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Finance | IPSASB issues first climate disclosure standard for public sector

Global standard setter launches IPSASB SRS 1 to strengthen transparency, accountability and decision-making for governments and public sector entities

30 Jan 2026

HR | People in the news: Albert Goodman, Azets, Dains

In this week’s career moves, partner promotions and hires at Gravita, Albert Goodman, Azets, Dains, Deloitte, Saffery, Quantuma, iplicit

30 Jan 2026

HR

Work

Careers

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Business | Ex Nigerian oil minister faces £2m bribery trial in London

Bribery trial of former Nigerian oil minister hears of ‘extravagant Harrods trips’ paid by business contacts looking for lucrative oil and gas contracts

30 Jan 2026

Business

Called to Account

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Tax | Trump sues IRS for $10bn over tax leaks

US president sues Internal Revenue Service and US Treasury for failing to stop 2018 leak of tax records

30 Jan 2026

Tax

Politics

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Business | Grant Thornton plans Belfast move to The Ewart building

Private equity backed Grant Thornton set to relocate to The Ewart building in Belfast as rapid growth in Northern Ireland sees staff numbers rise

30 Jan 2026

HR | 74% of accountants more stressed in January

Tax filing season most stressful time of the year for three in four accountants but worryingly 41% say burnout normalised across the profession

30 Jan 2026

HR

Work

Careers

Leadership & Management

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Tax | HMRC will keep phone lines open on SA deadline day

Dedicated self assessment helplines will be open this Saturday for taxpayers after HMRC caves to pressure and reverses decision to provide no service

29 Jan 2026

Business | Payroll director owing £32.4m VAT bill put money in Montenegro

Seven-year ban for Loughborough sole director of payroll umbrella company who transferred millions to bank accounts in Montenegro while owing huge VAT bill

29 Jan 2026

Business

Called to Account

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Tax | Replacement Lifetime ISA for first-time buyers only

HMRC confirms new ISA product to replace the Lifetime ISA is intended to help first-time buyers only and will not be available for retirement saving

29 Jan 2026

Business | Employer NI hike blamed for Original Factory Shop collapse

Latest casualty of high street decline says ‘fragile consumer confidence’ to blame after ‘government policies’ impact sales

29 Jan 2026

Business

Companies

Restructuring & Insolvency

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Business | HMRC issues ethical Gen AI guidance for software developers

Software developers using generative AI must ensure tax products are designed with human oversight and only use reliable source data, warns HMRC, but critics say guidance is at least two years too late

29 Jan 2026

Business | Register for webinar on inheritance tax for owner managed businesses

Join our webinar on the changes to inheritance tax reliefs for business owners at 2pm on 3 February

29 Jan 2026

Finance | Government delays small company filing of P&L beyond 2027

A major overhaul of accounts filing rules has been dropped as government says introduction of mandatory software only accounts filing will not go ahead in 2027 after stakeholder pushback

28 Jan 2026

Tax | Employment agency loses appeal over £15m VAT invoice dispute

Court rejects appeal by Liverpool employment agency disputing tribunal jurisdiction over HMRC’s right to demand evidence of compliant invoices for multiple transactions

28 Jan 2026

Business | Companies House hikes fees from 1 February

Fees for registering a business on Companies House set to rise with costs for incorporation nearly doubling and paper submissions much more expensive

28 Jan 2026

Business | Revolution bars call time on 21 venues in part rescue

High street cocktail bar favourite calls in administrators and immediately shuts 21 sites citing difficult trading conditions amid hospitality crisis

28 Jan 2026

Business

Companies

Restructuring & Insolvency

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Tax | Chancellor ‘failed to listen’ on pension pot tax, say Lords

Lords call for extension to six-month deadline for inheritance tax on unused pension pots saying plan caused ‘avoidable anxiety and costs’ due to ‘lack of proper consultation’

28 Jan 2026

Tax

Inheritance Tax

Tax Planning