Business &amp; Accountancy Daily

International Tax

Politics

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HR | People in the news: Azets, Simpkins Edwards, Unity Advisory

In this week’s career moves, partner promotions and hires at Cooper Parry, Unity Advisory, Azets, HaysMac, S&W, Moore Kingston Smith, PKF Smith Cooper, Simpkins Edwards, Burgess Hodgson

1 May 2026

HR

Leadership & Management

Careers

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Business | Fugitive film fraudster jailed for £1m tax fraud

One half of a sibling duo who went on the run after trying to steal £1m in film tax and VAT fraud caught in Czech Republic after iPhone email error

1 May 2026

Called to Account

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Business | GCSE students count on firm’s pledge for free calculators

Cumbrian accountancy firm promises hundreds of free scientific calculators to secondary schools in move ‘to ensure no pupil is disadvantaged’

1 May 2026

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HR | Changes to non-disclosure agreements planned

Stacie Cheadle, technical writer at Croner, looks at plans to curb use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) in cases involving workplace harassment and discrimination

1 May 2026

HR

Work

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Business | Beefeater and Brewers Fayre chains close blaming ‘higher than expected’ tax bill

Listed owner of pub chains to shut all sites due to ‘cost increases in the form of business rates and national insurance’

1 May 2026

Restructuring & Insolvency

Companies

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Tax | CapGemini wins £500m contract for HMRC phone system overhaul

HMRC awards multimillion pound contract to CapGemini to manage rollout of a brand new telephony and contact management system

30 Apr 2026

Technology

Tax | 28k staff given Copilot in major AI rollout at HMRC

Following a four-month trial, HMRC rolls out Microsoft Copilot AI tool to 28,000 staff with clearance to use even on ‘Official‑Sensitive’ information

30 Apr 2026

Technology

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Tax | Locum doctor overcounted days in £31k tax dispute

Tribunal rules against NHS locum deciding failure to evidence expenses receipts and inaccuracies in tax returns were deliberate behaviour

30 Apr 2026

Case Reports

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Tax | Higher earners shelled out record £190bn in income tax

‘Higher earners are firmly in the frame for tax attacks’ as income tax take from additional and higher rate taxpayers exceeds £190bn

30 Apr 2026

Personal Tax

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Finance | FRC revises audit standards to improve fraud controls

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) issues final revisions to major UK auditing standards in attempt to tighten up auditors’ responsibilities in relation to fraud and going concern

30 Apr 2026

Business | Warning to accountancy firms not to use confusing names

After audit firms mixed up in high profile case, ICAEW revises guidance for audit-registered firms to ensure names of businesses do not lead to mistaken identity

30 Apr 2026

Law & Guidance

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Business | Naylor Accountancy Services snaps up Bourne End firm

ETL Global partner firm Naylor Accountancy Services acquires Buckinghamshire-based Another Answer in southeast push

30 Apr 2026

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Finance | Crowe quits QDE audit day before results due

Quantum Data Energy hit by ‘entirely unexpected’ resignation of auditor Crowe just before the listed company’s reporting deadline

29 Apr 2026

Finance

Auditing

Corporate Governance

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Business | Broken succession model puts partners under pressure

Many accountancy firm owners do not see a credible path to keep their business going without external support so consolidators are making moves across the country leaving big questions about the future of the profession, says Peter Brassington, head of country at ETL Global UK

29 Apr 2026

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Business | Last ever day in Lords for accountant hereditary peers

Peers from House of Lords removed with inherited titles include former Big Four and ICAEW chartered accountants

29 Apr 2026

Business | AAT members given 50% discount on lead referral tool

To help firms build new business, AAT signs deal with RQ to offer half price discount for members for referral management platform to manage leads and increase conversion rate

29 Apr 2026

Companies

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Business | BKL expands with RBSCA in Docklands acquisition

Private equity backed Top 40 firm BKL acquires RBS Chartered Accountants expanding presence in London

29 Apr 2026

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Tax | Record profits trigger call for more tax on BP

Oil giant BP nearly trebled profits on back of Gulf war, but opprobrium ignores reality of international tax framework on global profits, argues Mark Tan, international tax partner at law firm Spencer West LLP

29 Apr 2026

Business | DJH snaps up Kent firm Loucas in southeast expansion

Second acquisition in a month sees private equity backed DJH acquire Loucas accountancy firm, based in Maidstone, building southeast presence

29 Apr 2026