Business | ID verification labelling planned by Companies House

Proof of ID verification for directors will be introduced on Companies House register with a green tick once the process is up and running

17 Nov 2025

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Business | Accountants face £671m tax bill if partnership NI goes ahead

Partners in accountancy firms face a £671m increase in tax liability if the government charges employers National Insurance contributions on partnerships, threatening the inherent structure of the profession

17 Nov 2025

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Business | How IFA Benevolent Fund supports accountants in times of crisis

Behind the spreadsheets, budgets, and audits of the accountancy profession lie its people. As in any profession, unexpected life changes can sometimes throw those people and their families into hardship

14 Nov 2025

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Business | Professional bodies slam LLP tax ‘misstep’

ICAEW is one of the signatories to a letter to the chancellor slating plans to charge LLP partners at accountancy firms employer national insurance on earnings

14 Nov 2025

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Business | HMRC hikes fees 33% for AML supervision at accountancy firms

Accountancy firms will have to pay significantly higher fees to HMRC for anti-money laundering (AML) supervision from this December

13 Nov 2025

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Business | Growth falters at 0.1% as JLR cyberattack weighs heavy

Growth slows to glacial 0.1% as cyberattack at Jaguar Land Rover cratered manufacturing figures

13 Nov 2025

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Business | Jerroms snaps up Price Pearson firm

Private equity backed Jerroms has acquired accountants and tax specialist firm, Price Pearson, building its base in the west Midlands

13 Nov 2025

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Business | Gail Boag named CEO of ICAS

In a break with tradition at ICAS, the first woman has been appointed to lead the institute with Gail Boag set to replace Bruce Cartwright CA

11 Nov 2025

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Business | Dains acquires GHE grant funding consultancy

In fifth deal since securing private equity backing, top 30 firm Dains has acquired R&D grant funding specialists GHE

10 Nov 2025

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Business | Interest rate held at 4% before Budget

The Bank of England has left the base rate unchanged again at 4% in a close decision with five members voting to hold and four to cut

6 Nov 2025

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Business | When AI gets it wrong: responsible AI use in accountancy firms

A recent Deloitte Australia AI mishap underscores the risks of reliance on Generative AI tools and should be a warning light for accountants in light of new AI usage requirements in the ICAEW Code of Ethics, explain Ian Ko and Sam Binymin of Kingsley Napley LLP

6 Nov 2025

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Business | Cooper Parry rolls out Azure Agentic AI tool to UK teams

Private equity backed Cooper Parry signs deal with Napster to pilot enterprise-grade agentic AI tool based on Microsoft Azure OpenAI 

5 Nov 2025

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Business | Saffery elects film & TV expert Darren Drake as managing partner

Partners at top 20 accountancy firm Saffery have elected Darren Drake as their new managing partner, taking over from Matthew Burton next year

4 Nov 2025

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Business | Kinbrook Group expands in deal with £28m Old Mill

Private equity backed Kinbrook Group has expanded in the southwest after deal with independent accountancy firm Old Mill and sister firm Brook Financial

3 Nov 2025

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Business | Choosing an investor was never about money, it was about alignment, says Grant Thornton boss

Malcolm Gomersall, CEO of Grant Thornton UK, gives the inside track on life at the firm six months after the private equity deal with Cinven, stressing how the importance of a longer term vision, rather than incremental year-by-year approach, was a pivotal factor in original decision

3 Nov 2025

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