9am Lowdown: Accountex begins tomorrow

Which? takes on HMRC's phone waiting times, accountants' bonuses rise and the AccountingWEB team make their way to Accountex today.

Accountex starts tomorrow

The AccountingWEB team is zooming down to London today to set up stand A408, if anyone wants to pop on by. And don't forget our competition to win two tickets to our Practice Excellence Conference (usually £99 each).

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Accountants' bonuses rise 5% 

According to research highlighted by CityAM, accountants will get a share of almost £1.2bn bonus pool this year, 5% higher than the £1.1bn shared this time last year.

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Which? takes on HMRC helplines 

Which? is asking how long HMRC calls have kept you waiting. It highlighted the problem with HMRC’s self assessment helplines five months ago and said sadly there isn't much sign of improvement.

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Tesco gives audit job to Deloitte

It gave the job to the Big Four firm after ending its three decade long stint with PwC.