Weekender Digest
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.
◼ EY and ACCA call for standardised AI assessments to close trust and compliance gaps.
◼ Menzies and Beever and Struthers unite in £110m merger to build a national, sector-led powerhouse.
◼ With high earners paying less, the UK’s growing tax burden is falling on the middle.
TOP LONG WEEKEND READS
NEWS
EY and ACCA have published joint guidance calling for clearer, more consistent AI assessments to strengthen public trust and regulatory compliance. The report urges companies and policymakers to adopt rigorous governance, conformity, and performance checks as AI adoption outpaces current oversight frameworks.
NEWS
Menzies LLP and Beever and Struthers have merged to create a £110m national firm with over 1,000 professionals. The deal combines regional strengths and sector expertise, especially in social housing and not-for-profit, with a shared focus on independence and service quality over private equity influence.
INSIGHTS
New data shows the UK's wealthiest are paying a smaller share of income tax, while frozen thresholds are pushing millions of middle-income earners into higher tax brackets. Critics warn this shift is unsustainable and risks driving high earners out of the country.
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