The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) has announced its team of officers for 2019-20, with Glyn Fullelove becoming president, Peter Rayney as deputy president and Susan Ball as vice president from 21 May 2019

The Government Equalities Office (GEO) has published two pieces of guidance, providing step by step advice for employers which helps them to identify potential causes of the gender pay gap in their organisation and develop an effective action plan to tackle it, ahead of this year’s reporting deadline

A business lobby group is challenging the government’s newly appointed small business crown representative to get tough on late payments in the sector, as part of his remit to ensure government gets the best value and small businesses have improved access to government contracts

More than three quarters of CFOs believe the UK will be worse off as a result of leaving the EU, according to research from Deloitte which identified a fall in capital expenditure and a focus on cost reduction going forward

HMRC is to take immediate action to improve its workplace culture, after a highly critical independent report found widespread examples of unacceptable behaviour, and said many of the processes designed to support employees require urgent improvement

Asda shopworkers have won a landmark ruling in a long-running equal pay dispute covering thousands of workers, leaving the supermarket giant facing substantial payments of back pay

Workplace practices are set to change when the government introduces new regulations for workers, increasing the compliance burden for employers. Kate Palmer, associate director of advisory at Peninsula, explains the implications and potential pitfalls

The public has greater trust in professionals, including accountants and tax advisers, than in politicians and non-government organisations (NGOs), when it comes to tax systems but the increasing complexity of tax systems comes in for criticism across G20 countries

Advances in technology and changing client expectations are leading many younger accountants to change how they do business, leaving many traditional firms behind, argues Colin Hewitt, CEO of Float

Carlos Ghosn, currently held in prison in Japan on allegations of fraud, has resigned as chief executive and chairman of Renault, having already been dismissed from his leadership role at Nissan

Carmine Di Sibio has been elected the next EY global chairman and CEO, succeeding Mark Weinberger, who steps down on 1 July 2019 after six years in the role

Today more than ever, CFOs need to provide business strategy both in the long and short term. Angela Mazza Teufer, senior vice president at Oracle looks at how they can achieve just that without letting go of the day-to-day financial oversight