A taxpayer has been given a £500 fine and ordered to pay £2,978 in compensation to HMRC after being found to have evaded tax for the second time

Companies House has confirmed that it will close its WebCHeck services later this year after delays as a result of the pandemic

The ICAEW Regulatory Board (IRB) is planning to make changes to the ICAEW’s disciplinary framework for accountants subject to consultation

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) has launched its insight series Finance+ which explores the current and key issues within the finance and accountancy sectors

In this week’s accountancy career moves, partner promotions at PwC, EY, KPMG, UHY Hacker Young and RSM, plus team changes at Haines Watts and Grant Thornton, and Dubai hire at Farrer & Co

Together Energy, which is part-owned by Warrington Council, is the latest UK supplier to go into administration

Pressure on accounting firms is mounting as the search for staff becomes more difficult and the fallout from the pandemic sees accountants looking for different working patterns. Jim Scott, MD for accountancy at IRIS Software Group, considers how to improve retention levels

EY has opened its first UK neuro-diverse centre of excellence (NCoE) in Manchester

HMRC is to shut down its in-house IT provider Revenue and Customs Digital Technology Services (RCDTS) in order to take more control of its IT strategy and estate

The government has opened up a scheme for small businesses and entrepreneurs to access funding worth up to £5,000 per business to pay for digital accounting and customer relations management (CRM) software

Two Yorkshire-based directors have been banned for a total of 21 years after they fraudulently claimed £100,000 in bounce back loans

All Covid-19 restrictions are to be lifted in England on 27 January 2022 due to the success of the booster programme