Behind the numbers
What Britain needs to grow
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- ICAEW Insights
In this episode of Behind the Numbers, we discuss the necessary ingredients to support economic growth.
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The case for high CEO pay is magical thinking
- Article
- 23 Apr 2025
A more positive view among corporates and investors of blockbusting CEO pay is based on a flawed prospectus, warns a leading management expert.
Nature unlocks new accountancy opportunities
- Article
- 22 Apr 2025
Nature-related risks and opportunities can open up a whole new business proposition for accountancy firms. This Earth Day, Peter Harker, a landed estates specialist at accountancy practice Saffery, is exploring its potential.
Green budgeting: driving sustainable growth through smart planning
- Article
- 22 Apr 2025
ICAEW is combining its public sector and sustainability expertise to assess the role that ‘green budgeting’ plays in achieving economic and environmental prosperity.
HMRC service performance dips again
- Article
- 16 Apr 2025
HMRC service performance fell in January 2025 due to the self assessment peak and did not recover as expected in February. ICAEW’s Tax Faculty highlights the feedback it is getting from members.
Government consults on new tax clearance process
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- 15 Apr 2025
As part of its corporation tax roadmap, the government is consulting on a new process that would give major investment projects increased tax certainty in advance.
Tax news in brief 16 April 2025
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- 15 Apr 2025
Highlights from the broader tax news for the week ending 16 April 2025, including: an update from the government on the proposed consultation on pre-development costs; and new guidance from HMRC on the off-payroll working rules.
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.
How to fix VAT
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ICAEW explores the challenges and opportunities offered in reimagining VAT and it's application. Read about the history of VAT, the lessons that can be learned from outside the UK and the potential of digitalisation.
Global Ethics Day
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ICAEW celebrates Global Ethics Day each year. The 2024 theme is "Ethics empowered: using the power of ethics to build a better world”, and ICAEW is examining the vital role ethics must play in the development of technology.
Local government finance: skills for the future
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Improving financial skills at local authorities is critical in balancing the books and delivering value for citizens. As backstop dates for audited accounts come into force, ICAEW explores how local authorities can strengthen their approach to financial management.
Accounting Intelligence
ICAEW has created a range of resources to support members in business and practice build their understanding of AI. There are video masterclasses, as well as features discussing opportunities, challenges, limitations, risk management and ethics.
Videos
AI masterclass on better audit sampling
- Video
- 29 Oct 2024
Konrad Bukowski-Kruszyna ACA, Head of Audit Data Analytics, RSM UK outlines how generative AI can help ensure that audit sampling is being handled correctly.
What is VAT?
- Video
- 19 Nov 2024
Value added tax is a vital tool for raising revenue to fund education, healthcare and more. We explain how it works and how it could be improved.
AI masterclass on reviewing company controls
- Video
- 30 Oct 2024
Jenny Blewett FCA, Head of Finance at Costello Medical talks about how she used generative AI to help check her firm’s banking controls when she was new in post.
Private equity: is it here to stay?
- Video
- 22 May 2024
Matt Meadows, Managing Partner, Moore Kingston Smith, and Caroline Monk, Executive Partner, Beever and Struthers, on their views of private equity on the accountancy sector.
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Adapting post-tariffs, MTD at 10, UK GAAP changes
- Podcast
- 09 Apr 2025
In this episode, we discuss how the Trump administration’s tariffs will hamper the government’s growth plans, the progress made towards Making Tax Digital on its tenth birthday, and how changes to FRS 102 and 105 will affect the nation’s small businesses.
Happy birthday, HMRC
- Podcast
- 18 Mar 2025
In this episode, we have a report by Mark Rowland from the ’20 Years of HMRC’ event held on 11 March at Chartered Accountants’ Hall.
Succession planning: is employee ownership the answer?
- Podcast
- 04 Mar 2025
In this episode of Behind the Numbers, we discuss the appropriateness of employee ownership trusts (EOTs) for accountancy practices.
Chart of the week: Regional incomes
- Article
- 17 Apr 2025
Our chart this week looks at how median household disposable income varies across the UK, with the South East region topping the rankings and the West Midlands region at the bottom.
Chart of the week: US and China trade
- Article
- 11 Apr 2025
Our chart this week looks at trade between the US and China following the 145% tariffs imposed on China by President Trump in the latest twist in his global trade war.
Chart of the week: trade with the US
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- 04 Apr 2025
Our chart this week looks at trade with the US in light of the 10% tariffs imposed on the UK by President Trump on ‘liberation day’.
Insights by topic
Insights index
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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.
Climate hub
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Climate change is a crucial issue for the accounting profession. Are you professionally ready to mitigate the risk and maximise the opportunity of climate change? Find inspiration, information and practical resources to support the goals set out in the Paris Agreement and in the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Diversity and Inclusion
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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.
EU and international trade
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A range of resources on the implications of the UK leaving the EU on 31 December 2020.
Regulatory News
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A round-up of regulatory and conduct updates and communications from the ICAEW Professional Standards Department.
Sponsored content
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Hear what our partners are saying on topical issues impacting the accountancy profession.