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Tax | Lifetime gifting and inheritance tax

Pension pots will fall into 40% inheritance tax net from next April, making lifetime gifting a serious option to consider, but there are potential tax traps, explains Sarah Coles, head of personal finance at AJ Bell

17 Aug 2026

Inheritance Tax

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Tax | HMRC opens MTD exemption window for £30k taxpayers

Self employed and landlords with income above £30,000 can now apply for an MTD exemption if they qualify as ‘digitally excluded’, HMRC confirms

17 Aug 2026

Making Tax Digital

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Business | Strathmore Hotels calls in Interpath after ‘sustained financial difficulties’

Scottish hotel group brings in administrators as the owner of eight properties in Scotland and north of England hits financial problems putting jobs at risk unless a buyer is found

17 Aug 2026

Restructuring & Insolvency

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Business | Fines alone won’t fix late payment problem

Businesses are plagued by late payment of invoices, with nearly 40 closing every day, while tougher but ineffective legislation will not pay the bills, says Sebastien Marchon, CEO of fintech Rydoo

17 Aug 2026

Accountancy Firms

Financial Reporting

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Business | Porsche dealer jailed in ‘devastating’ £1m car fraud

Director of well-known car dealership in Knaresborough, Yorkshire jailed after selling top performance sports cars for clients but not paying them the money from the sales

17 Aug 2026

Called to Account

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Tax | HMRC launches tax filing and payment deadline tool

HMRC releases handy new online tool to allow taxpayers to check filing and payment deadlines, and add key dates to calendar apps for instant reminders

17 Aug 2026

14 Aug 2026

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Business | Complete the AI in Accounting & Tax Survey

Tell us how AI is shaping your business by completing the AI in Accounting & Tax Survey and enter the prize draw to win a luxury weekend break

14 Aug 2026

AI & Technology

Croner Intelligence

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Finance | The path from CFO to CEO avoiding burnout

Reaching chief executive is not straightforward for finance leaders facing multiple legacy operations issues, but as CFOs are promoted to CEO at the fastest rate in a decade, Michelle Stalick, chief accounting officer at BlackLine provides tips and advice on promotion priorities

14 Aug 2026

Financial Reporting

Leadership & Management

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Business | Investor fined £489k after failed Reading FC takeover attempt

Reading Football Club bidder who claimed to own £171m bond portfolio banned by FCA after ‘making false and misleading statements’ and ‘falsified documentation’

14 Aug 2026

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Business | Frasers swipes up Harvey Nichols in £40m pre-pack deal

Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group rescues Harvey Nichols luxury department stores of Absolutely Fabulous fame

14 Aug 2026

Restructuring & Insolvency

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Business | People in the news: AAB, Carpenter Box, WTS

In this week’s career moves, partner promotions and hires at AAB, Carpenter Box, S&W, WTS, HB&O, AJ Bell, Platform Housing, JMAN, Hilbert Investment, Malt

14 Aug 2026

Accountancy Firms

Leadership & Management

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Business | Comedian’s bakery back in the mix after rescue deal

Bakery once co-owned by Romesh Ranganathan saved after Commons apology from minister over tax changes

14 Aug 2026

Restructuring & Insolvency

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HR | Contacting employees during maternity leave

In the first of our mini series on maternity leave, Stacie Cheadle, technical writer at Croner, dispels the myths on contacting employees

14 Aug 2026

Leadership & Management

13 Aug 2026

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HR | Working during a heatwave: tips for employers

In the fifth heatwave of the summer with the mercury hitting 38C, here are some key issues for employers to consider

13 Aug 2026

Leadership & Management

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Finance | Top 10 tips: self-invested personal pensions

Sarah Coles, head of personal finance at AJ Bell, explains the intricacies of SIPP pensions from allowances to tax considerations and employer contributions

13 Aug 2026

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Business | What CFOs need to consider before a major AI rollout

Traditional finance software automates specifics, defining workflow, policy, approval thresholds and exception paths, but AI the only constraint is verifiability, not capability, explains Konstantin Dzhengozov, CFO and co-founder at Payhawk

13 Aug 2026

AI & Technology

Financial Reporting

Corporate Governance

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Business | World Cup gives economy 0.3% bounce

Warm weather and World Cup deliver windfall to GDP but longer term growth prospects weaken

13 Aug 2026

Accountancy Firms

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Business | Zero hours clampdown will cost businesses £2.9bn

Government move to restrict the use of zero hours contracts set to cost up to £2.9bn a year in direct costs to business

13 Aug 2026

Leadership & Management

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Business | Maths tops A Level results as 28% get top grade

Maths remains most popular A Level, as humanities knocked out of top ranking for first time by economics

13 Aug 2026

Accountancy Firms

12 Aug 2026

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Finance | Climate change amplifies risks auditors already assess

Harriet Hodgson-Grove, partner at UHY Hacker Young examines the effects of climate change on financial reporting, going concern and asset valuation, and considers how climate change is becoming an audit issue

12 Aug 2026

ESG & Sustainability

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Business | Accountants owed £121k after Shop Direct collapsed

Liquidators settling the affairs of Shop Direct, former owner of Very Group flag outstanding debts to accountants and a six-figure tax bill

12 Aug 2026

Accountancy Firms

Restructuring & Insolvency

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Tax | HMRC to ‘automatically sign up’ MTD taxpayers from September

Over 294,000 taxpayers not yet registered for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax warned: ‘We will automatically sign up taxpayers’

12 Aug 2026

Making Tax Digital

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Business | FCA simplifies IPO rules to encourage UK listings

Reduced compliance for companies looking to list in London as Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) removes seven-day waiting period for connected research for IPOs

12 Aug 2026

Corporate Governance

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Business | Director used £13m fraud to buy Porsche and Dubai holiday

Jailed Nottinghamshire director wanted to ‘portray image of wealth and success’, spending investor money on £1.9m house, football hospitality, and trips abroad

12 Aug 2026

Called to Account

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HR | Acas code on disciplinary and grievance procedures up for review

Stacie Cheadle, technical writer at Croner, examines the plans to overhaul disciplinary and grievance procedures under the Acas code, and how it will impact employers

12 Aug 2026

Leadership & Management