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Hopes that 2010 will see a rapid recovery in the world economy have been dashed by the findings of one of the largest-ever global surveys of professional accountants. The Q4 Global Economic Conditions Survey by ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) has provided the global accountancy body with its first firm evidence that economic conditions are finally improving, the survey...

London’s Excel Centre was packed to the rafters today with almost 4,000 would-be accountants sitting their ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) exams in Corporate Reporting, Financial Reporting and Preparing Taxation Computations. The exams are part of ACCA’s global exam series, with an estimated 73,806 students taking these exams around the world today. Aude Leonetti, acting...

– Business is the ‘elephant in the room’, say global sustainability experts – Crucially, companies in developing countries are among leaders in climate change reporting – It is vital to monitor what enterprises are doing to measure and reduce their carbon usage The business world’s response to climate change is examined in detail in a four-part joint report, published today by...

•VAT up from 15 to 17.5 per cent on 1 January 2010 •Loss of personal allowance (tax free allowance) for 40% tax payers earning over £100,000 •Higher rate tax of 50 per cent for those paid £150,000 or more •A general election which means probably a spring budget followed by another after the election •ACCA wants a tax New Year Resolution – transparency, no more stealth taxes ACCA’s head of...

ACCA (The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) asserts in a new report called “Changing the I in IGAAP – Perspectives in India’s transition to IFRS”, that Indian businesses need to be better prepared to meet the introduction of IFRS (International Financial reporting Standards) in 2011. Sir David Tweedie, Chairman of the International Accounting Standards Board commends the report in...

An environmentally friendly office is not hard to achieve says ACCA (the Association for Chartered Certified Accountants) today as it offers ten practical tips for a sustainable workplace as part of its drive towards carbon accounting. Wyn Mears, Director of ACCA UK says: “With politicians struggling to come to an agreement on climate change, and with the global Climate Change Summit in...