Companies

Restructuring & Insolvency

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Business | Digital right to work checks to be made permanent

The government has confirmed that a permanent system of digital right to work checks will be put in place from 6 April 2022

6 Jan 2022

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Business | Three of the Big Four make New Year's honours list

KPMG, Deloitte, and PwC have been awarded on the New Year’s Honours list alongside a plethora of HMRC and Treasury staff for their work during the Covid-19 pandemic

4 Jan 2022

Leadership & Management

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Business | One in three firms threatened by late payment

The Federation of Small Businesses is warning that a third of small firms have been affected by poor payment practices in recent months as large corporates fail to pay bills on time

4 Jan 2022

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Business | SMEs not returned to pre-Covid turnovers

Accountants believe that more than one in four UK SMEs have still not returned to pre-Covid-19 levels of productivity or turnover

23 Dec 2021

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Business | Ethics remains a priority for accountants despite IT developments

Ethics is an important factor to consider when accountants start adopting more technology, while upskilling is essential to protect accountancy jobs

23 Dec 2021

Leadership & Management

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| Lack of transparency in AIM company reports

AIM companies are still not transparent enough with shareholders as two thirds do not disclose results of board votes while a third do not publish audit committee reports

23 Dec 2021

Corporate Governance

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Business | What does special administration at energy company mean?

Bulb, the UK’s seventh largest energy supplier, was the first energy company to enter special administration. Under such circumstances, Tania Clench, legal director at law firm Cripps Pemberton Greenish, examines the responsibilities of the insolvency practitioner

23 Dec 2021

Restructuring & Insolvency

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Tax | Businesses need to prepare for January EU customs changes

Some of the temporary customs and VAT easements introduced on 1 January 2021 for goods moving between Great Britain and the EU will be removed on 1 January 2022

22 Dec 2021

Tax | £1bn support package for businesses hit by omicron

The Chancellor has announced a £1bn support package including grants for the hospitality sector and a sick pay rebate scheme as omicron variant spreads

21 Dec 2021

Business | Statutory sick pay rebate scheme reinstated

As increasing numbers of Covid-19 cases means more workers taking time off work, the government has reintroduced the statutory sick pay rebate scheme (SSPRS)

21 Dec 2021

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Business | More funding for devolved administrations to tackle Covid

The UK government has doubled the amount of additional funding available for the governments in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to tackle Covid fallout

21 Dec 2021

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Business | M&A deals up 54% in a year as deal market booms

The number of merger and acquisition (M&A) deals for UK companies has jumped 54% in the past year, from 1,243 in 2019/20 to 1,911 in 2020/21 as the acquisition market for British businesses booms

20 Dec 2021

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Business | Statutory sick pay notifications temporarily changed

The reporting requirements for statutory sick pay (SSP) have been changed temporarily due to the latest covid situation

20 Dec 2021

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Business | People in the news: BDO, KPMG, Mazars, Simmons Gainsford

In this week’s accountancy career moves, partner promotions at Simmons Gainsford, BDO, KPMG and Mazars, plus legal boost for Carey Olsen, and CFO for Cuemath

17 Dec 2021

Leadership & Management

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Business | Online reporting tool to identify discrepancies about people with significant control

Companies House has launched an online service to report incorrect information about people with significant control on the company register who could have contravened anti-money laundering rules

17 Dec 2021