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Manchester City – where were the accountants?

The Manchester City verdict is in, and the 115 claims of sham contracts, false accounting and a total lack of openness (and cooperation) all...

The trail balance is good news – but beware!

The trail balance is one of the first checking tools students learn to use. But, as our Back-to-Basics expert Sarah Wilson says, a trail balance...

Deloitte UK partner pay hits £1.2m

Deloitte UK’s results are out, and they show revenue for the year ended 31 May 2026 was up 2% to £5.81bn. Distributable profit jumped 14%...

Grant Thornton offers market-leading salary and more…

Grant Thornton UK has revealed it will be offering its new starters a salary of £40,000 in London. This is much higher than the Big...

AML clues hiding in plain sight

Good accountants do not assume dishonesty. They simply resist the temptation to accept a neat answer too quickly, says AMLCC’s Lisa Simms. In the latest...

Corporate tax receipts break £100bn barrier

Corporate tax receipts rose 4% year-on-year to reach a record £100.4bn in 2925/26. The figures include £95.1bn in mainstream corporation tax, in addition to the...

CIMA withdraws from offering L7 apprenticeships to new students

CIMA has confirmed that it plans to withdraw from offering Level 7 apprenticeships for new students when the new standard is implemented on 18...