My #icaewchartoftheweek for @icaew.bsky.social is on #internationaltrade this week, showing how a £205bn surplus on services #exports and #imports was offset by a £243bn deficit on goods - a trade deficit of £38bn, or £16bn if precious metals are excluded Read more: bit.ly/4ttJ9qk

Get the latest on AI, government policy and industry with our midweek Insights round up. ⬇️🧵

UK Sustainability reporting Standards (UK SRS) have now been introduced. As Ravi Abeywardana explains on the Accountancy Insights podcast – it's CPD – it might not be as big a leap for businesses as it might seem. Listen: https://ow.ly/8gSq50YtYxs #podcast #sustainability #icaewInsights

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 #icaewInsights #podcast

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 🧵👇

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 #icaewDaily #icaewInsights

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 #icaewMembers

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

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

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

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

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 @ukgovernment.bsky.social @eudelegationuk.bsky.social

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 #icaewDaily #tax

We are reminding employers of the 6 July deadline to submit employment related securities returns. Learn about the new process for transferring an employer’s national insurance contributions liability to an employee: ow.ly/Cwf450VT3HH #icaewDaily #tax

We have flagged weaknesses in government plans to tackle tax advisers facilitating non-compliance, and suggest a different approach: ow.ly/YKV350VRGE1 #icaewDaily #tax

We believe e-invoicing is the future and recommend that people voluntarily adopt the electronic process: ow.ly/w21Q50VQ9Hy #icaewDaily #tax

Steel, farmers and cars to benefit from UK-US deal www.icaew.com/insights/vie... #economy #tariffs

We are consulting on new Disciplinary Sanctions Guidance. For all the details, read the full article: ow.ly/22mR50VPQYW #icaewDaily #sanctions

We welcome the new free trade agreement between the UK and India as 'a highly significant deal': ow.ly/95uq50VOjFT #icaewDaily #tariffs

We have responded to the government’s proposed changes to inheritance tax, arguing against the scale and scope of the new plans: ow.ly/CBCl50VOiwQ #icaewDaily #tax

The administrative burdens imposed on smaller UK-listed companies may be holding businesses back: ow.ly/gluI50VNvsF #icaewDaily #business

My #icaewchartoftheweek for @icaew.bsky.social is on Canada this week, highlighting its trade surplus on energy sales to the US, and trade deficits on other goods and services. Read more: bit.ly/3RLw7UE

The FRC has released guidance for companies to help them enhance their digital annual reports: ow.ly/YToU50VKGgB #icaewDaily #tax

The introduction of enhanced US tariffs will inevitably strain UK-based and global businesses. We look at the potential impact of Trump’s tariffs: ow.ly/IViR50VJwI7 #icaewDaily #tariffs

Increased employment costs are hitting SMEs the hardest and elements of the Employment Rights Bill could make hiring harder still, say our members: ow.ly/LnFX50VHB9Z #icaewDaily #government

Taking your business to the next level can be extremely difficult. We explore the common challenges and best strategies for scaling up: ow.ly/c22B50VCw3W #icaewDaily #business

A new survey on artificial intelligence reveals a willingness among chartered accountants to make use of it, but new skills are needed: ow.ly/hNQ950VzQh7 #icaewDaily #artificialintelligence

What skills should the UK nurture to prepare accountants for an AI-driven future? In a round-table discussion, members give us their thoughts: ow.ly/pSHx50VxXT8 #icaewDaily #ai

Since President Trump’s announcement last week, the word ‘tariff’ has been on everyone’s lips. Our brief guide helps explain what tariffs are and the impact they have: ow.ly/FyRZ50VvxvJ #icaewDaily #tariffs #TrumpTariffs

The UK economic picture as set out in the Spring Statement is in jeopardy after President Trump’s sweeping tariffs make a global impact. Read more: ow.ly/vehw50VuvPH #icaewDaily #tariffs

My #icaewchartoftheweek for @icaew.bsky.social looks at trade with the US in light of the 10% tariffs imposed on the UK by President Trump on ‘liberation day’. Read more: bit.ly/3R4JlLQ

Changes to our Code of Ethics will become effective on 1 July 2025. Have you familiarised yourself with the incoming updates? Read here: ow.ly/Rygi50Vshng #icaewDaily #ethics

Several ICAEW member firms have had their HMRC agent accounts being suspended without notice. In its latest Agent Update, @HMRCgovuk explains why it takes this action and what agents need to do: ow.ly/UoWp50VrkNf #icaewDaily #taxnews

My #icaewchartoftheweek for @icaew.bsky.social takes a look at how the Chancellor trimmed the government's spending plans to dig the public finances out of the hole created by a deteriorating fiscal forecast. Read more: bit.ly/3DLQq0N

Jeremy Hunt's view that artificial intelligence could replace the knowledge, judgement and skills of professional accountants is misinformed. Our Chief Executive Alan Vallance explains why: ow.ly/6FZF50VpPFs #icaewDaily #ai

At the Spring Statement 2025, the government announced a package of new measures intended to reduce tax debt and close the tax gap. Read the full breakdown: ow.ly/C1r050VpCnl #icaewDaily #taxnews

We held a snap poll of members, and you told us that the government must better focus its infrastructure investment or risk ‘displacing’ private sector funding: ow.ly/wPov50VnWiU #icaewDaily #government

The tax rules are changing this April. We have identified 10 important revisions that could affect you or your business: ow.ly/6lCy50Vk5Qb #icaewDaily #taxlaw

We have highlighted three areas needing government action that are critical to supporting exponential business growth. Read what our members had to say here: ow.ly/SI5z50ViTQW #icaewDaily #government