Existing tax rules on free accommodation, meals and childcare should be axed for NHS staff who made great sacrifices to protect us all, says RSM’s Susan Ball
Three senior executives at FTSE 100 Anglo-Australian multinational Rio Tinto have had their bonuses cut by around £4m, after the mining giant conducted a review of the decision to destroy two ancient caves in Australia and found it breached guidelines on protecting cultural heritage
PwC has announced it is not able to accept its proposed appointment as auditor to FTSE 250 company Petropavlovsk, citing governance concerns at the troubled Russian gold mining company
A former Northampton Town Football Club director has had his bankruptcy restrictions extended after abusing funds that should have gone to redevelop the club’s stadium
In our regular Q&A series from Croner Taxwise, VAT adviser, Priyesh Mistry defines the impact of the temporary rate change on the issue of face value vouchers, when the VAT will be due and at what rate
In her second article on possible pension tax relief reform, LEBC’s Kay Ingram sees greater restrictions ahead as cost of Covid-19 becomes clearer with Spring Budget changes short-lived
A taxpayer has won an appeal against penalties imposed for his failure to notify his liability for the high income child benefit charge (HICBC), on the grounds that ignorance of the law was a reasonable excuse and he was not required to ‘rummage’ through all of HMRC’s information sources
Audit fees at FTSE 100 companies have reached a new high, totalling £911m in 2019, up from £892m the previous year, in response to pressure from regulators for firms and their clients to invest more in core auditing activity
A jeweller from north-west London has been given an 11-year ban after breaching a court order that allowed him to act as a director following an earlier disqualification, as well as abusing the tax regime
As Pizza Express’ CVA sees the closure of 73 outlets, with 1,110 job losses across the UK, BLM’s insolvency law specialist Stuart Evans looks at the options available for high street restaurant chains
Big Four firm reveals it will not publish its full results, including profits and partner pay, until January next year, as it grapples with the impact of the pandemic on its business
In Accountancy Daily’s third survey of ethnic diversity within the UK’s top accountancy firms, data reveal partners and staff remain overwhelmingly white while Black Lives Matter movement forces concrete action
In the third part of Accountancy Daily’s BAME 2020 series, EY’s Zaheer Ahmad talks about his experience of diversity and inclusion at EY, the police service and the importance of challenging the status quo
Accountancy firm Milsted Langdon, has joined family law organisation, Resolution, in calling for reforms to the capital gains tax (CGT) system - making it fairer and simpler by introducing a general relief for asset transfers arising for divorcing couples
As PwC expects 50% office capacity by end of September and a more even split between office and home working, other Big Four firms are joining the return-to-office move