Sara White

Sara White

Sara White is editor of Accountancy magazine and Accountancy Daily, published by Croner-i Ltd, and is responsible for the Accountancy portfolio which includes monthly print magazine Accountancy, online and digital news service, email newsletters and social media at @accountancylive on Twitter. Any comment and feedback is always welcome so do not hesitate to get in touch by email

Accounting / Government passes SI to ensure accounting compliance post Brexit

Legislation to protect post Brexit filing exemptions for companies and limited liability partnerships (LLPs) under accounting rules have now been passed via a statutory instrument to ensure compliance with the Companies Act 2006
15 Feb 2019

Tax / Soft landing for Making Tax Digital for VAT will allow 'cut and paste'

With less than 50 days to go until Making Tax Digital for VAT becomes mandatory for businesses registered for VAT, HMRC has confirmed that companies will be able use a 'cut and paste' approach during the one-year soft landing before companies need to use digital links 
11 Feb 2019

Tax / Hike in probate fees set to go ahead despite opposition

Probate fees are set to be hiked up to £6,000 for the largest estates as the government plans to overhaul the death tax from April 2019, a measure delayed from 2017 due to the early general election
8 Feb 2019

Tax / Editor’s comment: growth at Top 75 Firms defies expectations

The leading accounting firms in the UK have reported record revenues of £15.75bn with average profits up 5%, in this year's Accountancy Daily Top 75 Accounting Firms Survey, despite a year of harsh criticism of the profession, audit failures and the shadow of Brexit. Sara White analyses the state of the market
7 Feb 2019

Accounting / FRC consults on sweeping changes to reporting of intangibles

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has launched a major review of the reporting of intangibles at companies as business moves towards a more knowledge-based economy
7 Feb 2019

Audit / FRC calls for rewrite of Companies Act to improve audit

The head of the audit regulator, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), is calling for a significant overhaul of the 2006 Companies Act as a way to reform the audit market, raise standards and restore public confidence in audit firms, which MPs described as 'tantalising'
6 Feb 2019

Tax / EXCLUSIVE: Top 75 Firms hit £15bn barrier in 5% growth surge

Fee income at the Top 75 accounting firms has reached a record £15.75bn, increasing revenue by more than 5% in the last 12 months despite a barrage of criticism of the Big Four audit firms over contentious listed audits, Brexit concerns and business uncertainty
5 Feb 2019

Insight / Asda loses Court of Appeal case over equal pay

Asda shopworkers have won a landmark ruling in a long-running equal pay dispute covering thousands of workers, leaving the supermarket giant facing substantial payments of back pay
1 Feb 2019

Audit / Audit updates: February 2019

In this month’s roundup of audit news, MPs probe Big Four and mid-tier firm heads about sustainability of audit, FRC consults on tougher stewardship code and changes to third country auditor fees due to Brexit, Carillion audit investigation to continue well into 2019, audit wins at SSE and ICG, while Aston Martin puts audit out to tender
1 Feb 2019

Tax / Employment tax updates: February 2019

In our monthly roundup of employment tax developments HMRC releases P11D guidance to clarify OpRA rules, Treasury to review 2019 loan charge
1 Feb 2019

Accounting / Accounting updates: February 2019

In this month’s roundup of accounting and reporting developments, FRC set to amend FRS 102 defined benefit pension rules, FRC consults on tougher stewardship code, former Tesco FD cleared in £250m accounting fraud, Patisserie Valerie calls in KPMG as administrators
1 Feb 2019

Accounting / FRC set to amend FRS 102 defined benefit pension rules

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) is consulting on changes to FRS 102 to improve the accounting regime for defined benefit pensions, as well as amendments to FRS 101 to take into account IFRS 17 Insurance Contracts
30 Jan 2019

Tax / HMRC releases P11D guidance to clarify OpRA rules

HMRC has issued basic guidance on how to complete 2017-18 forms P11D returns for PAYE internet submissions, expenses and benefits, and stressed compliance with 2017 rule change to salary sacrifice arrangements
29 Jan 2019

Tax / End of US shutdown sees IRS tax services resume

After the longest US government shutdown ever, President Trump has finally given in to pressure and re-opened government, allowing the resumption of full Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for taxpayers before the April tax filing deadline
28 Jan 2019

Tax / HMRC sets up innovation team to drive IT collaboration

HMRC is investing more resources in technology, artificial intelligence (AI) and ground-breaking technology with the creation of the first innovation team at the tax authority briefed to collaborate with external IT specialists to develop innovative software to improve tax collection and close the tax gap
25 Jan 2019
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