The government proposals provide gig economy workers with greater rights, but experts say the refusal to re-examine NICs or tax classifications may be...
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View articleEnding a decade long legal battle, the Supreme Court has ruled HMRC does not have to pay Littlewoods £1.25bn in compound interest Read More...
View articleBoth Barclays and KPMG strongly refute allegations they conspired to lead a subsidiary into administration Read More...
View articleAccountancy has now moved one step closer to becoming a formal piece of the legal services furniture. How far will the boundaries be pushed, and how w...
View articleHMRC lost only three out of 26 tax avoidance cases taken to court last year and had one mixed result, positioning them as a formidable force Read More...
View articleWhile EU and domestic responses have been derisive of the government’s perhaps wishful positions, industries have welcomed the arrangements outlined i...
View articleThe Upper Tribunal Court has upheld a ruling in favour of Sports Direct and against HMRC’s position that the retail company owed millions in EU VAT Re...
View articleThe legislation gives individuals greater control over their personal data, including 'the right to be forgotten' and holds businesses accountable for...
View articleThe case centres around the employment status of Gary Smith, a plumber who worked on a self-employment contract Read More...
View articleFayez Choudhury, CEO of IFAC, looks at the updated Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants, NOCLAR, and how auditor responsibilities are changing ...
View articleThe report showed that the sector generated an estimated £15.5bn in tax in 2015/2016, which makes up 2.5% of all UK tax receipts Read More...
View articleAlison Conley, partner at MHA MacIntyre Hudson, looks at hybrid mismatch anti-avoidance legislation, and why accountants should pay attention to it Re...
View articleNHBC is suing its auditor PwC over allegations the firm failed to disclose the council was overpaying corporation tax Read More...
View articleAs the countdown to GDPR continues, Helen Barge explains why it is important to understand it in terms of risk management as well as regulation Read M...
View articleWith less than three months left before the old round pound coin loses its legal tender status, The Royal Mint and HM Treasury are urging accountants ...
View articleWhile supportive of suggestions to afford gig economy workers more rights and protections, industry reaction suggests more tax reform is needed for me...
View articleThree former Tesco executives, including the former finance director of Tesco UK, have denied charges of fraud and false accounting in relation to a £...
View articleFor uncontested probate cases, clients should be turning to their accountants and not their lawyers and cutting out the middle man. But why are accoun...
View articleA financial controller who defrauded his company by nearly £25,000 has been jailed for 18 months Read More...
View articleThe Middle East arm of Deloitte and Touche is being sued by a Dubai-based investment group after it failed to spot money laundering at a now defunct L...
View articleAdvisers anticipate a surge in the number of new tax cases sent to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) following the UK’s decision to le...
View articleA solicitor with more than three decades’ experience is bringing his skills to the probate team at chartered accountants Duncan & Toplis Read More...
View articlePwC must face $1bn lawsuit over claims it provided bad accounting advice which contributed to the 2011 collapse of MF Global Read More...
View articleProsecutors in Luxembourg have called for tougher sentences for two former PwC employees found guilty in the Luxleaks tax scandal Read More...
View articleThe director of a Scunthorpe electrical contracting company, who faked invoices to help steal more than £147,000 in tax, has been jailed Read More...
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