The Court of Appeal has thrown out a case over a dispute between two firms of chartered accountants over breach of contract when hiring a former employee

Employers need to know the rules when it comes to paying staff for self-quarantining or asking them to travel on business to high risk areas. Kate Palmer, associate director advisory at Pensinsula, provides useful tips for employers on dealing with Covid-19, the current strain of the coronavirus

The key HMRC filing deadlines including payment of outstanding income and capital gains tax for 2018-19 personal tax returns and corporation tax fourth quarterly instalment payment

Download the RPI index for March 2020, CGT indexation allowance, HMRC rates of interest, plus stamp duty rates for all parts of the UK

The International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA) is to update the code of ethics in response to the pace and magnitude of change caused by disruptive technological innovations

KPMG has completed the sale of its former pensions advisory practice, marking one of the first major steps by a Big Four firm to separate out non-audit work

In this month’s VAT updates, Graham Elliott considers charity construction relief in Marlow Rowing Club, HMRC’s reaction to the News Corp decision and the supply of medics in Archus Trading Ltd

In this month’s accounting updates, Deloitte fined £1.8m over Comet administration failures, FCA to investigate M&C Saatchi accounting errors, SORP charity accounting committee membership and Brexit transition guidance for accountants

In this month’s legal updates, Sophie Brookes of Gateley plc considers whether directors’ duties outlast an insolvency in RE Systems, fiduciary duties in a joint venture in Russell v Cartwright, and FTSE 350 gender and ethnic diversity

In this month’s audit updates, FRC loses Court of Appeal challenge over disputed Sports Direct documents, budget rise to fund recruitment drive at Financial Reporting Council, ARGA audit regulator on the agenda, and audit flip at Hill & Smith

In this month’s round up of tax news, TV presenter Eamonn Holmes loses IR35 appeal, accountant loses goodwill dispute with HMRC, Vodafone faces £5.4bn Indian tax bill, Sports Direct swerves Belgian VAT charge and IR35 soft landing penalties