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Business | Plumber jailed for £20k bounce back fraud

A director of a Hampshire plumbing and heating installation company who illegally took out a bounce back loan has been jailed for eight months

30 Aug 2023

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Business | Business confidence reduces recession risk

More than half of medium sized businesses are confident about future growth and are performing well, defying inflationary pressures, reveals RSM Index

30 Aug 2023

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Business | Director given curfew after abusing £50k bounce back loan

A company director has been banned and given a nightly curfew after claiming the maximum £50,000 bounce back loan and dissolving his company to avoid repayment

30 Aug 2023

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Business | Tips on how to make digital transformation work

Investing in technology should improve productivity and create a more collaborative company culture so advance planning to avoid potential pitfalls is critical, says Chris Smith, managing director of PKF Smith Cooper Systems

25 Aug 2023

Business | Trio admits £70m Royal Mail fraud

The directors of three companies have pleaded guilty of defrauding Royal Mail of at least £70m through a complex postal scheme that lasted over a decade

24 Aug 2023

Business | FTSE 100 bosses given 16% pay rise

The bosses of the UK’s 100 biggest companies saw their pay rise by almost 16% on average last year from £3.38m in 2021 to £3.91m in 2022, according to research by thinktank High Pay Centre

22 Aug 2023

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Tax | £40bn of property owned by offshore tax haven firms

UK property with a market value of £39.8bn is held by overseas companies not subject to domestic tax laws, according to research from Stripe Property Group

22 Aug 2023

Business | Nursery carer faces charges for £220k fraud

A former nursery employee is facing fraud charges dating back more than 10 years after transferring over £220,000 from her employer, including from a community group

22 Aug 2023

Tax | Tesco scraps VAT on period pants

Tesco has become the first retailer to cover the cost of VAT on its range of period underwear, following an industry push calling on the government to scrap the 20% tax that applies to the product

21 Aug 2023

Business | Accountants rate job satisfaction at grade C

More than half of accountants would give their on-the-job fulfilment and satisfaction a grade C or lower, with many wanting to have more of an impact on their organisation’s success

21 Aug 2023

Business | Director banned over unaccounted £1.8m

The director of a loft and gas installation company has been banned from being a director after the company’s books failed to account for over £1.8m

21 Aug 2023

Business | HMRC paid £500k to whistleblowers last year

The tax authority dished out £509,000 to individuals providing evidence about tax fraud over the past year, according to research by international law firm, RPC

21 Aug 2023

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Business | CEOs plan M&A deals ahead of soft downturn

CEOs remain confident about their future mergers and acquisition plans, despite the risk of economic downturn

18 Aug 2023

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Business | Accountants need to focus on ethics standards

Ethics is hugely important for accountants particularly at a time of economic stress when finances are under pressure, warns the Global Accounting Alliance

18 Aug 2023

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Business | Accountancy careers in film need to be promoted

Research shows that although over half of school leavers are interested in pursuing a career in the TV and film industry, but the majority do not consider a finance related film career

18 Aug 2023