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Confidence in government support for business falls ahead of Autumn Statement
Ahead of the Autumn Statement, new research from Grant Thornton UK shows that mid-market confidence in government support provided for…
Simplifying R&D tax relief: How will merging the schemes impact innovative UK businesses?
As anticipation builds ahead of the Autumn Statement, businesses of all sizes are on high alert for any potential changes…
UK Consumer Confidence hits highest peak in 18 months
UK Consumers are starting to feel more confident about their spending ability as revealed by the latest PwC Consumer Sentiment…
Latest HMRC performance data shows urgent need for investment
The AAT (Association of Accounting Technicians) has reiterated its call for the government to increase investment in HMRC’s service levels,…
Over 82% of businesses have no initiatives in place to get ‘over-50s’ back into work
Research from RSM UK’s latest ‘The Real Economy Report’ shows that well over three quarters (82%) of businesses have no initiatives in…
Average prison sentence length for UK tax evasion hits new high
The average length of prison sentences for UK tax fraud hit a new high of 5.3 years last year, up…
PwC: Consumers are starting to feel more confident for Spring
UK consumers are feeling more positive moving into spring. The latest edition of the PwC Consumer Sentiment survey, conducted immediately after…
iwoca research reveals top 5 SME concerns in 2023
As UK chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced measures intended to lift the UK economy in the Spring Budget, data from iwoca…
Azets director calls for OTS rethink
Azets has urged the government to reverse its ‘ill-conceived’ decision to axe the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS). Associate director…
Tax fraud sentence doubled
The UK Government’s crackdown on unpaid tax has continued in the UK Spring Budget with the maximum sentence length for…
BDO comments on HMRC Funding
Following UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget Speech, BDO head of tax disputes Dawn Register Comments on the news of…
UK Gaming incorporations more than quadruple from pre-pandemic levels
According to RSM UK, the number of new gaming companies incorporated in the UK has more than quadrupled when compared…
EY budget commentary on investment zones
The UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announce in the Spring Budget that a number of tax breaks would be introduced into…
PwC: Concern over personal finances remains despite Budget measures
According to PwC Research’s latest Cost of Living Tracker, more than half of consumers surveyed have said they do not…
Dear Jeremy Hunt: this is the mid-market’s policy wish list
As the UK Chancellor prepares his Spring Budget, research from Grant Thornton’s latest Business Outlook Tracker reveals the policy areas…
Evelyn Partners: Five Budget pledges that would benefit business
Lynne Blakey, director in the advisory consulting team at Evelyn Partners comments on how the UK’s Spring Budget could impact…
AICPA & CIMA call for apprenticeship levy reform
AICPA & CIMA have called on the UK government to reform the apprenticeship levy to boost higher level skills in…
ICAEW calls for HMRC emergency taskforce
Ministers must set up an emergency taskforce to tackle the backlog at HMRC, which has hindered growth, chartered accountancy body…
Industry reacts to Autumn Statement
Throughout the day, The Accountant has compiled a series of reactions from different industry leads in response to the Chancellor’s…
Accountancy inudstry reacts to UK Mini Budget
Crowe Budget Reaction Simon Warne, partner at audit, tax, advisory and risk firm, Crowe UK comments, Kwasi Kwarteng’s first fiscal…