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Tax
Need Support with your Tax Exams? 60 Seconds With: Nitin Rabheru, Tax Lecturer at BPP Professional Education
Posted by Kevin Racher
Nitin Rabheru is an experienced senior tutor and lecturer in Tax, Law and Financial Accounting at BPP Professional Education in London. A qualified solicitor and previously a Tax Consultant at one of the Big 4, Nitin has over 19 years of experience teaching tax and law, and at CTA level he teaches advanced corporation tax, individuals advisory and the owner managed business application and inte...
Nitin Rabheru is an experienced senior tutor and lecturer in Tax, Law and Financial Accounting at BPP Professional Education in London. A qualified...
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Tax
Charity Times - 15/10/2019
Posted by Claire Stradling
FUNDRAISING U-turn on probate fee plans The government has decided not to introduce new probate fee plans that charity bodies including the Institute of Fundraising, Remember A Charity, NCVO and the Institute of Legacy Management had warned could have cost charities as much as £10m. Robert Buckland, the secretary of state for justice, said the plans for a new probate fee regime had been ditched...
FUNDRAISING U-turn on probate fee plans The government has decided not to introduce new probate fee plans that charity bodies including the Institu...
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Tax
UK Charitable Giving is on a Steady Decline!
Posted by Nicholas Ogden
UK charities have faced a number of challenges of late which need addressing. Findings from the Charities Aid Foundation UK Giving 2019 report, released in May, showed that key measures of giving for charities are on a steady decline for the third year in a row and the same report also highlighted that trust in charities has decreased significantly too. The UK is the seventh most giving country...
UK charities have faced a number of challenges of late which need addressing. Findings from the Charities Aid Foundation UK Giving 2019 report, rel...
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Tax
Moving Tax In-House
Posted by Marianne Wills
More and more businesses are now bringing their tax functions in-house. With the need for more robust risk control frameworks around tax, it is important for tax to partner with the business, meaning that companies are increasingly looking for tax professionals with both technical expertise and strong commercial acumen and understanding. So, what are the benefits of moving your tax function in-...
More and more businesses are now bringing their tax functions in-house. With the need for more robust risk control frameworks around tax, it is imp...
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Tax
Charity Times - 08/10/2019
Posted by Claire Stradling
GOVERNANCE Baroness Stowell: Charities not delivering full potential Charity Commission chair Baroness Stowell has said that charities collectively are not delivering their full potential as sources of belonging and cohesion. Speaking at the regulator's annual public meeting, she said: "charities no longer have the public's benefit of the doubt." "We live in a country and in a time marked by di...
GOVERNANCE Baroness Stowell: Charities not delivering full potential Charity Commission chair Baroness Stowell has said that charities collectively...
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Tax
60 Seconds With: Anshita Joshi, Head of Tax at The Investment Association
Posted by Jay Sky
Anshita Joshi is Head of Tax at the Investment Association (the IA). A former Senior Manager at PWC in the Investment Management Tax team, Anshita has become centrally placed within the asset management tax network. Her remit is broad, strategically focused and involves routinely liaising with ‘Heads of’ and policymakers alike to advising on cutting-edge tax developments for an entire industry....
Anshita Joshi is Head of Tax at the Investment Association (the IA). A former Senior Manager at PWC in the Investment Management Tax team, Anshita ...
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Legal
The Solicitor's Qualifying Exam (SQE): How the Legal Training Environment is Changing
Posted by Aaron Burton
The legal profession is approaching a new era for the training of junior lawyers with what the University of Law (ULaw) has called the 'biggest shake-up in legal education in decades'. The introduction of the Solicitor's Qualifying Exam, or the SQE, is set to change the way all solicitors qualify from 2021. So, what do we know so far? The Solicitor's Regulation Authority have been consulting on...
The legal profession is approaching a new era for the training of junior lawyers with what the University of Law (ULaw) has called the 'biggest sha...
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Finance
September 2019: Finance Movers and Shakers
Posted by Callum MacRae
Stay up-to-date with the movers and shakers in the finance sector. Here are the key movements in September 2019: Jo Upshall has been promoted to Audit and Business Advisory Partner at Mercer & Hole. Jo is based at this mid-tier firms Rickmansworth and St Albans offices, where she has experience of managing a varied portfolio of business clients. Jo has gained much experience in the manufacturin...
Stay up-to-date with the movers and shakers in the finance sector. Here are the key movements in September 2019: Jo Upshall has been promoted to Au...
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Finance
Charity Times - 01/10/2019
Posted by Claire Stradling
WORKFORCE Charity communications professionals aren't representative of demographics A report from CharityComms says the charity sector’s communication and digital roles are overwhelmingly white and educated to graduate level, and people of colour are more likely to experience harassment at work. The 2019 Salary and Organisational Culture Report found that 93% of communications professionals in...
WORKFORCE Charity communications professionals aren't representative of demographics A report from CharityComms says the charity sector’s communica...
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Legal
September 2019: Legal Movers & Shakers
Posted by Tamara Salem
Stay up-to-date with the movers and shakers in the legal sector. Here are the key movements in September 2019: Three lawyers have been promoted to Counsel in the London office of Shearman & Sterling. Alastair Goldrein (financial restructuring and insolvency), Margaret Ryan (international arbitration and public international law) and Tsegaye Laurendeau (international arbitration). Simmons & Simm...
Stay up-to-date with the movers and shakers in the legal sector. Here are the key movements in September 2019: Three lawyers have been promoted to ...
