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Ukraine crisis: central resource hub

Resources, news, features and opinions on the impact of the Ukraine crisis on accountancy, business and the wider economy.
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Latest news

Revisions benefit Chancellor amid cost-of-living crisis
  • Article
  • 24 May 2022
A £7bn downward revision in the deficit for the year to March 2022 is seen as helpful to the government in the context of a likely windfall tax on energy companies.
Corporate culture: why change must come from within
  • Article
  • 24 May 2022
Restoring trust in business hinges on good corporate culture, but it’s a false belief that cultures can fixed by expert and specialist team-led initiatives, says Andrew Cocks.
"If they can, I can too"
  • Article
  • 24 May 2022
Role models are crucial in Chartered Accountancy, especially for young Black people, according to student focus group research conducted by ICAEW. Three Black chartered accountants tell their inspirational stories and give their tips for excelling in the profession.

Latest tax news

VAT: HMRC guidance on DIY Housebuilders scheme claims
  • Article
  • 17 May 2022
Guidance clarifies when subsequent claims might be accepted following a First-tier Tribunal decision.
Changes to allocation of tax cases to categories in the tax chamber
  • Article
  • 17 May 2022
How cases will be allocated before the First-tier Tribunal is changing from 1 June 2022. ICAEW’s Tax Faculty explains the changes.
HMRC suspends payment of some R&D tax credits
  • Article
  • 17 May 2022
HMRC places certain research and development claims on pause while it investigates irregularities in a bid to mitigate abuse of the relief.

Insights specials

A listing of one-off Insights specials that focus on a particular subject, interviewing the key people, identifying developing trends and examining the underlying issues.

Quality management
  • 29 Apr 2022
With new quality management standards for audit on the horizon, there is an opportunity for firms of all sizes to supercharge their audits and reap significant knock-on benefits that go beyond ticking the regulatory box.
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Levelling up: making it work
  • 12 Apr 2022
The Levelling Up agenda is hugely ambitious, incorporating everything from infrastructure to education and skills, private investment to public procurement. Many factors must align in order to make a real difference.
Spring Statement 2022 On 23 March 2022, the Chancellor delivered his Spring Statement. Read ICAEW's analysis and reaction.

Videos

The vital role our profession must play in reaching net zero
The vital role our profession must play in reaching net zero
  • Video
Andrew Griffith FCA, MP is the UK’s Net Zero Business Champion. He discusses the core role the profession has to play in helping all of us reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050 or sooner.
Thinking differently: what are the benefits of neurodiversity in your organisation?
Thinking differently: what are the benefits of neurodiversity in your organisation?
  • Video
We explore how teams of all kinds benefit by including people who think differently, taking cricket as an example. We then examine how chartered accountants can encourage neurodiverse thinking and engage people with neurodivergent conditions in their own or their clients’ organisations, as part of wider efforts to support diversity and inclusion.
What The Dasgupta Review means for Business and Accountancy
What The Dasgupta Review means for Business and Accountancy
  • Video
Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta sat down with ICAEW to talk about his review into the economics of biodiversity and his hopes for the future.
The financial controller who stole £20,000: 4 lessons to help you stop internal fraud
The financial controller who stole £20,000: 4 lessons to help you stop internal fraud
  • Video
The real case of a financial controller who attempted to steal £20,000 from her business, and the steps that chartered accountants can take to help prevent internal fraud from happening in their organisation. Chartered accountants need to be alert to potential signs of fraud and manipulation of accounting records. We examine a real case of a business that discovered it had been the victim of internal fraud.

The opinions expressed by external guest speakers in interviews or other publications included on this website are, by their nature, those of the speaker. They are not necessarily fully endorsed by the ICAEW or purport to reflect the official policies and views of the ICAEW or its members.

Podcast episodes

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Economic crime, Russia/Ukraine and the Spring Statement
  • Podcast
  • 29 Mar 2022
On the latest ICAEW Insights podcast, we look at the fight to remove Russian economic criminals from the UK, and whether the Spring Statement does enough to address current economic pressures.
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Death and digital assets
  • Podcast
  • 22 Mar 2022
In this Insights In Focus episode, we look at what happens to your digital assets after you die.
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Digital assets and inflation issues
  • Podcast
  • 28 Feb 2022
In this ICAEW Insights podcast, we speak to Jamie Bartlett, author and presenter about the importance of digital assets. Sunday Times Economics Editor and author David Smith then discusses the conditions that have created the rising inflation we’re seeing in the UK.

Charts of the week

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Chart of the week: Global population
  • Article
  • 19 May 2022
Our chart this week looks at how the estimated global population of almost 8bn people is distributed around the world.
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Chart of the week: Real interest rates
  • Article
  • 12 May 2022
Our chart this week looks at how real interest rates – net of inflation – remain stubbornly negative despite recent increases in the Bank of England base rate.
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Chart of the week: Fuel prices
  • Article
  • 05 May 2022
Our chart this week gives a breakdown of what makes up the cost of petrol and diesel, which continue to soar in price despite the temporary cut in fuel duty.

Insights by topic

CEO and President's insights
  • Listing
  • 03 Aug 2020
View an archive of blogs from ICAEW CEO, Michael Izza, and from past ICAEW presidents.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) hub Coronavirus is not just a world health emergency; it is an economic one too. The economic impacts are plain to see and emergency provisions are being made worldwide in an attempt to support individuals, business and anyone who advises them. ICAEW is monitoring the situation closely and collating resources as conditions unfold.
Diversity and Inclusion
  • Hub page
  • 30 Sep 2021
ICAEW is committed to Diversity and Inclusion. In this hub we bring together timely D&I resources on the protected characteristics of the Equality Act, along with our latest insights into diversity in the profession.
COVID-19: global recovery Recovery from the worldwide economic crisis brought about by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic will be piece-meal but informed by initiatives from around the world. While national government schemes will continue to support business and practice during the immediate crisis, international action will help shape the recovery. Here we track those regional, national and supra-national activities.
Student Insights Interviews, guides and features giving you fresh insights, innovative ideas and an inside look at the lives and careers of ICAEW students and members. No matter what stage you’re at in your journey with us, you’ll find content to suit you.
Regulatory News
  • Listing
  • 04 May 2020
A round-up of regulatory and conduct updates and communications from the ICAEW Professional Standards Department.
Insights index This page provides an entry point to the articles that have formed the daily, monthly and weekly member emails, arranged by section and month. It also contains an index of themed Insights specials and the Quarterly magazine.
Sponsored content
  • Listing
  • 09 Apr 2020
Hear what our partners are saying on topical issues impacting the accountancy profession.

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