A list of all coronavirus-related articles from ICAEW, starting with the most recent.
26 October 2020: The FRC’s Executive Director, Regulatory Standards, Mark Babington, urges the profession and all businesses to put clarity of information and high-quality assurance at the forefront during this difficult time.
26 October 2020: The National Audit Office has published reviews of the cost of employment support schemes and the financial exposure to Bounce Back Loans implemented in response to the pandemic.
22 October: Changes announced by Rishi Sunak today will bring more flexibility to the JSS and reduce costs to employers for employees working fewer hours due to the coronavirus pandemic.
22 October 2020: Rishi Sunak has announced that the third SEISS grant will now be based on 40% of average trading profits and businesses temporarily unable to trade due to coronavirus will be eligible.
22 October 2020: Public finances remain on track for the worst peace-time deficit ever, thanks to lower receipts and large-scale coronavirus interventions.
Coronavirus is hurting working mums’ careers and poses a threat to corporate reputation and performance, according to Geraldine Gallacher, CEO of the Executive Coaching Consultancy.
20 October: The Tax Faculty is looking to recruit a business tax manager for a 12-month fixed term role.
21 October 2020: Firms across Wales are preparing themselves for further disruption in anticipation of the two-week “firebreak” COVID lockdown due to kick in on Friday. But what support is available for businesses forced to close?
21 October 2020: Recent reports on the commercial activities of local councils in Wales and Spelthorne Borough Council’s £1bn commercial property bet highlight the pressures local authority finances are under.
20 October 2020: HMRC has started writing to Self-employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) grant claimants that may have ceased trading and therefore do not qualify.
20 October 2020: Things are very precarious for construction across the globe, but there are opportunities to shake things up, embrace tech, and reach for public sector investment.
20 October 2020: ICAEW has joined business groups representing seven million UK workers to make an urgent plea for a UK-EU trade deal, stating a deal is pivotal to post-COVID recovery.
20 October 2020: Heightened levels of uncertainty combined with the hugely increased number of people working from home has created a perfect storm for fraudsters in the charity world, reports Mark Blayney Stuart.
19 October 2020: HMRC has confirmed to ICAEW’s Tax Faculty why additional agent authorisation is required for Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) compliance checks.
16 October: ICAEW’s Tax Faculty outlines the key messages in the latest edition of HMRC’s Employer Bulletin, including updates on COVID-19 support schemes, delays in issuing national insurance numbers for new employees and HMRC student loan letters seeking bank account details.
In what has, and continues to be, a challenging period for auditors, ICAEW’s Technical Advisory Service highlights hot topics.
In what has, and continues to be, a challenging period for preparers of accounts, ICAEW’s Technical Advisory Service highlights hot topics.
16 October 2020: Richard Bertin underlines how COVID-19 has reinforced the importance of focusing on the financial health of business owners and not just of their businesses.
Completing an investment in a health sector business during lockdown is no mean feat. Jason Sinclair looks at how WestBridge Capital – advised by KPMG – persevered through hard times to back the Bespoke Health & Social Care management buy-out, completed in June this year
16 October 2020: The Financial Reporting Council’s Jon Thompson spoke about the drivers for and progress in audit reform, the attractiveness of the profession and the challenges of COVID-19.
Completing an investment in a health sector business during lockdown is no mean feat. Jason Sinclair looks at how WestBridge Capital – advised by KPMG – persevered through hard times to back the Bespoke Health & Social Care management buy-out, completed in June this year
16 October 2020: The Institute for Fiscal Studies annual pre-Budget report forecasts a doubling to £1.5tn in the amount of debt to be raised by the UK Government over the next five years.
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