This month's exclusive Accountancy Daily CPD module focuses on the latest anti-money laundering rules providing a reminder of the basic legislation, which is as crucially important as ever, and to outline the most important areas where recent modifications have been or are being made to the legislation

In this month’s tax news, Gaines-Cooper returns to court, Higgins wins CGT claim, TV presenter Fospero and IT contractor in IR35 decisions, R&D tax credit claim fails and general election pushes back Finance Bill

In this month’s legal updates, Sophie Brookes, partner at Gateley plc, considers whether a signatory must see a witness sign in Wood and sponsorship rights at Liverpool FC

This month’s accounting update includes 10-year ban for ex-BHS boss, £40m losses at Goals Soccer Centre, FRC demands corporate reporting improvements, CIMA updates ethics code, EU securities markets regulator prioritises IFRS 16, US part delays lease standard, CIPFA clarifies property investment rules, and college accounts direction is updated

In this month’s audit updates, Deloitte partner fined over Serco misconduct, PwC fails to strike out multimillion euro claim, audit switches at BHP, ITV and Staffline, FRC considers fixed fees as audit quality declines, MPs slam audit automatons, and ethics code leads to ISA changes

In this month’s VAT updates, Graham Elliott, director at City & Cambridge Consultancy, considers when an employment bureau can and cannot be a joint employer, whether a community amateur sports club can be a charity and the impact of trying to backdate a flat rate scheme application