As the UK gears up for increases in National Insurance and the minimum wage this April, businesses are reassessing their workforce strategies. Faced w...
View articleEach month, Accountancy Age delivers a comprehensive update on the key people moves and promotions among the UK accountancy market’s top firms. In Mar...
View articleFor 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...
View articleAs UK audit firms reshuffle their client portfolios, the latest Corporate Advisers Rankings Guide (CARG) for Q1 2025 highlights shifting competitive d...
View articleArtificial intelligence is redefining the accounting profession, but not in the way most imagined. While AI’s ability to automate tasks, analyze entir...
View articleThe European Commission has unveiled sweeping changes to sustainability reporting requirements under its Omnibus Simplification Package, a move that w...
View articleFive years on from Brexit, small and medium-sized businesses continue to face challenges from its tax and trade implications. It was hugely divisive, ...
View articleThe UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has found that most financial advice firms are delivering suitability reviews as required, but gaps remain ...
View articleGrant Thornton UK LLP has launched a new national Entrepreneurial and SME Services team to support fast-growing businesses and startups with tailored ...
View articleThe Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) has named Sir Stephen Hillier as its inaugural Board Chair, a move that signals a sweeping overhaul of...
View articleUK firms are increasingly defaulting on fines imposed for the late filing of annual accounts, with recent data exposing significant gaps in major comp...
View articleThe UK’s financial sector has contracted significantly since 2020, with nearly 10,000 firms disappearing in just four years, according to new data fro...
View articleIt’s official, accounting firms with at least 75% technology integration are 63% more likely to report significant revenue growth compared to le...
View articleTwo accounting firms, same size, same market, same tools. One is scaling rapidly, rolling out new services, and attracting top-tier clients. The other...
View articleThe European Union has set 30 June 2032 as the deadline for the mandatory adoption of electronic VAT exemption certificates, replacing the traditional...
View articleThe UK’s tax authority, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), has abandoned plans to alter the tax treatment of members within limited liability part...
View articleThe UK government has launched a consultation to explore the wider adoption of electronic invoicing (e-invoicing) in business transactions, a move tha...
View articleForvis Mazars has announced a new Executive team to lead its UK operations, with five new appointments joining CEO James Gilbey’s leadership group. Th...
View articleMoore Global, a leading accountancy network, reported record revenues of $5.1 billion in 2024, marking a 13% increase from the previous year. The firm...
View articleAzets has agreed to acquire part of KPMG Sweden’s business, marking a strategic move into the country’s audit and advisory market. The deal will see A...
View articleAccounting firms pride themselves on precision. Every number balanced, every transaction documented, every report filed on time. Yet beneath this well...
View articleThere’s no denying that accountancy, and the wider financial services sector, is facing a skills shortage. In September 2024, Skills England identifie...
View articleUnderstanding what drives productivity is crucial to economic growth, innovation, and living standards, making all of us stakeholders in the efforts t...
View articleMore than half of large UK financial services firms experienced at least one third-party supply chain attack in 2024, with nearly a quarter facing thr...
View articleThe UK’s financial watchdog is facing fierce resistance over its proposal to publicly disclose company investigations before enforcement action is tak...
View articleThe Bank of England (BoE) has reduced its key interest rate from 4.75% to 4.5% in a move aimed at supporting the UK’s slowing economy, marking its thi...
View articleFor years, accounting firms built their businesses on stability. Tax filings, financial reporting, and audits were the profession’s foundation, predic...
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