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Budget expected to have negative impact on businesses, says ICAEW
  • 04 Dec 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
An ICAEW poll has found that close to three-quarters of respondents agreed the Budget would negatively impact their organisation.
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Understanding the economic implications of the Budget
  • 28 Nov 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
Economic update: ICAEW’s Economies Director Suren Thiru discusses the implications of the Budget, what you need to know about current economic conditions and key points to watch.
Rachel Reeves ahead of delivering her Budget on 26 November. Photo: Simon Walker / HM Treasury
Member reaction to the Budget: ‘Nothing for growth’
  • 28 Nov 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
ICAEW members deliver a muted response to the Chancellor’s raft of announcements, but express relief that there were no unexpected surprises for business.
Rachel Reeves ahead of delivering her Budget on 26 November. Photo: Simon Walker / HM Treasury
Budget: businesses dodge tax bullet, but costs will still bite
  • 26 Nov 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
The Chancellor delivered a raft of small tax changes, rather than any big tax increases. But despite no increases in business taxes, the Budget offered few reasons to be cheerful.
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MEPs back measures to simplify CSRD and CSDDD
  • 24 Nov 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
Compliance requirements in flagship pieces of sustainability and due diligence legislation are to be radically streamlined, along with their corporate coverage, following landmark vote.
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Budget: ‘change course or stifle growth’ say ICAEW members
  • 21 Nov 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
Survey of ICAEW Chartered Accountants reveals strong need for certainty and clarity on tax from the Chancellor in next week’s Budget.
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New ICAEW guideline puts HR due diligence under the spotlight
  • 19 Nov 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
A new guideline from ICAEW’s Corporate Finance Faculty focuses on the cultural and people-related risks and opportunities that need to be considered in a transaction.
How to tackle compliance challenges in export markets
  • 19 Nov 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
Exporting can trigger a series of compliance challenges, so it is vital that businesses understand the risks to ensure success in other jurisdictions and avoid costly pitfalls.
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The future of crypto regulation: key considerations
  • 18 Nov 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
What does the latest crypto conviction mean for this volatile sector, and can a global response bring this type of currency into the mainstream?
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Hill & Smith scoops top ICAEW corporate finance award
  • 14 Nov 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
FTSE 250 engineering firm recognised for the most value added to shareholders by its effective mergers and acquisitions (M&A) strategy.
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Budget: why the government should reform business rates
  • 12 Nov 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
The Chancellor should use this month’s Budget to push ahead with planned reforms of the “poorly designed” business rates system, says ICAEW.
How much is red tape costing business? Tell the government
  • 12 Nov 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
ICAEW urges members to share their experiences of the administrative burden and cost of meeting regulatory requirements.
How to adapt to tariffs
  • 11 Nov 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
To respond effectively to recent and emerging trade tariffs, businesses must have a comprehensive grasp of the three pillars of customs compliance.
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Corporate culture and how to measure it
  • 10 Nov 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
Your organisation’s culture is the corporate governance risk that might not be on your radar. So how can you measure it – and what should you do when you realise there’s a problem?
Free CPD: Getting started on global trade
  • 07 Nov 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
Branching out into international sales can feel like a big step, but it holds many opportunities. Your ICAEW membership offers access to resources that will expand your export knowledge and confidence this International Trade Week.
ITW: Five steps to identify new trade opportunities in volatile markets
  • 07 Nov 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
Importing or exporting to new territories can be risky, especially when global conditions are volatile. Here’s a step-by-step guide to assessing an opportunity.
International Trade Week: Imports and exports – who pays the VAT?
  • 06 Nov 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
The rules governing import and export VAT are fraught with complexity. Mistakes can be a significant cost to businesses if they get this wrong. We answer some of the most frequently asked questions on VAT and trade.
International Trade Week: How volatile geopolitics is affecting customs compliance
  • 05 Nov 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
SMEs must include measures to comply with the world’s complex web of trade rules in their risk-management control environment, says a senior economist.
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Applying the building blocks of ethical culture
  • 04 Nov 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
From whistleblowing and governance to equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) and the use of AI, Global Ethics Day speakers unveiled a host of ideas for building and upholding strong organisational ethics.
International Trade Week: How to nail customs compliance as an SME
  • 04 Nov 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
Ian Worth, of Crowe UK, explains why it is vital for SMEs in the UK to have the knowledge for accurately completing customs declarations for goods they import and points out that they must observe Rules of Origin for those they export. This article is part of a series of articles for International Trade Week.
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How to adapt your skills to deliver transformation benefits
  • 03 Nov 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
When running a transformation project, you should always focus on the future state that you’re aiming for. Some of your skills as a finance and accounting professional can be adapted for this task.
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How do you become cyber certified?
  • 31 Oct 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
There are several standards and certifications for businesses to follow when it comes to cyber security. What are they, and how do you get the certifications?
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What the booming net zero sector means for accountants
  • 30 Oct 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
CBI Chief Economist Louise Hellem explains how the UK’s net zero industries are making an increasingly significant contribution to economic growth.
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Cyber resilience strategy: how to create and stress test a plan
  • 30 Oct 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
Increasingly seen as a vital component of a company’s trustworthiness, a cyber resilience plan must be tailored to the nature of the business and be easy to put into action.
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Influencing policy to support you: October 2025
  • 30 Oct 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
This month, ICAEW submitted representations for the upcoming Autumn Budget and on the draft Finance Bill on reforming inheritance tax and the role of tax agents.
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Directors’ reports to be scrapped and more companies to be exempt from strategic reports
  • 27 Oct 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
In a package of reforms aimed at reducing bureaucracy and supporting businesses growth, the UK government has announced plans to remove the requirement for companies to prepare a directors’ report as part of their annual report and accounts.
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ICAEW calls for clarity on LLP NICs rumours
  • 27 Oct 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
Recent newspaper reports suggest that the Chancellor is considering changing the treatment of LLPs for NICs purposes.
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Economic update: why the Budget is casting a long shadow over the UK economy
  • 24 Oct 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
The UK economy struggles to grow in October. Business confidence continues to fall amid record high concerns over tax ahead of next month’s Budget. ICAEW’s Economies Director Suren Thiru discusses the implications, what you need to know about current economic conditions and key points to watch.
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Scam warning: fake Companies House IDV charges
  • 24 Oct 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
Some directors of limited companies are being sent letters supposedly from accounting firms giving misleading information about Companies House ID verification, asking for money to complete the process.
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Six steps to strengthen governance ahead of new Provision 29 requirements
  • 22 Oct 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
Corporate governance is at a crossroads. Experts warn that frameworks that once looked robust are no longer enough, particularly as revisions to Provision 29 come into force in January 2026.
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