Corporate reporting is changing in 2026. How should preparers prepare? Sally Baker, ICAEW's Head of Corporate Reporting Strategy, explains where to start on the latest Accountancy Insights podcast.
Listen here (Don't forget – it's CPD): https://ow.ly/24qW50Yq1Hx
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➡️ Government publishes UK Sustainability Reporting Standards ow.ly/Kxtt50YlXh1
➡️ HMRC webinar: ensuring tax returns are correct and complete ow.ly/1kOO50Ymv0W
Missed this week's news in the world of finance and productivity? Here's the weekly round up 👇
➡️ Prepare for 2026/27: Key changes for businesses https://ow.ly/aKrI50YmQfq
➡️ Suren Thiru: Where is the UK Economy heading? https://ow.ly/xmtV50YmQfo
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ICAEW chart of the week: Real pay. A line chart showing average pay in actual and real terms over the past three years. Average monthly total pay adjusted for CPI (+1.9%, +3.6%, -0.2%): £3,029, £3,086, £3,198 and £3,192 in Dec 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 respectively. Average monthly total pay actual (+5.8%, +6.2%, +3.0%): £2,760, £2,919, £3,099 and £3,192 in Dec 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 respectively. 20 Feb 2026. Chart by Martin Wheatcroft FCA. Source: ONS, 'Real average weekly earnings using CPI, Feb 2026'. Seasonally adjusted; converted to monthly pay; in Dec 2025 £.
My #icaewchartoftheweek for @icaew.bsky.social is on average earnings this week, showing how average monthly total pay fell by 0.2% in 2025 following much stronger growth in the previous two years.
Read more: bit.ly/3OqvPnA
Catch the leading stories so far 👇
➡️ Suren Thiru: Why the UK economy is sending red herring signals https://ow.ly/BgHh50Y4Jc4
➡️ Scottish business confidence low, forecasts weak https://ow.ly/u4cT50Y4Jc6
➡️ Business confidence takes a tumble in Wales https://ow.ly/bm7k50Y4Jcn
Catch up on the week's biggest stories (so far). 👇
➡️ Business confidence dips further into negative territory https://ow.ly/a1xR50XWyRC
➡️ Will 2026 be AI’s year? https://ow.ly/3q5V50XWyRO
➡️ Case law development: internationally mobile employees https://ow.ly/xTZM50XWyRQ
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Business confidence drops to three-year low. Explore the latest ICAEW Business Confidence Monitor™️ here: https://ow.ly/CwI550XWz25
#BusinessConfidence #EconomicTrends #MarketInsights #BusinessNews #EconomicForecast #UKEconomy #Tax #Budget
New on Insights 👇
➡️ AI in Excel: pros and cons https://ow.ly/7kHo50XSYbl
➡️ 2026: Changes to accounting standards and more https://ow.ly/oatC50XSYbb
➡️ Agents may be overlooking IHT on cryptoassets https://ow.ly/tGgB50XSYaZ
➡️ Govt makes further concessions on IHT reforms https://ow.ly/9lYa50XSYaO
2026 has landed! Hear from ICAEW experts on the important issues members need to think about over the next 12 months. https://ow.ly/txNM50XRX3T
#icaewInsights #2026
Wishing all our students and members across the world a joyful holiday season
and a bright and prosperous New Year. Bring on 2026! ✨
#christmas #newyear #students #xmas #2026
Remain part of a network that is shaping business with confidence, integrity and innovation. Renew today: https://ow.ly/xwev50XIqK5
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➡️ Chart of the week: Employment costs - ow.ly/sQZU50WVFwC
➡️ Finding investors for a specialist medical start-up - ow.ly/CeJH50WVFwE
➡️ Supreme Court motor finance ruling: six key questions for financial services - ow.ly/V8fZ50WVFwB
New this week on the Insights Hub 🧵:
➡️ Pro-growth tax reforms to support small businesses - ow.ly/YbtI50WVFwA
The Insights Hub is free for ICAEW members to access.
#icaewDaily #tax #finance
Government launches UK sustainability assurance regime consultation: www.icaew.com/insights/vie...
Chart of the week: Energy price cap: www.icaew.com/insights/vie...
