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Business | Salisbury’s accountants acquires IG Jones

Independently owned Salisbury’s Chartered Accountants has acquired local practice IG Jones & Co in Llangefni, expanding presence in Wales

25 Sep 2025

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Business | Five accountancy firms called out for promoting tax avoidance

HMRC has named five accountancy firms after they took fees for introducing clients to a tax avoidance scheme involving use of prepaid cards for advertising services, resulting in disguised remuneration

24 Sep 2025

Business | PwC ranked top accountancy firm for graduates

Big Four firm PwC is the most popular graduate employer in the accountancy sector, reveals The Times Top 100 Graduate Employers, as seven largest accountancy firms all feature, as well as HMRC for the first time

23 Sep 2025

Business | UK-India trade deal: dual recognition of accountancy qualifications

Accountants from both countries stand to benefit from enhanced mobility and mutual recognition of qualifications after approval by professional bodies once the details of the UK-India Free Trade Agreement are ironed out, say partners at MGI Worldwide

23 Sep 2025

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Business | BDO hires 600 trainees around the country

BDO has welcomed over 600 new trainees across its UK offices this week from school leaver apprentices to graduates kicking off with Wembley Stadium event

22 Sep 2025

Business | End of £20k apprenticeship funding for over 21s

An overhaul of apprenticeship funding will hit the accountancy profession hard when older trainees will no longer be able to access funding for Level 7 courses

19 Sep 2025

Business | How to recognise client stress

James Woodfall explains the best practices for recognising and addressing stress in clients, and the importance of emotional intelligence to build effective client relationships

19 Sep 2025

Leadership & Management

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Business | Carpenter Box doubles Brighton office space

Private equity backed Carpenter Box has expanded its office space in Brighton following merger with Boormans

19 Sep 2025

Business | Interest rate held at 4%

The Bank of England has left the base rate unchanged at 4% with majority of members voting in favour of the hold

18 Sep 2025

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Business | Half of people don't understand what accountants do

Eight in 10 people recognise accountants as experts, but there is a lack of awareness about what their work involves

17 Sep 2025

Business | PwC partner pay flatlines at £865k

Tough trading and consulting squeeze result in minimal growth at PwC as Big Four firm reports UK revenue of £4.27bn leading to flat partner pay amid job cuts

17 Sep 2025

Leadership & Management

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Business | Inflation sticks at 3.8% as food prices rise for fifth month

The rate of inflation may be unchanged at 3.8% helped by a drop in airfares, but the cost of food rose for the fifth month in a row and tax hikes for business have fed through to prices

17 Sep 2025

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Business | Leonard Curtis sells majority stake to private equity

Business restructuring firm Leonard Curtis has sold a majority stake to asset management firm Pollen Street Capital

16 Sep 2025

Restructuring & Insolvency

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Business | PKF Littlejohn relocates to upgraded Leeds office

PKF Littlejohn has opened a brand new, fully refurbished Leeds office doubling current capacity in the city

16 Sep 2025

Business | Scholes acquires RSM Shetland office

Scottish firm Scholes Chartered Accountants has acquired RSM’s Lerwick team, including lead partner and staff, to expand operation into Shetland for the first time

15 Sep 2025

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