The adaptability and flexibility of the accounting sector are major draws for women looking to follow a career in the profession, according to 88% of top women accountants
A trainee at PwC has lost a claim of constructive unfair dismissal after his contract was terminated over unauthorised absences, lack of sick notes and breach of contract
Check out all the key tax announcements from Budget 2024 from cut in NICs to end of furnished holiday let and mutliple dwellings relief tax breaks, child benefit cap increase to £60k and rise in VAT threshold
Natasha Frangos, managing partner of haysmacintyre, calls for more action to increase the number of women in senior leadership roles at accountancy firms
A massive pan-European investigation into carousel tax fraud covering 17 countries across Europe, including the UK, has seen the arrests of 14 people and 180 property searches
In this week’s accountancy career moves, partner promotions and hires at Gravitate Accounting, SyersMcGill, Interpath, Quantuma, Ulster University Business School
The government is planning to crack down on rogue tax agents with plans to strengthen the regulatory framework and even create an independent regulator
The short notice nature of the 2p cut to National Insurance will put pressure on payroll teams to turn around the change in time for salary runs, warns Susan Ball, employment tax partner at RSM UK
The 2025/26 tax year will see a 22% increase in landfill tax in a bid to incentivise individuals and businesses to seek more sustainable ways to dispose of waste
The abolition of the furnished holiday lettings (FHL) regime will mean that individuals operating FHL businesses will lose a number of key tax benefits
Under pressure to show that the government is taking action on excessive oil and gas company profits, the Chancellor extended the energy profits levy for another year
The largest UK businesses will see a doubling in the rate of economic crime levy from April after the Chancellor said it was collecting less tax than expected
In a move to support the housing market, at the Budget the Chancellor cut capital gains tax on sales of second homes and additional residential properties to 24%
The government will legislate in the Spring Finance Bill 2024 to ensure individuals cannot use a company to avoid tax by using a company to transfer assets abroad