Menzies boosts leadership with four internal partner promotions
Accounting Firms

Menzies boosts leadership with four internal partner promotions

9h Accountancy Age

Menzies boosts leadership with four internal partn...

Menzies LLP has promoted four senior staff to partner, including leaders in financial services, transfer pricing, retail, and tax disputes, reflecting...

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35 under 35 2025: First wave of winners revealed
35 under 35

35 under 35 2025: First wave of winners revealed

11h Marina Mouka

35 under 35 2025: First wave of winners revealed

Showcasing the industry's rising talent, the first instalment of our 35 under 35 rankings highlights ten young UK professionals who are making great c...

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Ex-KPMG COO eyes £1bn valuation for his own accountancy firm
Accounting Firms

Ex-KPMG COO eyes £1bn valuation for his own accountancy firm

1d Accountancy Age

Ex-KPMG COO eyes £1bn valuation for his own accoun...

Sumer, the UK accountancy consolidator led by ex-KPMG COO Warren Mead, is exploring a sale targeting £1bn. The group has acquired 34 firms since 2023 ...

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Keeping the UK competitive in global Life Sciences
Business

Keeping the UK competitive in global Life Sciences

1d By Nigel Layton, Global Head of Pharma & Life Sciences at Forvis Mazars

Keeping the UK competitive in global Life Sciences

The UK life sciences sector is at a crossroads. Despite world-class research, talent, and government support, disputes over NHS pricing and growing US...

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Deloitte brings nearly 1,500 new graduates and apprentices into UK workforce
Accounting Firms

Deloitte brings nearly 1,500 new graduates and apprentices into UK workforc...

2d Accountancy Age

Deloitte brings nearly 1,500 new graduates and app...

Deloitte is set to onboard almost 1,500 graduates, apprentices and industrial placement students across 17 UK offices, with a further 98 joining in De...

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Grant Thornton UK reshapes leadership with Quickenden and Mountjoy
Accounting Firms

Grant Thornton UK reshapes leadership with Quickenden and Mountjoy

5d Accountancy Age

Grant Thornton UK reshapes leadership with Quicken...

Grant Thornton UK has appointed Stuart Quickenden as chairman and promoted David Mountjoy to partner to lead financial modelling. Both moves strengthe...

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How apprenticeships are building the workforce businesses need straight from A-levels
Career

How apprenticeships are building the workforce businesses need straight fro...

6d Sarah Beale, AAT CEO

How apprenticeships are building the workforce bus...

As thousands of young people across England had just recently received their A-level results, it marks both an ending and a beginning. For some, unive...

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New money laundering threats put accountants on alert
Audit

New money laundering threats put accountants on alert

6d Accountancy Age

New money laundering threats put accountants on al...

The 2025 National Risk Assessment confirms accountancy services remain at high risk of money laundering, but highlights a more complex threat environm...

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WHSmith stands by CEO as accounting scandal reverberates across UK boardrooms
Audit

WHSmith stands by CEO as accounting scandal reverberates across UK boardroo...

6d Accountancy Age

WHSmith stands by CEO as accounting scandal reverb...

WHSmith’s board is backing chief executive Carl Cowling as it investigates £30m accounting errors that cut profit forecasts and wiped £600m off its va...

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Up to 3 million taxpayers to join Making Tax Digital by 2028
Accounting Software

Up to 3 million taxpayers to join Making Tax Digital by 2028

1w Accountancy Age

Up to 3 million taxpayers to join Making Tax Digit...

HMRC anticipates that 2.9 million individuals with self-employment or property income will join Making Tax Digital between 2026 and 2028. Uptake will ...

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Gerald Edelman appoints new UK audit partner
Accounting Firms

Gerald Edelman appoints new UK audit partner

1w Accountancy Age

Gerald Edelman appoints new UK audit partner

Gerald Edelman has appointed Tom Harris as its new audit partner, expanding the leadership team as the firm continues to grow and diversify its client...

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Grant Thornton trims UK support staff as firm looks to cut costs
Accounting Firms

Grant Thornton trims UK support staff as firm looks to cut costs

1w Accountancy Age

Grant Thornton trims UK support staff as firm look...

Grant Thornton UK has cut a significant number of its secretarial staff, with many roles outsourced to its sister company in India. The move follows i...

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How to spot deepfakes in finance and accountancy
Accounting Firms

How to spot deepfakes in finance and accountancy

2w Marina Mouka

How to spot deepfakes in finance and accountancy

In recent years, deepfakes—hyper-realistic images, videos, and audio recordings generated using artificial intelligence (AI)—have emerged as one of th...

