Women in UK financial services still earn a fifth less than men
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Women in UK financial services still earn a fifth less than men

1y Marina Mouka

Women in UK financial services still earn a fifth ...

The gender pay gap across the UK’s financial services industry remains persistently wide, with women earning just 78 pence for every pound earned by m...

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Forvis Mazars UK reports 15th consecutive year of growth
Accounting Firms

Forvis Mazars UK reports 15th consecutive year of growth

1y Accountancy Age

Forvis Mazars UK reports 15th consecutive year of ...

Forvis Mazars has posted its fifteenth consecutive year of growth in the UK, reporting revenue of £362.4m for the year ending 31 August 2024—a rise of...

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MHA falls short of £125m IPO target
Accounting Firms

MHA falls short of £125m IPO target

1y Accountancy Age

MHA falls short of £125m IPO target

UK accountancy firm MHA is reportedly struggling to reach its £125m fundraising goal ahead of a planned flotation on the London Stock Exchange, as it ...

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Talks stall on US-UK mutual recognition of accounting qualifications
ACCA

Talks stall on US-UK mutual recognition of accounting qualifications

1y Marina Mouka

Talks stall on US-UK mutual recognition of account...

Efforts to ease cross-border mobility for auditors between the US and UK have hit a roadblock, with longstanding negotiations over mutual recognition ...

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iplicit unveils BPO tool for midmarket accountants at DAS 2025
Accounting Software

iplicit unveils BPO tool for midmarket accountants at DAS 2025

1y Accountancy Age

iplicit unveils BPO tool for midmarket accountants...

At this year’s Digital Accountancy Show in London, cloud software provider iplicit launched a new tool designed to help accountancy firms scale their ...

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MTD for Income Tax: ready or not?
Making Tax Digital

MTD for Income Tax: ready or not?

1y Marina Mouka

MTD for Income Tax: ready or not?

The timeline is fixed. By April 2026, Making Tax Digital for Income Tax will be mandatory for many sole traders and landlords. But judging by the tone...

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FreeAgent files first MTD submission from space
Accounting Software

FreeAgent files first MTD submission from space

1y Accountancy Age

FreeAgent files first MTD submission from space

World’s first tax submission sent from space as countdown to new tax filing process begins for UK businesses  Read More...

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EY names Alison Duncan as first woman UK chair
Accounting Firms

EY names Alison Duncan as first woman UK chair

1y Accountancy Age

EY names Alison Duncan as first woman UK chair

Alison Duncan EY has named Alison Duncan as its next UK chair, subject to a partner vote, marking a significant governance shift and historic leadersh...

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Forvis Mazars brings net zero target forward in ESG overhaul
Accounting Firms

Forvis Mazars brings net zero target forward in ESG overhaul

1y Accountancy Age

Forvis Mazars brings net zero target forward in ES...

Forvis Mazars has released its 2024 UK Sustainability Report, setting out a sharpened set of environmental and social goals, including a revised net z...

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82% of UK workers feed AI copyrighted content, survey finds
AI in Accounting

82% of UK workers feed AI copyrighted content, survey finds

1y Accountancy Age

82% of UK workers feed AI copyrighted content, sur...

82% of employees use external material in generative AI tools, CLA warns Read More...

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Q&A: Affinia’s growth journey - A new challenger in UK accountancy
Accounting Firms

Q&A: Affinia’s growth journey - A new challenger in UK accountancy

1y Marina Mouka

Q&A: Affinia’s growth journey - A new challenger i...

An executive interview with Darren Redmayne, CEO, and Chris Annis, CCO of Affinia. Read More...

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How suppliers should be supporting their customers’ carbon accounting
Business Regulation

How suppliers should be supporting their customers’ carbon accounting

1y Jenna Brown, Director of Uber for Business UK

How suppliers should be supporting their customers...

In terms of perception, it’s clearly helpful for companies to be seen to be green. The evidence shows this can help attract customers, new recruits an...

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ACCA and ACFE join forces to fight global business fraud
Accounting Standards

ACCA and ACFE join forces to fight global business fraud

1y Accountancy Age

ACCA and ACFE join forces to fight global business...

Two of the world’s leading professional bodies have signed a three-year cooperation deal aimed at strengthening the global response to fraud in busine...

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Wilson Partners acquires Max Accountants
Accounting Firms

Wilson Partners acquires Max Accountants

1y Accountancy Age

Wilson Partners acquires Max Accountants

Wilson Partners has acquired Rutland-based Max Accountants in a move that strengthens the firm’s regional presence and expands its focus on high-growt...

