Rebranding heritage: Saffery's pivot from tradition to innovation
Accounting Firms

Rebranding heritage: Saffery's pivot from tradition to innovation

3w Rachael Kennedy

Rebranding heritage: Saffery's pivot from traditio...

Saffery Champness's strategic rebrand to "Saffery" reflects a bold step towards aligning its historic values with a modern, innovative ethos, fosterin...

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Sustainability reporting revolution: UK & EU lead the charge
ESG

Sustainability reporting revolution: UK & EU lead the charge

3w Accountancy Age , Reporters

Sustainability reporting revolution: UK & EU lead ...

UK and EU lead in transforming sustainability reporting, requiring businesses to adopt strategic, compliant approaches for ESG matters, with Chartered...

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Tax savvy spring: Your guide to the UK Budget 2024
Tax

Tax savvy spring: Your guide to the UK Budget 2024

3w Accountancy Age , Reporters

Tax savvy spring: Your guide to the UK Budget 2024

The UK Budget 2024 brings tax changes for businesses! Dive in to understand how reduced National Insurance Contributions and Capital Gains Tax adjustm...

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Almost half of accountants believe accountancy is viewed as a stuffy, dull profession
Skills

Almost half of accountants believe accountancy is viewed as a stuffy, dull ...

3w Accountancy Age , Reporters

Almost half of accountants believe accountancy is ...

New data from cloud accounting provider, FreeAgent sheds light on the true nature of the accounting profession. Read More...

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UK Spring Budget 2024: Navigating a transformed fiscal landscape 
Budget

UK Spring Budget 2024: Navigating a transformed fiscal landscape 

3w Accountancy Age , Reporters

UK Spring Budget 2024: Navigating a transformed fi...

The UK's Spring Budget 2024 prioritises stability, growth, and fairness. Explore key reforms in public spending, tax, and inflation, and their impact ...

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Recession or not, local accountancy practices can help their clients to grow
Accounting Firms

Recession or not, local accountancy practices can help their clients to gro...

3w Warren Mead

Recession or not, local accountancy practices can ...

Sumer’s CEO Warren Mead believes accountants have a responsibility to champion smaller and medium-sized businesses and that successful entrepreneurs a...

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The importance of UX in accounts payable: Often overlooked, always essential
AP

The importance of UX in accounts payable: Often overlooked, always essentia...

3w Kloo

The importance of UX in accounts payable: Often ov...

Embracing user-friendly AP systems can turn the tide, streamlining workflows, enhancing compliance, and opening doors to early payment discounts. Read...

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Forget the budget, we need to be thinking longer-term
Budget

Forget the budget, we need to be thinking longer-term

3w Rachael King

Forget the budget, we need to be thinking longer-t...

Amid economic uncertainty, UK political parties are betting on innovation-driven sectors like technology, manufacturing, and green energy to power gro...

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Accountancy people moves: February 2024
Company News

Accountancy people moves: February 2024

3w Rachael Kennedy

Accountancy people moves: February 2024

The ICAEW confirms new vice president, with senior heads appointed at KPMG and EY. Within the mid market, a flurry of end of year partner appointments...

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Mind your head (room)! What could we expect in next week’s Budget?
Budget

Mind your head (room)! What could we expect in next week’s Budget?

3w Robert Marchant , Partner and National Head of Tax

Mind your head (room)! What could we expect in nex...

Is there headroom for tax cuts in next week’s Budget, and if so, what will they be? The ‘headroom’ is, of course, a wholly fictitious number, created ...

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UK businesses on tenterhooks ahead of UK Spring Budget 2024
Budget

UK businesses on tenterhooks ahead of UK Spring Budget 2024

3w Accountancy Age , Reporters

UK businesses on tenterhooks ahead of UK Spring Bu...

As the UK braces for the Spring Budget 2024, businesses across the nation are keenly awaiting Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s fiscal announcements. Wit...

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Xero launches AI assistant as accounting tech industry jumps on hype
Accounting Software

Xero launches AI assistant as accounting tech industry jumps on hype

4w Accountancy Age , Reporters

Xero launches AI assistant as accounting tech indu...

On February 28, Xero became the latest accounting technology provider to launch a new AI assistant. ‘Just Ask Xero’ or JAX was announced a...

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Businesses save £1.4 billion in corporation tax through Patent Box scheme
Corporate Tax

Businesses save £1.4 billion in corporation tax through Patent Box scheme

4w Accountancy Age , Reporters

Businesses save £1.4 billion in corporation tax th...

