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There are many reasons to feel optimistic that some form of normal life is beginning to re-emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic. But for many SMEs it is hard to see the bright side. Our Managing Director, Morlai Kargbo FCCA, features in the August edition of the ACCA’s AB Magazine. Morlai provides sound advice on the […]

The COVID-19 pandemic has radically altered every step of the hiring process and some of the changes may be here to stay. Riva Gold, Canada Editor at LinkedIn News, has asked recruiters and hiring managers how their process has shifted since the start of COVID-19. Click on the image below to find out some of

A post-COVID crash is looming – and Britain’s auditors are asleep at the wheel. As COVID-related state support for precarious firms winds down, much-needed audit reform remains worryingly remote. Like a tedious household repair job, fixing the accounting for Britain’s largest and most important companies is always put off until it’s too late – and

The Charity Commission’s clear purpose is to ensure that charity can thrive and inspire trust so that people can improve lives and strengthen society. In 2020-21, the two overarching areas of focus were as follows: being open for business and becoming a better, more professional organisation. The global health emergency has presented unprecedented challenges, requiring

The growth of global remote working could seriously diminish the UK government’s tax take as workers fail to return to the UK, according to tax and advisory firm Blick Rothenberg. The COVID-19 lockdown has seen thousands of UK-based workers leave the UK for at least part of the lockdown period. They continue to work overseas

Digital technology has been a vital safety net for so many organisations throughout the pandemic. Looking ahead, it’s become clear that digital tech and the skills gained during the pandemic have the potential to help the charity sector stay resilient over the much longer term. Digital can help charities adapt more quickly to challenges, bounce

Risk management as we knew it has been catapulted by the ongoing pandemic, and accountants have been presented with an unmissable opportunity to reassess how they can add more value in this transformation. Rethinking Risk for the Future looks at the reality, from ACCA’s members’ points of view, about how COVID-19 has made them reassess

HMRC has conducted more than 12,000 investigations into the use of coronavirus support schemes, including the furlough scheme and the self-employed income support scheme. The tax authority has revealed that thousands of businesses are under investigation for coronavirus fraud following a freedom of information request from the law firm BLM. The 12,000 probes into the

The relative success of pandemic-era working from home could result in as many as six million white-collar jobs being moved overseas, Tony Blair’s think-tank has warned. The last year has loosened the geographical ties of work, argues a new report from the think-tank, that makes it possible “anywhere jobs” could be done overseas. The new

Fintech academic and chartered accountant Gavin Brown examines the advancements of the volatile crypto market and outlines what may lie in wait for accountants managing such decentralised currencies. Click on the image below to find out more.