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Business | Monitor your CPD hours with free tracking tool

Major changes have recently been made to ICAEW’s CPD requirements – our Croner-i CPD Recording Tool makes documenting your CPD activities easy, and best of all it’s completely free

11 Dec 2023

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Business | Are accountants ready for AI and chatbots?

A surge in artificial intelligence adoption across the tax profession is putting pressure on firms to accelerate adoption plans or they may fall behind, explains Piritta van Rijn

5 Dec 2023

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AI & Technology

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Business | Selfridges shareholder files for bankruptcy

One of the main owners of Selfridges, Rene Benko, owner of Austrian based Signa, has filed for bankruptcy of the real estate company

29 Nov 2023

Restructuring & Insolvency

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Tax | R&D reforms will ‘disincentivise’ investment

Witnesses at a House of Lords hearing warned the upcoming research and development (R&D) reforms ‘have shot the UK in the foot’

27 Nov 2023

Accountancy Firms

AI & Technology

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Tax | Autumn Statement 2023: tax breaks for freeports extended

The Chancellor announced on Wednesday the extension of tax breaks for freeports and investment zones from five to 10 years

24 Nov 2023

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Business | Flexible working can raise productivity and engagement

Accountancy firms need to consider whether they are offering the right levels of work flexibility in light of latest employment rules, explains John Edwards, chief executive of the Institute of Financial Accountants (IFA)

24 Nov 2023

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Leadership & Management

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Business | DBT plans to crack down on late payments

The government is tightening up the rules on payment deadlines with tougher reporting requirements for large businesses

24 Nov 2023

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Business | Goldman Sachs hints at rate cut in early 2024

Economists at Goldman Sachs are predicting that interest rates could start to fall early in 2024, with growth returning to 2% by the end of the year

20 Nov 2023

Accountancy Firms

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Business | Beyond numbers: payroll career misconceptions

Christina Holloway, head of managed services at Moorepay, explores the multifaceted nature of a career in payroll, debunking some of the myths commonly associated with the sector

17 Nov 2023

Accountancy Firms

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Business | Half of businesses pay suppliers late

Economic uncertainty and rising prices have seen 52% of businesses paying invoices late due to cashflow problems

16 Nov 2023

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Business | Counter fraud team stops £311m public sector thefts

The government’s anti fraud body identified and prevented £311m in fraud against public sector bodies in its first year of operation

15 Nov 2023

Accountancy Firms

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Business | Inflation rate drops sharply to 4.6%

The inflation rate fell by more than 2% in October as last autumn’s high energy prices fell out of the calculations

15 Nov 2023

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Business | Company insolvencies up 18% on the year

Construction, retail and hospitality sectors are struggling with a high level of insolvencies as companies are hit by high interest rates

14 Nov 2023

Restructuring & Insolvency

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Business | SFO raids law firm over £66m missing client funds

The Serious Fraud Office has launched an investigation into suspected fraud at collapsed law firm Axiom Ince with nine raids and seven arrests

14 Nov 2023

Restructuring & Insolvency

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Business | Fraud investigation launched at 1940s festival

Lincolnshire Police are investigating potential fraud at a 1940s wartime-themed festival as organisers cancel future events

13 Nov 2023

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Business | Shaw Gibbs snaps up DNG accountants

Shaw Gibbs has acquired Northampton based firm DNG (Dove Naish LLP) in the fourth acquisition in six months

13 Nov 2023

Accountancy Firms

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