Month: August 2020
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Aug- 2020 -26 AugustAudit
PwC declines role as Petropavlovsk auditor
Big Four accountancy firm PwC has declined its appointment as auditors of Russian gold mining company Petropavlovsk over concerns of…
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26 AugustAccounting Firms
100-year-old accountancy firm undergoes modern rebrand
Ryans, a chartered accountants based in Bolton, has undergone a full rebrand of its image and website to more ‘‘accurately…
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26 AugustHMRC
HMRC R&D tax relief proposals ‘detrimental’ for start-ups
HMRC’s consultation on preventing abuse of R&D tax relief for SMEs, which closes on 28 August, must “balance the fight…
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26 AugustTech
Xero set to acquire Waddle
Xero has announced the acquisition of Waddle, a cloud based lending platform that enables small businesses to access capital through…
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26 AugustComment
What could the impact be of freeports on UK businesses?
A government consultation on the creation of ten new freeports to keep industry moving after Brexit has just closed, with…
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25 AugustAdministrations
KPMG appointed administrators to Calon operating companies
Jim Tucker and David Pike from KPMG’s Restructuring practice have been appointed joint administrators of a number of operating companies…
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25 AugustBusiness
Digital transformations ‘increase exponentially’ during Covid-19
Digital transformations in the workplace have ‘‘increased exponentially’’ during the Covid-19 pandemic, with organisations becoming increasingly reliant on digital products…
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25 AugustCrime
FCA investigating over 150 Covid-19 related scams
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is investigating more than 150 Coronavirus-related scams since the outbreak began, according to official figures.…
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25 AugustHMRC
HMRC investigates 23 big businesses over ‘serious’ tax evasion
HMRC is expected to accelerate its investigations into big businesses following suspicion that 23 of the 2,100 largest UK businesses…
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25 AugustComment
Covid -19 and its effect on women in the workplace
The Covid- 19 pandemic has brought many unprecedented challenges. Within the workplace, one major concern is that women that are…
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