Finance | Academy trust accounting rules updated

The Department for Education has updated the accounting and governance rules for academy trusts effective from October

17 Jul 2026

Finance

Financial Reporting

Accounting Standards

Public Sector

Finance | UK GAAP changes to revenue and financial instruments: part three

In part three of our exclusive FRS 102 series, Ollie Garrod ACA, senior technical writer at Croner, explains what actually changes for revenue and financial instruments under the new GAAP accounting rules

15 Jul 2026

Finance

Financial Reporting

Accounting Standards

UK GAAP

Finance | College CFOs must be accountants in major rule change

From next year the largest further education colleges wanting to hire CFOs must ensure applicants are qualified accountants

13 Jul 2026

Finance

Financial Reporting

Law and Regulation

Public Sector

HR

Work

Leadership & Management

Finance | Benefit fraud hits £9.9bn despite crackdown

Government discloses fraudulent benefit payments reached £9.9bn in 2025-26, up from £9.4bn last year, despite more activity and resources for DWP to tackle fraud

9 Jul 2026

Finance

Financial Reporting

Public Sector

Finance | IASB clarifies fair value rules in IAS 28

The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) amends IAS 28 to clarify fair value rules for investments in associates and joint ventures

9 Jul 2026

Finance

Financial Reporting

Accounting Standards

IFRS

Finance | EU goes for optional sustainability reporting for SMEs

Europe adopts watered down sustainability reporting standards with limited disclosures to reduce administrative burden for EU businesses

8 Jul 2026

Finance

Financial Reporting

Corporate Governance

ESG & Sustainability

Finance | Tortilla shares suspended after £2.5m accounting issue

Tortilla Mexican Grill announces £2.5m ‘not expensed through profit and loss account’ lead to shares being temporarily suspended on London Stock Exchange

3 Jul 2026

Finance

Financial Reporting

Finance | UK GAAP changes to lease accounting: part two

In part two of our new series, Ollie Garrod ACA, accounting expert at Croner, explains the complex changes to lease reporting under UK GAAP with essential tips on how to prepare

1 Jul 2026

Finance

Financial Reporting

Accounting Standards

UK GAAP

Finance | FRC removes ‘unnecessary’ parts of auditor’s reports

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) removes ‘unnecessary’ information with ‘little value’ from auditor’s reports with revisions to three auditing standards

24 Jun 2026

Finance

Financial Reporting

Auditing

Finance | Fragmented controls raise financial crime risk for firms

A more coordinated approach to governance, oversight and information sharing is vital to tackle financial crime. Joe Norburn, CEO at TCC Group, stresses the importance of governance, board responsibility and ending siloed data and functions

23 Jun 2026

Finance

Financial Reporting

Corporate Governance

Finance | FRC shakes up enforcement to identify audit failures faster

Regulator overhauls audit enforcement procedure to speed up action on poor audit work and take more robust action on serious or significant failures from July

18 Jun 2026

Finance

Financial Reporting

Auditing

Corporate Governance

Law and Regulation

Finance | Preparing for the changes to UK GAAP: part one

In part one of a new series on the changes to UK GAAP, Ollie Garrod ACA, accounting expert at Croner, explains what the revised accounting rules actually change, with tips on how to prepare for transition

17 Jun 2026

Finance

Financial Reporting

Accounting Standards

UK GAAP

Finance | P&L accounts will be mandatory for small companies from April 2028

Government confirms requirement to file balance sheet and P&L accounts publicly on Companies House will have an opt-out from April 2028, but abridged accounts will be abolished

10 Jun 2026

Finance

Financial Reporting

UK GAAP

Corporate Governance

Law and Regulation

Finance | Tips on implementing an ERP system

Tony Federico, group CFO of Stiltz Homelifts, gives his tips and advice on how to ensure an enterprise resource planning (ERP) rollout succeeds from defining initial objectives to potential risks, and the importance of appointing ‘super users’ in each key department and team training

8 Jun 2026

Finance

Financial Reporting

Corporate Governance

Finance | Plans to streamline IFRS Accounting Taxonomy

Standard setter launches three-month consultation to make general improvements to IFRS Accounting Taxonomy 2025 to streamline and clarify narrative elements

8 Jun 2026

Finance

Financial Reporting

IFRS

Accounting Consultations