With private equity firms snapping up accountancy firms like it’s going out of fashion, James Sutton, M&A advisor at Continuum Advisory Partners, explains how to pick a winning partner
The owner of a multimillion pound mansion in London has lost a dispute with HMRC over the valuation of a property for annual tax on enveloped dwellings (ATED)
Mid-tier firm Grant Thornton has lined up a shortlist of three private equity firms in its bid to secure new funding and change partner ownership model
In the latest round of schmoozing investors, the Chancellor has met with business leaders to call for more investment in small businesses and start-ups
A tax refund firm has been fined £120,000 for sending nearly five million spam direct marketing text messages selling its services, which are free from HMRC
Joanna Newton, partner at Stowe Family Law, examines the financial and tax reality for high net worth divorcing couples considering a foreign escape before Labour’s rumoured tax hikes on the wealthy
Accountancy, business advisory and law firms are flagged as a key growth sector in the government’s new industrial strategy with a call for broader competition in the market
Global investors from big tech to energy giants plan to inject £63bn in to the UK, with a positive reaction from businesses to the first few months of the new government
The audit regulator has confirmed that PwC, Deloitte, EY and KPMG have severed ties with the non-audit parts of their firms to reduce conflicts of interest
An increase in the rate of employers’ national insurance contributions could raise over £8bn in extra taxes so the Chancellor is likely to be eyeing up options
Now the Supreme Court has dismissed the long-running PGMOL tax case citing mutuality of obligation, Frances Lewis, head of contingent workforce, Osborne Clarke considers the wider implications for employers and workers
A charity set up by model Naomi Campbell has been shut down after investigators found Fashion for Relief was poorly governed and had inadequate financial management