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Leadership & management

Tax | HMRC’s regional Salford hub completed

HMRC’s regional office in Salford has been completed and will be ready to open up to 2,400 civil servants in spring 2022

17 Sep 2021

Tax

HMRC

Insight | Understanding skills gaps in the accounting sector

A lack of investment in finance teams means that the skills gap is growing but there are ways to improve the quality of training and upskilling, says Sarah-Jane McQueen, general manager of CoursesOnline

17 Sep 2021

Insight | Douglas Home & Co expand Scottish operation

Tax and accountancy specialists Douglas Home & Co has opened an Edinburgh office to extend its business in Scotland

17 Sep 2021

Leadership & management

Insight | PwC reveals class pay gap among employees

PwC has reported that fewer than a fifth of its staff come from a working-class background and they are typically paid 12% less than their colleagues

17 Sep 2021

Insight | Finance deal advisory firm launched

A new integrated deal advisory firm Ali Professional Services Group (APSG) has launched today in London

16 Sep 2021

Insight | Record 600 trainees join BDO ranks

More than 600 trainees have joined mid-tier firm BDO as part of its graduate and apprenticeship programmes this year

16 Sep 2021

Tax | Agent authorisations when firms merge need client sign-off

HMRC has set out the process for accountancy practices to move clients between firms in the event of a merger or buyout, stressing that client approval is required before tax data can be accessed

16 Sep 2021

Insight | Deloitte hired to boost Scottish football revenues

Deloitte has been commissioned by the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) to help it increase its revenues

15 Sep 2021

Tax | Audit Scotland warning on long-term covid costs

Scotland spent an estimated £8.6bn on Covid-19 support and grants in 2020/21 in response to the pandemic but needs to manage finances carefully going forward

15 Sep 2021

Insight | Director banned over £4.7m property scheme

A property boss has been disqualified by the courts after two companies took over £4.7m from investors in a Gloucestershire redevelopment scheme

15 Sep 2021

Called to account

Insight | Streets merges with S J Males accountants

Chartered accountants Streets has merged with Luton-based accountancy firm SJ Males and will rebrand as Streets S J Males

15 Sep 2021

Leadership & management

Insight | FCA vows crackdown on fraud involving authorised firms

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) chief executive has pledged a tougher crackdown on fraud outside of its remit which involves regulated financial services firms

14 Sep 2021

Insight | MPs call insolvency profession ‘vulture culture’

The All Parliamentary Party Group (APPG) on Fair Business Banking has harshly criticised the role of insolvency practitioners, describing the business as a ‘lucrative vulture culture’

14 Sep 2021