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Tuesday, 8 September 2026 · UK & Ireland
Daily Accountancy Briefing

Capacity crunch deepens as private equity takes most of the deals

UK practices head into Q3 in an unprecedented capacity crunch, HMRC's MTD sign-up service goes dark 11 to 15 September as automatic enrolment begins, the ICAEW's new tax-planning ethics sections bite, a QuickBooks Reports API change lands, and private equity now drives 54.8% of accounting-firm M&A worldwide.

Accountancy in PracticeHMRCMaking Tax DigitalTechnical UpdatesSoftware UpdatesCorporate Finance & M&A
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Pinnacle Digest the Daily Accountancy Briefing 01 HMRC First crypto-gains dataset lands £1.38bn 240 = 52% £168m 17,600
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Tuesday, 8 September 2026 UK & Ireland · 21 updates across 8 topics
Daily Accountancy Briefing

Capacity crunch deepens as private equity takes most of the deals

UK practices head into Q3 in an unprecedented capacity crunch, HMRC's MTD sign-up service goes dark 11 to 15 September as automatic enrolment begins, the ICAEW's new tax-planning ethics sections bite, a QuickBooks Reports API change lands, and private equity now drives 54.8% of accounting-firm M&A worldwide.

Accountancy in PracticeHMRCMaking Tax DigitalTechnical UpdatesSoftware UpdatesCorporate Finance & M&A
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Monday, 7 September 2026 UK & Ireland · 7 updates across 5 topics
Daily Accountancy Briefing

MTD sign-up blackout looms as no-show auto-enrolment begins

Accountancy Age names its second wave of 35 Under 35, the Fair Work Agency names 658 underpaying employers, HMRC's MTD sign-up services go offline 11 to 15 September as auto-enrolment of no-shows begins, and Xero's price rise lands with its multi-organisation discount withdrawn.

Accountancy in PracticeHMRCMaking Tax DigitalSoftware UpdatesIndependent Financial Advisory
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Friday, 4 September 2026 UK & Ireland · 20 updates across 7 topics
Daily Accountancy Briefing

Autumn Budget lands 28 October as CGT equalisation looms

The Autumn Budget is set for 28 October with CGT equalisation in focus, HMRC begins auto-enrolling MTD stragglers, the first crypto dataset exposes a concentrated risk pool, Xero lifts every UK tier, and consolidation rolls on despite the collapsed Xeinadin auction.

Accountancy in PracticeMaking Tax DigitalHMRC & Technical UpdatesIreland FocusSoftware UpdatesMergers, Acquisitions & Corporate Finance
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Thursday, 3 September 2026 UK & Ireland · 14 updates across 7 topics
Daily Accountancy Briefing

Automatic MTD sign-ups go live as conduct rules bite

HMRC starts auto-enrolling MTD stragglers, the first CARF crypto data exchange looms, the FCA's non-financial misconduct rules take effect, and UK M&A annualises toward a record £347bn.

HMRCMaking Tax DigitalTechnical UpdatesAccountancy in PracticeSoftware UpdatesCorporate Finance & M&A
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Wednesday, 2 September 2026 UK & Ireland · 21 updates across 7 topics
Daily Accountancy Briefing

Crypto gains in the open as MTD auto-enrolment begins

HMRC's first standalone crypto-gains dataset, MTD auto-enrolment from September, an eight-fold jump in UK financial-services M&A, and a fresh QuickBooks price rise.

HMRCMaking Tax DigitalAccountancy in PracticeCorporate Finance & M&AIndependent Financial Advisory & FCAIreland: Technical Watch
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Tuesday, 1 September 2026 UK & Ireland · 17 updates across 7 topics
Daily Accountancy Briefing

MTD's exemption window opens as auto-enrolment looms

HMRC opens the MTD ITSA exemption window and readies September auto-enrolment, P800 errors resurface, Xeinadin extends its roll-up, and UK M&A value climbs almost eight-fold.

Making Tax DigitalHMRCAccountancy in PracticeTechnical UpdatesSoftware UpdatesCorporate Finance & M&A
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