News in Members
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Closing the generational divide
House of Lords Select Committee reports on inter-generational fairness, Donald Drysdale considers a number of tax and benefit changes which have been suggested
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MTD for VAT: Latest update
Philip McNeill reports on the latest for MTD for VAT as at 15 May 2019.
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Cyberthreats: it's coming from inside!
"Whether malicious or human error and no matter how many protections a company has, internal data breaches are just as significant and even more prevalent than attacks from hackers. How do companies tackle the human element of cybersecurity threats?"
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CFT Notes for Guidance updated
Revised Common Financial Tool Notes for Guidance have been published on the AiB's website. Steven Wood takes a look at the amendments.
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PACE redundancy support
Partnership Action for Continuing Employment (PACE), is to provide support to people facing redundancy and employers considering making redundancies.
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New NICs Bill announced
The National Insurance Contributions (Termination Awards and Sporting Testimonials) Bill was introduced in the in the House of Commons on 25 April 2019.
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Improving the quality of group auditing
Research into improving the quality of group auditing
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Restoring faith in audit
A good-quality audit is vital to maintaining trust in the market, says David McBain
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Insolvency Technical Update - April 2019
A monthly round up of insolvency related news.
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Women in Tax: Susie Walker CA
Susie Walker CA, Head of Tax at Johnston Carmichael on tax planning strategies and why tax professionals should go to meet clients in person. She sits on the ICAS Tax Board and is a committee member of Edinburgh Women In Tax.
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The CA magazine: May 2019
The May 2019 issue of The CA features not one CA on the cover, but three: Hugh Shields, Alison Cornwell and David Nussbaum. They were the three keynote speakers at the launch of Setting the CA Agenda, a new initiative from ICAS, which saw its launch at St Paul’s Cathedral in March.
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Disguised Remuneration - Insolvency
This page will be regularly updated as a gateway to and summary of other articles on icas.com to support the insolvency profession and other stakeholders.
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VAT: Entitlement to deduct
Dispute over input VAT deduction regarding legal fees relating to the defence of civil proceedings brought against sole director. Jan Garioch CA discusses.
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Further DAS changes proposed
The Accountant in Bankruptcy has published a response to the ‘Building a Better Debt Arrangement Scheme’ consultation, launched Oct 2018. Steven Wood explores.
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Health and social care integration
Transforming health and social care in Scotland.
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Statutory interest on recall
Edinburgh Court has considered the applicability of statutory interest in the context of an application for recall of a sequestration. Steven Wood explores.
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The future of PTDs
Discover how ICAS has called for the Scottish Government to make a clear policy decision.
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HMRC consults on payable credit
In the 2018 budget, HMRC announced it would be consulting to restrict the amount of payable credit for those obtaining tax relief through the SME scheme.
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MTD for VAT - agent sign-up journey
The starting point for creating an Agent Services Account, and for signing up clients to MTD for VAT is the Sign up for Making Tax Digital for VAT page.
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ICAS perspective on latest devolved tax consultation
Justine Riccomini explains what is happening in this latest consultation round from the Scottish Government.
