ERE initiative urges commitment to fair representation and equal opportunities following concerns about the low numbers of women appearing as expert witnesses.
Underlining once again the value of the chartered accountancy qualification, many of the accountants in this year’s 35 under 35 ranking published by Accountancy Age are ACAs.
4 March 2021: Business fears about a sudden end to support and across-the-board tax rises were largely unfounded, but businesses stand to lose out in the longer-term.
Business concerns about a sudden end to coronavirus support and sweeping tax rises have been alleviated by the Chancellor’s Budget speech. Instead, the Chancellor announced a potentially game-changing measure to encourage business investment that could reshape the British economy. This will also play a part in counteracting the 25% Corporation Tax increase, which is set to come in in 2023.
In addition, the temporary extension of carry back of trading losses from the one-year entitlement to a period of three years will offset the Corporation tax increase, which will affect businesses with profits greater than £250,000 a year.