Chancellor stresses ‘legal risk is not the be all and end all of ministerial decisions’ in pledge to slash consultations, as government launches major reporting review
Consultation outlines sweeping overhaul of ‘messy’ corporate reporting, including audit exemptions, dividend reforms, and changes to accounting standards
Vape shops, manufacturers, and importers must prepare for incoming vaping liquid duty and stamp scheme before end of month or face civil or criminal sanctions
In a first for KPMG, the Big Four firm appoints Vicki Heard as first female group managing partner, overseeing the UK/Swiss group’s operational and performance strategy
With accountancy firms facing a talent shortage, being flooded with AI generated CVs is a real timewaster for hiring managers. Joanna Pennell, divisional manager, finance, Pineapple Recruitment, explains how to filter out the slop
Government names and shames hundreds of employers for failing to pay the national minimum wage with £4.2m owed to staff, with four accounting firms on the list
Kazakh mining group ENRC reaches confidential out of court settlement with Serious Fraud Office and lawyers Dechert after decade long dispute resulted in £135m damages claim
Contrary to talk of the decline of Big Four training contracts, numbers hold up at Deloitte with new starters totalling 1,500, including new graduates, apprentices, and industrial placements
AI-assisted drafting and re-drafting may gradually alter the substance of advice in ways that are difficult to detect, so professional judgment is absolutely critical while ‘vibe lawyering’ must be avoided, says Cécile Perrault, senior associate, tax disputes at Stewarts
Latest stage in the turbulent loan charge issue sees HMRC pressing taxpayers to respond to settlement offer, but legislation indicates may be some leeway for 90-day acceptance deadline
Companies House to stop accepting written email objections from directors trying to avert strike off action in switch to digital only submissions later this year