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Data Protection Warning – latest development
Financial Conduct Authority-authorised firms and insolvency practitioners have been warned to be responsible when dealing with personal data, in a joint statement by the FCA and the Information Commissioner's Office. The warning comes after some firms and...
February bulletin
Hi Everyone Happy February 1st New Year to all of you who file tax returns. Please forgive me (for obvious reasons) for not sending any real time info. in January. Many of you will have been affected by the heavy rain and gale force winds with storm Dennis the menace...
Cyber Crime
Our Professional Indemnity Insurer’s preferred broker Arlington have sent me some helpful information as follows: The threat of being exposed to cyber-crime or a data security issue is an acknowledged risk to all sizes of businesses. Many Cyber security experts state...
Adventures in a digital world
This time it really looks like it will happen – April 2019 will be the start of MTD although only for VAT and only for those businesses with turnover over the VAT threshold. Businesses voluntarily registered for VAT can take part if they choose to …
Money Laundering Regulations 2017
What you need to know (and do) By SPA Member Keith Laurence of KL Compliance Solutions Ltd. As we reported in our January newsletter changes happened in the Anti-Money Laundering regime back in June 2017 …
SPA’s response to the Kingman Review of FRC
SPA members may question the relevance of FRC to their working lives but we think we need to remember (and included these points in our submission): We are all subject to the Financial Reporting and Auditing Standards issued by the FRC …
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