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Top brass enjoy bigger pay rise than employees
Executives and senior officials enjoyed a larger pay rise than their juniors between 2025 and 2026, an analysis of official data has shown, even as the national minimum wage was hiked. An analysis of pay growth by the Of...
Nuvo turnover rises to £43m amid expansion drive
Group adds 17 firms since November 2025, taking its workforce to more than 500 across 26 offices
£16 billion productivity boost delivers better value and better services for taxpayers
£16 billion in efficiency and savings were delivered last year as government departments significantly outperformed their efficiency target.
Champion Accountants relocates Preston team to Euxton
New Chorley Business and Technology Centre office provides additional space for the firm’s team and trainee programme
BK Plus appoints new head of Employment Tax
Former PKF Smith Cooper director will build the firm’s employment tax team, covering compliance, HMRC enquiries and transaction support
CIMA urges chancellor to help SMEs grow in autumn Budget
Key proposals in the submission include reinstating and modernising the Growth Accelerator Scheme
‘Absurd’: Pension savers refunded £188m after HMRC overtaxes withdrawals
Tens of thousands of taxpayers were handed money back from HMRC last year after savers had too much tax deducted from their pension withdrawals, City AM can reveal. HMRC processed 54,166 pension withdrawal repayments in...
Big Four scoop £1.5bn in government contracts despite Labour’s pledge to cut spend
The Big Four have collectively secured over £1.5bn in public contracts so far this year despite the UK government’s pledge to cut spending on external consultants to save taxpayers’ money. An investigation by market inte...
How much is the minimum wage?
What are the National Minimum Wage and the National Living Wage, and how much are they worth?
Follow the numbers: Tax debt
Tax debt increased significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic and remains stubbornly high. ICAEW looks at what HMRC is doing to collect overdue tax and to help taxpayers manage their tax payments.
NIC developments for internationally mobile employees
Adelle Greenwood picks out the key points from long-awaited HMRC guidance on national insurance contributions (NIC) for internationally or globally mobile employees.
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