Weekender Digest
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Uncover compliance spikes, AI adoption, and boardroom timing trends shaping UK finance leaders’ behaviour.
WEEKLY EDITION BY MARINA MOUKA
Welcome to your latest Accountancy Age’s Weekend Digest, your go-to source for the week’s top insights and updates tailored for accountants.
◼ MTD for Corporation Tax is officially off the table. HMRC pivots to internal upgrades.
◼ P&O ditches KPMG for four-person firm in audit shake-up.
◼ UK sets global first with new AI audit standard to tackle ‘wild west’ oversight gap.
TOP LONG WEEKEND READS
NEWS
HMRC has officially ruled out Making Tax Digital for Corporation Tax, shifting its focus to internal system upgrades and targeted digital reforms. The announcement, published in the July 2025 Transformation Roadmap, ends years of uncertainty and is expected to be welcomed by firms concerned about the cost and complexity of MTD-CT.
NEWS
P&O Ferries has replaced KPMG with boutique firm Just Audit & Assurance (JAA) as auditor, raising questions about audit independence and resourcing. The surprise move reflects growing interest in smaller firms amid disillusionment with the Big Four and evolving expectations around value, fees, and delivery in the audit profession.
NEWS
The UK has introduced the world’s first international standard for AI auditors. BS ISO/IEC 42006:2025 aims to bring oversight to a fragmented market of assurance providers, reinforcing the UK’s principles-led approach to AI regulation and helping stakeholders separate credible audit services from unchecked operators.
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