Grant Thornton has resigned as auditor of Sports Direct, the day after the high street retailer announced its annual results and said it expected the firm to remain in situ for a further year and potentially until 2027, and despite acknowledged issues over selecting a Big Four replacement

Adverting giant M&C Saatchi has revealed accounting issues first identified by external auditor KPMG have forced the company to take a one-off exceptional charge of £6.4m to its 2019 results

There will be a fast-tracked one-year spending review to ensure departments can focus on delivering Brexit by 31 October, the Chancellor has confirmed, as the normal three-year spending review is delayed

AIM-listed five-a-side football operator Goals Soccer Centres has revealed it is questioning its  former chief financial officer, as well as its  founder and  former chief executive, as part of investigations into the ‘significant’ accounting errors discovered earlier this year

Only 12% of financial services firms expect the UK will leave the EU with a deal agreed by the October deadline, while 42% say they will transfer UK business to a global centre outside the EU immediately if there is a no-deal exit, according to EY research

Finance professionals say their organisations are failing to attract the youngest generation of recruits and need to adapt in a number of areas if they are to be successful in bringing in the latest generation of workers, according to research from Reed Finance

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has published guidance on how merger reviews and investigations into anti-competitive activity would be affected in the event of a no deal Brexit later this year

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO), which has agreed a handful of high-profile deferred prosecution agreements (DPAs) with companies that have co-operated on investigations, has released details of guidelines for those looking to strike a plea deal

The government is looking at setting up a string of freeports around the UK providing duty-free trade zones with tax and customs duty advantages

Scottish firm Rennie Welch has merged with Optimus Accounting Ltd, as part of a strategy to increase its geographical reach and widen its client base

FTSE 100 companies have up to £4.5bn at risk from tax disputes, most commonly arising from changes in legislation in emerging markets, according to research by Thomson Reuters

Companies House has updated guidance for company confirmation statements with more information about filing and payment periods