In our trainee series, Zak Jakubowski talks to Travis Martin, tax trainee at HW Fisher, about his three-year training contract and ambition to achieve chartered tax adviser status

Revenue at the UK’s top accounting firms is on a growth trajectory with 7% growth as income exceeds £16.8bn but stronger profitability and rising staff numbers has resulted in a decline in partner numbers as the fee to partner ratio has risen, reports Philip Smith

In this week’s accountancy career moves, partner appointments at BDO, Kreston and Mazars, and climate change lead for Deloitte

In this month’s scandals, convictions and penalties, a senior civil servant jailed for stealing from the Ministry of Justice and property pair sentenced for dodging capital gains tax on over 50 properties

Howard Smith, associate partner, and David Costley-Wood, partner, from KPMG have been appointed joint administrators to J Rotherham Masonry Ltd, which has collapsed