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Tax | Windfarm operator loses £48m capital allowances tax case

HMRC wins long-running dispute over eligibility of tax relief on spend on environmental surveys carried out by Orsted as Supreme Court flags ‘penumbra of meaning’

28 Apr 2026

Finance | Legal updates: unfair prejudice petitions not subject to statutory time limits

Sophie Brookes and Debbie Shaw examine unfair prejudice petitions in Zedra, trade mark licence termination in Zaha Hadid, questions of unlawful poaching in Guy Carpenter and subscriber shares in Zavarco

28 Apr 2026

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Law and Regulation

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Business | Collapsed Claire’s Accessories owes £1.3m tax bill

HMRC owed millions in unpaid tax as administrators of high street teen jewellery and piercing chain closes all stores with 1,302 jobs lost

28 Apr 2026

Business

Companies

Restructuring & Insolvency

Tax

VAT

HMRC

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Business | Crowe rolls out AI automation to tax teams

Top 20 firm Crowe LLP invests in tax practice with Alteryx One platform to automate repetitive tasks, improve data quality, and build AI-driven decision-making into the daily workflow

28 Apr 2026

Business

Accountancy Firms

AI & Technology

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Business | Tax jobs to drop 10% in ‘rebalancing rather than downturn’

Corporate tax still ‘engine room’ for firms as senior hiring increases, but overall vacancies expected to fall after ‘record 2025 surge’

28 Apr 2026

Tax | Q&A: stamp duty land tax relief on leasebacks

In this week’s Q&A, Jack Hall, adviser at Croner VIP Tax Team, explains treatment of stamp duty land tax (SDLT) on transactions involving sale and leaseback of property

28 Apr 2026

Tax | Conveyancers will have to sign mandatory tax register

Unpopular tax adviser register will capture conveyancers involved in any kind of stamp duty payment

27 Apr 2026

Finance | Satsuma hires third auditor in a year with PKF Littlejohn

Review of professional services providers sees Satsuma Technology plc ditch mid-tier BDO in favour of PKF Littlejohn as auditor

27 Apr 2026

Finance

Auditing

Corporate Governance

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Tax | HMRC clamps down on landlord tax avoidance scheme

Landlords using a scheme to reduce tax by distorting mortgage interest relief rules warned by HMRC to stop using schemes as tax avoidance

27 Apr 2026

Business | Listed Liverpool brake maker crashes into administration

After General Motors suddenly cancels contract, AIM listed manufacturer of brake discs stalls into administration with 170 jobs at risk

27 Apr 2026

Business

Companies

Restructuring & Insolvency

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Tax | Employer national insurance hike adds £28bn to company tax bills

Hike in employer NICs sees £28bn collected from employers in 2025-26 tax year, over 16% higher than original Treasury predictions

27 Apr 2026

Business | Government pushes stocks & shares ISAs with a squirrel

In effort to persuade the public to invest in stocks & shares ISAs, Treasury launches ad campaign targeted at cash savers but issues about tax free status still not addressed

27 Apr 2026

Finance | PwC HK fined £28m for ‘egregious’ Evergrande audit failings

Hong Kong regulator slaps £28m fine on Big Four giant PwC and two partners for ‘egregious and wholly unacceptable’ misconduct related to audits for collapsed Chinese property developer Evergrande

24 Apr 2026

Finance

Auditing

Corporate Governance

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| No monkeying around Ryan tax teaches basics at London Zoo

Texas and London based Ryan tax firm hosts introduction to tax for young people featuring a tour around London Zoo

24 Apr 2026

Tax

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Business | ‘Going viral’ SMEs share the cost of TikTok fame

‘Nobody teaches you how to handle going viral’, overnight success may be the dream for small businesses but 91% struggle to keep up with demand

24 Apr 2026

Business

Companies

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Business | Will AI make accountants expendable?

Using AI to reshape accountancy and finance jobs by removing the everyday dross work and refocusing humans on judgment and accountability, will prevent untimely demise of accountants, argues Nicolas Genest, founder and CEO of CodeBoxx

24 Apr 2026

| Tax barrister suspended from practising law

Bar Standards Board suspends tax barrister for 18 months meaning he is no longer authorised to practice

24 Apr 2026

Tax

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HR | How to manage probationary periods

Download our free CIPD HR-inform How To Guide to managing probationary periods

24 Apr 2026

HR

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HR | People in the news: Sumer, Price Bailey, Menzies

In this week’s career moves, partner promotions and hires at Sumer, Menzies, Price Bailey, PKF Francis Clark, Azets, Kilsby Williams, Dunkley’s, AJ Bell, The Pensions Regulator

24 Apr 2026

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Tax | Windfarm operator loses £48m capital allowances tax case

Finance | Legal updates: unfair prejudice petitions not subject to statutory time limits

Business | Collapsed Claire’s Accessories owes £1.3m tax bill

Business | Crowe rolls out AI automation to tax teams

Business | Tax jobs to drop 10% in ‘rebalancing rather than downturn’

Tax | Q&A: stamp duty land tax relief on leasebacks

Tax | Conveyancers will have to sign mandatory tax register

Finance | Satsuma hires third auditor in a year with PKF Littlejohn

Tax | HMRC clamps down on landlord tax avoidance scheme

Business | Listed Liverpool brake maker crashes into administration

Tax | Employer national insurance hike adds £28bn to company tax bills

Business | Government pushes stocks & shares ISAs with a squirrel

Finance | PwC HK fined £28m for ‘egregious’ Evergrande audit failings

| No monkeying around Ryan tax teaches basics at London Zoo

Business | ‘Going viral’ SMEs share the cost of TikTok fame

Business | Will AI make accountants expendable?

| Tax barrister suspended from practising law

HR | How to manage probationary periods

HR | People in the news: Sumer, Price Bailey, Menzies