Nick Huber
Member Since: 14th Jun 2011
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I’m a specialist business journalist and have a particular interest in tax and technology.
Freelance journalist
23rd Jun 2017
Tax adviser avoidance measures expected to remain
Accountants believe that plans by the Conservative Party for tougher rules against tax avoidance and tax evasion will get through...
HMRC & policy
21st Jun 2017
AAT: Accountants ‘not afraid’ of automation
The majority of accountants see automation as an opportunity rather than a threat, according to a new report. Automation such as machine...
Tech pulse
2nd May 2017
Online VAT fraud and errors hits £1bn
Online VAT fraud and error may have cost the UK between £1bn and £1.5bn in lost tax revenue in 2015-16, the National Audit Office (NAO)...
Business tax
27th Apr 2017
Companies ‘greenwash’ their annual reports
Companies testing a new type of financial reporting that is meant to be clearer and more concise are “greenwashing” their annual reports to...
Financial reporting
26th Apr 2017
Financial regulator fines Grant Thornton £2.3m over audit
The Financial Reporting Council has fined Grant Thornton £2.3m after the accounting firm admitted to serious failings including a lack of “...
Financial reporting
19th Dec 2016
Accountant reprimanded for AML reporting failure
The ICAEW has severely reprimanded the director of a Leeds accountancy firm for failing to report suspicions that a client was engaged in...
General practice
16th Dec 2016
Dilapidations payment is capital not revenue
A landlord successfully argued that compensation for dilapidations due under a lease should be classed as a capital receipt and not as...
Business tax
15th Dec 2016
Government sticks to apprenticeship levy timetable
The government is pushing ahead with the implementation timetable for its flagship apprenticeship levy, and has this week published new...
Finance & strategy
25th Nov 2016
NHS financial issues endemic, says NAO
The financial problems of the NHS are “endemic”, getting worse and are not sustainable, the National Audit Office (NAO) has said. In 2015-...
Financial reporting
24th Nov 2016
Autumn Statement: Personal tax roundup
Chancellor Philip Hammond’s first Autumn Statement speech included an increase in the income tax threshold and encouragement for the...
Personal tax