The leafy Surrey suburbs of Esher and Walton are home to the highest taxpayers in the country, according to research by UHY Hacker Young, which showed that nearly nine in ten top paying UK-based taxpayers live in the leafy ‘stockbroker belt’ around London

The latest merger at accounting firms sees Scottish based Scott Moncrieff and Ogilvie & Co pool resources while MHA MacIntyre expands in Midlands, Francis Clark announces PKF rebranding, and on wider business issues, Brexit tops risk list for CFOs and cuts in annual allowance rates hit pension savers

In the latest accountancy career moves, Barr & Ford boosts tax expertise, new head of KPMG Scotland as Catherine Burnet takes up top post, Wilkins Kennedy hires tax partner and Highways England has a new finance chief

The chief executives of 17 charities and campaign groups are calling on the PM to speed up plans to launch a public register of beneficial ownership to encourage greater transparency and shed a light on complex offshore ownership structures 

The Freelancer and Contractor Services Association (FCSA) is calling for HMRC to abandon its consultation on proposals to reform the legislation regarding off payroll working in the public sector, claiming evidence provided to a recent Public Accounts Committee (PAC) showed a 90% compliance rate with the current rules, which is refuted by HMRC

The economic outlook for care homes is far from well, according to research from Moore Stephens, showing that the number of facilities going into administration has increased by a third in three years, and increasingly high property costs as a result of the sale of lucrative property portfolios is beginning to affect liquidity

The Agent Online Self Serve (AOSS) has been rebranded as Agent Services (AS), a new name which HMRC say better reflects the scope of what it aims to deliver under plans for new digital services for agents

Today marks the start of the trial in Luxembourg of the two former PwC employees and a journalist, who were behind the uncovering of the so-called LuxLeaks,  and have been accused of stealing confidential information about so-called ‘sweetheart’ deals agreed between Luxembourg and several multinationals

ICAS has appointed Ken McHattie as president of ICAS replacing outgoing president Jim Pettigrew for a one-year term at the professional body representing CAs, which has just announced membership numbers have risen to a record 21,000 while reporting a below-target 3% annual rise in group income