The latest HMRC performance report showed an improvement in service levels as more calls were picked up within 10 minutes but many callers could not get through to an adviser
In this week’s accountancy career moves, partner appointments at BDO and Crowe, senior hires at RSM, Cowgills and Hargreaves Lansdown, and Brearley & Co directors increase shareholding
As HMRC steps up investigations into abuse of research and development (R&D) tax relief claims, Croner-i’s James Butterworth looks at the support available for R&D claimant companies and accountants involved in claims and enquiries
In the drive to catch bounce back loan fraudsters, bankruptcy restrictions totalling 48 years have been given to five individuals who took £198,894 in Covid-19 financial support
The Public Sector Fraud Authority (PSFA) has been launched to tackle high levels of bounce back loan fraud with a £180m target set for the first 12 months
The government has brought in changes to the accounting rules for local councils preventing them from capitalising revenue costs to fund projects in certain instances
The head of Harlequin Group has been found guilty of a £226m fraud to entice investors to put money into celebrity-endorsed luxury resorts across the Caribbean
With the launch of the trust registration service (TRS) less than a month away, HMRC has confirmed that it will take a soft landing approach to penalties in the first instance
Only one in 10 UK SMEs are planning to hire new staff amid the current cost of living crisis, with a steep decline of 20% in the number expecting to grow their businesses
PwC UK has merged its Sustainability & Climate Change advisory business with its ESG risk business to create a new practice in response to the growing demand for ESG-related services
The government has set aside grants for professional accountancy and legal bodies to secure mutual recognition of UK professional qualifications overseas
Improving the quality of data on the company register, a crackdown on overseas property owners and investment in IT systems are the priorities for Companies House in the next 12 months