ICAEW, ICAS and Chartered Accountants Ireland have obtained a High Court injunction to ban a European organisation and its directors from offering chartered accountancy qualifications, as it is not a recognised professional body

With up to £124 a year available as tax relief, it is perhaps not surprising that some 54,800 working from home tax relief claims were made through HMRC’s new online portal in the first 11 days of operation, writes Philip Smith

In the first article of a series on the impact of Brexit on audit and accounting, Lizzie Morris ACA and James Lole FCA take a look at how the changes introduced by the Brexit-related regulations will impact the preparers of accounts for small companies and small groups from 1 January 2021

The National Audit Office (NAO) is warning that the government’s coronavirus job support schemes risk ‘considerable’ levels of fraud and error, potentially totalling up to £3.9bn, while up to 2.9m people may have missed out on any help

In this week’s accountancy career moves, two prestigious CIOT awards granted, two partner promotions at Magma and BDO, CEO elected at Optimum Finance, vice president elected at ICAEW, director named at Moore Kingston Smith

As Covid-19 challenges add to daily stresses, accountants view mental wellbeing as more important and give it a higher priority than other professional groups, including lawyers and management consultants, according to a survey by wealth management firm Saunderson House

Half of the UK’s financial services workforce want to work from home after Covid-19, according to a report by KPMG and the Financial Services Skills Commission,  suggesting the  dramatic change in working patterns created by the pandemic is likely to lead to a new approach

Goldman Sachs is to make a record payment of more than $2.9bn (£2.2bn) to regulatory authorities in the US, UK, and Singapore after the group and its Malaysian subsidiary admitted conspiring to pay over $1bn in bribes to obtain business

Employers using the CJRS are at risk of underpaying holiday, notice and redundancy pay if they get their sums wrong, warns RSM’s Charlie Barnes

Mazars, the international tax, audit and advisory firm, unveils its new brand identity in over 90 countries and territories, marking a key milestone in the firm’s expansion

In the face of mounting concerns about the disparity in help available, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced changes to the government’s coronavirus job support scheme (JSS) to provide additional funding for businesses placed under tighter restrictions but not legally required to close

The government has introduced the Financial Services Bill as a first step in shaping a regulatory framework for the UK’s financial services sector outside of the EU