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

EY and ACCA urge stronger AI checks to bridge trust gaps

1d 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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Menzies and Beever and Struthers merge to form £110m national firm
Accounting Firms

Menzies and Beever and Struthers merge to form £110m national firm

2d Accountancy Age

Menzies and Beever and Struthers merge to form £11...

Menzies LLP and Beever and Struthers have merged to form a national accountancy and business advisory firm with combined fee income of £110 million an...

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Cooper Parry grows deals team with Fellwood Advisory
Accounting Firms

Cooper Parry grows deals team with Fellwood Advisory

2d Accountancy Age

Cooper Parry grows deals team with Fellwood Adviso...

Cooper Parry has strengthened its deals advisory capabilities with the acquisition of Fellwood Advisory, a mid-market debt advisory firm, marking its ...

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MTD for Income Tax: The 2026 readiness guide
Accounting Software

MTD for Income Tax: The 2026 readiness guide

2d Accountancy Age

MTD for Income Tax: The 2026 readiness guide

Making Tax Digital for Income Tax will reshape reporting from April 2026. Here’s what accountants need to know: thresholds, deadlines, and preparation...

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HaysMac strengthens private client team with new director hire
Accounting Firms

HaysMac strengthens private client team with new director hire

5d Accountancy Age

HaysMac strengthens private client team with new d...

HaysMac has appointed Tim Walford-Fitzgerald as Private Client Director, strengthening the firm’s tax advisory offering to high-net-worth individuals ...

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Moore Kingston Smith expands with CBW Recovery acquisition
Accounting Firms

Moore Kingston Smith expands with CBW Recovery acquisition

5d Accountancy Age

Moore Kingston Smith expands with CBW Recovery acq...

Moore Kingston Smith has expanded its restructuring and insolvency capabilities with the acquisition of CBW Recovery, a London-based insolvency partne...

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HMRC to send 1.4 million letters over unpaid tax
Administration

HMRC to send 1.4 million letters over unpaid tax

6d Accountancy Age

HMRC to send 1.4 million letters over unpaid tax

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will send 1.4 million letters in the coming months to alert UK taxpayers about unpaid income tax as part of its annual c...

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EY summer forecast: early sunshine, weaker growth later
Business

EY summer forecast: early sunshine, weaker growth later

7d 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

7d 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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Can automation make accounting less of a grind? Intuit thinks so
Accounting Software

Can automation make accounting less of a grind? Intuit thinks so

1w Accountancy Age

Can automation make accounting less of a grind? In...

Intuit has launched a series of new QuickBooks features designed to automate routine accounting tasks and simplify financial workflows for businesses ...

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Baker Tilly adds UAE firm to expand Middle East footprint
Accounting Firms

Baker Tilly adds UAE firm to expand Middle East footprint

1w Accountancy Age

Baker Tilly adds UAE firm to expand Middle East fo...

Baker Tilly International has added a new member firm in the United Arab Emirates, marking an expansion of its network in a market the group describes...

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FTSE AIM 100: PwC and BDO battle for value
Accounting Firms

FTSE AIM 100: PwC and BDO battle for value

1w Accountancy Age

FTSE AIM 100: PwC and BDO battle for value

The latest Adviser Rankings Ltd figures for AIM auditors reveal a quarter of mixed fortunes for firms across the rankings. While PKF Littlejohn contin...

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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

1w 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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Gerald Edelman acquires Surrey firm Vista Partners
Accounting Firms

Gerald Edelman acquires Surrey firm Vista Partners

2w Accountancy Age

Gerald Edelman acquires Surrey firm Vista Partners

Accountancy and advisory firm Gerald Edelman has acquired Redhill-based Vista Partners, strengthening its presence across Surrey, Sussex, and the Sout...

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What does resilience really look like in 2025?
Business

What does resilience really look like in 2025?

2w 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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HMRC cancels record 46,266 late tax return penalties
HMRC

HMRC cancels record 46,266 late tax return penalties

2w Accountancy Age

HMRC cancels record 46,266 late tax return penalti...

Taxpayers urged to appeal fines as experts warn many could be wrongly penalised Read More...

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MoD received £211bn worth of suspicious invoices in three years
Audit

MoD received £211bn worth of suspicious invoices in three years

2w Accountancy Age

MoD received £211bn worth of suspicious invoices i...

Financial controls tightened following high-profile expense and cheque fraud cases Read More...

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Deloitte's Glencore audits under FRC scrutiny
Audit

Deloitte's Glencore audits under FRC scrutiny

2w Accountancy Age

Deloitte's Glencore audits under FRC scrutiny

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has launched a formal investigation into Deloitte’s audits of Glencore plc and its UK subsidiary, Glencore Energ...

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Confidence among UK accountants still short of a full recovery
Accounting Firms

Confidence among UK accountants still short of a full recovery

2w Accountancy Age

Confidence among UK accountants still short of a f...

UK accountants report tentative signs of recovery following two consecutive quarters of improved sentiment, but business confidence remains well below...

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No plans for MTD for corporation tax, says HMRC
Corporate Tax

No plans for MTD for corporation tax, says HMRC

2w Accountancy Age

No plans for MTD for corporation tax, says HMRC

HMRC has officially ruled out plans to introduce Making Tax Digital for Corporation Tax, confirming the shift in its July 2025 Transformation Roadmap....

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Half of UK accountancy firms open to private equity
Accounting Firms

Half of UK accountancy firms open to private equity

2w Accountancy Age

Half of UK accountancy firms open to private equit...

Nearly half of the UK’s leading accountancy firms are open to private equity investment, according to new research by law firm Kingsley Napley,  under...

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Barclays fined £42m over serious failures in financial crime controls
Audit

Barclays fined £42m over serious failures in financial crime controls

2w Accountancy Age

Barclays fined £42m over serious failures in finan...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Barclays a combined £42 million for serious failings in its financial crime risk management, citing tw...

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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

2w 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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HMRC to ramp up tax investigations targeting high earners
Economy

HMRC to ramp up tax investigations targeting high earners

3w Accountancy Age

HMRC to ramp up tax investigations targeting high ...

HMRC is preparing to launch a wave of new tax investigations targeting high-income earners and individuals with substantial assets, according to new i...

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KPMG replaced by small firm as P&O Ferries auditor
Accounting Firms

KPMG replaced by small firm as P&O Ferries auditor

3w Accountancy Age

KPMG replaced by small firm as P&O Ferries auditor

P&O Ferries has appointed a boutique Oxfordshire-based firm, Just Audit & Assurance (JAA), as its new auditor following the unexpected departu...

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AAT and University of Exeter join forces to tackle accounting skills gap
Career

AAT and University of Exeter join forces to tackle accounting skills gap

3w Accountancy Age

AAT and University of Exeter join forces to tackle...

The University of Exeter and the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) have announced a new degree apprenticeship programme aimed at addressing ...

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One year on: Reflections and advice from the 2024 35 under 35 winners
35 under 35

One year on: Reflections and advice from the 2024 35 under 35 winners

3w Accountancy Age

One year on: Reflections and advice from the 2024 ...

What impact does making the 35 under 35 list really have? We spoke to a handful of 2024 winners to hear how the recognition shaped their careers, what...

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