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Business | One in four family businesses say IHT changes will have ‘material impact’

Overhaul of inheritance tax will have ‘material impact’ on family owned businesses with job losses and investment cuts, and some planning asset liquidation

10 Mar 2026

Business | Beauty retailer with £677k tax bill rescued in pre-pack deal

French investment group saves Beauty Bay from administration with £10.6m owed to trade creditors, £1.4m owed to HSBC and a £677k tax bill

9 Mar 2026

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Restructuring & Insolvency

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Business | Register for webinar on tax efficient business exits

Join our experts for a webinar on tax efficient succession planning at 2pm on 10 March

9 Mar 2026

Business | US Judge orders refunds for $130bn Trump tariffs

Exactly two weeks after Supreme Court invalidates president Trump’s Liberation Day tariffs, New York Judge orders refunds to be issued to importers with added interest

6 Mar 2026

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Business | Impact of Middle East conflict on investors and personal finances

Andrew Oxlade, director at Fidelity International, explains market movements, changes in the price of oil and the impact on interest rates and household bills

6 Mar 2026

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Business | Ingrained bias still stops women accountants climb corporate ladder

Melanie Proffitt, president of ACCA Global, speaks about her experiences, reflecting on challenges as a woman in a senior finance role and her early experiences in a macho work environment, saying there is more to do this International Women’s Day

6 Mar 2026

Leadership & Management

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Business | Funeral directors plead not guilty at £83m Safe Hands trial hearing

Former directors of pre-paid funeral provider plead not guilty to fraud over collapse of Safe Hands plans which left clients £83m out of pocket

5 Mar 2026

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Companies

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Business | Tips on how to identify suspicious fraudulent activity before it happens

Ramping up defences to prevent fraud from payroll, bank account and invoice diversion scams with a mix of training, communications and AI tools all critical considerations for in-house finance teams and accountancy firms, says Cindy Griffin, Smart Communications

4 Mar 2026

Business | Essex family jailed for ‘systematic and repeated’ £150k fraud

Father and nephew jailed for multiple bounce back loan fraud using money for private school fees and house renovations

3 Mar 2026

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Companies

Called to Account

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Business | BrewDog rescued in £33m deal with US cannabis producer

Nearly 500 jobs lost as US brewer and cannabis group buys troubled BrewDog’s brands, brewing operations and 11 pubs, but small investors lose money

3 Mar 2026

Business

Companies

Restructuring & Insolvency

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Business | Revolut picked for stablecoin testing

Online banking service Revolut wins opportunity to trial stablecoin crypto products along with newly incorporated fintechs

2 Mar 2026

Business

Companies

AI & Technology

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Business | Big Four accountancy vacancies up 16%

Accounting skills increasingly in demand as vacancies at the Big Four jump year-on-year although consultancy takes hit as firms take ‘more selective approach’

27 Feb 2026

Business | Shetland Council chief’s pub owed £178k tax bill

Pub owned by ceremonial head of Shetland Council liquidated owing £178,860 worth of VAT, PAYE, and national insurance despite having £800,000 in bank

27 Feb 2026

Business | PM Law clients sent HMRC demands for unpaid stamp duty

Sudden closure of PM law leaves clients without access to property purchase deposits and HMRC demanding unpaid stamp duty land tax (SDLT)

26 Feb 2026

Business | £136k tax bill for collapsed Featherstone Rovers rugby club

Century old rugby club owes £2.8m, including £596,000 to a stonemasons, £360,760 in covid loans, and £114,967 to auto enrolment pension provider

26 Feb 2026

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Restructuring & Insolvency

Tax

HMRC

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Business | Chartered status is not ‘a badge for a minority’

Group of leading chartered institutes call on government for greater awareness of chartered status, saying membership recognition would increase accountability and trust

25 Feb 2026

Leadership & Management