ICAEW calls for business rates to be included in an extended business tax roadmap in its response to the government’s consultation on business rates reform.

The Better Regulation Action Plan aims to review regulation and reduce the number of regulators in order to encourage growth.

In a fascinating recent roundtable event, ICAEW members explored a host of issues around how the UK regulatory landscape should best address companies’ use of artificial intelligence.

ICAEW took part in a Fabian Society event that outlined the UK’s needs when it comes to stimulating growth. Several trends emerged from the discussions.

ICAEW has taken the opportunity to comment on the Trade Strategy Review, received from the Department for Business and Trade on 22 November.

ICAEW has made submissions to the government’s financial services and trade strategy consultations, and met MPs to discuss industrial strategy, proposed changes to apprenticeship funding and plans for growth.

ICAEW's Business Confidence Monitor (BCM) for Q4 2024 shows a dramatic drop in business confidence as budget concerns bite. Read the full national, regional and sectoral reports.

The world leaves 2024 in a very different political and economical state than it started in. Accountants have a critical role to play in navigating this landscape, but they must embrace change, says ICAEW CEO Alan Vallance.

The Institute warns that new highly-skilled UK jobs are at risk of being outsourced overseas if government reforms to Level 7 apprenticeship funding go ahead.

ICAEW’s response to the consultation on the government’s modern industrial strategy includes calls for long-term policies to boost growth, a focus on skills and a security strategy to inject resilience into the economy.

Following on from the Budget, ICAEW has been considering the government’s proposed industrial strategy, plans on audit reform and proposed changes to apprenticeships.

Members of ICAEW’s leadership team were among those given the opportunity to lay out recommendations for a business tax roadmap to key Cabinet figures at the Labour Party Conference.

In anticipation of the government’s upcoming International Investment Summit, ICAEW’s David Petrie outlines ICAEW’s wish list for an industrial strategy that encourages additional investment into the UK.

ICAEW’s Tax Faculty has warned MPs that HMRC’s handling of research and development (R&D) tax relief claims is causing significant disruption for companies undertaking genuine R&D activities.

Ahead of the Budget, ICAEW’s policy and public affairs teams communicated key policy recommendations to political stakeholders and reacted to the new consultation on an Industrial Strategy.

ICAEW will be attending the party conferences of the three biggest political parties to help influence and support policy decisions and represent member interests.

Audit and corporate governance reform must be one of the new Labour government’s priorities in its first 100 days, alongside work to clear the audit backlog and business rates reform.

One week on from the general election, this special episode of Accountancy Insights discussed the policies of the new UK government.

Jonathan Reynolds MP wants input from business to help shape how the government can make progress on its industrial and economic plans.

ICAEW and ICAS have joined firms offering audits of public interest entities to create a new independent organisation to shape best practice and drive improvements in audit quality.

In this thought leadership report, ICAEW’s Corporate Reporting Faculty analyses the key features of accounting standard setting and considers the challenges faced by sustainability standard-setters.

Drawing on our experience and insights from our members, the Better Regulation project will assess whether the UK’s regulatory regime is good enough and how it might be improved.

A radical overhaul is needed to plug gaps in regulatory accountability. Charles Worth, ICAEW’s Head of Business Law, explains why.

ICAEW sets out its vision for local audit, making the case for better financial reporting, high quality and more timely audits, stronger financial management and governance, and a thriving profession that is highly valued.