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How to make accountancy cool again
Accounting Firms

How to make accountancy cool again

2w Marina Mouka

How to make accountancy cool again

If you’ve ever watched the film The Accountant, starring Ben Affleck, you know that accountancy isn’t exactly the most glamorous job in the world. Yet...

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Making Tax Digital: What UK accountants must focus on now
Accounting Software

Making Tax Digital: What UK accountants must focus on now

2w Fer Amenedo, Principal Product Manager for MTD at Intuit QuickBooks

Making Tax Digital: What UK accountants must focus...

With the countdown to Making Tax Digital for Income Tax officially underway, UK accountants face both challenge and opportunity. Find out what firms m...

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AI, automation, and the new accountant: Trends shaping 2026
Accounting Firms

AI, automation, and the new accountant: Trends shaping 2026

2w Accountancy Age

AI, automation, and the new accountant: Trends sha...

AI and automation are revolutionising the accounting profession in 2025 and beyond. With over 79% of accountants expecting growth in strategic advisor...

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Embracing AI: The overachieving intern we can’t ignore
AI in Accounting

Embracing AI: The overachieving intern we can’t ignore

2w Irena Teneva, AICPA and CIMA

Embracing AI: The overachieving intern we can’t ig...

AI is the brilliant intern of the digital age - efficient, tireless, flawed – but it’s our human insight that keeps it grounded, ethical, and actually...

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The importance of year-round tax planning for small business owners
Accounting Software

The importance of year-round tax planning for small business owners

3w Accountancy Age

The importance of year-round tax planning for smal...

Tax season is often a stressful period for small business owners, filled with long hours spent reviewing financial records, reconciling accounts, and ...

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From plot to profit: Strategic tax planning for landowners
Corporate Tax

From plot to profit: Strategic tax planning for landowners

3w Naomi Stewart, Head of Tax at Shaw Gibbs

From plot to profit: Strategic tax planning for la...

UK landowners face both opportunity and risk when shifting land from agriculture to development. In this article, Naomi Stewart, Head of Tax at Shaw G...

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Is carbon accounting lost in translation?
Accounting Standards

Is carbon accounting lost in translation?

3w Accountancy Age

Is carbon accounting lost in translation?

A global study has called for urgent action to create consistent accounting guidance for carbon-related instruments, highlighting the diversity in how...

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HMRC uses AI to spot tax fraud on social media
AI in Accounting

HMRC uses AI to spot tax fraud on social media

3w Editorial team

HMRC uses AI to spot tax fraud on social media

HMRC's revelation that it is using AI to monitor taxpayers’ social media posts in criminal investigations has sparked a heated debate on data privacy,...

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AI isn’t going to take accountant’s jobs, but it can fill the talent gaps
AI in Accounting

AI isn’t going to take accountant’s jobs, but it can fill the talent gaps

3w Sunil Padiyar, CTO at Trintech

AI isn’t going to take accountant’s jobs, but it c...

With the accounting industry facing talent shortages, Sunil Padiyar, CTO at Trintech explores the role AI plays in the future to support finance and a...

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The accountancy shake-up: From talent tides to operational optimisation
Accounting Firms

The accountancy shake-up: From talent tides to operational optimisation

3w Dayshape

The accountancy shake-up: From talent tides to ope...

Old ways of planning, operating, and growing? They’re transforming. Explore the changes making waves. Read More...

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Bishop Fleming raises over £500,000 for charity in first year
Accounting Firms

Bishop Fleming raises over £500,000 for charity in first year

4w Accountancy Age

Bishop Fleming raises over £500,000 for charity in...

Bishop Fleming has announced that it has met its goal of giving back 1% of its turnover to charity through its 1% for Communities initiative. The firm...

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Revolut taps EY for 2026 audit after BDO revenue concerns
Accounting Firms

Revolut taps EY for 2026 audit after BDO revenue concerns

4w Accountancy Age

Revolut taps EY for 2026 audit after BDO revenue c...

Revolut has appointed Ernst & Young (EY) as its new global auditor, following a competitive tender process for the financial year ending 31 Decemb...

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The tax gap widens with middle earners left to fill the void
Economy

The tax gap widens with middle earners left to fill the void

4w Accountancy Age

The tax gap widens with middle earners left to fil...

The UK’s income tax landscape is shifting, with the wealthiest earners contributing less while middle-income groups see their tax burden rise. Accordi...

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FreeAgent gets a CIS upgrade to help contractors with MTD
Accounting Software

FreeAgent gets a CIS upgrade to help contractors with MTD

4w Accountancy Age

FreeAgent gets a CIS upgrade to help contractors w...

FreeAgent has introduced a significant update to its platform, aimed at simplifying the management of the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) for contr...

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