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Read the latest articles on treasury management and cash flow published in ICAEW's Insights hub.
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HMRC restarts direct recovery of debts
  • Article
  • 26 Sep 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
Where an individual or business has a tax debt that they are refusing to pay, despite having the means to pay it, HMRC will consider recovering the funds it is owed directly from the person’s bank or building society account.
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Cash-flow pitfalls for scale-ups
  • Article
  • 31 Jul 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
How to grow: scaling up can strain even the healthiest businesses. In an unpredictable economic climate, having strong cash-flow management isn’t just a best practice, it’s a survival skill.
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Navigating tariffs: four considerations for auditors
  • Article
  • 29 Apr 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
The introduction of enhanced tariffs by the current US administration will inevitably place a strain on many UK-based and global businesses.
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Public sector net debt more than £95,000 per household
  • Article
  • 24 Apr 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
The provisional deficit for the year to March 2025 of £152bn is £21bn more than in 2023/24, and £15bn more than was estimated by the OBR at the time of the Spring Statement 2025.
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Planning for uncertainty: five tips for accountants
  • Article
  • 17 Apr 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
Struggling to plan growth or forecasts during the turbulent Trump tariffs? ICAEW offers practical support to help finance practitioners steer their organisations through uncertainty.
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Help shape IFRS 18 in the UK and improve cash flow statements
  • Article
  • 14 Jan 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
ICAEW invites practitioners to share their views on the endorsement of IFRS 18 in the UK and how the statement of cash flows could be improved.
Exploring liquidity risk management in funds
  • Article
  • 20 Oct 2023
  • ICAEW Insights
In the realm of finance, open-ended funds play a distinct role, shaped by their unique characteristics. Reuben Wales examines their operational aspects and the hurdles they face.
Cash remains king as businesses gear up for growth
  • Article
  • 17 Apr 2023
  • ICAEW Insights
Why finance functions tightened their cash management and forecasting during the pandemic – and how those good habits have remained.
National Citizen Service reported for breaching cash management guidance
  • Article
  • 23 Apr 2021
  • ICAEW Insights
The Comptroller & Auditor General has issued a report to Parliament stating that the National Citizen Service drew down unnecessary funds in 2019-20 in breach of HM Treasury’s Managing Public Money guidance.
Government cracks down on late payment culture
  • Article
  • 19 Jan 2021
  • ICAEW Insights
20 January 2021: Signatories to the UK government’s Prompt Payment Code must pay small businesses within 30 days as part of a raft of measures taken to tackle the ongoing issue of late payments
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How and when should companies start spending their huge cash reserves?
  • Article
  • 27 Nov 2020
  • ICAEW Insights
Corporate liquidity has hit record levels this year as companies sit on a huge cash reserve, bolstered by government emergency funding. We look at how and when businesses might resume investing for an economic recovery.
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Companies’ post-pandemic cash reserves at record high – by the numbers
  • Article
  • 27 Nov 2020
  • ICAEW Insights
Four charts showing the pandemic’s impact on GDP, business investment, company cash reserves and government support for industry.
Cashflow modelling: good spreadsheet practice
  • Article
  • 14 Apr 2020
  • ICAEW Insights
Cash flow forecasts are often prepared in Excel – but spreadsheets are notoriously error-prone. The ICAEW Tech Faculty shares insight on how to reduce errors in spreadsheets.
Exclusive The changing role of treasury
  • Article
  • 13 Nov 2019
  • Pádraig Floyd
Delving into the role of a Treasurer and how to get the best from them
Exclusive Unlock your fortune
  • Article
  • 11 May 2016
  • David Craik
Despite increasing funding for SMEs, small enterprises are still finding it necessary to seek out alternative finance. David Craik takes a look at some of the options.
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