AAT backs Government increase to national living wage
The Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) has backed the Government’s decision to raise the national living wage from £8.21 to...
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Taxpayer arrests fall to five-year low
An RPC report has found that arrests made by the HMRC have fallen to a five-year low. The firm said...
Businesses reported £682m of fraud last year
Businesses are being urged to do more to protect themselves from fraud as new figures show that business losses reported...
Deloitte advises on Mamas and Papas pre-pack sale
‘Big Four’ accountancy firm Deloitte has advised on the pre-pack sale of Mamas and Papas to Bluegem Capital after it...
Mothercare appoints administrators, placing 2,500 jobs at risk
Mothercare has announced that it will appoint administrators, less than 18 months since it launched a CVA. The children's company,...
Total company insolvencies rise to highest level since 2014 in Q3
The number of company insolvencies has increased by 0.4% in the third quarter of 2019, the highest in any quarter...
Financial Reporting Council launches improved UK Stewardship Code for 2020
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has today (24 October) launched a revision to the UK Stewardship Code. The code, which...
489,000 businesses in ‘financial distress’ since EU ref, study finds
Research from Begbies Traynor, hs revealed that numbers of businesses in “significant financial distress” has increased 40% in the three...
R&D tax relief claims rise by over 20%
New statistics from HMRC has revealed that there was a 22% year-on-year rise in the number of claims for research...
Scots still ‘failing’ to understand devolved taxes, says CIOT
Scots are “struggling more than ever” to understand how devolved tax powers work, according to the latest survey of public...
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