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The cover story in this month’s issue looks at how Chartered Accoun...

With Christmas 100 days away, the Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT) is saying employers should be able to spend at least £280 per head on festive parties or other annual staff events without triggering a tax charge.

The tax exemption for annual parties and other social functions has been frozen at £150 per head, including VAT, since 6 April 2003. The ATT say...

A new partnership between the University of Exeter and the AAT is helping to reshape accounting education.

Developed alongside employers, professional bodies, and in partnership with AAT, the university has developed the Accounting Finance Manager Degree Apprenticeship.

Professional qualifications are embedded throughout the apprenticeship journey. Apprent...

Workers described as spending most of the week at home are most likely to receive lower promotion or appointment ratings than otherwise comparable office-based colleagues, says new research from King’s Business School.

The study found evidence of bias against homeworking in both the UK and Germany, despite its rapid growth since the pandemic. Ratings fell when hypot...

Chartered accountant Kirsty Payne has been jailed for 18 months for defrauding her employer to fund a ski holiday in the French Alps.

Payne, who worked at Marshall Thermo King, based in Cambridge, and was reportedly on a salary of £80,000.

In February 2025 she ran a payment of £400,410 through the system from various suppliers, but £40,383 was paid into on...