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

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

2d 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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Bishop Fleming raises over £500,000 for charity in first year
Accounting Firms

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

1w 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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EY summer forecast: early sunshine, weaker growth later
Business

EY summer forecast: early sunshine, weaker growth later

3w Accountancy Age

EY summer forecast: early sunshine, weaker growth ...

The EY ITEM Club’s Summer Forecast has upgraded UK GDP growth for 2025 to 1%, up from 0.8% predicted in April. While the revision reflects a stronger-...

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Nearly 50,000 UK firms in critical distress
Business

Nearly 50,000 UK firms in critical distress

3w Accountancy Age

Nearly 50,000 UK firms in critical distress

Critical financial distress among UK businesses rose sharply in the second quarter of 2025, with nearly 50,000 companies now struggling to stay afloat...

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How tech CFOs are turning indirect tax into a strategic advantage
Accounting Firms

How tech CFOs are turning indirect tax into a strategic advantage

3w Accountancy Age

How tech CFOs are turning indirect tax into a stra...

Technology CFOs are rethinking how their organisations handle indirect tax, moving beyond manual processes and siloed systems to convert compliance in...

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What does resilience really look like in 2025?
Business

What does resilience really look like in 2025?

3w Accountancy Age

What does resilience really look like in 2025?

The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) has launched a Business Resilience Toolkit to help finance professionals and business leaders...

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What happens when small businesses ignore accountants
Accounting Firms

What happens when small businesses ignore accountants

1m Accountancy Age

What happens when small businesses ignore accounta...

New report warns of widening support gap as SMBs face economic pressures alone Read More...

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UK businesses struggling to turn AI hype into impact
AI in Accounting

UK businesses struggling to turn AI hype into impact

1m Accountancy Age

UK businesses struggling to turn AI hype into impa...

New Qlik research reveals gaps between AI investment and measurable impact across UK businesses Read More...

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How to lose £9bn a year without even noticing
Business

How to lose £9bn a year without even noticing

2m Accountancy Age

How to lose £9bn a year without even noticing

UK SMEs are missing out on billions in savings interest, not because of economic volatility or poor decision-making, but because they’re parked with t...

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Ex-Sky, Barclays, KFC, and Deloitte execs unite to scale disruptive model
Business

Ex-Sky, Barclays, KFC, and Deloitte execs unite to scale disruptive model

2m Accountancy Age

Ex-Sky, Barclays, KFC, and Deloitte execs unite to...

New partner appointments signal Beyond the Blueprint’s push into post-merger integration, AI-led strategy and C-suite coaching Read More...

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Cash flow pressures climb as 57% of UK SMEs warn of rising costs
Accounting Firms

Cash flow pressures climb as 57% of UK SMEs warn of rising costs

2m Accountancy Age

Cash flow pressures climb as 57% of UK SMEs warn o...

Nearly half of small businesses report cash flow issues amid rising costs, QuickBooks data shows Read More...

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Government red tape stalls growth for almost 1 in 5 UK SMEs
Business

Government red tape stalls growth for almost 1 in 5 UK SMEs

2m Accountancy Age

Government red tape stalls growth for almost 1 in ...

New research from FreeAgent suggests bureaucracy is still biting down hard on the UK’s small business sector — with almost one in five SMEs (18%) citi...

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Shadow spend black hole swallows 10% of UK business expenditure
Business

Shadow spend black hole swallows 10% of UK business expenditure

3m Accountancy Age

Shadow spend black hole swallows 10% of UK busines...

Over half of UK businesses expect shadow spend to grow in the next year, triggering budget overspend and missed savings Read More...

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Business debt to HMRC hits £28bn per month
Business

Business debt to HMRC hits £28bn per month

3m Accountancy Age

Business debt to HMRC hits £28bn per month

Corporation Tax, VAT, and PAYE arrears surge as firms delay payments to preserve liquidity Read More...

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UK holds second spot in EU for foreign direct investment
Business

UK holds second spot in EU for foreign direct investment

3m Accountancy Age

UK holds second spot in EU for foreign direct inve...

