Companies

Restructuring & Insolvency

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Tax | HMRC gives General Electric £82m tax deal

Members of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on anti-corruption and responsible taxes has criticised HMRC after it agreed an £82m settlement with General Electric over a disputed $1bn (£725m) tax bill

17 Sep 2021

Business | PwC reveals class pay gap among employees

PwC has reported that fewer than a fifth of its staff come from a working-class background and they are typically paid 12% less than their colleagues

17 Sep 2021

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Business | Finance deal advisory firm launched

A new integrated deal advisory firm Ali Professional Services Group (APSG) has launched today in London

16 Sep 2021

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Business | Record 600 trainees join BDO ranks

More than 600 trainees have joined mid-tier firm BDO as part of its graduate and apprenticeship programmes this year

16 Sep 2021

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Business | Deloitte hired to boost Scottish football revenues

Deloitte has been commissioned by the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) to help it increase its revenues

15 Sep 2021

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Tax | Audit Scotland warning on long-term covid costs

Scotland spent an estimated £8.6bn on Covid-19 support and grants in 2020/21 in response to the pandemic but needs to manage finances carefully going forward

15 Sep 2021

Business | FCA vows crackdown on fraud involving authorised firms

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) chief executive has pledged a tougher crackdown on fraud outside of its remit which involves regulated financial services firms

14 Sep 2021

Tax | CBI chief warns against increase of business taxes

The government should stop increasing taxes on businesses and jobs, as it risks derailing the economy’s recovery from the pandemic says the Confederation of British Industry (CBI)

13 Sep 2021

Business | 42% jump in customs duties since Brexit

UK businesses and consumers have paid 42% more in customs duties on goods since Brexit came into force on 1 January 2021, says UHY Hacker Young

13 Sep 2021

Business | Companies House changes online payments to gov.uk service

Companies House has confirmed that it has changed its card payment provider which means anyone paying a bill will be directed to a gov.uk pay screen to make a payment on the online service

10 Sep 2021

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Tax | Furloughed staff at lowest number since start of pandemic

The number of people on furlough has fallen to the lowest level since the start of the pandemic as the UK economy continues to recover and businesses reopen

10 Sep 2021

Business | Protecting confidential data when hybrid working

Remote working is nothing new, but businesses have become far more familiar with the concept since Covid-19, but it raises serious questions about data confidentiality, explains Bruce Penson, managing director at ProDrive IT

10 Sep 2021

Business | End of temporary insolvency measures

Temporary measures brought in to support businesses from insolvency during the pandemic will be phased out from 1 October

9 Sep 2021