Melissa Dube, audit trainee at BDO, talks to Zak Jakubowski about her decision to take the apprenticeship route to ACA qualification rather than a degree in mathematics and finance

Revenue at the UK’s top accounting firms is on a growth trajectory with 7% growth as income exceeds £16.8bn but stronger profitability and rising staff numbers has resulted in a decline in partner numbers as the fee to partner ratio has risen, reports Philip Smith

In our trainee series, Zak Jakubowski talks to Travis Martin, tax trainee at HW Fisher, about his three-year training contract and ambition to achieve chartered tax adviser status

A decade since the financial crash, the top 25 accountancy firms look rather different to their pre-2009 counterparts, except for the ever expanding Big Four. Philip Smith assesses the cataclysmic changes of the last 10 years, with revenue comparisons 

Revenue at the leading UK accounting firms has broken through the £16bn barrier as profitability increases with growing demand for tax and regulatory advice, shows Accountancy Daily Top 75 Firms Survey

To kick off National Apprenticeship Week, Zak Jakubowski talks to KPMG apprentice, Abdul Hassan who is currently on a six-year 360 apprenticeship at the Big Four firm

As the Big Four audit firms come under continuing criticism over client conflict and lack of robust interrogation of client boards, the annual Accountancy Daily FTSE 100 Alumni Survey finds widespread representation by Big Four alumni at the highest levels of UK listed companies. Philip Smith reports

Big Four firms now have total domination of the FTSE 100 audit market as mid-tier presence is squeezed out of the market. Philip Smith analyses the £700m plus audit market, highlighting the risk of substantial audit fee price rises after year-one audit wins and the impact of second-cycle audit tendering on competition

The number of trainee applications may be strong with a record 19,887 trainee but the Top 75 accounting firms are tightening their belts when it comes to investment in training contracts in the longer term, reports Philip Smith

Securing a training contract at one of the Top 75 Firms is a catalyst for aspiring accountants to launch a career in tax, audit and accounting but does the profession still have the draw it used to have. Philip Smith talks to a selection of trainees about their career aspirations, expectations and training experiences

The leading accounting firms in the UK have reported record revenues of £15.75bn with average profits up 5%, in this year's Accountancy Daily Top 75 Accounting Firms Survey, despite a year of harsh criticism of the profession, audit failures and the shadow of Brexit. Sara White analyses the state of the market

Fee income at the Top 75 accounting firms has reached a record £15.75bn, increasing revenue by more than 5% in the last 12 months despite a barrage of criticism of the Big Four audit firms over contentious listed audits, Brexit concerns and business uncertainty