Don't miss out on our daily summary of what's happening in the world of accountancy. If you are a member you can change your contact preferences so it is delivered daily to your mailbox.
Displaying 1-10 of 175 results
How chartered accountants can help combat human trafficking
- Article
- 08 Feb 2023
Accountants must remain vigilant and act swiftly to report suspicious financial activity and prevent human trafficking. There are red flags to look out for, warns one financial intelligence unit.
ICAEW calls for emergency taskforce to tackle HMRC backlog
- Article
- 08 Feb 2023
Ministers must set up a taskforce to deal with the unacceptable delays at HMRC, which are holding back the UK’s economic growth, says ICAEW.
Economic Crime Bill: Lords urged to consider further amendments
- Article
- 08 Feb 2023
As the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill enters its second reading in the House of Lords, ICAEW has reached out to Lords encouraging them to consider two elements of the Bill.
Apprenticeships can turbocharge aspiring accountants’ careers
- Article
- 07 Feb 2023
To mark National Apprenticeship Week, ICAEW explores how the financial benefits of apprenticeships have been a big driver in their adoption, but talent-hungry businesses can use them as an effective way to address skills shortages.
Check your national insurance record before 5 April 2023
- Article
- 07 Feb 2023
ICAEW urges those planning to claim the UK state pension to check their national insurance (NI) record before 5 April 2023. Currently, voluntary contributions can be made to plug gaps back to April 2006, but this will be curtailed from April. The Tax Faculty has created a checklist of actions.
Tax news in brief 8 February 2023
- Article
- 07 Feb 2023
Highlights from the broader tax news for the week ending 8 February 2023
The NAO: getting government accounts back on track
- Article
- 06 Feb 2023
COVID-19 caused significant delays to government accounts production. With interest in public spending increasing, Lewis Knights and Rachel Farnsworth from the NAO’s Financial Audit Operations team explain how the NAO is working to get back on track.
UK company insolvencies rise to 13-year high
- Article
- 06 Feb 2023
After seasonal adjustment, the number of individual insolvencies began to rise as Q4 2022 was 6% higher than Q3 2022, and 7% higher than in Q4 2021. But the worst is yet to come, warns RSM.
New HMRC interest rates for late and early tax payments
- Article
- 06 Feb 2023
Following the Monetary Policy Committee decision to increase the Bank of England base rate to 4%, HMRC has announced increases to both interest charged on late paid tax and the rate paid on repayments of tax.
Plastic packaging tax: proposed invoicing requirements scrapped
- Article
- 06 Feb 2023
The requirement for a business to include a statement within an invoice to show that plastic packaging tax has been paid will no longer be introduced.
Displaying 1-10 of 175 results