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Government to expand MTD IT in April 2028, lowering threshold to £20,000
Budget 2025

Government to expand MTD IT in April 2028, lowering threshold to £20,000

1y Accountancy Age

Government to expand MTD IT in April 2028, lowerin...

In a move that will bring hundreds of thousands of additional taxpayers into scope, the UK government confirmed yesterday it will lower the threshold ...

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Spring Statement 2025: Reeves cuts deep to keep fiscal pledge
Budget 2025

Spring Statement 2025: Reeves cuts deep to keep fiscal pledge

1y Marina Mouka

Spring Statement 2025: Reeves cuts deep to keep fi...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves took to the despatch box today with a Spring Statement that balanced caution with conviction. Presented as a fiscal update—no...

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PKF Francis Clark named among top 20 UK’s best workplaces
Accounting Firms

PKF Francis Clark named among top 20 UK’s best workplaces

1y Accountancy Age

PKF Francis Clark named among top 20 UK’s best wor...

Firm secures highest ranking of any accountancy business in this year’s list Read More...

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PwC fined £2.9m over audit failures at Gupta’s Wyelands Bank
Accounting Firms

PwC fined £2.9m over audit failures at Gupta’s Wyelands Bank

1y Marina Mouka

PwC fined £2.9m over audit failures at Gupta’s Wye...

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has fined PwC £2.9 million and issued a severe reprimand over “serious failings” in its 2019 audit of Wyelands B...

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EY and AuditBoard launch UK Centre of Excellence for risk and compliance
Accounting Firms

EY and AuditBoard launch UK Centre of Excellence for risk and compliance

1y Accountancy Age

EY and AuditBoard launch UK Centre of Excellence f...

AuditBoard has expanded its strategic alliance with EY, introducing a Centre of Excellence in the UK to support organisations as they modernise risk m...

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Final countdown: Reeves’ Statement and the stakes behind it
Budget 2025

Final countdown: Reeves’ Statement and the stakes behind it

1y Marina Mouka

Final countdown: Reeves’ Statement and the stakes ...

When Chancellor Rachel Reeves rises to deliver her Spring Statement on Wednesday, she will be doing so with a tighter fiscal straitjacket than any of ...

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Paving the way to tax efficiency with data-driven automation
Accounting Software

Paving the way to tax efficiency with data-driven automation

1y Accountancy Age

Paving the way to tax efficiency with data-driven ...

For decades, tax teams have been stuck in a cycle of manual data entry, fragmented reporting, and constant reconciliation. Now, automation is transfor...

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ICAEW and CIPFA call for broader climate disclosures to prevent greenwashing
Accounting Standards

ICAEW and CIPFA call for broader climate disclosures to prevent greenwashin...

1y Accountancy Age

ICAEW and CIPFA call for broader climate disclosur...

Accountancy bodies urge IPSASB to expand scope of public sector climate reporting Read More...

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BoE holds rates at 4.5% as trade war and labour costs weigh on growth
Economy

BoE holds rates at 4.5% as trade war and labour costs weigh on growth

1y Marina Mouka

BoE holds rates at 4.5% as trade war and labour co...

Cautious approach continues as inflation risks remain and hiring freezes take hold Read More...

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North East council tax bills to be 18% higher than London, study finds
Budget 2025

North East council tax bills to be 18% higher than London, study finds

1y Accountancy Age

North East council tax bills to be 18% higher than...

Local authorities struggle to balance funding gaps as bills rise across England Read More...

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UK SMEs pause investments as Spring Statement looms
Budget 2025

UK SMEs pause investments as Spring Statement looms

1y Marina Mouka

UK SMEs pause investments as Spring Statement loom...

Business confidence remains high, but uncertainty stalls capital spending Read More...

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Xeinadin acquires Raffingers in largest deal to date
Accounting Firms

Xeinadin acquires Raffingers in largest deal to date

1y Marina Mouka

Xeinadin acquires Raffingers in largest deal to da...

Xeinadin has acquired London-based accounting firm Raffingers in its biggest deal yet, adding 70 professionals to its network. The move comes as Xeina...

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EY axes 30 partners in biggest executive purge in decades
Big Four

EY axes 30 partners in biggest executive purge in decades

1y Accountancy Age

EY axes 30 partners in biggest executive purge in ...

Ernst & Young (EY) is set to implement one of its most substantial partner redundancy initiatives in decades, aiming to safeguard profitability am...

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