The Insolvency Service has shut down five companies after submitting accounts that were ‘factually inaccurate and forged’ and filled with ‘glaring inconsistencies’
The mid-tier firm will rocket up the Top 75 table as the merger with Beever and Struthers takes the combined fee income over £110m and increase the headcount to more than 1,000
As HMRC dropped its ‘transformation roadmap’ last week a small section of the lengthy document confirmed Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Corporation Tax has been canned
One of the country’s largest oil refineries to close after liquidators failed to find a buyer for Prax Lindsey site, following ‘shockingly bad management’
A raft of new guidance on the ethical use of AI in the accountancy sector from the FRC and ICAEW flags potential risks and accountability issues, explain Ian Ko and Lucy Reast of Kingsley Napley LLP
Shane Lukas, managing director of AVN The Accountants Network, has been banging the advisory drum for decades, but now he thinks he was wrong and a collaborative, coaching approach to clients works better
A spike in airfares and clothing costs drove up inflation to the highest level for over 18 months in June, although still nowhere near the double digit highs of 2023
Luxury lingerie company La Perla saved by insolvency experts in the UK and Italy after teetering on the edge of collapse following HMRC winding up petition over £2.8m tax bill
From timing and financial readiness to tips on preparing a business for sale, Chris Spratling, author of The Exit Roadmap, explains the key issues for business owners
A lack of candidates with the necessary accountancy qualifications and skills is making it hard for firms to recruit staff at manager and senior manager levels, while pay is another factor, warns ICAEW
UK GDP unexpectedly fell by 0.1% in May, with retail figures in free fall continuing April’s poor performance, leading to calls for interest rate cut at August BoE meeting
The frequency of second class mail delivery will be reduced in an effort to stem losses at Royal Mail as demand for letters drops, while changes to bulk mail will also hit delivery speed for businesses