You know when you’ve been commuting too long when, without having to think about, you stand on the platform, the train rolls in and you only have to stretch out your hand to open the door.

The AAT, ICAEW and Manchester Metropolitan University have got together and launched a low cost accountancy qualification which it hopes will enable more people to take up the profession.

Britain’s sole traders and contractor accountants have lost faith in the country’s banking system, according to the Forum of Private Business.

BDO’s six monthly Fraud Track update shows an increase in the number of business fraud cases that were reported.

ICAS has warned that as many as a million taxpayers could face penalties for late filing of tax returns and claims HMRC has not taken enough measures to notify the public of the changes.

I was somewhat taken aback this week to read that someone in government had had a fit of the vapours and said something sensible. Even more confusing was that this was from the Labour side of the House. Although, just to restore my faith in human nature, he’s been shouted down by the rest of his side.

Despite the government’s attempts to promote gender equality in the workplace, one in six UK employees still think men and women are treated differently.

Long-term sickness absence is having an adverse affect on employee morale, according to a new study from Aviva UK Health.

Last Thursday, HMRC published new proposals to clamp down on tax agents who act dishonestly.

Savers and online accountants who have been hoping to see the Bank of England’s MPC raise interest rates sooner rather than later will be dismayed to learn that the Institute of Directors has said there is no case for rates to rise this year.

The current job is that of Service Architect. This is one of those roles that simply didn’t exist a few years ago, and is primarily concerned with ensuring that when the project team have done their high-profile thing and launched the new application, there’s a fighting chance it will continue to work for a few years more.

The government is proceeding with its plan to merge income tax and national insurance by first inviting businesses to provide evidence of the problems they encounter administering two separate taxes.