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Autumn Statement: the tax changes that didn’t make the headlines
- Article
- 29 Nov 2023
- ICAEW
ICAEW’s Tax Faculty scans the Autumn Statement documents for other tax-related announcements. Various tax measures can be found in the Overview of tax legislation and rates, the Autumn Statement, and updated Tax information and impact notes.
ICAEW Member insights: November 2023
- Article
- 28 Nov 2023
- ICAEW Insights
Ongoing economic and political uncertainty dominate discussions, but businesses remain resilient and recognise that opportunities in technology, green energy and improving the customer experience are there for the taking.
Chart of the week: Autumn Statement 2023
- Article
- 23 Nov 2023
- ICAEW Insights
Our chart this week illustrates how Chancellor Jeremy Hunt used almost all of the available upside from inflation and fiscal drag to fund his tax measures and a series of business growth initiatives.
Autumn Statement: short-term gain, medium-term loss
- Article
- 22 Nov 2023
- ICAEW Insights
The Autumn Statement included several measures that are welcome news for businesses, but the medium-term outlook looks less positive.
ICAEW calls for action to boost UK’s productivity and resilience
- Article
- 06 Nov 2023
- ICAEW Insights
In a letter to the Chancellor, ICAEW recommends the introduction of incentives to support sustainable business growth and long-term funding streams for local councils, as well as tax simplification and action to improve HMRC service standards.
UK government responds to Treasury Committee venture capital reliefs report
- Article
- 25 Oct 2023
- ICAEW
The response suggests that the current sunset clauses for the enterprise investment scheme (EIS) and venture capital trusts (VCTs) will be extended beyond 2025. However, the response also pushes back on some of the committee’s other recommendations, including extending the company age and funding limits for these schemes.
Is record pay growth a good sign for businesses?
- Article
- 12 Sep 2023
- ICAEW Insights
As the latest Office for National Statistics figures reveal a climb in wage growth, especially in the finance and business services sector, ICAEW experts explain what this means for business.
ICAEW recommendations to address SME finance woes
- Article
- 08 Sep 2023
- ICAEW Insights
In its response to the Treasury Committee's call for evidence, ICAEW laments the availability of finance for small business, and sees a role for government in boosting lending to SMEs, following concerns over a deepening access to finance crisis.
Commons Treasury Committee calls for greater diversity of venture capital investment
- Article
- 09 Aug 2023
- ICAEW
The House of Commons Treasury Committee’s report into venture capital investment schemes recommends better support for female-led businesses and those outside the South East of England.
Respect for economic institutions key to growth, say MPs
- Article
- 24 Jul 2023
- ICAEW Insights
Shadow ministers highlight UK’s current growth-policy shortfalls and set out Labour’s plans for restoring nation’s economic fortunes, at ICAEW-hosted Labour Business Network event.
UK pensions superfund could halt pensions decline
- Article
- 26 Jun 2023
- ICAEW Insights
The UK’s first “superfund” proposes to undo years of capital market decline through the creation of large pension funds.
Spring Budget: is it pro business growth?
- Article
- 30 May 2023
- ICAEW Insights
The Budget contained tax announcements designed to support business growth. We assess how these measures were received and their drawbacks.
How the British Business Bank puts purpose first
- Article
- 26 May 2023
- ICAEW Insights
New CEO Louis Taylor explains how the British Business Bank is increasing the focus on delivering growth to the UK.
Access to finance: alternatives to high street banks
- Article
- 25 May 2023
- ICAEW Insights
Traditional banks’ enthusiasm for business lending may be muted, but at a time when the UK economy is hungry for growth, there are still other finance options for companies to explore.
Money, money, money: protecting against bank failures
- Article
- 23 May 2023
- ICAEW Insights
If recent bank failures are making you twitchy, what can you do to mitigate the risk of losing your hard-earned business deposits?
Female and ethnic minority entrepreneurs miss out on lending
- Article
- 22 May 2023
- ICAEW Insights
Access to funding and support for women and under-represented entrepreneurs is improving, however they continue to feel estranged from the wider enterprise ecosystem.
What’s holding back SME business investment?
- Article
- 25 Apr 2023
- ICAEW Insights
SMEs face plenty of barriers, both recent and historic, when it comes to funding their growth. So what can they do about it?
Francesca Lagerberg: growth must be sustainable
- Article
- 17 Apr 2023
- ICAEW Insights
Baker Tilly International’s CEO Francesca Lagerberg discusses how she is approaching the recruitment challenges facing firms around the world and why sustainable growth needs to be a priority for the accountancy profession.
NAO highlights COVID-19 business support counter-fraud failures
- Article
- 23 Mar 2023
- ICAEW Insights
The government should use lessons learned from the COVID-19 business grant schemes to improve contingency planning and build resilience for responding to future national emergencies, spending watchdog concludes.
Help to Grow website unveiled to support businesses
- Article
- 06 Mar 2023
- ICAEW Insights
The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) launches a new centralised website, Help to Grow.
Using your payments strategy to drive business growth
- Article
- 03 Mar 2023
- GoCardless
This article discusses the importance of developing your payment strategy, as 67% of payers will stop a purchase if they don’t like the payment methods you offer them.
Government’s ‘Scale-Up Britain’ ambition under the spotlight
- Article
- 27 Feb 2023
- ICAEW Insights
Is the government’s bold vision for a UK Silicon Valley at odds with how start-ups and scale-ups are being managed at policy level?
EY reveals support strategy to boost fintech start-ups
- Article
- 13 Feb 2023
- ICAEW Insights
With explosive growth forecast for the fintech sector, we meet Mark Jannetta, the head of EY’s UK FinTech Lab, to find out how the Big Four firm is looking to help start-up fintechs get to the next stage.
Interest rates rise to 4% but shallower recession predicted
- Article
- 02 Feb 2023
- ICAEW Insights
The Bank of England announces 10th successive increase in borrowing costs – but forecasts that the expected UK recession will be shallower and shorter than previously expected.
How rocky is the road ahead for businesses?
- Article
- 26 Jan 2023
- ICAEW Insights
Bulging borrowing costs, balance sheet fluctuations and ongoing uncertainty call for caution, common sense and acute risk awareness in the year ahead, says insolvency and restructuring doyen Nick Hood.
Report highlights local authority procurement weakness
- Article
- 17 Jan 2023
- ICAEW Insights
Inefficiencies, poor processes and skills issues present potentially significant risks to public money and service, Grant Thornton warns.
Debt finance now at most expensive since 2009
- Article
- 09 Jan 2023
- ICAEW Insights
Businesses may be facing a multitude of challenges, but CFOs’ concerns over the macroeconomic outlook are easing, according to new research.
ICAEW pays tribute to Lord Young
- Article
- 15 Dec 2022
- ICAEW Insights
The architect of the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) and Start Up Loans Scheme, which have been instrumental in providing funding to thousands of fledgling businesses, has died aged 90.
Changes for Limited Partnerships on the horizon
- Article
- 13 Dec 2022
- ICAEW Insights
The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill’s requirements for Limited Partnerships could affect many private fund managers. George Metcalfe, a partner at law firm Freeths, explains what the proposed changes mean in practice.
Options for finance: is crowdfunding a viable route for SMEs?
- Article
- 06 Dec 2022
- ICAEW Insights
With the economy in choppy waters, crowdfunding continues to be a funding method for businesses that want to swim against the tide, but it’s by no means an easy fundraising option.
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