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Finance | Fraud trials, juries and the case for clarity

Forensic accountant, Liesel Annible, an expert witness in dozens of fraud trials, examines the unintended consequences and implicit danger of ending the use of juries in financial fraud trials

19 Jan 2026

Finance

Corporate Governance

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Business | CIMA accountant barred for ‘intrinsically serious failings’

Finance director refused to co-operate with FRC over investigation into engineering subsdiary company so barred from CIMA, separately fined $95,000 by US courts after SEC action

19 Jan 2026

Business

Companies

Called to Account

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Finance | Legal updates: breaking boardroom deadlock between shareholders

Sophie Brookes and Debbie Shaw examine rulings on boardroom battle in Webster, investor losses mirrored in Dekel property dispute, and changes to AIM rules on dual-class shares and reverse takeovers

19 Jan 2026

Finance

Corporate Governance

Law and Regulation

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Business | Directors admit £70m Costa Rican missing tree fraud

Three directors admit to running tree planting fraud, using stolen pension funds to buy mansions at Sandbanks, Ferraris and Maseratis, and holidays to the Maldives

19 Jan 2026

Business

Called to Account

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Tax | 5.6m people had wrong tax code last year

HMRC overcharged employees £3.5bn in income tax last year, with 5.6m people paying too much due to mistakes on tax codes in the PAYE system

19 Jan 2026

Tax

HMRC

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Tax | 40% taxpayers need to actively claim pension tax relief

Millions risk missing out on pension tax relief if they are higher rate taxpayers and do not file a self assessment tax return or use HMRC online claim service

19 Jan 2026

Business | Treasury cracks down on wasteful public spending

A major review of public spending launched to focus on wasteful duplication across government departments in bid to cut costs and improve efficiency

19 Jan 2026

Tax | Register for webinar on solving real-live tax problems

Join our webinar on a tax director’s insight into solving live tax queries on 20 January

19 Jan 2026

Tax | HMRC phonelines down for 2.5 hours before tax deadline

With just two weeks until the self assessment tax return deadline, high demand saw HMRC phonelines unavailable for over two hours on Thursday

16 Jan 2026

Tax

HMRC

Technology

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Business | Future of entry-level accountancy jobs in a world of AI

Sarah Beale, CEO of the Association of Accounting Technicians, says AI presents an opportunity to reimagine entry-level roles and attract career starters, removing the drudgery from jobs

16 Jan 2026

Finance | Internal auditor Faraaz Noor stars in The Traitors

Fans of hit TV show The Traitors need to put their faith in the sleuthing skills of an internal auditor from Middlesborough, one of this year’s faithfuls

16 Jan 2026

Finance

Auditing

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Tax | Can’t pay self assessment bill by 31 January? Here’s what to do

For some small business owners and sole traders, the run-up to 31 January comes with a stressful reality: tax is due but the cash simply isn’t there, says Lee Murphy, managing director of The Accountancy Partnership

16 Jan 2026

Business | Tax-free pension fraudsters jailed after ‘false promises’

Two men who stole £3.7m from pension savers by running a scheme offering early tax free access to pensions jailed owing £800,000 to HMRC

16 Jan 2026

HR | People in the news: Bishop Fleming, HaysMac, Saffery

In this week’s career moves, partner promotions and hires at Bishop Fleming, HaysMac, Saffery, HW Fisher, Beavis Morgan, Xeinadin, STEP Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners

16 Jan 2026

HR

Work

Careers

Leadership & Management

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HR | Paternity leave for bereaved partners changes

Stacie Cheadle, Croner-i technical writer, looks at changes to paternity leave for bereaved partners with removal of service requirement

16 Jan 2026

HR

Work

Careers

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Business | Authorities raid top audit firms in France with unannounced visits

Top global accountancy firms in France targeted by Autorité de la Concurrence with unannounced inspections at their French offices as part of investigation into anti-competitive practices

15 Jan 2026

Business | TGI Fridays axe 16 stores in pre-pack deal

Struggling burger chain saved by pre-pack deal with 450 jobs cut and 16 restaurants closed after administrators called in

15 Jan 2026

Business

Companies

Restructuring & Insolvency

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Business | Tax risks to consider if selling a business in 2026

Changes to capital gains tax, business asset disposal relief and employee ownership trusts all add to the tax issues when planning a business exit, says Chris Spratling, founder of Chalkhill Blue

15 Jan 2026