

Increase tax rates across the board to reduce debt

More help for small businesses

12%

More “super taxes” to target excessive salaries and bonuses

18%

Introduce radical reforms to simplify the tax system

33%

Total votes: 49

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