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Business | US private equity sets sights on UK accountancy firms

Professional services firms need to capitalise on the wave of interest from US private equity houses, eyeing up a comparatively untapped market in the UK, says Paul Joyce, partner at LAVA Advisor

30 Sep 2025

Tax | Digitally excluded can apply for MTD for Income Tax exemption now

HMRC has opened up a service for landlords and self employed to apply for exemption from Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax phase one, with a 28-day response time

30 Sep 2025

Finance | Excel celebrates 40th birthday

It is 40 years since Microsoft launched what would become without doubt the most popular and trusted spreadsheet software of all time so we asked some accountants why they like Excel so much

30 Sep 2025

Finance | Cash flow and impairment reporting need improvement

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) flags issues with impairment and cash flow statements, warning of quality gap for reporting outside FTSE 350

30 Sep 2025

Tax | Q&A: land remediation relief tax break

In this week’s Q&A, Natasha Saina at Croner-i VIP Tax Team, explains the tax rules around eligibility for remediation relief in a qualifying land purchase

30 Sep 2025

Tax

Business Tax

Tax Compliance

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Business | Starmer thanks businesses in conference speech

The prime minister chose to thank businesses in his speech this afternoon at the Labour party conference

30 Sep 2025

Business | Startup CEO Charlie Javice sentenced for $175m JPMorgan fraud

The US founder of a software startup for student loans faces seven-year jail sentence after fabricating user numbers to persuade JP Morgan Chase to buy her company

30 Sep 2025

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Business | Bitcoin fraudster pleads guilty after £5.5bn crypto seizure

A Chinese national behind a multibillion pound Bitcoin fraud has pleaded guilty to charges of crypto laundering following ‘painstaking’ global investigation by the Met

30 Sep 2025

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Tax | HMRC to invest £500m in modern phone and CRM system

The head of HMRC has confirmed that the tax authority is finalising plans to buy a brand new telephony system with proper call management and digital assistant support

29 Sep 2025

Tax

HMRC

Tax Compliance

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Finance | What you need to know: tackling late payments

Late payments can be a nightmare for any business, but there are ways to keep a grip on cashflow pressures from implementing the 5-15-30 model to better monitoring, segmenting customers and reviewing client contracts, explains Jonathan Barber, executive director of the Institute of Financial Accountants

29 Sep 2025

Finance

Financial Reporting

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HR | ICAEW launches revamped ACA qualification

ICAEW has launched its Next Generation ACA qualification, the first major overhaul of the exams in 30 years, with a new e-learning platform and greater focus on ethical, technical and professional skills

29 Sep 2025

Tax | Chancellor focuses on investment not tax

In her first Labour conference speech since becoming chancellor Rachel Reeves stressed her commitment not to raise tax on ‘working people,’ but warns of ‘harder’ choices in coming months

29 Sep 2025

Tax

Politics

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Business | Photocopy salesman stole £760k in school fraud

A sales director who masterminded a fraudulent print and photocopy scam leaving schools over £760,000 out of pocket has been jailed for five years

29 Sep 2025

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Finance | MoneySuperMarket hires PwC for £700k audit

FTSE 250 Mony Group, owners of MoneySuperMarket.com, has swapped Big Four auditors, hiring PwC for after 21 years with KPMG

29 Sep 2025

Finance

Auditing

Corporate Governance

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HR | Why more women are choosing careers in accountancy

Clear qualification pathways, earning potential and job security are top reasons why more women are choosing careers in accountancy, but there are still sizeable barriers to entry, says Leigh Thomas, vice president EMEA at Intuit

26 Sep 2025

HR

Work

Careers

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Business | Failed fraud to sell Presley’s Graceland was a ‘travesty’

A Missouri woman who faked papers to try and fraudulently sell Graceland for $2.85m under the nose of the Presley estate has been jailed

26 Sep 2025

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Business | Digital ID card will replace right to work checks

The government plans to introduce a digital ID card across the UK, which will be mandatory for right to work checks, but will not have to be carried around

26 Sep 2025

Business | 39% of employees tracked online by managers

Nearly half of companies track the login and logoff times of employees, and browsing history while working

26 Sep 2025

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HR | Passing on tips and service charge to employees

Stacie Cheadle, Croner-i technical writer, explains the rules on passing on 100% of tips to staff and the implications for service charges

26 Sep 2025

HR

Work

Careers

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Business | People in the news: Mercer & Hole, Andersen, Begbies Traynor

In this week’s career moves, partner promotions and hires at Mercer & Hole, Andersen, Begbies Traynor Group, Hurst, PKF Littlejohn, Sapphire, ISSB and Carpenter Box

26 Sep 2025