An accountant from Harrow has been given a suspended sentence after receiving £9,000 from a third party and his employer to make political donations to a Conservative party candidate
The audit regulator has updated the FRC Ethical Standard for auditors for the first time in five years with a new restriction on certain fees and alignment with the international ethics standard
Alaeddin Kamar, director of Kingdom Corporate, was searched in January 2023 and found to have £350,000 in ‘bundles’ of cash and £50,000 in foreign currency
Over half of SMEs are seriously concerned about rising costs while the shortage of skilled staff and supply chain pressure is denting confidence levels
Sussex and south east accountancy firm Carpenter Box has reached agreement with Jones Avens accountants to merge the practice into its south coast operations
Marlene Henderson, partner at Browne Jacobson explains how accountancy firms can protect themselves from legal claims by disgruntled clients, stressing the importance of engagement letters
Trustees at Age UK Gloucestershire have identified fraud by a former employee dating back to 2016 and is now under investigation by Gloucestershire police
Private equity backed accountancy firm DJH Mitten Clarke has acquired Stoke based HR consultancy, Innov8 Human Resources to create a specialist service line
Poor performance by audit firms led to the regulator issuing record fines of £33.2m for audit misconduct in 2022-23, up slightly from £32.8m the previous year