
More HMRC arrests and sentences for R&D fraudsters – time to do the right thing?
As a chartered accountant some would suggest my working life is rather dull (I would disagree of course – helping companies with R&D credits is genuinely fascinating). Recent events have made me reflect on the serious nature of our work as professionals and the importance of ethics and high quality standards. We often hear anecdotally about bad behaviour within the profession and, for years, the steps being taken to curb this have felt too slow and insignificant. But the reality