What is tomorrow’s Spending Review all about?
Major fiscal events can be confusing for those not familiar with the public finances – this brief explainer may help.
Latest ICAEW Insights and accountancy news for March 2020
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Alison Ring, ICAEW’s director for public sector, has written to the Chief Secretary to the Treasury ahead of the Spending Review to stress the importance of investment in infrastructure, data and financial management.
Finance Bill 2020-21: Legislation and consultations announced
The government publishes a selection of draft clauses together with consultations trailed at the Spring Budget. ICAEW’s Tax Faculty provides a roundup of the key tax developments.
Speculation rife over ‘Emergency Budget’
Reports in the mainstream press suggest that an emergency Budget will be held in the week commencing 6 July, but there has been no confirmation from Treasury.
Treasury announces extra £9.5bn for public services
The Chancellor has increased the coronavirus emergency response fund to £14.5bn to cover the escalating costs of dealing with the pandemic.
COVID-19: HMRC extends MTD ‘digital links’ deadline until 2021
30 March: Businesses participating in Making Tax Digital for VAT have until 1 April 2021 to meet the requirement to have ‘digital links’ within their recordkeeping in light of the coronavirus pandemic.
COVID-19: VAT and self assessment payment deferral
Updated 6 April: The UK government is supporting businesses during the coronavirus pandemic by deferring VAT and self assessment payments. ICAEW's Tax Faculty outlines how the deferral will work.
Moving your offline meetings online
23 March 2020: Della Hudson is a veteran of running online courses and webinars and she shares her tips to help businesses using the technology for the first time.
Michael Izza on plotting how jobs will evolve
23 March 2020: ICAEW Chief Executive, Michael Izza, writes about what the future of finance might look like, and questions how we can evolve to meet the future needs of the industry.
Fiona Wilkinson on gender equality and women at work
23 March 2020: today, there is broader acceptance of women having senior roles in the workplace, but there are still challenges, writes ICAEW President Fiona Wilkinson