ICAEW launches Working Capital Checklist
4 May 2020: a step-by-step guide that businesses can use to optimise working capital in these difficult times, looking at cash inflows, outflows, support available and business planning.
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4 May 2020: a step-by-step guide that businesses can use to optimise working capital in these difficult times, looking at cash inflows, outflows, support available and business planning.
31 March 2020: the spread of coronavirus and restrictions on movement are affecting year-end inventory counts, which has implications for auditors
30 March 2020: Keeping the market up to date with information is as important as ever, notwithstanding the extra time given to publish audited financial statements.
1 April 2020: as a nation, we are likely to feel the consequences of the Government’s emergency COVID-19 interventions in years to come, so we owe it to future generations to maintain a grip on these liabilities.
1 April 2020: the European Central Bank (ECB) has asked banks in Europe to suspend dividends and share buybacks until October.
31 March 2020: Vincent Huck, editor of Insurance Asset Risk, takes a look at the challenges that insurers will face from the coronavirus effect on markets.
31 March 2020: The Government Counter Fraud Function has published new guidance for public bodies about fraud arising from the actions taken to address the coronavirus emergency.
30 March 2020: Rosalia Wood, Regional Industrial Strategy Manager appeals for ICAEW members’ help in providing regional anecdotes for our work with local business policymakers.
30 March 2020: the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has suggested that the budgeted fiscal deficit for the financial year starting 1 April 2020 of £55bn could more than triple to £177bn due to the coronavirus pandemic.
30 March 2020: ICAEW offers advice to both pension trustees preparing relevant accounts for section 179 valuations due on 31 March 2020, and also their auditors in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.