NAO chief says PM’s devolution plan will require a complete rethink of local authority audit, financial reporting accountability, and will ‘take years to develop the kind of capacity’
As the CPD deadline looms, Ollie Garrod ACA says consequences of not fulfilling the requirements have more teeth than most accountants realise, with risks of the verifiable trap and the five-year clock
Latest conviction of director in multimillion Fowler Oldfield money laundering case comes ahead of trial next year for man accused of failing to report suspicious activity
Businesses paying higher corporation tax and national insurance as tax take hits record £75.7bn in September, up 6.4% year on year as frozen thresholds hit individuals
Audit regulator tells MPs it is ‘examining’ Manchester City Football Club’s alleged financial breaches decision to see whether to open a formal investigation
Chris Etherington, tax partner at RSM, assesses the impact of a potential income tax charge when transferring a family business as rumours swirl about possible changes at the Budget
Plans to criminalise ‘reckless untrue statements’ in direct tax cases heavily criticised by tax advisers and lawyers, warning HMRC ‘can’t define the type of behaviour’ it wants to criminalise