Accountancy firms need to consider whether they are offering the right levels of work flexibility in light of latest employment rules, explains John Edwards, chief executive of the Institute of Financial Accountants (IFA)

The government is tightening up the rules on payment deadlines with tougher reporting requirements for large businesses

Big Four accounting firm EY has begun an initial review of their office in More London prompted by the 25-year lease being in its final five years

Economists at Goldman Sachs are predicting that interest rates could start to fall early in 2024, with growth returning to 2% by the end of the year

Christina Holloway, head of managed services at Moorepay, explores the multifaceted nature of a career in payroll, debunking some of the myths commonly associated with the sector

Economic uncertainty and rising prices have seen 52% of businesses paying invoices late due to cashflow problems

The government’s anti fraud body identified and prevented £311m in fraud against public sector bodies in its first year of operation

The inflation rate fell by more than 2% in October as last autumn’s high energy prices fell out of the calculations

Construction, retail and hospitality sectors are struggling with a high level of insolvencies as companies are hit by high interest rates

The Serious Fraud Office has launched an investigation into suspected fraud at collapsed law firm Axiom Ince with nine raids and seven arrests

Lincolnshire Police are investigating potential fraud at a 1940s wartime-themed festival as organisers cancel future events

Shaw Gibbs has acquired Northampton based firm DNG (Dove Naish LLP) in the fourth acquisition in six months