The proposed EU common consolidated corporate tax base (CCCTB) would have a ‘significant’ impact on the tax base of Ireland if implemented, accounting firm Grant Thornton warns

The European Commission has re-booted its long-delayed plans to introduce a Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base (CCCTB), which it says have been reworked to be more pro-business and if approved by the EU28 will reform corporate taxation across the EU

The gender pay gap for full-time employees in 2016 remains unchanged year on year for full-time workers although the overall salary divide is showing slight signs of improvement at management level although it remains above 10%

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched a consultation on its mission to provide a core set of principles about future strategy and day-to-day work in a bid to strengthen its effectiveness as the financial regulator

The volume of UK tax law is often criticised as every year another 600 pages are added to the tax code, but increased transparency with the publication of company tax strategies is a welcome development. Bill Dodwell, partner and head of tax policy at Deloitte considers the growing impact of so-called soft law on taxpayer behaviour at a corporate level 

Howard Smith, associate partner, and Jonny Marston, partner, from KPMG's restructuring practice have been appointed joint administrators to collapsed SBV Engineering, with the loss of 38 jobs

Premier League football club Watford is under investigation by the English Football League (EFL) over claims it supplied false financial information to the governing body when a new owner was being cleared to take beneficial control

UK businesses across nearly every sector of the economy including professional services are showing positive signs of stability following the EU referendum, according to research from Begbies Traynor

The culture of the UK’s financial regulators needs to change to avoid ‘sleepwalking’ into another financial crisis, according to report by the Cass Business School which warns that crucial changes following the 2008 crash are already being watered down

The UK’s economy could steer clear of recession, but Brexit shockwaves still reverberate throughout the market as uncertainty about the economic outlook has caused growth to slow, says Chris Williamson, chief economist at Markit

Grant Thornton has set up an office in Aberdeen in a move to expand in the north east of Scotland as part of plans to achieve long-term growth in Scotland, part of the firm’s 2020 strategy of focusing on increased profits, investment in people and a more dynamic range of services