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Tax | ICAEW slates HMRC plan to register tax advisers

Draconian HMRC interaction register will drive many professional tax advisers out of the market and impose considerable extra costs on honest majority, warns ICAEW

22 Sep 2025

Tax

HMRC

Tax Compliance

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Finance | Accounts payable: finance teams cannot rely on spreadsheets

Quiet periods may bring temporary relief for accounts payable, but this is the time to review processes and remove reliance on error prone manual spreadsheets, says John Gronen, CFO at Yooz

22 Sep 2025

Finance

Financial Reporting

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Business | BDO hires 600 trainees around the country

BDO has welcomed over 600 new trainees across its UK offices this week from school leaver apprentices to graduates kicking off with Wembley Stadium event

22 Sep 2025

Finance | Carclo hires HaysMac for £866k audit

Listed Carclo appoints HaysMac as auditor following a competitive tender after incumbent firm resigned ‘for commercial reasons’

22 Sep 2025

Finance

Auditing

Corporate Governance

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Tax | 5 October deadline to register for self assessment

HMRC is urging the self employed, landlords and side hustlers to register for self assessment by 5 October deadline to get vital UTR number required for tax returns

22 Sep 2025

Business | Tour operator jailed in £100k loan fraud

A director of a Blackburn travel company has been jailed after ignoring ‘crystal clear’ rules and securing two maximum value £50,000 bounce back loans within a fortnight

22 Sep 2025

Business

Called to Account

Business | Eight in 10 small business owners have no exit plan

The majority of small business owners have no exit strategy, despite 8% planning to sell up within three years

22 Sep 2025

Business

Companies

Business | How to recognise client stress

James Woodfall explains the best practices for recognising and addressing stress in clients, and the importance of emotional intelligence to build effective client relationships

19 Sep 2025

Leadership & Management

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Business | DWP fraudster delays sentence over ability to repay

A former Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) employee who admitted to stealing more than £45,000 has again delayed sentencing

19 Sep 2025

Business

Called to Account

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HR | People in the news: Sumer, RSM, Cooper Parry

In this week’s career moves, partner promotions and hires at Grant Thornton, Sumer, RSM, Boodle Hatfield, Cooper Parry, Larking Gowen, Forvis Mazars, Kingsley Napley, Champion, Fairstone, Unilever, caba

19 Sep 2025

HR

Work

Careers

Leadership & Management

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Tax | Fuel duty down £400m as EV cars gather speed

Growing number of electric vehicles on the road is beginning to erode fuel duty tax revenue, creating a potential £2.7bn tax headache for the chancellor

19 Sep 2025

Business | End of £20k apprenticeship funding for over 21s

An overhaul of apprenticeship funding will hit the accountancy profession hard when older trainees will no longer be able to access funding for Level 7 courses

19 Sep 2025

Business | Carpenter Box doubles Brighton office space

Private equity backed Carpenter Box has expanded its office space in Brighton following merger with Boormans

19 Sep 2025

HR | Working parents and time off for dependants

Claire Simms, Croner-i technical writer, looks at the right to time off for dependants and what employers need to know

19 Sep 2025

HR

Work

Careers

Leadership & Management

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Tax | HMRC ‘contracting out its job’ over MTD, warns peer

Members of the House of Lords criticise the speed of Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax rollout, saying it will increase costs for taxpayers

18 Sep 2025

Tax

Making Tax Digital

Tax Compliance

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Business | Ex IoD boss banned for £100k covid loan abuse

Former director general of the Institute of Directors (IoD) has been given an 11-year director ban after taking two covid bounce back loans in breach of eligibility rules

18 Sep 2025

Business

Called to Account

Business | Interest rate held at 4%

The Bank of England has left the base rate unchanged at 4% with majority of members voting in favour of the hold

18 Sep 2025

Business

Companies

Accountancy Firms

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Finance | Court clarifies liquidators’ rights to audit files

Helen Rainford, solicitor at Debenhams Ottaway, examines the implications of a High Court ruling requiring disclosure of BDO audit files related to former client NMCN

18 Sep 2025

Finance

Auditing

Corporate Governance