New money laundering threats put accountants on alert
Audit

New money laundering threats put accountants on alert

2w 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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HMRC uses AI to spot tax fraud on social media
AI in Accounting

HMRC uses AI to spot tax fraud on social media

4w 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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FCA fines Woodford and his company £46M
Corporate Finance

FCA fines Woodford and his company £46M

1m Accountancy Age

FCA fines Woodford and his company £46M

Neil Woodford and Woodford Investment Management have been fined £46 million by the FCA for failures in managing the Woodford Equity Income Fund, whic...

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EY and ACCA urge stronger AI checks to bridge trust gaps
Accounting Standards

EY and ACCA urge stronger AI checks to bridge trust gaps

1m Accountancy Age

EY and ACCA urge stronger AI checks to bridge trus...

EY and ACCA have issued joint guidance urging business leaders and policymakers to adopt robust AI assessments to strengthen trust in artificial intel...

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UK moves to regulate AI audit ‘wild west’ with first global standard
Accounting Standards

UK moves to regulate AI audit ‘wild west’ with first global standard

2m Accountancy Age

UK moves to regulate AI audit ‘wild west’ with fir...

The British Standards Institution (BSI) has published a new international standard aimed at bringing structure, transparency, and trust to the rapidly...

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FCA and PRA propose reforms to ease SM&CR burden
Business Regulation

FCA and PRA propose reforms to ease SM&CR burden

2m Accountancy Age

FCA and PRA propose reforms to ease SM&CR burden

The FCA and PRA have launched a joint consultation proposing targeted reforms to the Senior Managers & Certification Regime, aiming to reduce regulato...

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ACCA sets out regulatory priorities for 2025
ACCA

ACCA sets out regulatory priorities for 2025

2m Accountancy Age

ACCA sets out regulatory priorities for 2025

ACCA’s Regulatory Board has released its latest annual report, outlining how it maintained oversight of the association’s regulatory arrangements in 2...

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Big Four firms fined over exam cheating scandal
Big Four

Big Four firms fined over exam cheating scandal

2m Accountancy Age

Big Four firms fined over exam cheating scandal

The Dutch arms of Deloitte, PwC and EY have been fined a combined $8.5mn after US regulators uncovered widespread exam cheating involving “hundreds” o...

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Wealthy under scrutiny as tax evasion rises 17% in a year
HMRC

Wealthy under scrutiny as tax evasion rises 17% in a year

3m Accountancy Age

Wealthy under scrutiny as tax evasion rises 17% in...

Tax avoidance and evasion among the UK’s wealthiest individuals is on the rise, with underpaid liabilities climbing from £1.9bn to £2.1bn in the last ...

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New guidance warns against ‘nil’ MTD submissions
Accounting Standards

New guidance warns against ‘nil’ MTD submissions

3m Accountancy Age

New guidance warns against ‘nil’ MTD submissions

PCRT bodies clarify standards ahead of 2026 mandate, urging tax professionals to uphold accuracy in quarterly updates. Read More...

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Complexity of SFDR risks stalling green finance progress
Corporate Governance

Complexity of SFDR risks stalling green finance progress

3m Accountancy Age

Complexity of SFDR risks stalling green finance pr...

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) has called on the European Commission (EC) to simplify its Sustainable Finance Disclosure Re...

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FRC sets out plans for UK sustainability assurance standard
Accounting Standards

FRC sets out plans for UK sustainability assurance standard

3m Accountancy Age

FRC sets out plans for UK sustainability assurance...

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has opened consultation on a proposed UK version of a new global sustainability assurance standard, aiming to gi...

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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

3m 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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The potential of AI in pharma: Balancing innovation and ethics is critical
AI in Accounting

The potential of AI in pharma: Balancing innovation and ethics is critical

3m Nigel Layton, Partner and Head of Pharma & Life Sciences at Forvis Mazars

The potential of AI in pharma: Balancing innovatio...

As with many industries, the pharmaceutical and life sciences sector is embracing artificial intelligence (AI) to drive transformation. The sector is ...

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How organisations can prepare for the new fraud prevention measures
Companies House

How organisations can prepare for the new fraud prevention measures

3m Olivier Cornet, UK Country Manager, geoficiency

How organisations can prepare for the new fraud pr...

