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Business | Client confidentiality: danger of overheard conversations

Moneypenny’s head of the finance sector Louise Wilson explains why telephone confidentiality should be front of mind at accountancy firms

1 Sep 2023

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| Superdry reports results as financial control issues remain

Listed fashion retailer Superdry’s accounts have been signed off by RSM after delaying their release as new auditors required more time

1 Sep 2023

Corporate Governance

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Business | NHS manager jailed for £500k invoice fraud

A former NHS manager who used his dead wife’s email to cover his tracks to steal over £500,000 from taxpayers has been jailed for three years

1 Sep 2023

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Tax | Filing deadlines: September - December 2023

Our handy guide to tax filing deadlines for VAT returns for quarter ended 31 July 2023 and corporation tax return for year ends of 30 September 2022

1 Sep 2023

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Business | One in three SMEs rely on accountants for advice

More than a third of SMEs turned to accountants last year for information and advice on their finances

1 Sep 2023

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HR | People in the news: Crowe, Scrutton Bland, Hall Morrice

In this week’s accountancy career moves, partner promotions and hires at Crowe, Scrutton Bland, Hall Morrice, Azets, Carpenter Box and Financial Reporting Council

1 Sep 2023

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Tax | Duo of umbrella companies put agency staff at tax risk

HMRC has warned that two more umbrella companies, Pay Rec and Prime Umbrella Services, are paying agency staff without income tax and National Insurance

1 Sep 2023

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| Superdry delays results as RSM auditors need more time

Recently hired auditor RSM has been given an extension to complete the £3m audit for listed fashion retailer Superdry as accounts filing deadline passes

31 Aug 2023

Corporate Governance

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Tax | What does the future hold for R&D tax relief?

Plans for an overhaul of research and development tax reliefs need to be finetuned to ensure a merged system is effective, warns Nigel Holmes, director, research and development, Ryan

31 Aug 2023

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Tax | Saudi pro league: gold mine or potential tax trap?

Playing football in a tax free state might seem like the ideal scenario, but there are tax implications for UK players due to complex residency rules, warns RSM

31 Aug 2023

Finance | Switzerland plans register of business owners

The Swiss government has outlined proposals to tighten up anti money laundering rules and create a government register of business ownership

31 Aug 2023

Finance

Financial Reporting

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Tax | Property sales drop 16% in a year risking tax take

Residential property sales fell sharply in the past year as months of interest rate rises squeezed first time buyers out of the market putting vital tax revenues at stake

31 Aug 2023

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Tax | Tax relief for innovation ignores small business needs

Small companies need more government support to invest in innovation and technology after research and development tax reliefs scaled back, says Federation of Small Businesses

31 Aug 2023

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Finance | Accounts disclosure checklists: what you need to know

Dave Rowley CPFA takes you through the basics of selecting, using and completing a disclosure checklist to finalise accounts following the launch of Croner-i’s disclosure checklist software

30 Aug 2023

Business | Director given curfew after abusing £50k bounce back loan

A company director has been banned and given a nightly curfew after claiming the maximum £50,000 bounce back loan and dissolving his company to avoid repayment

30 Aug 2023

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Business | Plumber jailed for £20k bounce back fraud

A director of a Hampshire plumbing and heating installation company who illegally took out a bounce back loan has been jailed for eight months

30 Aug 2023

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Tax | Lack of tax-efficient investment advice for taxpayers

Despite frozen tax thresholds and more taxpayers paying higher rate tax, only 40% of advisers offer specialist advice on tax-effective investments

30 Aug 2023

| Standard Chartered swaps South African joint auditor

In line with audit rotation rules, Standard Chartered Bank will change one of the joint auditors for its South African banking operation with a move to Deloitte from 2026

30 Aug 2023

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Business | Business confidence reduces recession risk

More than half of medium sized businesses are confident about future growth and are performing well, defying inflationary pressures, reveals RSM Index

30 Aug 2023

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Tax | VAT changes for community pharmacies

Potential tax issues may arise for pharmacies following plans to provide new funding to expand their community services, warns Ellen Main-Jeffrey, head of VAT services at Burgis & Bullock

30 Aug 2023

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Business | Client confidentiality: danger of overheard conversations

| Superdry reports results as financial control issues remain

Business | NHS manager jailed for £500k invoice fraud

Tax | Filing deadlines: September - December 2023

Business | One in three SMEs rely on accountants for advice

HR | People in the news: Crowe, Scrutton Bland, Hall Morrice

Tax | Duo of umbrella companies put agency staff at tax risk

| Superdry delays results as RSM auditors need more time

Tax | What does the future hold for R&D tax relief?

Tax | Saudi pro league: gold mine or potential tax trap?

Finance | Switzerland plans register of business owners

Tax | Property sales drop 16% in a year risking tax take

Tax | Tax relief for innovation ignores small business needs

Finance | Accounts disclosure checklists: what you need to know

Business | Director given curfew after abusing £50k bounce back loan

Business | Plumber jailed for £20k bounce back fraud

Tax | Lack of tax-efficient investment advice for taxpayers

| Standard Chartered swaps South African joint auditor

Business | Business confidence reduces recession risk

Tax | VAT changes for community pharmacies