Under new rules to force companies to pay invoices more quickly and speed up payment to suppliers, the government has launched an online reporting service for large businesses who have to to publish mandatory business payment practices reports twice a year online

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, has told the Treasury Committee that the money which will be spent on a ‘no deal’ Brexit scenario will come from reserve and that he will not allocate funds to government departments ‘in advance of the need to spend’

A platform launched in London this week is to allow companies to conduct business in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, cutting out traditional banks just days after JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon described Bitcoin as a ‘fraud’

Businesses turning over upwards of £10m or with 20 or more employees will have access to help with tax queries about their growing business under HMRC's new plans. Jane MacKay, head of tax at Crowe Clark Whitehill, asks whether this growth support service targeted at mid-sized businesses will work

On World Mental Health Day, a study has shown that more than a third of accountancy professionals report experiencing stress on a weekly basis, and over half at least once a month, but 60% fail to mention this at work, according to research by global job board CareersinAudit.com

EY has published its gender pay gap figures for the UK, six months ahead of the government’s regulatory deadline of April 2018, and is the third of the Big Four firms to do so

The Treasury has published a white paper on plans for the standalone customs, VAT and excise regimes the UK will need once it leaves the EU, and is seeking feedback on the options under consideration, including what it describes as ‘an innovative and untested approach’ mirroring EU arrangements

The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) has launched a consultative ballot urging members to strike or take other industrial action to protest against the government’s 1% pay cap on the public sector

Accommodation sharing website Airbnb is the latest hi tech giant to find its UK tax arrangements under scrutiny, after it emerged the company paid just £188,000 in corporation tax last year despite collecting £657m of rental payments for property owners

Heading to the pub on a Friday is out while the office drinks trolley takes pride of place, discovers Finance Mole, plus FCA's bizarre PPI advertising campaign and couples in India name their babies after the Goods and Service Tax

Global regulatory and financial risk specialist Exiger has announced a partnership with KPMG to integrate its artificial intelligence platform DDIQ into the Big Four firm’s compliance solutions for its global corporate and financial institution clients

Unless the UK and EU negotiators agree the terms of any transition deal for Brexit by Christmas, City firms will start to activate their contingency plans to move financial services business and employees abroad, the Bank of England is warning