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Features - Accountancy Agehttp://www.accountancyage.com/FeaturesenSun, 12 Feb 2012 06:50:12 GMTSun, 12 Feb 2012 06:50:12 GMT30The benefits and pitfalls of partnership statushttp://feeds.accountancyage.com/c/551/f/540072/s/1c6f0b7d/l/0L0Saccountancyage0N0Caa0Cfeature0C21439250Cbenefits0Epitfalls0Epartnership0Estatus0DWT0Brss0If0FFeatures0GWT0Brss0Ia0FThe0Kbenefits0Kand0Kpitfalls0Kof0Kpartnership0Kstatus/story01.htm<p><small>  <a href=http://www.accountancyage.com/>Accountancy Age</a>  </small></p>  <p><img alt="handshake" src="http://www.accountancyage.com/IMG/625/209625/handshake-graphic-185x114.jpg" title="" /></p>    PARTNER RIGHTS as an employee have been reinforced following a high court case which claimed they have employment rights including the right not to be unfairly dismissed. But it raises the issue that there are advantages and disadvantages in adopting a partnership structure for a business. Being a partnership, the business owners share the profits, the liabilities and the decision making, which can be a huge advantage, especially where the partners...  </p><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.accountancyage.com/c/551/f/540072/s/1c6f0b7d/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=The+benefits+and+pitfalls+of+partnership+status&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.accountancyage.com%2Faa%2Ffeature%2F2143925%2Fbenefits-pitfalls-partnership-status%3FWT.rss_f%3DFeatures%26WT.rss_a%3DThe%2Bbenefits%2Band%2Bpitfalls%2Bof%2Bpartnership%2Bstatus" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=The+benefits+and+pitfalls+of+partnership+status&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.accountancyage.com%2Faa%2Ffeature%2F2143925%2Fbenefits-pitfalls-partnership-status%3FWT.rss_f%3DFeatures%26WT.rss_a%3DThe%2Bbenefits%2Band%2Bpitfalls%2Bof%2Bpartnership%2Bstatus" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123996096520/u/0/f/540072/c/551/s/1c6f0b7d/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123996096520/u/0/f/540072/c/551/s/1c6f0b7d/a2.img" border="0"/></a>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:24:00 GMThttp://www.accountancyage.com/aa/feature/2143925/benefits-pitfalls-partnership-status?WT.rss_f=Features&WT.rss_a=The+benefits+and+pitfalls+of+partnership+statusThe benefits and pitfalls to partnership statushttp://feeds.accountancyage.com/c/551/f/540072/s/1c6e229a/l/0L0Saccountancyage0N0Caa0Cfeature0C21439250Cbenefits0Epitfalls0Epartnership0Estatus0DWT0Brss0If0FFeatures0GWT0Brss0Ia0FThe0Kbenefits0Kand0Kpitfalls0Kto0Kpartnership0Kstatus/story01.htm<p><small>  <a href=http://www.accountancyage.com/>Accountancy Age</a>  </small></p>  <p><img alt="deal-handshake" src="http://www.accountancyage.com/IMG/318/209318/deal-handshake-general-185x114.jpg" title="" /></p>    PARTNER RIGHTS as an employee have been reinforced following a high court case which claimed they have employment rights including, the right not to be unfairly dismissed. But it raises the issue that there are advantages and disadvantages in adopting a partnership structure for a business. Being a partnership, the business owners share the profits, the liabilities and the decision making, which can be a huge advantage, especially where the partners...  </p><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.accountancyage.com/c/551/f/540072/s/1c6e229a/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=The+benefits+and+pitfalls+to+partnership+status&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.accountancyage.com%2Faa%2Ffeature%2F2143925%2Fbenefits-pitfalls-partnership-status%3FWT.rss_f%3DFeatures%26WT.rss_a%3DThe%2Bbenefits%2Band%2Bpitfalls%2Bto%2Bpartnership%2Bstatus" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=The+benefits+and+pitfalls+to+partnership+status&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.accountancyage.com%2Faa%2Ffeature%2F2143925%2Fbenefits-pitfalls-partnership-status%3FWT.rss_f%3DFeatures%26WT.rss_a%3DThe%2Bbenefits%2Band%2Bpitfalls%2Bto%2Bpartnership%2Bstatus" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123996091328/u/0/f/540072/c/551/s/1c6e229a/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123996091328/u/0/f/540072/c/551/s/1c6e229a/a2.img" border="0"/></a>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:24:00 GMThttp://www.accountancyage.com/aa/feature/2143925/benefits-pitfalls-partnership-status?WT.rss_f=Features&WT.rss_a=The+benefits+and+pitfalls+to+partnership+statusWhen is a partner an employee?http://feeds.accountancyage.com/c/551/f/540072/s/1c60072c/l/0L0Saccountancyage0N0Caa0Cfeature0C21438180Cpartner0Eemployee0DWT0Brss0If0FFeatures0GWT0Brss0Ia0FWhen0Kis0Ka0Kpartner0Kan0Kemployee0J3F/story01.htm<p><small>  <a href=http://www.accountancyage.com/>Accountancy Age</a>  </small></p>  <p><img alt="What face" src="http://www.accountancyage.com/IMG/432/209432/businessman-mask-185x114.jpg" title="" /></p>    THE LATEST CHALLENGE to the status of a fixed share partner has been quashed by the courts. The primary danger in fixed share partners, whether they are partners in a partnership or members in an LLP, being found to be employees is that they can claim employment protection rights, including the right not to be unfairly dismissed. A change in status could also complicate the tax position for both the firm and the...  </p><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.accountancyage.com/c/551/f/540072/s/1c60072c/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=When+is+a+partner+an+employee%3F&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.accountancyage.com%2Faa%2Ffeature%2F2143818%2Fpartner-employee%3FWT.rss_f%3DFeatures%26WT.rss_a%3DWhen%2Bis%2Ba%2Bpartner%2Ban%2Bemployee%253F" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=When+is+a+partner+an+employee%3F&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.accountancyage.com%2Faa%2Ffeature%2F2143818%2Fpartner-employee%3FWT.rss_f%3DFeatures%26WT.rss_a%3DWhen%2Bis%2Ba%2Bpartner%2Ban%2Bemployee%253F" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123996017421/u/0/f/540072/c/551/s/1c60072c/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123996017421/u/0/f/540072/c/551/s/1c60072c/a2.img" border="0"/></a>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:56:00 GMThttp://www.accountancyage.com/aa/feature/2143818/partner-employee?WT.rss_f=Features&WT.rss_a=When+is+a+partner+an+employee%3FFinancial Director cover story: High Street blueshttp://feeds.accountancyage.com/c/551/f/540072/s/1c507519/l/0L0Saccountancyage0N0Caa0Cfeature0C21428510Cfinancial0Edirector0Ecover0Estory0Estreet0Eblues0DWT0Brss0If0FFeatures0GWT0Brss0Ia0FFinancial0KDirector0Kcover0Kstory0J3A0KHigh0KStreet0Kblues/story01.htm<p><small>  <a href=http://www.accountancyage.com/>Accountancy Age</a>  </small></p>  <p><img alt="Death on the high street" src="http://www.accountancyage.com/IMG/111/208111/death-high-street-185x114.jpg" title="" /></p>    WALKING down your local town centre or high street counting the number of closing down sales or vacant shops makes for a depressing pastime. And not many of us can say our local shopping haunt has not become... well, haunted somewhat. While so many once-mighty retail brands that formed the core of the British shopping experience are falling as fast as Middle Eastern military dictatorships, the perfect storm of bad news - high...  </p><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.accountancyage.com/c/551/f/540072/s/1c507519/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Financial+Director+cover+story%3A+High+Street+blues&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.accountancyage.com%2Faa%2Ffeature%2F2142851%2Ffinancial-director-cover-story-street-blues%3FWT.rss_f%3DFeatures%26WT.rss_a%3DFinancial%2BDirector%2Bcover%2Bstory%253A%2BHigh%2BStreet%2Bblues" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Financial+Director+cover+story%3A+High+Street+blues&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.accountancyage.com%2Faa%2Ffeature%2F2142851%2Ffinancial-director-cover-story-street-blues%3FWT.rss_f%3DFeatures%26WT.rss_a%3DFinancial%2BDirector%2Bcover%2Bstory%253A%2BHigh%2BStreet%2Bblues" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123995912710/u/0/f/540072/c/551/s/1c507519/kg/294/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123995912710/u/0/f/540072/c/551/s/1c507519/kg/294/a2.img" border="0"/></a>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:29:40 GMThttp://www.accountancyage.com/aa/feature/2142851/financial-director-cover-story-street-blues?WT.rss_f=Features&WT.rss_a=Financial+Director+cover+story%3A+High+Street+bluesIf the UK left the EU then...http://feeds.accountancyage.com/c/551/f/540072/s/1c1fe404/l/0L0Saccountancyage0N0Caa0Cfeature0C21412740Cuk0Eleft0Eeu0DWT0Brss0If0FFeatures0GWT0Brss0Ia0FIf0Kthe0KUK0Kleft0Kthe0KEU0Kthen0B0B0B/story01.htm<p><small>  <a href=http://www.accountancyage.com/>Accountancy Age</a>  </small></p>  <p><img alt="EU and UK flags" src="http://www.accountancyage.com/IMG/468/208468/eu-uk-flags-185x114.jpg" title="" /></p>    IN THE LIGHT of recent media coverage of the parliamentary debate on the possibility of calling a referendum on the EU membership of the UK it has become necessary to shed some light on the likely outcome of such withdrawal (if it ever were to occur). This note aims to provide a general idea of the possible effects the actual withdrawal could have on the UK legal system and on the every day...  </p><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.accountancyage.com/c/551/f/540072/s/1c1fe404/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=If+the+UK+left+the+EU+then...&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.accountancyage.com%2Faa%2Ffeature%2F2141274%2Fuk-left-eu%3FWT.rss_f%3DFeatures%26WT.rss_a%3DIf%2Bthe%2BUK%2Bleft%2Bthe%2BEU%2Bthen..." target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=If+the+UK+left+the+EU+then...