No retailers have admitted to using electronic sales suppression (ESS) software to evade tax although HMRC has identified widespread use of the scam

The Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (LUHC) Committee has launched an inquiry into financial reporting and audit in local authorities as the majority of audits are filed late and more councils declare financial failings 

In this week’s accountancy career moves, partner promotions and hires at Monahans, KPMG, Saffery Champness, Simmons Gainsford, PKF Littlejohn, UHY Hacker Young

The government has set out plans to reduce fraud by training more investigators and fraud risk experts to tackle £33bn of public sector fraud

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has been confirmed as the oversight body for local audit but not until the new audit regulatory structure is created