Companies

Called to Account

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Business | The Real Greek rescued in Côte Brasserie pre-pack

Listed Japanese owner blames inflation and rises in minimum wage on sale of Greek restaurants after slicing Franco Manca sites just one month prior

11 May 2026

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Business | Agentic AI is not just ‘plug and play’ for accountants

Agentic AI will transform tax and accounting as the latest agents initiate and progress tasks with limited human input, improving workflow and productivity, but governance remains a risk, explains Russell Gammon, chief innovation officer at Tax Systems

7 May 2026

Business | Beefeater and Brewers Fayre chains close blaming ‘higher than expected’ tax bill

Listed owner of pub chains to shut all sites due to ‘cost increases in the form of business rates and national insurance’

1 May 2026

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Business | Only 12% of accountancy firms led by women

Very few women reach senior roles in accountancy firms, despite parity at more junior levels. Sarah Beale, AAT CEO, discusses how to improve the situation from mentorship to balancing pay and flexible working

1 May 2026

Accountancy Firms

Leadership & Management

Careers

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Business | AAT members given 50% discount on lead referral tool

To help firms build new business, AAT signs deal with RQ to offer half price discount for members for referral management platform to manage leads and increase conversion rate

29 Apr 2026

Accountancy Firms

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Business | Collapsed Claire’s Accessories owes £1.3m tax bill

HMRC owed millions in unpaid tax as administrators of high street teen jewellery and piercing chain closes all stores with 1,302 jobs lost

28 Apr 2026

Tax

VAT

HMRC

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Business | Government pushes stocks & shares ISAs with a squirrel

In effort to persuade the public to invest in stocks & shares ISAs, Treasury launches ad campaign targeted at cash savers but issues about tax free status still not addressed

27 Apr 2026

Business | Listed Liverpool brake maker crashes into administration

After General Motors suddenly cancels contract, AIM listed manufacturer of brake discs stalls into administration with 170 jobs at risk

27 Apr 2026

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Business | ‘Going viral’ SMEs share the cost of TikTok fame

‘Nobody teaches you how to handle going viral’, overnight success may be the dream for small businesses but 91% struggle to keep up with demand

24 Apr 2026

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Business | Will AI make accountants expendable?

Using AI to reshape accountancy and finance jobs by removing the everyday dross work and refocusing humans on judgment and accountability, will prevent untimely demise of accountants, argues Nicolas Genest, founder and CEO of CodeBoxx

24 Apr 2026

Business | IS works with Crimestoppers in crackdown on rogue directors

The Insolvency Service partners with Crimestoppers to increase number of tip-offs from public about company directors illegally operating while disqualified or bankrupt, or repeatedly phoenixing businesses

23 Apr 2026

Called to Account

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Business | £39.5m of client funds ‘misused’ at collapsed PM Law

Intervention into sudden closure of Sheffield law firm ‘one of largest and most complex ever undertaken’ by regulator as investigates ‘sophisticated suspected fraud’

22 Apr 2026

Called to Account

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Business | US law firm admits AI hallucinations in bankruptcy filing

In the latest instance of artificial intelligence (AI) messing up a legal argument, top 25 US law firm Sullivan & Cromwell falls foul of hallucinations in court motion

22 Apr 2026

AI & Technology