When accounting for mergers, the rules are slightly different with the use of book values as opposed to fair values, which affects the consolidated financial statements, explains Steve Collings FMAAT FCCA
HMRC has signed a new five-year contract with IT provider Atos, extending a long standing 10-year relationship with the company, to improve digital service delivery
HMRC is reminding self assessment customers to declare any Covid-19 grant payments on their 2020/21 tax return, including SEISS claims which are taxable
The Treasury’s financial secretary Lucy Frazer defended HMRC’s IR35 CEST tool at a Lords committee hearing although she did admit that HMRC’s 2017 IR35 rules had been a ‘little rushed’
The government plans to consult on a further extension of the state pension age, with indications it will pull back the start date for the 68 year retirement mark
The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) has updated its Professional Accounting Qualification (PAQ) to include several new areas of study specifically for accountants of the future
Recent decisions by the Serious Fraud Office to abandon long-running investigation into accounting fraud at Quindell raise questions about why the case was abandoned, says Andrew Smith, partner at Corker Binning
In our regular Q&A series, Croner Taxwise trainee tax adviser Alexander McCarthy considers whether inheritance tax is payable on an asset missed out of the original return and any penalty implications
As the new Making Tax Digital (MTD) for VAT deadline approaches for over a million small businesses, research from Intuit QuickBooks finds that accountants and bookkeepers are investing a significant amount of time getting clients compliant
National Westminster Bank Plc (NatWest) has been fined £264,772,619.95 following convictions for three offences of failing to comply with money laundering regulations
The Independent Fiscal Commission of Northern Ireland is calling for devolution of some Northern Irish taxes to bring it in line with Scotland and Wales
With the residence nil rate band (RNRB) to remain fixed until April 2026, now is the time for clients to review their existing wills and consider inheritance tax (IHT) opportunities to take advantage of this valuable exemption, says Flora Nelmes, associate, Hunters Law
DSW Capital, owner of the Dow Schofield Watts brand, the professional services and accountancy network, has listed on AIM and raised £5m in a successful IPO
The UK film sector received an estimated £1.02bn in tax relief and generated £3.6bn in overall revenue for the Exchequer in 2019 according to the Screen Business 2021 report
The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) has issued a narrow-scope amendment to the transition requirements in IFRS 17 Insurance Contracts, providing insurers with an option aimed at improving the usefulness of information to investors on initial application of the new standard
The priorities for IFRS in the next year include projects to review primary financial statements, post-implementation reviews and goodwill and impairment, according to the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB)
Total tax revenues across the UK dropped by £33.4bn last year, according to the annual revenue release from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)