The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) is to investigate Grant Thornton’s auditing of Patisserie Holdings, the parent company of upmarket high street cake chain Patisserie Valerie, and will also examine the information provided by ICAEW member Christopher Marsh, its former chief financial officer

Meghan Markle could be bringing more than a touch of Hollywood glamour to her new role as Duchess of Sussex, with reports that the former actress may also be adding to the Royal Family’s tax complications while she remains a US citizen

The BBC’s relationships with freelancers and personal service companies (PSCs) are set to come under scrutiny once again by the public accounts committee (PAC), in the wake of a recent tribunal decision which denied one presenter IR35 status

HMRC has issued updated guidance on registering for the VAT mini one stop shop (MOSS) scheme, with new information about invoicing, leaving the scheme and which return to use to declare VAT

The UK has the second most effective tax system in the G20 for the ease of paying business taxes, with companies taking an average of 105 hours to prepare and file taxes, but remains outside the global top 20, according to research by PwC and the World Bank

A Leicester taxi driver has had his bankruptcy restrictions extended by nine years following an Insolvency Service investigation which showed that he had gifted property to family members to avoid paying creditors

Most workers have been left in the dark by their employers over what Brexit will mean for the business according to KPMG research, which warns firms need to do more to explain to EU nationals in particular what the impact will be, or risk compromising growth