Insolvency specialist Duff & Phelps has been appointed administrators to high street furniture retailer Multiyork, which has collapsed putting some 550 jobs at risk

Late payment of fees remains one of the most frequently encountered problems faced by accountants hired as expert witnesses. Dr Chris Pamplin of the UK Register of Expert Witnesses explains what you can do to minimise the risks 

The number of people starting new apprenticeships has fallen sharply since the introduction of the apprenticeship levy on 6 April 2017

Julie Clift CTA reviews the key changes to employment tax in the autumn Budget from company car tax changes to plans to widen the reach of IR35 legislation to the private sector and measures to tackle disguised remuneration

The Budget proposals include a measure designed to tackle the use of insolvency to escape tax debt by expanding the current security deposits legislation, in a bid to recoup some £150m of tax annually, as well as a planned review of airline insolvency

Three directors of a payday loan company who used over £1m from a pension liberation scheme to pay off company debts have banned for a total of 20 years following an investigation by the Insolvency Service

Two Parliamentary select committees have put forward a draft bill designed to close loopholes in the gig economy, which MPs say allow companies to use bogus ‘self-employment’ status as a route to cheap labour and tax avoidance

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has announced a further investigation into FTSE 250 outsourcing supplier Mitie Group, in relation to the preparation and approval of the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2016, following on from its probe into Deloitte’s audit of the company, which has issued a string of profit warnings

Bob Patchett from Croner-i Human Resources outlines the implications of the Bribery Act 2010 and considers when Christmas gift giving in the workplace might cross the line from goodwill to bribery

A third (33%) of millennials at small-medium sized accounting firms want to remain within this sector while 21% wish to pursue careers at the Big Four, challenging the assumption that smaller firms are a stepping stone to larger employers, according to ACCA’s recent global study

With just over six months to go until the EU’s general data protection regulation (GDPR) becomes law, just 8% of businesses across Europe report they are prepared for the new measures, which include provision for fines of face fines of up to €20m for failure to comply, according to research from RSM

The revelations and hyperbole around the Paradise Paper undermine the value of using offshore financial centres, where levels of transparency are arguably no worse than elsewhere in the world, despite the efforts of governments to demand more openness, argues Will Glassey, partner at Mayer Brown