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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: Firms Fight Back on Public Metrics; A Rejection or a Blessing? | 1.6.25

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Business Insider wrote up a PCAOB report that discusses culture at the top six firms: Accounting firms have been making more errors, but bosses are split on whether remote work is to blame 64% of respondents said that improving work-life balance for firm personnel improves audit quality. Remember this?

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Autumn Budget 2024 Commentary: T&L Sector

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Menzies LLP - A leading chartered accountancy firm. From 6 April 2025, the Business Asset Disposal Relief tax rate will increase to 14%, and from April 2026, it will align with the main lower rate of 18%. The recent Budget has painted a mixed picture for the Transport and Logistics sector.

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Autumn Budget 2024 Commentary: Manufacturing

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Menzies LLP - A leading chartered accountancy firm. Main Initiatives Manufacturers operating in the following areas of specialism could stand to gain from specific initiatives: Committing £975 million in R&D funding for the aerospace sector over five years. A key theme of today’s budget was “Invest, Invest, Invest!”

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: The Age of the Non-CPA; PwC Explains the Chevron Thing | 7.29.24

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Oh and reminder: the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) is working on a plan to consolidate India’s 96,000 little accountancy firms into mega-firms that they think could compete with Big 4 on the global stage. INSIDE Public Accounting continues to tease the upcoming release of the IPA 500.

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Spring Budget 2024 – Technology Sector Commentary

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Menzies LLP - A leading chartered accountancy firm. Whilst he has not reduced the main rates of CGT, the higher rate of residential property CGT is reducing from 28% to 24%. This is to incentivise SMEs to grow their businesses but has the Chancellor gone far enough with just a £5k increase?

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What are the UK Extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging rules?

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Menzies LLP - A leading chartered accountancy firm. The UK Government department Defra (Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs) has announced that new UK Extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging rules for all obligated UK organisations that import or supply packaging. What data needs to be collected?

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UK Manufacturing: Attractive & Stable

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Menzies LLP - A leading chartered accountancy firm. Skilled workforce One of the main factors that make the UK an attractive location for manufacturing is its skilled workforce. The United Kingdom has long been a hub for manufacturing, with a rich history of industry and innovation.