Accountants need to get smarter at handling job interviews now the recruitment market is back to pre-recession levels, or risk missing out on the best opportunities, according to research by specialist recruiter Randstad Financial & Professional

Before tucking into mince pies and perhaps the odd drink or two, accountancy firms are being urged to remind clients – and themselves – of ways to make corporate present-giving more tax efficient during the Christmas season, and to be wary of making expensive slip-ups by overdoing the entertaining

Grant Thornton boosts tax team with record number of appointments while UHY Hacker Young names new chairman

Johnston Carmichael, Scotland’s largest independent firm, has posted a 10% growth in turnover this year, but heavy investment in staff meant profits remained largely flat 

Specialist business recovery and insolvency firm Geoffrey Martin & Co has merged with PKF Littlejohn, giving a significant boost to its presence in the insolvency market

There is evidence local authorities have improved their financial management arrangements to meet the challenges of austerity and most are now able to demonstrate medium-term financial stability, according to research by Grant Thornton

In our monthly round-up of legal cases with implications for accountants, Gateley LLP law experts consider the implications of the ruling on privity of contract in Hurley Palmer Flatt Ltd and breaches of confidentiality in CF Partners (UK) LLP v Barclays Bank plc plus analysis of recent critical decisions in employment cases

With the Christmas party season upon us, this month's development updates offers tips and advice on how to make sure your plans for staff parties do not fall foul of the taxman, the increasing tax compliance burden for companies with highly mobile, global employees and achieving diversity targets at FTSE 350 companies

BDO’s network has reported a total combined fee income for the year ended 30 September 2014 of $7.02bn (£4.47bn), an 8.81% increase year on year driven by its ongoing merger programme, organic growth and new firms joining to bring the total to 110 member firms

The Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) has issued a six-week consultation on the scope of exceptions to the ban on corporate directors, which takes into account certain objections to the original 'mini consultation' issued in July 2013

More FTSE 100 chief executives and finance directors have swapped roles over the past year than at any time since the beginning of the financial crisis, according to analysis by KPMG which suggests this trend could undermine attempts to develop long-term pay plans