​​​​​Responsibility for anti-fraud is changing. Organisations must have reasonable prevention procedures in place. Read More...

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EY faces £2bn lawsuit over “extremely serious” audit failings at NMC Health
Audit

EY faces £2bn lawsuit over “extremely serious” audit failings at NMC Health

4m Accountancy Age

EY faces £2bn lawsuit over “extremely serious” aud...

The UK accounting watchdog has identified “extremely serious” failings in EY’s audits of NMC Health, according to claims aired at the High Court this ...

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ACCA urges FRC to ensure proportionate SME audit requirements
Accounting Standards

ACCA urges FRC to ensure proportionate SME audit requirements

4m Accountancy Age

ACCA urges FRC to ensure proportionate SME audit r...

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) has called for a more balanced approach to audit regulations for small and medium-sized ente...

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Talks stall on US-UK mutual recognition of accounting qualifications
ACCA

Talks stall on US-UK mutual recognition of accounting qualifications

5m Marina Mouka

Talks stall on US-UK mutual recognition of account...

Efforts to ease cross-border mobility for auditors between the US and UK have hit a roadblock, with longstanding negotiations over mutual recognition ...

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82% of UK workers feed AI copyrighted content, survey finds
AI in Accounting

82% of UK workers feed AI copyrighted content, survey finds

5m Accountancy Age

82% of UK workers feed AI copyrighted content, sur...

82% of employees use external material in generative AI tools, CLA warns Read More...

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ACCA and ACFE join forces to fight global business fraud
Accounting Standards

ACCA and ACFE join forces to fight global business fraud

5m Accountancy Age

ACCA and ACFE join forces to fight global business...

Two of the world’s leading professional bodies have signed a three-year cooperation deal aimed at strengthening the global response to fraud in busine...

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IR35 reforms spark £4.2bn tax windfall
HMRC

IR35 reforms spark £4.2bn tax windfall

6m Accountancy Age

IR35 reforms spark £4.2bn tax windfall

HMRC’s enforcement of IR35 off-payroll working rules has generated an extra £4.2bn in tax over the past four years, affecting approximately 120,000 co...

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HMRC’s RTI system is failing UK employers, study finds
Accounting Standards

HMRC’s RTI system is failing UK employers, study finds

6m Marina Mouka

HMRC’s RTI system is failing UK employers, study f...

For over a decade, HMRC’s Real-Time Information (RTI) system has been the backbone of payroll reporting in the UK. Introduced with the promise of impr...

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Brussels retreats on ESG rules—80% of firms to skip mandatory reporting
Corporate Governance

Brussels retreats on ESG rules—80% of firms to skip mandatory reporting

6m Marina Mouka

Brussels retreats on ESG rules—80% of firms to ski...

The European Commission has unveiled sweeping changes to sustainability reporting requirements under its Omnibus Simplification Package, a move that w...

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FCA flags gaps in suitability reviews despite high compliance
Business Regulation

FCA flags gaps in suitability reviews despite high compliance

6m Accountancy Age

FCA flags gaps in suitability reviews despite high...

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has found that most financial advice firms are delivering suitability reviews as required, but gaps remain ...

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UK companies fall short on late filing fines, raising enforcement concerns
Corporate Governance

UK companies fall short on late filing fines, raising enforcement concerns

6m Accountancy Age

UK companies fall short on late filing fines, rais...

UK firms are increasingly defaulting on fines imposed for the late filing of annual accounts, with recent data exposing significant gaps in major comp...

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EU mandates electronic VAT exemption certificates by 2032
Regulation

EU mandates electronic VAT exemption certificates by 2032

7m Accountancy Age

EU mandates electronic VAT exemption certificates ...

The European Union has set 30 June 2032 as the deadline for the mandatory adoption of electronic VAT exemption certificates, replacing the traditional...

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UK drops tax crackdown on private equity and accountancies
HMRC

UK drops tax crackdown on private equity and accountancies

7m Accountancy Age

UK drops tax crackdown on private equity and accou...

The UK’s tax authority, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), has abandoned plans to alter the tax treatment of members within limited liability part...

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