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Finance | KPMG and PKF Littlejohn face audit probe into collapsed Prax oil group

Regulator opens triple investigation into KPMG and PKF Littejohn for audit work on Prax Group companies, and unnamed accountant, in run-up to collapse of oil refinery with millions in debt

11 Sep 2026

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Auditing

Corporate Governance

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Finance | Tokenmaxxed out? The hidden costs of AI in finance

Interaction with AI tools require consumption of ‘tokens’ and the more complex the work, the more you use. Rob Steele, CFO, iplicit explains the risks of cost drift and talks to Forvis Mazars partner Robbie White about how the firm is using AI

10 Sep 2026

Finance

Financial Reporting

Finance | UK GAAP changes impact beyond the finance team - part six

Ollie Garrod ACA, accounting expert at Croner, provides tips on how to brief wider company management from commercial and sales to procurement and HR, about impact of significant overhaul of contracts under revised UK GAAP (2024) rules

9 Sep 2026

Finance | Finance team makes £3.8m budgeting error at Oxford council

City council fails to balance budget after £3.8m ‘technical error’ sees funding shortfall, as local authority reorganisation halted in sudden u-turn

8 Sep 2026

Finance

Public Sector

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Finance | ‘Once in a generation’ corporate reporting overhaul planned

Consultation outlines sweeping overhaul of ‘messy’ corporate reporting, including audit exemptions, dividend reforms, and changes to accounting standards

7 Sep 2026

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Tax | Register for webinar on latest tax and accounting developments

7 Sep 2026

Finance | Miner ENRC settles with SFO and law firm after failed investigation

Kazakh mining group ENRC reaches confidential out of court settlement with Serious Fraud Office and lawyers Dechert after decade long dispute resulted in £135m damages claim

4 Sep 2026

Finance

Corporate Governance

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Finance | Company strike off objections move online only

Companies House to stop accepting written email objections from directors trying to avert strike off action in switch to digital only submissions later this year

3 Sep 2026

Finance

Financial Reporting

Corporate Governance

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Business | Complete the AI in Accounting & Tax Survey

Tell us how AI is shaping your business by completing the AI in Accounting & Tax Survey and enter the prize draw to win a luxury weekend break

2 Sep 2026

Finance | Cruise specialist Saga hires PwC for £2m audit

Over 50s travel and insurance specialist Saga plc swaps Big Four auditor after competitive tender with PwC set to take over the £2m audit contract

2 Sep 2026

Finance

Auditing

Corporate Governance

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Finance | Can your accounting systems handle UK GAAP changes: part five

Ollie Garrod ACA, accounting expert at Croner, explains the key issues and potential pitfalls when checking whether systems and software are ready for migration to revised UK GAAP accounting rules

27 Aug 2026

Finance | Finance compliance officer barred over missing £450k client money

Hartlepool based solicitor and finance compliance officer barred from practice after £450k of client money ‘dissipated’

26 Aug 2026

Finance

Corporate Governance

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Finance | First King Charles 10p coins enter circulation

Millions of 10p coins featuring King Charles III released with highly endangered Capercaillie bird appearing on the tails side

25 Aug 2026

Finance

Financial Reporting

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Finance | Legal updates: director’s loan account ‘not a personal cash machine’

Sophie Brookes and Debbie Shaw examine use of director’s loan accounts in McCarthy v Marshall, BlueCrest lessons on LLP remuneration and Saxon Woods ruling on good faith under section 172 rules

24 Aug 2026

Finance | Materiality is about disclosing what matters in annual reports

Regulator calls for improvements to disclosure of materiality in annual reports, stressing quality is defined by clarity and focus, not box ticking and volumes of verbiage

20 Aug 2026

Tax | Salary sacrifice pension changes will cost businesses £2.9bn extra tax

Plans to carve out pensions from salary sacrifice with annual cap will increase tax bills by £2.9bn for employers while employees set to lose £800m a year

19 Aug 2026