With only weeks to go until the official Brexit negotiation talks start on 19 June, this exclusive Wolters Kluwer Brexit for Accountants whitepaper will guide you through the implications for accountants and finance directors, including corporate governance, accounting standards, tax, VAT, audit and employment law

Bill Michael, who takes over from Simon Collins as KPMG’s chair from 1 October has shaken up the firm’s top team, bringing seven new members on to the executive committee, with tax, consulting and technology represented for the first time

Accountants are becoming increasingly ambitious and are craving quicker career progression routes as well as wanting more recognition for their work, with over two thirds aspiring to reach senior positions such as CEO and CFO, according to Hays’ What Workers Want report 

Sole traders and micro businesses are spending 19 million hours every month, equivalent to 2.5 million working days, managing their finances resulting in 50% lacking in confidence and a third stressing over the task, according to research from KashFlow

When buying or selling a company it is essential to follow a structured due diligence process from reviewing fundamental financial performance to the current management of the business. Clive Hyman, MD of Hyman Capital Services offers tips and advice on the key issues to consider in a step-by-step guide 

On 10-11 May, Accountex – the UK’s biggest accountancy exhibition returns to London ExCeL. Here’s a first look at what’s new from some of the exhibitors for 2017, to help you plan for your visit and focus on the major software innovations for accountants and tax advisers:

Top 40 accounting firm, Barber, Harrison and Platt (BHP) has merged with York-based Atkinsons Consulting Limited, adding eight staff to the practice and boosting its cloud accounting support company

Millennials do not tend to stay in the same job for longer than two years before searching for new opportunities, Phil Chambers CEO and co-founder at Peakon, considers what accountany firms need to do to manage and hold on to their millennials

Keith Underwood, managing director of Foulger Underwood considers the problem of diverging partner aspirations when merger multi-partner accounting practices and offers tips and advice on issues to consider when partners decide to sell out

Dame Lin Homer, who left her position as head of HMRC a year ago, is to join the ICAS council as a public interest member for a four-year term, the Scottish institute has announced

Many accounting firms, including the Big Four, are unaware of the full extent of the costs incurred when hiring a new employee. Dan Rogers, co-founder at Peakon, outlines the costs and impact of replacing staff and the implications of staff retention

A change of focus and stronger powers for the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), including a traffic-light rating system for company performance, and an end to long-term incentive pay packages, are among the key recommendations in the newly published report on corporate governance from the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee inquiry