Keith Marshall and Gareth Harris, partners at RSM restructuring, have been appointed joint administrators of Realstone Ltd, one of the largest suppliers of natural stone in the UK, which has failed to find a buyer after collapsing due to trading losses, putting 35 jobs at risk

Businesses will face an increase in financial and administrative burdens under proposals for UK rules on interest deductibility in light of OECD BEPS rules, says Daniel Head, partner of the global transfer pricing services team at KPMG

Jon Thompson, HMRC’s newly appointed chief executive, has identified low staff morale and the move to in-house IT provision as among the key challenges the department faces, and has told the Treasury select committee that some of the past criticisms of poor performance have been justified

HMRC is investigating Sports Direct over the retailer’s failure to pay its staff the National Minimum Wage (NMW) and the company is in talks about arrangements to make back payments to staff, according to evidence given to MPs by founder Mike Ashley

Next Monday, 13 June, risks being an unlucky date for around 1,000 small businesses, with Bacs warning they may be locked out of the payments system used to process salaries, supplier payments and collect Direct Debits because of failing to make important software upgrades

Accountants view probate work as a potential future area of growth, but need to spend more time marketing their new services if they are to achieve expected revenues, according to research by training provider swat UK

Moore and Smalley, ranked at number 47 in the Accountancy league table, has revealed its best ever financial year for turnover and employee numbers, with fee income up 11%.  Managing partner Graham Gordon explains the firm's growth strategy

The National Film and Television School (NFTS) has launched a part-time 12-month diploma in production accounting in partnership with the Production Guild, a membership organisation for film and TV production

Mark Boughey and Matthew Haw, partners of RSM Restructuring Advisory, have been appointed joint administrators of Cooper Callas Ltd, the UK’s largest independent bathroom and kitchen distributor, which has collapsed with the loss of over 60 jobs

Deloitte has named Matt Ellis as managing partner for tax in the UK and Switzerland, replacing Andy Hodge who has led the practice for five years and is now retiring from the Big Four firm

With nearly half the companies in the FTSE 250 having recently switched auditor or planning to tender their audit in the next two years, the £185m UK audit market is going into overdrive, reports Philip Smith

The increasingly rare fiver is due for an overhaul with the release of details of the final design for a brand new polymer-based £5 note set for release this September