News in Professional resources
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Response to professional scepticism paper
Ann Buttery reports on the ICAS Ethics Board’s response to the IESBA consultation on professional scepticism
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Savings crisis: employer's role
Responding to ICAS’ fourth question of its Challenging Conversations on pensions, Iain McLellan and Jennifer Shaw, discuss how employers can help their employees become more informed about what they need to save for retirement.
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Finding clarity for insolvency rules
"If the Government’s proposed changes are not on the mark, what needs changing with the current insolvency regime in Scotland? Anthony Harrington continues his investigation"
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Balance in insolvency
The perennial dilemma in insolvency is how best to balance the diametrically opposed interests of debtors and creditors. Anthony Harrington reviews recent consultations that seek to solve the issue.
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Charities urged to review safeguarding procedures
"Following the International Development Committee’s report on Sexual exploitation and abuse in the aid sector, Victoria Simpson, highlights the lessons that charities can learn."
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Insolvency Technical Update - July 2018
Your monthly round up of recent developments in insolvency.
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Pensions engagement is no panacea
As part of ICAS’ Challenging Conversations on pensions, Gregg McClymont critiques the industry’s overwhelming focus on ‘engagement’ as the means to drive more efficient pensions outcomes for savers.
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Disguised remuneration and loans
HMRC gives some guidance on how clients can settle their affairs before the loan charge arises on 5 April 2019 – and why settling could be advantageous (including a case study).
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Five more tax consultation responses
Susan Cattell reviews five recent tax consultation responses submitted by ICAS
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Immediate employment tax issues
Four Finance Bill items have immediate effect - and two of these are employment tax-related. Justine Riccomini takes a look at what employers need to know about.
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How will taxes hit your bitcoin?
"Donald Drysdale cautions practitioners, accustomed to working with fast-changing tax laws, that they should be particularly wary of how transactions in crypto-currencies are taxed."
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DWP must commit to dashboard
"ICAS has written to Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, the Rt Hon Esther McVey MP, urging the UK Government to stay onboard with the Pensions Dashboard Project."
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The role of ICAS in the GAA
"ICAS punches above its weight internationally, and Donald Drysdale explains its contribution as a founder member of the GAA and an active member of its Tax Director Group."
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Pensions debate: video highlights
Watch the highlights from ICAS' inaugural Challenging Conversations event on pensions, chaired by Merryn Somerset Webb and including a panel of leading players from the industry.
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Watch the Big Pensions Debate
"Watch the debate from ICAS' inaugural Challenging Conversations event on pensions, chaired by Merryn Somerset Webb and including a panel of leading players from the industry."
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HMRC spin their annual tax gap yarn
"As HMRC report once again on measuring how much tax has not been collected, Donald Drysdale sees the tax gap as a massive cost we cannot afford."
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Tax Abuse Insolvency Security deposit legislation
"Tax abuse, Insolvency, Extension of security deposit legislation"
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Employers and corporate criminality
Justine Riccomini examines how employers may have been unwittingly sucked in to HMRC’s criminal tax evasion regime and what they might do to prevent it.
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Tax: How should the NHS be funded?
"Once the envy of the world, the NHS is increasingly failing to meet demands for its services. Donald Drysdale highlights some of the issues involved in creating a new ‘NHS tax.’"
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Insolvency Technical Update
Insolvency Technical update: Your round-up of recent developments in insolvency for June 2018
