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Investigation

The Investigation tag features reporting on regulatory probes, disciplinary actions, audit failures, and financial misconduct relevant to the UK accountancy profession. Accountancy Today covers investigations by the FRC, HMRC, ICAEW, and other authorities involving firms, partners, and clients. Our editorial also includes in-depth analysis of high-profile cases, enforcement trends, and governance issues that impact accountants, audit teams, and firm leadership. This section is essential reading for professionals concerned with compliance, ethics, risk, and reputation in accountancy practice.

Investigation

The Investigation tag features reporting on regulatory probes, disciplinary actions, audit failures, and financial misconduct relevant to the UK accountancy profession. Accountancy Today covers investigations by the FRC, HMRC, ICAEW, and other authorities involving firms, partners, and clients. Our editorial also includes in-depth analysis of high-profile cases, enforcement trends, and governance issues that impact accountants, audit teams, and firm leadership. This section is essential reading for professionals concerned with compliance, ethics, risk, and reputation in accountancy practice.

FRC sanctions former Carillion finance directors over misconduct

Regulator bans two former finance chiefs and three senior accountants following the collapse…

Armstrong Watson appoints head of VAT as HMRC probes rise

Paul Russell joins the firm with more than 27 years of experience in indirect taxes, having…

BTG appoints Ben Inshaw as investigation and GRC director

Inshaw has previously led complex investigations into fraud, bribery, director misconduct…

FRC to investigate PwC audit of Digital 9 Infrastructure

Members of the conduct committee at the FRC made the decision to open the inquiry during a…

Ex-Apostle Accounting director fined £12k for misconduct by IAB

Apostle Accounting collapsed in October 2023 following client complaints regarding tax…

Grant Thornton appoints seven new partners in March

Five new partners joined from other firms, while two were promoted internally

Mercer & Hole appoints new insolvency investigations and forensics manager

Will Da Costa steps into his new role with vast experience in forensic accounting and…

FRC investigates former Vistry accountants over profit warnings

Vistry first alerted the market in October 2024 that it had underestimated project costs in…

ICAEW fines Bishop Fleming £124,250 over audit failures

The firm failed to identify that certain disclosures were materially inconsistent with…

FRC closes investigation into EY audits

The council’s conduct committee initially opened the case under the audit enforcement…
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