The amount of tax saved by businesses through HMRC’s Patent Box scheme has increased by 23% over the last five years, from £1.14 billion in 2017/18 to...

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Cyber security 'blind spot' leaves businesses exposed
Technology

Cyber security 'blind spot' leaves businesses exposed

4w Accountancy Age , Reporters

Cyber security 'blind spot' leaves businesses expo...

The findings from the Azets Barometer January 2024 survey highlight a concerning ‘blind spot’ in the cyber security posture of UK business...

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Top 50+50 Accountancy Firms 2023: One firm reports having more than 50% of its partners as women
50+50

Top 50+50 Accountancy Firms 2023: One firm reports having more than 50% of ...

4w Rachael King

Top 50+50 Accountancy Firms 2023: One firm reports...

As the industry comes under pressure for a lack of gender diversity, the top100 firms appear to have made little progress towards gender parity among ...

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The synergy of OCR and AI in streamlining accounts payable automation
Accounting Software

The synergy of OCR and AI in streamlining accounts payable automation

4w Kloo

The synergy of OCR and AI in streamlining accounts...

The collaboration between OCR and AI in automating the AP workflow marks a significant stride towards operational excellence. Read More...

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Thomson Reuters buys Pagero in $800 million deal
Accounting Software

Thomson Reuters buys Pagero in $800 million deal

4w Accountancy Age , Reporters

Thomson Reuters buys Pagero in $800 million deal

Thomson Reuters has successfully acquired Pagero, a Swedish e-invoicing and tax solutions company, for approximately $800 million. The content and tec...

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New cloud architecture from Sovos' could cut tax and compliance burden
Cloud

New cloud architecture from Sovos' could cut tax and compliance burden

1m Accountancy Age , Reporters

New cloud architecture from Sovos' could cut tax a...

What if tax and compliance reporting were all in the same place? Read More...

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Ten Budget predictions from the MHA tax partners
Budget

Ten Budget predictions from the MHA tax partners

1m MHA

Ten Budget predictions from the MHA tax partners

As we get closer to the Budget and there is talk of public spending reduction to fund his proposals, we think a cut by the Chancellor to the headline ...

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HMRC admits MTD will be costly for landlords
HMRC

HMRC admits MTD will be costly for landlords

1m Rachael King

HMRC admits MTD will be costly for landlords

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has acknowledged the financial and time costs that landlords will face due to the Making Tax Digital (MTD) initiative....

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The ingredients for building the ideal modern finance and accounting team
People In Business

The ingredients for building the ideal modern finance and accounting team

1m Rachael King

The ingredients for building the ideal modern fina...

New research reveals a clear recipe for constructing a high-impact finance unit in today’s rapidly evolving business climate. Global talent lead...

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KPMG and Blue J launch AI tax tool
Big Four

KPMG and Blue J launch AI tax tool

1m Accountancy Age , Reporters

KPMG and Blue J launch AI tax tool

The tool, Ask Blue J, will revolutionize tax research, allowing KPMG to predict tax outcomes and ask detailed tax-related questions. Read More...

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MHA takes over as auditor for Revolution Beauty
Audit

MHA takes over as auditor for Revolution Beauty

1m Accountancy Age , Reporters

MHA takes over as auditor for Revolution Beauty

This follows an investigation into undisclosed personal loans and issues with an acquisition. Despite challenges, the company aims to achieve £1bn in ...

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Survey finds UK tax policies stifling business growth and innovation
Tax

Survey finds UK tax policies stifling business growth and innovation

1m Accountancy Age , Reporters

Survey finds UK tax policies stifling business gro...

UK tax policies are restricting business growth and innovation, according to new research by UK top ten accountancy and advisory firm Azets. With just...

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Tech leaders debate AI skills shortage in Parliament
Business

Tech leaders debate AI skills shortage in Parliament

1m Rachael King

Tech leaders debate AI skills shortage in Parliame...

Technology industry leaders are pressing the government for substantial investment to prepare the next generation with essential digital and AI skills...

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The power of customisation in accounting systems
Accounting Software

The power of customisation in accounting systems

1m Kloo

The power of customisation in accounting systems

Organisations can enhance their financial operations' efficiency, accuracy, and responsiveness by adopting platforms that offer them self-service cust...

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Deloitte announces scale back of regional deal advisory services
Big Four

Deloitte announces scale back of regional deal advisory services

1m Accountancy Age , Reporters

Deloitte announces scale back of regional deal adv...

Following a profitability review, Deloitte has decided to scale back its UK deals business due to lower returns. This strategic shift could lead to jo...

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