&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.accountancyage.com%2Faa%2Ffeature%2F2141274%2Fuk-left-eu%3FWT.rss_f%3DFeatures%26WT.rss_a%3DIf%2Bthe%2BUK%2Bleft%2Bthe%2BEU%2Bthen..." target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123995664662/u/0/f/540072/c/551/s/1c1fe404/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123995664662/u/0/f/540072/c/551/s/1c1fe404/a2.img" border="0"/></a>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:31:32 GMThttp://www.accountancyage.com/aa/feature/2141274/uk-left-eu?WT.rss_f=Features&WT.rss_a=If+the+UK+left+the+EU+then...Can principles overule the rules?http://feeds.accountancyage.com/c/551/f/540072/s/1c185902/l/0L0Saccountancyage0N0Caa0Cfeature0C2140A9730Cprinciple0Eoverule0Erules0DWT0Brss0If0FFeatures0GWT0Brss0Ia0FCan0Kprinciples0Koverule0Kthe0Krules0J3F/story01.htm<p><small>  <a href=http://www.accountancyage.com/>Accountancy Age</a>  </small></p>  <p><img alt="Principles over rules" src="http://www.accountancyage.com/IMG/312/208312/arrows-rules-direction-185x114.jpg" title="" /></p>    In the words of Franklin D Roosevelt, "Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are". During his reign this central figure in world events navigated a period of worldwide economic crisis, introduced the regulation of Wall Street by the Securities and Exchange Commission, and spearheaded a variety of reform programs. Flash forward to today and President Roosevelt may have had a lot of influence over the current debate on principles-based accounting standards. ICAS continued its...  </p><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.accountancyage.com/c/551/f/540072/s/1c185902/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Can+principles+overule+the+rules%3F&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.accountancyage.com%2Faa%2Ffeature%2F2140973%2Fprinciple-overule-rules%3FWT.rss_f%3DFeatures%26WT.rss_a%3DCan%2Bprinciples%2Boverule%2Bthe%2Brules%253F" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Can+principles+overule+the+rules%3F&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.accountancyage.com%2Faa%2Ffeature%2F2140973%2Fprinciple-overule-rules%3FWT.rss_f%3DFeatures%26WT.rss_a%3DCan%2Bprinciples%2Boverule%2Bthe%2Brules%253F" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123995678989/u/0/f/540072/c/551/s/1c185902/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123995678989/u/0/f/540072/c/551/s/1c185902/a2.img" border="0"/></a>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:48:00 GMThttp://www.accountancyage.com/aa/feature/2140973/principle-overule-rules?WT.rss_f=Features&WT.rss_a=Can+principles+overule+the+rules%3FBook extract: Never Mind the Botoxhttp://feeds.accountancyage.com/c/551/f/540072/s/1bebedc6/l/0L0Saccountancyage0N0Caa0Cfeature0C21395980Cbook0Eextract0Emind0Ebotox0DWT0Brss0If0FFeatures0GWT0Brss0Ia0FBook0Kextract0J3A0KNever0KMind0Kthe0KBotox/story01.htm<p><small>  <a href=http://www.accountancyage.com/>Accountancy Age</a>  </small></p>  <p><img alt="Penny Avis' book Nevermind the Botox Rachel" src="http://www.accountancyage.com/IMG/594/207594/never-mind-the-botox-rachel-185x114.jpg" title="" /></p>    An extract from Never Mind the Botox, the story of a corporate accountant working on the sale of a 'glamorous cosmetic company': 'CAN I HELP YOU?' the receptionist said, tossing her hair slightly as she spoke. Her smile looked slightly lopsided and Rachel suddenly had an overwhelming urge to leap across the desk and peer at her face for signs of surgery. She resisted. ‘Yes, thank you. I'm...  </p><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.accountancyage.com/c/551/f/540072/s/1bebedc6/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Book+extract%3A+Never+Mind+the+Botox&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.accountancyage.com%2Faa%2Ffeature%2F2139598%2Fbook-extract-mind-botox%3FWT.rss_f%3DFeatures%26WT.rss_a%3DBook%2Bextract%253A%2BNever%2BMind%2Bthe%2BBotox" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Book+extract%3A+Never+Mind+the+Botox&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.accountancyage.com%2Faa%2Ffeature%2F2139598%2Fbook-extract-mind-botox%3FWT.rss_f%3DFeatures%26WT.rss_a%3DBook%2Bextract%253A%2BNever%2BMind%2Bthe%2BBotox" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123995410566/u/0/f/540072/c/551/s/1bebedc6/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123995410566/u/0/f/540072/c/551/s/1bebedc6/a2.img" border="0"/></a>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:36:00 GMThttp://www.accountancyage.com/aa/feature/2139598/book-extract-mind-botox?WT.rss_f=Features&WT.rss_a=Book+extract%3A+Never+Mind+the+BotoxResign, or re-sign?http://feeds.accountancyage.com/c/551/f/540072/s/1bdb93b7/l/0L0Saccountancyage0N0Caa0Cfeature0C21377460Cresign0Esign0DWT0Brss0If0FFeatures0GWT0Brss0Ia0FResign0J2C0Kor0Kre0Esign0J3F/story01.htm<p><small>  <a href=http://www.accountancyage.com/>Accountancy Age</a>  </small></p>  <p><img alt="X signature" src="http://www.accountancyage.com/IMG/669/198669/x-signature-pen-185x114.jpg" title="" /></p>    IN THE LAST YEAR, accountants who have been forced to put up with negligible salary growth have found themselves facing an unfamiliar but, on the face of it, very welcome new phenomenon - the counter-offer. Counter-offers are salary rises given by employers to tempt resigning employees to stay. This year, our research shows that almost one in four accountants have on resigning been given a counter-offer - a rise from less than one...  </p><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.accountancyage.com/c/551/f/540072/s/1bdb93b7/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Resign%2C+or+re-sign%3F&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.accountancyage.com%2Faa%2Ffeature%2F2137746%2Fresign-sign%3FWT.rss_f%3DFeatures%26WT.rss_a%3DResign%252C%2Bor%2Bre-sign%253F" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Resign%2C+or+re-sign%3F&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.accountancyage.com%2Faa%2Ffeature%2F2137746%2Fresign-sign%3FWT.rss_f%3DFeatures%26WT.rss_a%3DResign%252C%2Bor%2Bre-sign%253F" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123995327852/u/0/f/540072/c/551/s/1bdb93b7/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123995327852/u/0/f/540072/c/551/s/1bdb93b7/a2.img" border="0"/></a>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:01:13 GMThttp://www.accountancyage.com/aa/feature/2137746/resign-sign?WT.rss_f=Features&WT.rss_a=Resign%2C+or+re-sign%3FFinancial Power List 2012: The big playershttp://feeds.accountancyage.com/c/551/f/540072/s/1bda20cc/l/0L0Saccountancyage0N0Caa0Cfeature0C21374990Cfinancial0Epower0Elist0E20A120Eplayers0DWT0Brss0If0FFeatures0GWT0Brss0Ia0FFinancial0KPower0KList0K20A120J3A0KThe0Kbig0Kplayers/story01.htm<p><small>  <a href=http://www.accountancyage.com/>Accountancy Age</a>  </small></p>  <p><img alt="top-50" src="http://www.accountancyage.com/IMG/454/207454/top-50-2012-185x114.jpg" title="" /></p>    1 George Osborne MP, chancellor of the Exchequer To-do list: Prevent the UK falling into recession again; maintain the triple A rating; promote the country’s position in an increasingly unstable Europe; reverse the unemployment statistics; get Britain spending again; save the financial sector while rebalancing the economy; and live up to the government’s “we’re all in this together” mantra . 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There are also those people who don't realise they need to make a return, and without realising it, incur a fine. Ouch. For our clients, £100 is a lot of money, especially in the current economic climate. But things are just about to...  </p><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.accountancyage.com/c/551/f/540072/s/1b3599d9/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=No+goodwill+in+self+assessment+penalty+regime&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.accountancyage.com%2Faa%2Ffeature%2F2134652%2Fgoodwill-self-assessment-penalty-regime%3FWT.rss_f%3DFeatures%26WT.rss_a%3DNo%2Bgoodwill%2Bin%2Bself%2Bassessment%2Bpenalty%2Bregime" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=No+goodwill+in+self+assessment+penalty+regime&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.accountancyage.com%2Faa%2Ffeature%2F2134652%2Fgoodwill-self-assessment-penalty-regime%3FWT.rss_f%3DFeatures%26WT.rss_a%3DNo%2Bgoodwill%2Bin%2Bself%2Bassessment%2Bpenalty%2Bregime" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/121587809827/u/0/f/540072/c/551/s/1b3599d9/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/121587809827/u/0/f/540072/c/551/s/1b3599d9/a2.img" border="0"/></a>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 10:20:00 GMThttp://www.accountancyage.com/aa/feature/2134652/goodwill-self-assessment-penalty-regime?WT.rss_f=Features&WT.rss_a=No+goodwill+in+self+assessment+penalty+regimeEmail overload - the modern cursehttp://feeds.accountancyage.com/c/551/f/540072/s/1b1ce049/l/0L0Saccountancyage0N0Caa0Cfeature0C21338690Cemail0Eoverload0Emodern0Ecurse0DWT0Brss0If0FFeatures0GWT0Brss0Ia0FEmail0Koverload0K0E0Kthe0Kmodern0Kcurse/story01.htm<p><small>  <a href=http://www.accountancyage.com/>Accountancy Age</a>  </small></p>  <p><img alt="Emails" src="http://www.accountancyage.com/IMG/798/205798/email-overload-185x114.jpg" title="" /></p>    IT'S A FACT, email is the curse and probably most cursed of our 21st century communication methods. Latest email trends suggest that on average across the world we each receive about 100 emails per day. We receive a few less in Europe at about 70 but the range is huge. A few of us only receive 10 per day but many of us are receiving up to 200 emails daily. To make matters...  </p><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.accountancyage.com/c/551/f/540072/s/1b1ce049/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Email+overload+-+the+modern+curse&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.accountancyage.com%2Faa%2Ffeature%2F2133869%2Femail-overload-modern-curse%3FWT.rss_f%3DFeatures%26WT.rss_a%3DEmail%2Boverload%2B-%2Bthe%2Bmodern%2Bcurse" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Email+overload+-+the+modern+curse&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.accountancyage.com%2Faa%2Ffeature%2F2133869%2Femail-overload-modern-curse%3FWT.rss_f%3DFeatures%26WT.rss_a%3DEmail%2Boverload%2B-%2Bthe%2Bmodern%2Bcurse" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/121585503691/u/0/f/540072/c/551/s/1b1ce049/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/121585503691/u/0/f/540072/c/551/s/1b1ce049/a2.img" border="0"/></a>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 