In this week’s Q&A, Croner Taxwise VAT adviser Sally Atkins considers what VAT reliefs are available for householders when investing in green efficiency products in their domestic residences
Audit firms need to ensure they are delivering high quality audit including critical assessment, management challenge and strong leadership, says the audit regulator
As HMRC prepares to send emails and text reminders to self assessment taxpayers, the department is reminding them to be on their guard after nearly 800,000 tax-related scams were reported in the last year
A London wholesaler has been struck off as a director for seven years after he failed to pay the tax authorities more than £600,000 in due tax and penalties
The UK and its network of overseas territories and crown dependencies has been named responsible for 39.2% of all tax losses suffered by countries around the world, costing countries over $189bn (£140bn) in lost tax every year
ICAEW is calling on HMRC to work with them and use its code of conduct and ethics to improve standards so the tax authority can focus on areas of the tax system, including advisers, who present a higher risk profile
The first further education college in Northern Ireland has been accredited to offer AAT (Association of Accounting Technicians) qualifications from 2022
As the UK government’s temporary restrictions on statutory demands and winding up petitions are phased out, Paul Reeves and Joanne Wright, restructuring advisory at Kroll, recommend a triage approach to overcome the challenges ahead
HMRC is sending letters to the 1.3 million small businesses, including buy to let landlords and the self employed, affected by the next phase of Making Tax Digital (MTD)
Directors should be held responsible for audit failures in plans for audit reform, says the Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors in a letter to the business minister
Royal Dutch Shell is to move its tax residence, hold its board and executive committee meetings, and locate its chief executive and chief financial officer to the UK
The UK Endorsement Board (UKEB) is consulting on its draft Endorsement Criteria Assessment: IFRS 17 Insurance Contracts, seeking views on the introduction of the new standard which is due to come into effect from January 2023
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) has introduced changes to its code of ethics that focus on promoting the role, mindset and behavioural characteristics of an accountant
The Labour Party is calling for Big Four firm Deloitte to step down from its contract with the government to provide support on test and trace at the upcoming covid enquiry
Making sure bills are paid on time is absolutely critical for any business wanting to improve cash flow and strengthen the balance sheet, explains Warwick Haycock, accounting software specialist, Access Group
The court has ruled against HMRC after it issued a £575,000 VAT assessment notice to Cambridge University Boathouse Limited (CUBL), after it claimed input VAT on the construction of a boathouse
Accountancy and finance firm, Carpenter Box, has carried out a full refurbishment of its Worthing office in response to the shift in working trends brought about by Covid-19
The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) is urging working tax credit claimants to check their position carefully after the ending of certain coronavirus tax credit easements
Deloitte has signed a partnership deal with the environmental social governance (ESG) technology company ICIX in order to help businesses reduce their emissions in the race to net zero
In this week’s accountancy career moves, partner promotions at BDO, Albert Goodman, WMT Chartered Accountants, Deloitte and KPMG, and teams strengthened at MHA Monahans and Cowgills, while Interpath Advisory hires MD
Developing countries have raised an additional $850m (£634m) in undeclared tax due from multinationals with support from the OECD’s tax inspectors without borders initiative for the year ending June 2021
Half of SMEs state that taking steps towards sustainability is not a main priority for business leaders as they continue to deal with the fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic