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Kerry Katona made bankrupt
Rachael Singh, Accountancy Age, Thursday 21 August 2008 at 16:20:00
Kerry Katona has been made bankrupt for failing to meet a deadline of payment
today
Kerry Katona, the ex-atomic kitten, has been declared bankrupt for failing to pay the final £82,000 of a £417,000 tax bill....
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Horne returns to Football Association
Gavin Hinks, Accountancy Age, Thursday 21 August 2008 at 14:55:00
Accountancy Age Personality of the Year becomes new power base inside the FA
Alex Horne, last year?s winner of the Accountancy Age Personality of the Year Award, has been made chief operating officer of the Football Association assuming many of the responsibilities of...
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Fourth accountancy firm prosecuted by ICO
Rachael Singh, Accountancy Age, Thursday 21 August 2008 at 12:41:00
A Harrow accountant has been taken to court by the Information Commissioner
for failure to register
The Information Commissioners Officer (ICO) has prosecuted a Middlesex accountant for offences under the data protection act. The latest filing brings the total of accountancy firms taken to court by...
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Advisers warn to avoid buying new technology
Rachael Singh, Accountancy Age, Thursday 21 August 2008 at 12:05:00
Accountants can save money by not upgrading their technology according to
research by IT company
Don't spend money on technology is the advice for accountancy firms if they want to survive the economic downturn, according to computer support company Ulysses IT....
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Shareholders at Prestbury EGM decide to keep FD
Rachael Singh, Accountancy Age, Thursday 21 August 2008 at 11:13:00
A financial services company had decided to keep the Birkett duo at the
company EGM
The finance director and chief executive of financial services company Prestbury holdings have clung onto their jobs after shareholders decided not to oust the pair....
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IRS celeb snooper avoids prison
Judith Tydd, Accountancy Age, Thursday 21 August 2008 at 11:08:00
The improper accessing of financial information of celebrities has landed an
IRS employee in hot water
An Internal Revenue Service employee has been found guilty of improperly accessing the financial information of 200 celebrities. John Snyder was sentenced to three years? probation, 60 hours of community...
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US firm votes in favour of adopting Baker Tilly name
Penny Sukhraj, Accountancy Age, Thursday 21 August 2008 at 10:50:00
The 77-year-old Virchow Krause is in discussions with the international group
to change its name and to become the flagship firm in the US
The 15th largest US firm, Virchow Krause, has voted to adopt the Baker Tilly LLP brand. The 77-year-old firm is in discussions with the international group to change its name...
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Administrator begins sale of Cain pubs
Penny Sukhraj, Accountancy Age, Thursday 21 August 2008 at 10:10:00
PwC did not disclose the locations or the number of pubs what would be
affected by the closures until staff had been informed
PricewaterhouseCoopers, the administrators of troubled Liverpool brewer Cains, have begun to shut down loss-making pubs that belong to the chain....
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Lombardo brought in at Blacks
David Jetuah, Accountancy Age, Thursday 21 August 2008 at 09:47:00
Lombardo starts work at Blacks Leisure as the company turns over a new leaf
in the wake of an accounting storm earlier this year
Marc Lombardo has taken up his post as finance director at Blacks Leisure. Lombardo was previously the group financial planning director at Greene King and was first announced as the...
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Katona's tax bill deadline today
AccountancyAge.com, Accountancy Age, Thursday 21 August 2008 at 09:36:00
Former Atomic Kitten star needs to pay £157,000 by today
Kerry Katona's bankruptcy battle is set to reach a climax today, as the former Atomic Kitten star is forced to pay a £157,000 tax bill....
