PwC, one of the UK’s largest graduate employers, has opened up its recruitment with the removal of the 2:1 degree requirement for all its undergraduate and graduate roles

HMRC is recruiting 100 full-time customer service staff at its base in Newcastle as service levels continue to fall below standards expected by accountants and tax agents

In this week’s accountancy career moves, partner promotions at RSM, PwC and Interpath, real estate specialist at Deloitte, audit chief at Grant Thornton and raft of promotions at Old Mill

Accountants are leaving the profession in record numbers, with over a quarter (28%) feeling like they lack the proper training to do their job

For smaller accountancy practices, an unexpected resignation could cause huge challenges. So, what can accountancy firms do to try and retain staff in the current climate, asks John Edwards, CEO of the Institute of Financial Accountants (IFA)

Azets has agreed a deal to acquire Sandisons in Dorset, a specialist provider of medical accounting services

City accountancy, tax and business advisory firm, Wilson Wright, has acquired the tax business of C Hoare & Co, the UK’s oldest privately owned bank 

Tax and VAT consultancy Avalara has been acquired by Vista Equity Partners in a multibillion pound deal valued at $8.4bn (£6.9bn)

The majority of MPs support plans to legislate that anyone providing tax and accountancy services should be professionally qualified

Ahead of this year’s Scottish exam results day, ACCA Scotland is urging young people to remember there is no wrong way to start a career in accountancy 

Pressure on audit firms to improve quality standards has resulted in sharp rises in audit fees with double digit growth at non-Big Four audit firms

In this week’s accountancy career moves, partner appointments at BDO and Crowe, senior hires at RSM, Cowgills and Hargreaves Lansdown, and Brearley & Co directors increase shareholding