Financial Services Sector Plan - what ICAEW wants: www.icaew.com/insights/vie...
ICAEW seeks views on UK transition planning: www.icaew.com/insights/vie...
New news on the ICAEW Insights hub > New in the M&S Foodhall: a VAT dilemma: www.icaew.com/insights/tax...
The ICAEW Code of Ethics 2025 takes effect today. Get your team up to speed with a few quick activities. Watch a video, take a quiz and discuss an ethical dilemma here: ow.ly/j4sP50WiRRa
#icaewDaily #ethics
The government is consulting on the first two draft UK Sustainability Reporting Standards, plus proposals on assurance and climate transition plans. Have your say by 17 September. Read more: ow.ly/4pFW50WieTG
#icaewDaily #sustainability
A three column chart each adding up to 100% with the central bar showing percentages of the global population, the left-hand bar showing percentages of market GDP. and the right-hand bar showing percentage of power-purchasing-parity (PPP) GDP. The bars are linked with lines to emphasise the relative proportions. US & Canada: Market GDP 29% - Population 5% - PPP GDP 16%. Europe: Market GDP 23% - Population 7% - PPP GDP 18%. China: Market GDP 17% - Population 17% - PPP GDP 20%. Rest of the world: Market GDP 24% - Population 28% - PPP GDP 30%. South Asia & China: Market GDP 7% - Population 43% - PPP GDP 16%. 27 Jun 2025. Chart by Martin Wheatcroft. Design by Sunday. Source: IMF, 'World Economic Outlook Database, Apr 2025'.
My #icaewchartoftheweek for @icaew.bsky.social illustrates the relative shares of economic activity around the world compared with population on both a market-exchange rate and purchasing power basis.
Read more: bit.ly/46fES1l
A step chart showing the change in quarterly GDP over three years. Quarterly GDP in 2022 Q1 of £610.3bn + Inflation (GDP deflator) of £108.0bn (+17.7%) + Economic growth of £20.3bn (+2.8%) = £738.6bn in 2025 Q1. Shaded box in the middle shows population growth of +£23.7bn (+3.3%) - per capita growth of £3.4bn (-0.5%) = +£20.3bn (+2.8%) for economic growth. 30 May 2025. Chart by Martin Wheatcroft FCA. Design by Sunday. Source: ONS, 'GDP first quarterly estimate, UK: Jan-Mar 2025'.
My #icaewchartoftheweek for @icaew.bsky.social is on how quarterly GDP has increased by 21% over the last three years. Most of that has been inflation, with economic growth of just 2.8% - a fall of 0.5% on a per person basis.
Read more: bit.ly/3HhsHGW
Retail is under cyber threat. The M&S attack cost £300m and exposed major risks in supply chains and incident response. Read more on what happened, why it matters, and key lessons for every business: ow.ly/jITB50W0eZW
#icaewDaily #cybersecurity
Step chart on UK-EU trade in 2024. Left hand column: UK imports from EU of £454bn (agriproducts £50bn + goods £264bn + services £140bn). Steps: Less trade deficit on agriproducts of £33bn less trade deficit on goods of £107bn plus trade surplus on services of £47bn = an overall trade deficit of £93bn. Right hand column: UK exports to EU of £361bn (agriproducts £17bn + goods £157bn + services £187bn). 23 May 2025. Chart by Martin Wheatcroft. Source: ONS, 'UK trade: goods and services publication tables'. (c) ICAEW 2025.
My #icaewchartoftheweek for @icaew.bsky.social is on UK-EU trade in 2024 in the light of Monday's deal to reduce trade barriers put in place since Brexit.
Read more: bit.ly/4kwUb9N
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HMRC collected or protected £5.2bn in tax from wealthy individuals in 2023-24 – up from £2.2bn in 2019-20. Discover what’s driving the spike in tax revenue and what it means for high-net-worth taxpayers: www.icaew.com/insights/tax...
We are pleased that the UK-EU summit recognised the importance of professional qualifications, addressing barriers faced by UK service providers: ow.ly/V6vo50VVtxP
#icaewDaily #brexit
A number of taxpayers who appear to have claimed investors’ relief without a valid claim have been identified by
@HMRCgovuk
: ow.ly/Ug9U50VUNUv
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