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Inflation

A closer look at the impact of inflation on people, businesses, accountancy and the wider economy, bringing together the best expert opinion, data and analysis from ICAEW and its members.
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Latest news

Earnings per share: improvement needed
  • Article
  • 29 Sep 2022
While acknowledging that applying IAS 33 is not always straightforward, the FRC highlights aspects of the standard that are more frequently applied incorrectly, and/or tend to cause confusion.
Chart of the week: Provisional tax bands 2023/24
  • Article
  • 29 Sep 2022
Our chart this week illustrates how five or seven different personal tax bands are expected in the coming financial year, despite the top rate of income tax being abolished.
Mental health: how to forge ahead
  • Article
  • 29 Sep 2022
Nick Elston’s life changed when he started having an open conversation about mental health. All organisations should follow suit, he says.

Latest tax news

Growth Plan 2022: 19% CT rate and £1m AIA from April 2023
  • Article
  • 27 Sep 2022
Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng confirms that the corporate tax rate increase in April 2023 will be cancelled and that the temporary £1m annual investment allowance limit will become permanent.
Growth Plan 2022: alcohol duty reform and rates freeze
  • Article
  • 27 Sep 2022
Government publishes response to alcohol duty consultation.
Growth Plan 2022: VAT-free shopping re-introduced to Great Britain
  • Article
  • 27 Sep 2022
Scheme returns allowing overseas visitors to claim back the VAT paid on purchases of goods taken home in their personal baggage.

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.

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Jumpstarting the Economy
  • 21 Sep 2022
Supply chain challenges, rising energy costs and global volatility are threatening to kickstart a recession. However, we examine the changes in technology, education and economic markets which could help keep the country on track.
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Future of insolvency
  • 15 Aug 2022
The insolvency landscape is changing, and its role is more essential than ever. From new regulation, trends and career roles to advice for firms and the challenges ahead, this special explores all angles of the issue.
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Inflation
  • 27 Jul 2022
A closer look at the impact of inflation on people, businesses, accountancy and the wider economy, bringing together the best expert opinion, data and analysis from ICAEW and its members.

Videos

The vital role our profession must play in reaching net zero
The vital role our profession must play in reaching net zero
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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?
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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
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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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The PM’s first 100 days - what needs to happen?
  • Podcast
  • 07 Sep 2022
On the latest ICAEW Insights podcast, we discuss the economic challenges facing new Prime Minister Liz Truss, and the policy commitments made during the summer’s campaign trail.
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How to bring a business back from the brink
  • Podcast
  • 31 Aug 2022
In this Insights In Focus episode, we explore the multifaceted role of the insolvency professional by hearing from both practitioner and client.
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How to fix the airline industry
  • Podcast
  • 11 Aug 2022
On the latest ICAEW Insights podcast, we explore the problems facing the aviation sector with experts Matthew Davy, director at Strategy& UK, and Eleni Kaloyirou, CEO of Hermes Airports, Cyprus.

Charts of the week

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Chart of the week: UK public debt
  • Article
  • 22 Sep 2022
We take a look at what makes up UK public debt and who it is owed to, before the Chancellor borrows hundreds of billions more in his emergency fiscal event.
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Chart of the week: Receipts and spending by age
  • Article
  • 15 Sep 2022
Our chart this week looks at how receipts and spending vary by age, a key driver for public finances that new Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng will need to factor into his fiscal plans.
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Chart of the week: before the emergency fiscal event
  • Article
  • 08 Sep 2022
Our chart this week looks at how the budgeted deficit was supposed to play out according to the Spring Statement back in March, ahead of an emergency fiscal event expected within the next few weeks.

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.
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
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  • 09 Apr 2020
Hear what our partners are saying on topical issues impacting the accountancy profession.

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