10:37:00 GMThttp://www.accountancyage.com/aa/feature/2133869/email-overload-modern-curse?WT.rss_f=Features&WT.rss_a=Email+overload+-+the+modern+curseThinking outside the firewallhttp://feeds.accountancyage.com/c/551/f/540072/s/1ae1ef74/l/0L0Saccountancyage0N0Caa0Cfeature0C21318460Cthinking0Eoutside0Efirewall0DWT0Brss0If0FFeatures0GWT0Brss0Ia0FThinking0Koutside0Kthe0Kfirewall/story01.htm<p><small>  <a href=http://www.accountancyage.com/>Accountancy Age</a>  </small></p>  <p><img alt="IT security" src="http://www.accountancyage.com/IMG/183/205183/security-laptop-185x114.jpg" title="" /></p>    HOW DO YOU SECURE your data? Most would reply that their company has a firewall and antivirus system in place to combat a wide range of threats. This is normally the response by non IT staff, IT managers and occasionally by some IT security specialists. Personally I would be stupid to argue against protecting your company from cyber threats. The reality is, these attacks - trojans, worms, viruses, DoS (denial of service) and...  </p><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.accountancyage.com/c/551/f/540072/s/1ae1ef74/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Thinking+outside+the+firewall&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.accountancyage.com%2Faa%2Ffeature%2F2131846%2Fthinking-outside-firewall%3FWT.rss_f%3DFeatures%26WT.rss_a%3DThinking%2Boutside%2Bthe%2Bfirewall" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Thinking+outside+the+firewall&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.accountancyage.com%2Faa%2Ffeature%2F2131846%2Fthinking-outside-firewall%3FWT.rss_f%3DFeatures%26WT.rss_a%3DThinking%2Boutside%2Bthe%2Bfirewall" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/121217201486/u/0/f/540072/c/551/s/1ae1ef74/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/121217201486/u/0/f/540072/c/551/s/1ae1ef74/a2.img" border="0"/></a>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:54:29 GMThttp://www.accountancyage.com/aa/feature/2131846/thinking-outside-firewall?WT.rss_f=Features&WT.rss_a=Thinking+outside+the+firewallRecognise the impact of revenue changeshttp://feeds.accountancyage.com/c/551/f/540072/s/1ae198ae/l/0L0Saccountancyage0N0Caa0Cfeature0C21318250Crecognise0Eimpact0Erevenue0Echanges0DWT0Brss0If0FFeatures0GWT0Brss0Ia0FRecognise0Kthe0Kimpact0Kof0Krevenue0Kchanges/story01.htm<p><small>  <a href=http://www.accountancyage.com/>Accountancy Age</a>  </small></p>  <p><img alt="Percentage imapct" src="http://www.accountancyage.com/IMG/172/205172/percentage-impact-185x114.jpg" title="" /></p>    REVISED PROPOSALS on revenue recognition may accelerate or defer revenue recognition for some companies. However, all companies should consider the effect the proposals will have on their systems and processes - and on the information they provide to the market. The IASB and FASB published a new exposure draft on revenue recognition in mid-November. 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No doubt many will be surprised by how much they do pay, which raises the question of what they can do legally to reduce the sums paid. Here are some of the less well-known reliefs available...  </p><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.accountancyage.com/c/551/f/540072/s/1ac50ad4/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Don%27t+overlook+these+tax+reliefs&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.accountancyage.com%2Faa%2Ffeature%2F2131157%2Fdont-overlook-tax-reliefs%3FWT.rss_f%3DFeatures%26WT.rss_a%3DDon%2527t%2Boverlook%2Bthese%2Btax%2Breliefs" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Don%27t+overlook+these+tax+reliefs&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.accountancyage.com%2Faa%2Ffeature%2F2131157%2Fdont-overlook-tax-reliefs%3FWT.rss_f%3DFeatures%26WT.rss_a%3DDon%2527t%2Boverlook%2Bthese%2Btax%2Breliefs" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/120219088434/u/0/f/540072/c/551/s/1ac50ad4/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/120219088434/u/0/f/540072/c/551/s/1ac50ad4/a2.img" border="0"/></a>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 12:57:00 GMThttp://www.accountancyage.com/aa/feature/2131157/dont-overlook-tax-reliefs?WT.rss_f=Features&WT.rss_a=Don%27t+overlook+these+tax+reliefsHow to cope with Christmashttp://feeds.accountancyage.com/c/551/f/540072/s/1aacb500/l/0L0Saccountancyage0N0Caa0Cfeature0C2130A1610Ccope0Echristmas0DWT0Brss0If0FFeatures0GWT0Brss0Ia0FHow0Kto0Kcope0Kwith0KChristmas/story01.htm<p><small>  <a href=http://www.accountancyage.com/>Accountancy Age</a>  </small></p>  <p><img alt="christmas-snow-globe" src="http://www.accountancyage.com/IMG/474/203474/christmas-snow-globe-185x114.jpg" title="" /></p>    AT THE BEGINNING of every January, the switchboard at Chartered Accountants' Benevolent Association (CABA) lights up with an intensity that is unmatched during any other month of the year. For some accountants, the holiday period is not one of festive joy but a time when their troubles seem to crystallise and the need for help from CABA becomes apparent. Their challenges tend to fall into three main areas - money, relationships and stress...  </p><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.accountancyage.com/c/551/f/540072/s/1aacb500/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=How+to+cope+with+Christmas&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.accountancyage.com%2Faa%2Ffeature%2F2130161%2Fcope-christmas%3FWT.rss_f%3DFeatures%26WT.rss_a%3DHow%2Bto%2Bcope%2Bwith%2BChristmas" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=How+to+cope+with+Christmas&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.accountancyage.com%2Faa%2Ffeature%2F2130161%2Fcope-christmas%3FWT.rss_f%3DFeatures%26WT.rss_a%3DHow%2Bto%2Bcope%2Bwith%2BChristmas" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/120219090650/u/0/f/540072/c/551/s/1aacb500/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/120219090650/u/0/f/540072/c/551/s/1aacb500/a2.img" border="0"/></a>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:58:00 GMThttp://www.accountancyage.com/aa/feature/2130161/cope-christmas?WT.rss_f=Features&WT.rss_a=How+to+cope+with+ChristmasPaying the partnerhttp://feeds.accountancyage.com/c/551/f/540072/s/1a788126/l/0L0Saccountancyage0N0Caa0Cfeature0C21281250Cpaying0Epartner0DWT0Brss0If0FFeatures0GWT0Brss0Ia0FPaying0Kthe0Kpartner/story01.htm<p><small>  <a href=http://www.accountancyage.com/>Accountancy Age</a>  </small></p>  <p><img alt="Stacked coins" src="http://www.accountancyage.com/IMG/366/203366/coins-stack-185x114.jpg" title="" /></p>    READERS ACQUAINTED with partnerships and LLPs in professional practices cannot have failed to notice that, during the latter part of 2011, there have been a number of changes in the remuneration and reward structures at some well-known and successful firms. Such changes within firms, and indeed the variety of structures which exist, are perhaps not surprising given that the freedom and flexibility to determine internal governance has always been one of the great...  </p><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.accountancyage.com/c/551/f/540072/s/1a788126/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Paying+the+partner&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.accountancyage.com%2Faa%2Ffeature%2F2128125%2Fpaying-partner%3FWT.rss_f%3DFeatures%26WT.rss_a%3DPaying%2Bthe%2Bpartner" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Paying+the+partner&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.accountancyage.com%2Faa%2Ffeature%2F2128125%2Fpaying-partner%3FWT.rss_f%3DFeatures%26WT.rss_a%3DPaying%2Bthe%2Bpartner" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/120006459892/u/0/f/540072/c/551/s/1a788126/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/120006459892/u/0/f/540072/c/551/s/1a788126/a2.img" border="0"/></a>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 15:02:00 GMThttp://www.accountancyage.com/aa/feature/2128125/paying-partner?WT.rss_f=Features&WT.rss_a=Paying+the+partnerHMRC: Not quite get out of jail freehttp://feeds.accountancyage.com/c/551/f/540072/s/1a1b864b/l/0L0Saccountancyage0N0Caa0Cfeature0C21250A110Chmrc0Ejail0Efree0DWT0Brss0If0FFeatures0GWT0Brss0Ia0FHMRC0J3A0KNot0Kquite0Kget0Kout0Kof0Kjail0Kfree/story01.htm<p><small>  <a href=http://www.accountancyage.com/>Accountancy Age</a>  </small></p>  <p><img alt="get-out-of-jail-2" src="http://www.accountancyage.com/IMG/027/202027/get-out-of-jail-2-185x114.jpg" title="" /></p>    LAST YEAR we were told of HM Revenue & Customs' intention to clampdown on "morally indefensible tax evasion". We were promised that HMRC would receive an extra £900m in financial support for its pursuit of tax evaders, that there would be a five-fold increase in criminal prosecutions and that successful investigations and prosecutions could raise up to £7bn a year by 2015 (HMRC Annual Report and Accounts 2010/2011). Now that HMRC...  </p><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.accountancyage.com/c/551/f/540072/s/1a1b864b/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=HMRC%3A+Not+quite+get+out+of+jail+free&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.accountancyage.com%2Faa%2Ffeature%2F2125011%2Fhmrc-jail-free%3FWT.rss_f%3DFeatures%26WT.rss_a%3DHMRC%253A%2BNot%2Bquite%2Bget%2Bout%2Bof%2Bjail%2Bfree" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=HMRC%3A+Not+quite+get+out+of+jail+free&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.accountancyage.com%2Faa%2Ffeature%2F2125011%2Fhmrc-jail-free%3FWT.rss_f%3DFeatures%26WT.rss_a%3DHMRC%253A%2BNot%2Bquite%2Bget%2Bout%2Bof%2Bjail%2Bfree" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/118098363360/u/0/f/540072/c/551/s/1a1b864b/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/118098363360/u/0/f/540072/c/551/s/1a1b864b/a2.img" border="0"/></a>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 13:24:00 GMThttp://www.accountancyage.com/aa/feature/2125011/hmrc-jail-free?WT.rss_f=Features&WT.rss_a=HMRC%3A+Not+quite+get+out+of+jail+freeStand and deliverhttp://feeds.accountancyage.com/c/551/f/540072/s/19f43a4f/l/0L0Saccountancyage0N0Caa0Cfeature0C21239230Cstand0Edeliver0DWT0Brss0If0FFeatures0GWT0Brss0Ia0FStand0Kand0Kdeliver/story01.htm<p><small>  <a href=http://www.accountancyage.com/>Accountancy Age</a>  </small></p>  <p><img alt="highwayman-plug" src="http://www.accountancyage.com/IMG/593/201593/highwayman-plug-185x114.jpg" title="" /></p>    EARLIER THIS YEAR accountancy trade body, R3, launched a campaign against suppliers who raise prices or stop serving companies that have fallen into insolvent administration. R3 estimates that an extra 2,000 companies a year could be saved from being wound up if creditors, namely utility companies, didn't demand these ‘ransom payments'. Utility companies are notorious for being credit risk averse and usually withdraw competitive market rates for companies that have fallen into administration,...  </p><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.accountancyage.com/c/551/f/540072/s/19f43a4f/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Stand+and+deliver&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.accountancyage.com%2Faa%2Ffeature%2F2123923%2Fstand-deliver%3FWT.rss_f%3DFeatures%26WT.rss_a%3DStand%2Band%2Bdeliver" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Stand+and+deliver&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.accountancyage.com%2Faa%2Ffeature%2F2123923%2Fstand-deliver%3FWT.rss_f%3DFeatures%26WT.rss_a%3DStand%2Band%2Bdeliver" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/118097893866/u/0/f/540072/c/551/s/19f43a4f/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/118097893866/u/0/f/540072/c/551/s/19f43a4f/a2.img" border="0"/></a>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:49:00 GMThttp://www.accountancyage.com/aa/feature/2123923/stand-deliver?WT.rss_f=Features&WT.rss_a=Stand+and+deliverGeneration gamehttp://feeds.accountancyage.com/c/551/f/540072/s/19ec4251/l/0L0Saccountancyage0N0Caa0Cfeature0C212340A40Cgeneration0Egame0DWT0Brss0If0FFeatures0GWT0Brss0Ia0FGeneration0Kgame/story01.htm<p><small>  <a href=http://www.accountancyage.com/>Accountancy Age</a>  </small></p>  <p><img alt="succession-baton" src="http://www.accountancyage.com/IMG/296/201296/succession-baton-185x114.jpg" title="" /></p>    Despite the average age of senior partners in smaller, independent accountancy practices now reaching the late 50s, many firms are failing to plan for their exit and succession. This is combined with the lack of younger accountants wishing to step up to become a partner. Younger accountants are looking at the work patterns of partners and deciding it is not for them – they value a good work/life balance far more than the perks of...  </p><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.accountancyage.com/c/551/f/540072/s/19ec4251/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Generation+game&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.accountancyage.com%2Faa%2Ffeature%2F2123404%2Fgeneration-game%3FWT.rss_f%3DFeatures%26WT.rss_a%3DGeneration%2Bgame" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Generation+game&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.accountancyage.com%2Faa%2Ffeature%2F2123404%2Fgeneration-game%3FWT.rss_f%3DFeatures%26WT.rss_a%3DGeneration%2Bgame" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/118097266469/u/0/f/540072/c/551/s/19ec4251/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/118097266469/u/0/f/540072/c/551/s/19ec4251/a2.img" border="0"/></a>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 14:43:00 GMThttp://www.accountancyage.com/aa/feature/2123404/generation-game?WT.rss_f=Features&WT.rss_a=Generation+gameLean, mean, accountancy machinehttp://feeds.accountancyage.com/c/551/f/540072/s/19c4af0e/l/0L0Saccountancyage0N0Caa0Cfeature0C2121960A0Clean0Emean0Eaccountancy0Emachine0DWT0Brss0If0FFeatures0GWT0Brss0Ia0FLean0J2C0Kmean0J2C0Kaccountancy0Kmachine/story01.htm<p><small>  <a href=http://www.accountancyage.com/>Accountancy Age</a>  </small></p>  <p><img alt="fitter-accountants" src="http://www.accountancyage.com/IMG/892/200892/fitter-accountants-185x114.jpg" title="" /></p>    THE ECONOMY continues to be challenging, as the strong recovery anticipated last year has turned into a low growth environment. Trading conditions, both for the wider economy and the accountancy sector, remain difficult and business activity will continue to be slow for the foreseeable future. Given the service nature of accountancy, the macro-economic situation has a substantial impact on the sector, which means firms will have to work harder to find and retain clients. ...  </p><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.accountancyage.com/c/551/f/540072/s/19c4af0e/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Lean%2C+mean%2C+accountancy+machine&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.accountancyage.com%2Faa%2Ffeature%2F2121960%2Flean-mean-accountancy-machine%3FWT.rss_f%3DFeatures%26WT.rss_a%3DLean%252C%2Bmean%252C%2Baccountancy%2Bmachine" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Lean%2C+mean%2C+accountancy+machine&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.accountancyage.com%2Faa%2Ffeature%2F2121960%2Flean-mean-accountancy-machine%3FWT.rss_f%3DFeatures%26WT.rss_a%3DLean%252C%2Bmean%252C%2Baccountancy%2Bmachine" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/117795111925/u/0/f/540072/c/551/s/19c4af0e/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/117795111925/u/0/f/540072/c/551/s/19c4af0e/a2.img" border="0"/></a>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 16:04:00 GMThttp://www.accountancyage.com/aa/feature/2121960/lean-mean-accountancy-machine?WT.rss_f=Features&WT.rss_a=Lean%2C+mean%2C+accountancy+machineCheque-matehttp://feeds.accountancyage.com/c/551/f/540072/s/19bc72d6/l/0L0Saccountancyage0N0Caa0Cfeature0C212170A40Ccheque0Emate0DWT0Brss0If0FFeatures0GWT0Brss0Ia0FCheque0Emate/story01.htm<p><small>  <a href=http://www.accountancyage.com/>Accountancy Age</a>  </small></p>  <p><img alt="piggy bank and knight" src="http://www.accountancyage.com/IMG/534/200534/piggy-bank-chess-185x114.jpg" title="" /></p>    AS THE ECONOMY teeters on the edge of a double-dip recession, government pledges to reduce red tape and make business easier for the UK's SMEs seem increasingly critical. But given the emphasis on streamlining processes, the question has to be asked why so many organisations are still reliant on making payments via time-consuming and highly inefficient cheques. The decision to retain cheques as a payment mechanism for consumers makes sense. But cheque usage...  </p><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.accountancyage.com/c/551/f/540072/s/19bc72d6/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Cheque-mate&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.accountancyage.com%2Faa%2Ffeature%2F2121704%2Fcheque-mate%3FWT.rss_f%3DFeatures%26WT.rss_a%3DCheque-mate" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Cheque-mate&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.accountancyage.com%2Faa%2Ffeature%2F2121704%2Fcheque-mate%3FWT.rss_f%3DFeatures%26WT.rss_a%3DCheque-mate" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/117146424436/u/0/f/540072/c/551/s/19bc72d6/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/117146424436/u/0/f/540072/c/551/s/19bc72d6/a2.img" border="0"/></a>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 16:09:00 GMThttp://www.accountancyage.com/aa/feature/2121704/cheque-mate?WT.rss_f=Features&WT.rss_a=Cheque-mateHave clear tax guidance, will travelhttp://feeds.accountancyage.com/c/551/f/540072/s/19b497f6/l/0L0Saccountancyage0N0Caa0Cfeature0C21213250Ctax0Eguidance0Etravel0DWT0Brss0If0FFeatures0GWT0Brss0Ia0FHave0Kclear0Ktax0Kguidance0J2C0Kwill0Ktravel/story01.htm<p><small>  <a href=http://www.accountancyage.com/>Accountancy Age</a>  </small></p>  <p><img alt="hmrc-visa-stamp" src="http://www.accountancyage.com/IMG/346/200346/hmrc-visa-stamp-185x114.jpg" title="" /></p>    The Supreme Court has recently dismissed, by a 4-1 majority, two taxpayer appeals in prominent tax residence cases on whether HM Revenue & Customs had correctly interpreted its own guidance. Robert Gaines-Cooper's had contended that the relevant guidance set out in the now-superseded IR20 contained a more benevolent interpretation of how an individual could cast off UK tax residence than the ordinary law. Alternatively, he said that it was the settled practice of HMRC...  </p><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.accountancyage.com/c/551/f/540072/s/19b497f6/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Have+clear+tax+guidance%2C+will+travel&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.accountancyage.com%2Faa%2Ffeature%2F2121325%2Ftax-guidance-travel%3FWT.rss_f%3DFeatures%26WT.rss_a%3DHave%2Bclear%2Btax%2Bguidance%252C%2Bwill%2Btravel" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Have+clear+tax+guidance%2C+will+travel&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.accountancyage.com%2Faa%2Ffeature%2F2121325%2Ftax-guidance-travel%3FWT.rss_f%3DFeatures%26WT.rss_a%3DHave%2Bclear%2Btax%2Bguidance%252C%2Bwill%2Btravel" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/117146319937/u/0/f/540072/c/551/s/19b497f6/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/117146319937/u/0/f/540072/c/551/s/19b497f6/a2.img" border="0"/></a>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 15:05:00 GMThttp://www.accountancyage.com/aa/feature/2121325/tax-guidance-travel?WT.rss_f=Features&WT.rss_a=Have+clear+tax+guidance%2C+will+travelMuck in to manage financeshttp://feeds.accountancyage.com/c/551/f/540072/s/198c7ba1/l/0L0Saccountancyage0N0Caa0Cfeature0C211980A0A0Cmuck0Emanage0Efinances0DWT0Brss0If0FFeatures0GWT0Brss0Ia0FMuck0Kin0Kto0Kmanage0Kfinances/story01.htm<p><small>  <a href=http://www.accountancyage.com/>Accountancy Age</a>  </small></p>  <p><img alt="Sleeves rolled up" src="http://www.accountancyage.com/IMG/516/199516/sleeves-business-businessman-185x114.jpg" title="" /></p>    AS A NATION, credit and being in debt has become second nature and a bad habit, with a lot of us living beyond our means on both a business and personal level. Now that the credit bubble has burst, it's time to get our finances in order so we can drive the economy and our businesses forward. 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