There may not be a one-size-fits-all career path for financial professionals, but there are common elements which individuals can apply to their own journey. To climb the ladder, it pays to diversify your offering, says Phil Scott, director of FD Recruit
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that the UK government is within its right to restrict child benefits and tax credit to some EU migrants, despite the European Commission calling it ‘discriminatory’
It’s not only businesses and the better off that need tax advice. Some people on low incomes desperately need tax help and without it they and their families can suffer significantly, warns Stephen Banyard, TaxAid trustee
Unnecessary job cuts at HMRC led to customers spending four million hours on hold in 2015/16 according to evidence given to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) based on customer service reports from National Audit Office (NAO)
HMRC is trialling the idea of sending ‘thank you’ letters to taxpayers as part of moves to improve relationships, according to evidence given to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) which was examining National Audit Office (NAO) reports on poor customer service levels in 2014/15
Eleven tax officials from HMRC and a number of Big Four partners were top of the Queen’s Birthday Honours list announced for her 90th celebrations for the accountancy profession
Career news this week includes a real estate leader promotion at PwC, partner promotions at Deloitte, Smith Cooper and Mazars, ICAEW names second female president, Coutts director wins award and financial director for Warwickshire Cricket Board
As the Euros kick off tonight with the opening match between France and Romania, employers should pre-plan for potential disruptions in the workplace, particularly as the critical England Wales match is an early afternoon midweek kickoff
Jon Thompson, HMRC’s newly appointed chief executive, has identified low staff morale and the move to in-house IT provision as among the key challenges the department faces, and has told the Treasury select committee that some of the past criticisms of poor performance have been justified
The focus on corporate culture, both internally and externally, is shaping governance and board strategy. Malcolm Finn, financial controller and Hayley Martin, group internal audit manager at Costa Coffee reflect on the impact of a changing culture
Accounting firm Mercer & Hole has reorganised its services lines with the creation of a new division, corporate advisory services, to meet clients’ needs by combining corporate finance and restructuring expertise
Deloitte is committed to growing its workforce in Belfast to 1,000 by 2020 after already achieving earlier recruitment targets which means once the office is fully staffed it will be the largest office in the Big Four's network outside of London by the end of the decade
Sacha Romanovitch, CEO of Grant Thornton UK LLP, has been included in City AM's Power 100 Women list for the first time, joining an elite group of ten leading women accountants from across the Big Four firms and the ICAEW
Changes to the rules on claims for entrepreneur’s relief in the event of a company sale led to a spike in solvent companies being wound up in March before the new capital gains tax (CGT) rates came into force, according to the latest figures from insolvency body, R3
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