The First Tier Tribunal (FTT) has upheld an appeal against HMRC, ruling that it should have treated a group of professional football referees as contractors and not as employees, reports James Bunney

MPs have accused the Cabinet Office of failing to learn lessons from the collapse of Carillion, saying there remains a risk that those responsible for monitoring future government outsourcing contracts ‘could have the wool pulled over their eyes by an unscrupulous supplier’

The government has published documents setting out its position in the event of a ‘no deal’ Brexit, including information relating to mergers and acquisitions, the future role of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), and insolvency

The Charity Commission has accounted for some £25m of charity income as a result of its pre-inquiry and class inquiry work into ‘double defaulter’ charities in the past year

UK employees seem to take a more lenient approach than the average European employee to questionable workplace practices, according to a survey by the Institute of Business Ethics which found that 38% believe petty fiddling is inevitable in a modern organisation compared to 30% of their European counterparts

EY has launched a financial wellness hub for its staff in the UK, with the aim of helping them to manage their personal finances and improve their financial wellbeing

This week's news of professional moves in the sector includes a private markets tax partner appointment at Deloitte, RSM gains a financial services risk assurance partner in its London office, Larking Gowen appoints a head of personal tax

HMRC has written to 145,000 VAT-registered businesses across the UK, including Northern Ireland, which only trade with the EU, explaining changes to customs, excise and VAT in the event of a no deal Brexit, which would require them to complete customs declarations for the first time