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Tax
September 2019: Tax Movers and Shakers
Posted by Dominic Watt
Stay up-to-date with the movers and shakers in the tax sector. Here are the key movements in September 2019: PRACTICE LONDON Richard Maitland joins MHA Macintyre Hudson as Partner in its Human Capital Advisory team, bringing 18 years of experience in the human capital field. He will lead all work related to employment tax. Anderson Global have continued their expansion by hiring Miles Dean and ...
Stay up-to-date with the movers and shakers in the tax sector. Here are the key movements in September 2019: PRACTICE LONDON Richard Maitland joins...
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Tax
60 Seconds With: Mervyn Skeet, Head of Tax at the Association of British Insurers
Posted by Jay Sky
Mervyn Skeet is Head of Tax at the Association of British Insurers, Chair of the Global Federation of Insurance Associations and former Global Head of Tax at XL Group. An esteemed senior expert in international tax policy, Mervyn has over 25 years of experience working in tax within the insurance industry. See below Mervyn’s recent interview with Jay Sky, talking on the ABI, the challenges of t...
Mervyn Skeet is Head of Tax at the Association of British Insurers, Chair of the Global Federation of Insurance Associations and former Global Head...
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Finance
A Night at the British Accountancy Awards 2019
Posted by Tom Eagle
It was a pleasure to host Matt Meadows, Corporate Finance Partner at Moore Kingston Smith, Jim Brown, Outsourcing Partner at Blick Rothenberg, David Cox, Head of Audit & Assurance at haysmacintyre and Roger Weston, Business Advisory Partner at Saffery Champness on our table at the prestigious British Accountancy Awards this year, which took place on Wednesday 25th September at the Grosvenor Hou...
It was a pleasure to host Matt Meadows, Corporate Finance Partner at Moore Kingston Smith, Jim Brown, Outsourcing Partner at Blick Rothenberg, Davi...
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Finance
Charity Times - 24/09/2019
Posted by Claire Stradling
FUNDRAISING European charities lag in accepting online donations A new report says around half of the charities in Europe are not using their websites for online donations. The 2019 Global NGP Technology Report found that 56% of charities and NGOs in Europe with a website - about 8% below the global average - are using their online presence to accept web-based donations. In Africa, 64% of third...
FUNDRAISING European charities lag in accepting online donations A new report says around half of the charities in Europe are not using their websi...
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Marketing
Corporate Charity Partnerships - What are the Benefits?
Posted by Ethan Bresnett
A good corporate partnership can be mutually beneficial for both charities and sponsors. For charities, these benefits include increased funding, support and visibility, and organisations can benefit from good PR, brand building and the chance to make a difference and support a worthwhile cause. These partnerships are becoming more strategic, often tackling issues that staff care about whilst e...
A good corporate partnership can be mutually beneficial for both charities and sponsors. For charities, these benefits include increased funding, s...
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Marketing
Charity Times - 17/09/2019
Posted by Claire Stradling
GOVERNANCE New SORP-making process announced following governance review The Charities SORP-making body has announced plans to change the way the charity accounting framework is developed so it better serves the public. A governance review of the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) earlier this year made several recommendations for reform, which have all been accepted by the agencies which...
GOVERNANCE New SORP-making process announced following governance review The Charities SORP-making body has announced plans to change the way the c...
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Finance
60 Seconds With: Richard Kleiner, CEO & Managing Partner at Gerald Edelman
Posted by George Tatnell
Richard Kleiner is Managing Partner and CEO at Gerald Edelman. Richard qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1983 and became a Partner in 1986. Richard has recently passed the examinations of the Institute of Chartered Accountants to become licensed to offer Probate Administration services. Throughout his impressive career, Richard's main areas of focus have been strategic management, corporat...
Richard Kleiner is Managing Partner and CEO at Gerald Edelman. Richard qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1983 and became a Partner in 1986. Ri...
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Finance
Charity Times - 10/09/2019
Posted by Claire Stradling
FINANCE Charities react to the Spending Round The charity sector has warned that that money pledged by Chancellor Sajid Javid in the new government Spending Round will not be enough to fix long-term issues. Mr Javid said there will be an extra £13.8bn in public spending for 2020-21, including £1.5bn for local councils’ social care obligations and £54m to help tackle homelessness and rough sleep...
FINANCE Charities react to the Spending Round The charity sector has warned that that money pledged by Chancellor Sajid Javid in the new government...
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Finance
How Will Your Boss Try to Keep You?
Posted by Jay Sky
It might seem counterintuitive to think about your resignation or exit interview at the very start of your job search. However, failing to know what might be done to try and keep you can cause issues later down the line and adversely take from your relations, time and even obscure your ability to make an informed decision upon receiving a counteroffer. A recent example of a counteroffer situati...
It might seem counterintuitive to think about your resignation or exit interview at the very start of your job search. However, failing to know wha...
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Marketing
Fundraising Challenge Events Facts
Posted by Nicholas Ogden
This week, Pro-Recruitment Group have the wonderful opportunity to be joining thousands of runners on the banks of the River Thames for a twilight 5k or 10k. The prestigious RunTheRiver 2019 event is taking place on September 17th and Pro-Recruitment Group is proud to have 8 participants who will be running through some of London’s most iconic landmarks. All funds are being raised for Teach Fir...
This week, Pro-Recruitment Group have the wonderful opportunity to be joining thousands of runners on the banks of the River Thames for a twilight ...
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