Accounting practices play an important role in supporting businesses through the crisis. Your marketing strategy needs to reflect what they’re going through.

12 November 2020: Following claims of fraudulent activity around government support schemes, chartered accountants should turn to their code of ethics to assess and manage their potential exposure to ethical and reputational risk.

26 June 2020: Government schemes to ease the financial impact of the Coronavirus pandemic have been a lifeline for businesses. But with measures rushed in so quickly, some will inevitably take advantage.

25 March 2020: This ICAEW guide provides a series of practical tips to help you comply with the UK government's anti-money laundering regulations while social distancing or self-isolating due to coronavirus.

21 April 2020: ICAEW has put together a helpsheet for members that lays out respective responsibilities when providing furlough grant claim services to clients.

First published 28 April 2020, updated 20 October 2020: ICAEW’s Business Law team outline some of the key factors smaller entities need to take into account when considering meetings in the age of coronavirus measures.

16 April 2020: ICAEW has created a guide featuring practical actions finance professionals can take when considering cashflow to support their businesses through the coronavirus crisis.

CABA offers a range of free online personal and professional development courses. The Boost your resilience and Building your resilience courses are particularly recommended to accountants who may be struggling to deal with stressed clients during the coronavirus COVID-19 crisis.

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Even if you have seen it coming, redundancy is often a shock. CABA has a range of career development services and provides lifelong support to past and present ICAEW members, ACA students, ICAEW staff, and their close family members.

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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.

13 May 2020: the Fraud Advisory Panel is the voice of the counter-fraud profession, committed to tackling fraud and financial crime.

4 May 2020: The COVID-19 pandemic has unleashed a fresh wave of cyberattacks targeting remote workers and businesses.

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has recently produced advice and guidance to help individuals and businesses who are working from home to stay safe online – this is being added to throughout the pandemic. Two items caught my eye...

Updated 23 April: Within 24 hours of the government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme being launched, online fraudsters had sent a flurry of phishing emails targeting unsuspecting businesses claiming to be from HMRC chief executive, Jim Harra.

13 January 2021: With a difficult year behind them, the upcoming reporting season is likely to cause further issues for both retailers and their auditors. We speak to Jacqui Baker, boutique owner and Audit Director at RSM UK Audit, about year ends, going concern and wellbeing.

6 January 2021: With the country plunged back into lockdown, professionals are expecting a mental health epidemic over the coming months. Author and practice owner Della Hudson outlines several strategies to help cope with the current crisis.

3 December 2020: Accountants are having to offer more mental health support to clients this year. One accountant shares his experiences.

23 November 2020: We know that the 2020/21 reporting season is going to be tough for many, but do we know how we are going to cope with it? Isabelle Campbell, CABA Trainer and Coach (and also Commercial Finance Director and Chartered Accountant), urges members to write mental health into the equation.

9 October 2020: In the face of ongoing threats and uncertainties, how can we protect our mental health and that of our colleagues during the next phase of the pandemic?

3 September 2020: Ian Caminsky, CEO of absence management company FirstCare, explores how businesses can use detailed data to implement robust, targeted wellbeing strategies

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