With the UK set to leave the EU in 2019 there is a great deal of work to be done to transpose EU law into UK law. Sophie Brooks and Christopher Davies, Gateley law experts, outline how the Great Repeal Bill will deal with existing EU rules post-Brexit

Things do not look to good for Finance Mole's colleague Robbo as a new manager threatens to ring the changes, George Osborne adds yet another job to his long list, gin and jogsaws joins the inflation basket

The former chief financial officer (CFO) and former financial controller of spread betting company Worldspreads Ltd (WSL) have both been banned and fined by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) over claims of market abuse at the company, which went into administration after a £15m black hole was uncovered in the client money accounts

HMRC has published guidance on the new rules for estates about claiming an additional inheritance tax (IHT) threshold when the family home is left to direct descendants, which came in to force on 6 April 2017

In this week’s moves and appointments roundup, Mercer & hole promotes and gains a tax manager, a long-standing staff member retires from Clemence Hoar Cummings, EY appoints a head for its asset intelligence practice 

The Hove office of UHY Hacker Young, part of the UHY Hacker Young national accountancy group, has merged with the Brighton accountancy firm, John A. Tuffin & Co.

IFRS accounting rules are making it hard to assess the levels of debt reported on European companies’ balance sheets, and companies should consider making additional disclosures to clarify their position, according to a report from Moody’s Investors Service

A millionaire shooting club owner and businessman, who paid a bookkeeper and an accountant to keep meticulous records but never submitted the returns they prepared, has now been given a two-year sentence for failing to pay over £1.3m in tax, following an HMRC investigation