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Tax | British Airways wins £5.8m cabin crew tax case

Loss for HMRC as Upper Tribunal rules for British Airways in dispute about £5.78m income tax and NICs liability on accommodation for BA flight crews after original FTT ruling was not released due to an administrative error

1 Oct 2026

Finance | Legal updates: Court takes action over ‘mathematical errors’ in register of members

Sophie Brookes and Debbie Shaw on absence of register of members at Companies House in Palmer case, dispute over administrator’s appointment in Glint Pay, and new AIM rules signal acceptance of UK GAAP accounts

1 Oct 2026

Finance

Corporate Governance

Law and Regulation

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Finance | Jersey simplifies ‘outdated and duplicative’ financial services framework

Jersey modernises prospectus rules and will repeal control of borrowing requirements to overhaul ‘outdated and duplicative’ rules for registered entities

1 Oct 2026

| Accountant charged over alleged stabbing at HMRC raid

North London accountant accused of money laundering, false accounting, and tax evasion charged after allegedly stabbing police officer in leg during HMRC dawn raid

1 Oct 2026

Business

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Tax | £120m vape tax starts with extra 44p on pack of cigarettes

Vape tax kicks in as government eyes up £120m windfall tax as 44% increase in vape costs and an instant 44p hike in the duty on cigarettes and £2.20 on tobacco from today

1 Oct 2026

Tax

Business Tax

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Business | Rare trainer seller Laced lands on feet after pre-pack

French investment group saves ‘authentic sneaker marketplace’ Laced, six months after it also rescued Beauty Bay

1 Oct 2026

Business

Companies

Restructuring & Insolvency

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Business | HW Fisher acquires Hampstead firm Fisher Phillips

Private equity backed HW Fisher expands in London with acquisition of accountancy practice Fisher Phillips LLP

1 Oct 2026

Business

Accountancy Firms

Private Equity

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Finance | Model Naomi Campbell overturns charity trustee ban

Tribunal finds model Naomi Campbell was subject to a ‘sustained deception’ by fellow trustee

1 Oct 2026

Finance

Charities

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Finance | FRS 102 Section 20: lease accounting changes will test processes

Tips and advice on how to implement the major UK GAAP changes to lease accounting in revised Section 20 from identifying assets to understanding right of use (ROU) lease liabilities. By Steve Stock ACA and Jess Vento, technical accounting leads at Crunchafi

30 Sep 2026

Finance | Claims Manchester City FC ‘filed misstated accounts’ for nine years

Investigation by Premier League commission into Manchester City Football Club financial affairs claims £830m misstatement in accounts and ‘true state of finances concealed’ from auditors

30 Sep 2026

Finance

Financial Reporting

Corporate Governance

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Business | Deloitte partner pay hits £1.1m as revenue tops £5bn

Deloitte retains number one spot in Top 75 reporting return to growth in FY26 with revenue up 3% at £5.01bn after redundancies in audit and assurance team

30 Sep 2026

Business

Accountancy Firms

Work

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Careers

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Tax | Sports agent, dog breeder and rally mechanic owe £93m in tax and penalties

Two umbrella companies, one tax rebate firm and accountants, among nearly 200 taxpayers who failed to pay £56m in tax, double the figure last quarter

30 Sep 2026

Tax

HMRC

Tax Compliance

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HR | Flexible working and return to the office tips

Stacie Cheadle, technical writer at Croner, explains what employers need to consider on hybrid working and return to office demands, stressing importance of a balanced approach

30 Sep 2026

HR

Work

Leadership & Management

Careers

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Business | AI can do in minutes what accountants did in days, says Croner AI chief

From Paris to Marseille, and New York to London, Julien Gruhier, director of search and generative AI at Croner, has pursued a career at the forefront of AI

29 Sep 2026

Business

AI & Technology

Croner Intelligence

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Tax | No tax on state pension, Burnham tells conference

Andy Burnham makes ‘first big decision as prime minister’ announcing shift to double lock state pension, with no tax on state pension till 2029

29 Sep 2026

Tax

Politics

Tax | R&D tax claims by SMEs fall by 19%

Crackdown on abuse of R&D tax relief by SMEs sees sharp fall in number of claims but total paid out to all business up 5%

29 Sep 2026

Business | ACCA accountant wins £118k payout after ‘sham’ redundancy

Chartered accountant and group finance director at Scottish removals business awarded £118,223 compensation after tribunal brands redundancy a ‘sham’

29 Sep 2026

Business

Accountancy Firms

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Tax | Q&A: VAT reclaims on luxury watches

In this week’s Q&A, Alex Jones, tax adviser at Croner VIP Tax Team, explains VAT liability when buying and selling luxury watches as an investment

29 Sep 2026

Finance | IASB reviews ‘unduly costly’ IFRS 9 hedge accounting rules

Standard setter launches review into effectiveness of hedge accounting under IFRS 9 and relevant parts of IFRS 7 after criticism of compliance costs and complexity

29 Sep 2026

Finance

Financial Reporting

IFRS

Accounting Consultations

HR | Duty to inform staff of trade union representation delayed

Delay to rules requiring employers to inform workers of their right to join a trade union put on hold for four months with revised start date likely in January

29 Sep 2026

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Tax | British Airways wins £5.8m cabin crew tax case

Finance | Legal updates: Court takes action over ‘mathematical errors’ in register of members

Finance | Jersey simplifies ‘outdated and duplicative’ financial services framework

| Accountant charged over alleged stabbing at HMRC raid

Tax | £120m vape tax starts with extra 44p on pack of cigarettes

Business | Rare trainer seller Laced lands on feet after pre-pack

Business | HW Fisher acquires Hampstead firm Fisher Phillips

Finance | Model Naomi Campbell overturns charity trustee ban

Finance | FRS 102 Section 20: lease accounting changes will test processes

Finance | Claims Manchester City FC ‘filed misstated accounts’ for nine years

Business | Deloitte partner pay hits £1.1m as revenue tops £5bn

Tax | Sports agent, dog breeder and rally mechanic owe £93m in tax and penalties

HR | Flexible working and return to the office tips

Business | AI can do in minutes what accountants did in days, says Croner AI chief

Tax | No tax on state pension, Burnham tells conference

Tax | R&D tax claims by SMEs fall by 19%

Business | ACCA accountant wins £118k payout after ‘sham’ redundancy

Tax | Q&A: VAT reclaims on luxury watches

Finance | IASB reviews ‘unduly costly’ IFRS 9 hedge accounting rules

HR | Duty to inform staff of trade union representation delayed