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Tax | Close companies and director’s loans in firing line

Stephanie Levin, partner at Blick Rothenberg, explains the proposed rules and potential pitfalls for close companies and owner managed businesses as HMRC ramps up scrutiny of directors’ loans

15 Jul 2026

Business | Equalising capital gains with income tax would be ‘act of economic self-harm’

Hiking capital gains tax (CGT) as high as 45% is not only a bad idea but a category error, with potential for treble taxation and no indexation, argues Andy Oury, owner partner

15 Jul 2026

Finance | UK GAAP changes to revenue and financial instruments: part three

In part three of our exclusive FRS 102 series, Ollie Garrod ACA, senior technical writer at Croner, explains what actually changes for revenue and financial instruments under the new GAAP accounting rules

15 Jul 2026

Tax | 7.2m paid higher rate tax this year with number up by 16%

Frozen thresholds are carving out income with nearly 700,000 extra higher rate taxpayers in a single tax year, while top rate payers set to pass one million mark, offficial figures from HMRC show

15 Jul 2026

Tax | Inheritance tax risks and pension pot calculations

Bringing pension pots into inheritance tax (IHT) calculations will create complexity and compliance risks for personal representatives handling estates, warns AJ Bell

14 Jul 2026

Tax | Q&A: VAT registration and exception rules

In this week’s Q&A, Paul Knott, tax adviser at Croner VIP Tax Team, explains the exception rules for the VAT threshold and notification periods

14 Jul 2026

Tax

VAT

Tax Compliance

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Business | Director fined £28k for shipping St Vladimir artwork to Russia

Cheshire logistics director fined for shipping painting of religious icon St Vladimir to Russian buyers in sanction busting first

14 Jul 2026

Business

Called to Account

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Finance | Barratt Redrow hires EY for £3.3m audit

Housebuilder Barratt Redrow swaps auditor after nearly 20 years with current Big Four firm following mega merger

14 Jul 2026

Finance

Auditing

Corporate Governance

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HR | Plan for employers to support unpaid carers at work

Larger employers will have to provide support to carers working for their businesses under new plans set out in cross-government initiative

14 Jul 2026

HR

Work

Leadership & Management

Careers

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Business | Croner Intelligence – Croner’s AI virtual assistant is changing the game for accountants

Just launched and ready for accountants to use, Croner Intelligence is created by experts, powered by AI, drawing exclusively on expert‑authored guidance and original source material held in Croner’s extensive tax, audit and accounting library

13 Jul 2026

Finance | Ex chair of HMRC set to lead audit regulator

Former chair of HMRC, chartered accountant and leading financial services expert Jayne-Anne Gadhia to become chair of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) after approval hearing before MPs this week

13 Jul 2026

Finance

Corporate Governance

Leadership & Management

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Tax | Edinburgh pays most income tax after London’s £71bn bill

Londoners pay nearly 12% more in income tax in a single year hitting record £71.5bn, HMRC figures show, with Scottish capital Edinburgh in second spot at £2.97bn

13 Jul 2026

Tax

Personal Tax

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Business | Azets acquires BDO medical services team and clients

Private equity backed Azets acquires entire BDO Medical Services team, staff and and clients in significant expansion of specialist healthcare practice

13 Jul 2026

Business

Accountancy Firms

Private Equity