In this week’s accountancy career moves, two prestigious CIOT awards granted, two partner promotions at Magma and BDO, CEO elected at Optimum Finance, vice president elected at ICAEW, director named at Moore Kingston Smith
As Covid-19 challenges add to daily stresses, accountants view mental wellbeing as more important and give it a higher priority than other professional groups, including lawyers and management consultants, according to a survey by wealth management firm Saunderson House
Half of the UK’s financial services workforce want to work from home after Covid-19, according to a report by KPMG and the Financial Services Skills Commission, suggesting the dramatic change in working patterns created by the pandemic is likely to lead to a new approach
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In the face of mounting concerns about the disparity in help available, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced changes to the government’s coronavirus job support scheme (JSS) to provide additional funding for businesses placed under tighter restrictions but not legally required to close
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has published new guidance for trustees and employers on transferring to defined benefit (DB) ‘superfunds’, as PwC research suggests up to one million pension scheme members and £170bn of assets could take this route over the next decade
Following the chancellor’s Winter Economy Plan, Crowe’s Nick Latimer unpicks the implications for self-assessment taxpayers, including an extra 12 months to pay alongside other measures, but warns there are strings attached, including interest and time restrictions
Deloitte is the first of the Big Four to announce it is reducing the amount of office space occupied by the firm as a result of the impact coronavirus has had on working patterns, with plans to shut four of its offices
Directors using funds from job retention scheme to boost cashflow rather than meet tax liabilities risk being personally liable for penalties, say RSM’s Susan Ball and Jamie Wilson
In this week’s accountancy career moves, two partners promotions at RSM, two directors named at Mercer & Hole, vice president elected at ICAEW, and CFO appointed at Deutsche Finance International
Keith Skeoch has been appointed as interim chair of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), following the sudden departure of the former postholder, Simon Dingemans, in May this year
EY’s Mduduzi Mswabuki explains the steps his firm is taking to create a place where everyone feels they truly belong, including the importance of allies and sponsorship
As half-term and Christmas holiday plans remain uncertain in the face of an upsurge in coronavirus infections and moves to introduce regional lockdowns, research shows the travel sector is heavily reliant on furlough scheme, with new measures failing to provide support
Over 50,000 taxpayers have used a new online portal to claim tax relief for working at home during the pandemic in the first ten days of its operation, HMRC has revealed
