Personal trainer Badrul Islam and optometrists Feel Good Contacts set out 10 simple steps to alleviate neck, back and shoulder pain for those working from home during the lockdown
As latest Treasury figures show 8.4m workers have been furloughed since lockdown began in March, at a cost to government of £15bn, Chancellor Rishi Sunak is expected to announce changes to the scheme, requiring employers to make a contribution
A trainee accountant who defrauded his employer of £58,000, which he spent in six months on a car and alcohol, has been given a suspended jail sentence
With the Premier League set to kick off the remaining matches of the season next month, Manchester United has lost its winning position as the most valuable club in Europe, but English teams continue to dominate the top ten, according to KPMG
HMRC has published guidance on changes to the fee payment and registration arrangements for businesses registered for money laundering supervision, introduced during the coronavirus emergency
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has confirmed additional temporary relief for listed companies facing the challenges of corporate reporting during the coronavirus crisis
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Almost three quarters of employees working in financial services rate their working from home experience during lockdown as positive, according to a survey from Deloitte
From desk partitions, journeys to and from work and physical meetings, Thomas Mansfield’s Meredith Hurst highlights the risks that accountancy firms need to focus on as their employees return to the office
The European Commission is proposing a €750bn (£670bn) recovery fund to help the EU tackle the ‘unprecedented crisis’ produced by the coronavirus pandemic
HMRC has significantly ramped up its use of powers to seize monies suspected of being obtained unlawfully, in a sign the tax authority will be getting tough on fraudulent applications for coronavirus support schemes
The National Audit Office (NAO) has qualified the accounts of the British Tourist Authority (BTA) for the third year in a row, due to repeated and ongoing issues with irregular procurement activities and failure to secure government approval for more than £1m of unauthorised payments
ICAEW and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) have jointly published free-to-access guidance for owners and directors of SMEs to assess the prospects of their business in the wake of Covid-19
The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) has issued an amendment to IFRS 16 Leases to make it easier for lessees to account for Covid-19-related rent concessions such as rent holidays and temporary rent reductions
Plans to push back directive and VAT one stop shop by six months raise concerns if Brexit transition period ends on 31 December, but create opportunity to plan ahead, argues Andy Spencer, professional services director at Accordance
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has launched two investigations into the audits of Eddie Stobart Logistics, one looking at KPMG’s work for the year ended 30 November 2017 and the other examining PwC’s auditing for the year to 30 November 2018
Gambling group William Hill has stated it expects to recover up to £150m in tax after HMRC lost a legal challenge, with a tribunal finding VAT was wrongly applied to revenues from fixed odds betting terminals (FOBTs) in betting shops
The pension schemes of FTSE 100 companies were in their best position for 20 years at the start of the Covid-19 crisis, but progress on reducing the gap between senior executives’ packages and those of the company’s workforce has been slow, according to consultancy LCP
Car rental giant Hertz has filed for bankruptcy protection in the US and announced plans to furlough or layoff of 20,000 employees, or approximately 50% of its global workforce, as a result of the coronavirus pandemic
Sam Woodward and Colin Dempster, partners in EY’s restructuring team, have been appointed joint administrators of Specialist Leisure Group, the hotel and travel company which has collapsed with the loss of more than 2,400 jobs