FDI projects into Greater London fall by nearly a third, but UK continues to lead Europe in tech, life sciences, and HQ investments. Read More...

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Hiring confidence crumbles as employers warn of 'impossible' planning environment
Business

Hiring confidence crumbles as employers warn of 'impossible' planning envir...

3m Accountancy Age

Hiring confidence crumbles as employers warn of 'i...

CIPD and BDO data reveal hiring plans at record lows amid Labour tax reforms and sweeping employment law changes Read More...

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PKF Littlejohn takes top spot in latest AIM auditors rankings
Accounting Firms

PKF Littlejohn takes top spot in latest AIM auditors rankings

4m Accountancy Age

PKF Littlejohn takes top spot in latest AIM audito...

PKF Littlejohn has claimed the top spot in the latest AIM Advisers Rankings Guide, overtaking BDO for the first time since Q1 2017. The firm now leads...

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How small business leaders drive growth through collaboration
Business

How small business leaders drive growth through collaboration

5m Accountancy Age

How small business leaders drive growth through co...

Success in business isn’t just about competition—it’s about collaboration. For many small business leaders, professional networks are more than just c...

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Accounting firms disagree on future of CGT as General Election looms
Budget

Accounting firms disagree on future of CGT as General Election looms

2y Greg Noble

Accounting firms disagree on future of CGT as Gene...

CGT receipts have increased by over 100% in the past five years and reached a record level of £18bn in the last year alone, and a further 18% increase...

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Widening ‘expectation gaps’ creating new M&A hurdles for UK founders
Economy

Widening ‘expectation gaps’ creating new M&A hurdles for UK founders

2y Nash Riggins

Widening ‘expectation gaps’ creating new M&A hurdl...

Transactions become more difficult to execute as a result, experts say Read More...

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Significant work required by government to gain trust of businesses again, experts says
Business

Significant work required by government to gain trust of businesses again, ...

2y Greg Noble

Significant work required by government to gain tr...

The Office for National Statistics reported that inflation in the UK dropped to 7.9% in June Read More...

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Business owners need certainty to encourage them to retain UK businesses, experts say
Business

Business owners need certainty to encourage them to retain UK businesses, e...

2y Greg Noble

Business owners need certainty to encourage them t...

23% of business owners having hastened their plans to either sell or wind down their businesses Read More...

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Accountants’ economic confidence edges up for third consecutive quarter
Brexit & Economy

Accountants’ economic confidence edges up for third consecutive quarter

2y Sam Alberti

Accountants’ economic confidence edges up for thir...

The survey paints a “brightening” picture of the global economy, according to the ACCA Read More...

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SMEs to ‘feel the pinch’ of UK interest rate rise, warn FSB, Azets
Business

SMEs to ‘feel the pinch’ of UK interest rate rise, warn FSB, Azets

3y Sam Alberti

SMEs to ‘feel the pinch’ of UK interest rate rise,...

The Bank of England has risen interest rates for the 10th consecutive time Read More...

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Insolvencies reach 13 year high as directors delay seeking advice
Business

Insolvencies reach 13 year high as directors delay seeking advice

3y Greg Noble

Insolvencies reach 13 year high as directors delay...

Directors are being advised to look for help as soon as their business looks in trouble Read More...

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R&D tax relief reform “isn’t enough” to prevent bogus claims, inquiry finds
R&D

R&D tax relief reform “isn’t enough” to prevent bogus claims, inquiry finds

3y Sam Alberti

R&D tax relief reform “isn’t enough” to prevent bo...

An estimated £469m worth of R&D-related error fraud occurred in the 2021/22 financial year Read More...

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Azets UK CEO: ‘degree of hysteria’ around SME health outlook
Business

Azets UK CEO: ‘degree of hysteria’ around SME health outlook

3y Sam Alberti

Azets UK CEO: ‘degree of hysteria’ around SME heal...

The pandemic may have “distorted” some economic data Read More...

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