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28 July 2022

Accounting Firms  Burnout sweeps through accounting industry causing surge in mistakes on the job Burnout is leading to mistakes as survey finds 85% of accountants reopened their books at least once over the last year to fix errors Read more   Technology  Accounting and audit tech update: Microsoft, Xero, and more Sam Alberti Accountancy Age’s monthly round-up of accounting and audit tech news, including new partnerships, acquisitions and product launches Read more Practice  The Mid-Tier Power Index – Two weeks remaining Sam Alberti Time is running out for firms to secure their entries for the Accountancy Age’s new ranking Read more Audit  Audit Quality Review: “Long-term improvement” still required, FRC says Rebecca Whittaker The FRC regulator’s audit quality scores show a slight improvement despite “unacceptable” reviews from Mazars and BDO Read more Tax  UK R&D criteria to be tightened in system overhaul Sam Alberti New government proposals see scope widen in some areas but narrow in others Read more Audit  Audit firms asked to address exam cheating following Big Four scandals Rebecca Whittaker The FRC intervention to prevent cheating in the UK follows huge fines issued to firms in the US, Australia, and Canada Read more Audit  Grant Thornton handed £2m fine by FRC over “fundamental” failings in Sports Direct audit Sam Alberti The judgement concludes more than five years of probes into the audit firm’s accounts Read more Business  Accounting watchdog fines Laura Ashley auditor over “serious” breaches Rebecca Whittaker UHY Hacker Young and audit engagement partner Martin Jones face fines of more than £300,00 following Laura Ashley audit breaches. Read more NEW: Accountancy Age Content Hubs Making Tax Digital Are you up-to-date with MTD, HMRC’s initiative to digitalise the UK tax system? Get the latest here. Read more Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) While once a seemingly radical idea, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principles now represent a vast ecosystem in the world of business and finance. Read more in our ESG collection. Read more FEATURED RESOURCES View more resources     Download Now     Accounting Firms  Top 50+50 emerges confident from the pandemic