Navigating a pandemic through data visualisation

What the COVID-19 crisis can tell us about visualising data effectively.

Chartered accountants call for business rates cut and sector support

28 October 2020: Changes to business rates and targeted support for specific sectors are among key levers the government should use to boost the UK’s economic recovery, according to a new survey of ICAEW members.

Are you planning a virtual Christmas party?

Updated 20 November: Organisations wanting to provide some festive cheer for their staff this winter face some difficult challenges. ICAEW’s Tax Faculty outlines the tax considerations that employers will need to think about.

2020/21 Reporting Season: COVID, Brexit and other challenges

26 October 2020: The FRC’s Executive Director, Regulatory Standards, Mark Babington, urges the profession and all businesses to put clarity of information and high-quality assurance at the forefront during this difficult time.

OECD announces delay to global digital services tax framework

21 October 2020: UK digital services tax will continue for longer than originally anticipated after OECD decision to extend discussions until mid-2021 ICAEW’s Tax Faculty reports.

HMRC begins SEISS post-claim compliance activity

20 October 2020: HMRC has started writing to Self-employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) grant claimants that may have ceased trading and therefore do not qualify.

ICAEW backs business trade deal plea

20 October 2020: ICAEW has joined business groups representing seven million UK workers to make an urgent plea for a UK-EU trade deal, stating a deal is pivotal to post-COVID recovery.

FRC CEO: audit reform still top of the agenda

16 October 2020: The Financial Reporting Council’s Jon Thompson spoke about the drivers for and progress in audit reform, the attractiveness of the profession and the challenges of COVID-19.

CJRS claimants must act now on EA and NIC

15 October: Guidance from ICAEW’s Tax Faculty on the quick action needed to reconcile Employment Allowance (EA) and the NIC element of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS).

Michael Izza in conversation with Sir Jon Thompson

14 October 2020: Following Sir Jon Thompson's first year as CEO of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), he was 'in conversation' with our own chief executive Michael Izza, on Wednesday 14 October.