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Finance | Benefit fraud hits £9.9bn despite crackdown

Government discloses fraudulent benefit payments reached £9.9bn in 2025-26, up from £9.4bn last year, despite more activity and resources for DWP to tackle fraud

9 Jul 2026

Finance

Financial Reporting

Public Sector

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Business | Beavis Morgan acquires EA in London push

Private equity backed Beavis Morgan, part of Kinbrook, acquires EA Chartered Accountants expanding presence in the capital

9 Jul 2026

Business

Accountancy Firms

Private Equity

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Tax | Scottish mansion tax will double council tax for £2m homes

Scotland plans two new higher rate council tax bands for properties worth over £1m as move to mansion tax doubles current charge for most expensive houses

9 Jul 2026

Tax

Property Tax

Consultations

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Tax | Miliband over Reeves for chancellor, say Labour members

As nominations for Labour leadership election open, party members would rather Ed Miliband than Rachel Reeves was chancellor

9 Jul 2026

Tax

Politics

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Finance | IASB clarifies fair value rules in IAS 28

The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) amends IAS 28 to clarify fair value rules for investments in associates and joint ventures

9 Jul 2026

| PwC report leads to arrests in £1m university fraud probe

After alleged fraud at the University of Greater Manchester, police arrest three individuals and raid homes in ‘significant investigation’

9 Jul 2026

Business

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Tax | Register for webinar on solving tax queries

Join our live webinar on how to research a tricky tax query at 2pm on 14 July

9 Jul 2026

Business | PwC heads to Canary Wharf in major office move

PwC UK to relocate thousands of staff to Canary Wharf in decision to take on 350,000 sq ft of newly retrofitted office space at One Eden

8 Jul 2026

Leadership & Management

Careers

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Tax | HMRC apologises for tax overpayment hitting 1.4m pensioners

‘Historical error’ in 2024-25 tax year means up to 3.1 million pensioners could have been overcharged tax, triggering apology from HMRC chief

8 Jul 2026

Tax

HMRC

Tax | Hike in probate fees by 75% from mid-July

Government confirms sharp rise in probate fees, with the cost of managing estates up by 75% in just two years

8 Jul 2026

Tax

Inheritance Tax

Tax Planning

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HR | Employee references and data protection issues

Stacie Cheadle, technical writer at Croner, explains the key data protection issues when dealing with requests for employee references from consent to information disclosure

8 Jul 2026

HR

Work

Leadership & Management

Careers

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Business | Finance admin swerves jail after £148k employer theft

In ‘appalling breach of financial trust’, Scottish finance administrator stole £148,310 from brace of employers, including collapsing energy company

8 Jul 2026

Business

Called to Account

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Finance | EU goes for optional sustainability reporting for SMEs

Europe adopts watered down sustainability reporting standards with limited disclosures to reduce administrative burden for EU businesses

8 Jul 2026

Business | Cooper Accountancy buys Pink Pig Financials

Independently owned Cooper Accountancy acquires Pink Pig Financials as founder sells firm to focus on new venture

8 Jul 2026

Business

Accountancy Firms

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Finance | Mazars fined £610k for ‘pervasive’ audit failures

Regulator slams Forvis Mazars and partner with seven-figure fines before discounts for ‘numerous, serious and pervasive failings’ related to ‘flawed’ Studio Retail Group audit before business sold in pre-pack deal

7 Jul 2026

Finance

Auditing

Corporate Governance

Tax | The King, the top 100, and wealth taxes

When the King’s tax bill was revealed, claims of being one of the highest taxpayers in the land were wide of the mark, but talk of a new wealth tax makes no sense, says Andy Oury, owner partner at Oury Clark

7 Jul 2026

HR | Treasury has ‘moral obligation’ to reverse student loan threshold hike, say MPs

Student loans amounted to ‘mis-selling’, MPs warn

7 Jul 2026

HR

Work

Careers

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Business | Basic checks ‘went out the window’, warns covid fraud expert

Government fraud expert ‘disappointed’ in decision not to mandate P&L filing, stating lack of transparency meant directors cheated the system and borrowing rules went ‘out of the window’ on bounce back loans

7 Jul 2026

Business

Companies

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Tax | First quarter MTD period ends with four weeks to live reporting

With less than 30 days until the first HMRC quarterly reporting deadline for Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax, affected taxpayers are being advised to sign up as soon as possible

7 Jul 2026

Tax | BlueCrest tax case: partner pay and salaried member rules

Supreme Court decision in BlueCrest raises serious tax issues for LLPs on reward structures and partner remuneration, and marks a return to first principles, says Ali Kazimi

7 Jul 2026