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A new survey from ACCA UK (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants)  and The Corporate Finance Network (The CFN) has revealed that a staggering 79% of SMEs believe the current energy support package for businesses is insufficient.  The SME Tracker contextualises the ongoing

As the skills gap continues to impact SME growth, and small and medium-sized accountancy practices (SMPs) face an ongoing shortage of available talent, ACCA has extended its support through a new employer toolkit. The SMP Talent Management Toolkit provides a wealth of advice and resources for SMPs o

New research from the ACCA has found that while global business services models have evolved, matured and function successfully, they’re falling short of their value-adding potential, and in practice are not discernibly more evolved than finance shared service (FSS) operations. The report 

Accountants have given their immediate response to the announcement that Liz Truss is to be the new leader of the Conservative Party and the next Prime Minister, calling for "significant government support" to help people overcome the current financial challenges. Kirsty McGregor, founder of Th

Ahead of this year’s Scottish exam results day, accountancy professional body ACCA Scotland is urging young people to remember there’s no wrong way to start a career in finance and accountancy. The professional body has highlighted the range of starting points to become a qualified accou

Weak growth in the global economy looks the most likely outcome for the rest of 2022, according to the latest edition of the Global Economic Conditions Survey (GECS) from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA). The Q2 GECS, conduct

Scottish accountancy firms and financial regulatory bodies have responded to Chancellor Rishi Sunak's Spring Statement announced yesterday. The Chancellor cut fuel duty by 5p per litre, which came into force from 6pm last night and will last until March next year. He also announced that the income t

Senior public sector finance leader Elaine Boyd and fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) is the new chair of ACCA Scotland’s committee. Glasgow-based Elaine Boyd is the associate director at Audit Scotland where she heads the organisation’s quality assuranc

Susan Love, strategic engagement lead at ACCA Scotland, writes on the need to support SMEs ahead of this week's Scottish budget announcement. Scotland’s small businesses and those that will consider Scotland as their destination need the right support to navigate the challenges and opportuniti

The role of accountancy and finance professionals has dramatically evolved in the pandemic, but only one in three think their current elevated status will be an enduring change, according to a global survey from the Association of Chartered Certified Accounts (ACCA) and PwC. The finance profession h

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) has announced its support for YourGamePlan's The Side Hustle Initiative 2021. The Side Hustle Initiative is a nationwide search for all 14-18-year-olds who either are already delivering a side hustle or who have an amazing business

Analysis of fourteen company’s annual integrated reports by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) has revealed that while there are clear opportunities in integrated thinking to help define purpose and understand value creation, the proliferation of reporting frameworks, re

SMEs are in a state of paralysis and feel unable to plan their financial future, according to a survey from The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and The Corporate Finance Network (CFN). A total of 77.8% of accountants’ small business clients are not expecting to retur

Accountants need to keep up their guard when taking on new clients and make sure anti-fraud checks are rigorous enough to combat a potential increase in criminal activity driven by the global pandemic, according to a new report from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) ACCA has

Small businesses expect a long, slow road to recovery to pre-pandemic levels of trading, according to a survey from ACCA UK (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) and The Corporate Finance Network (CFN). The gloomy prediction emerges from the SME Tracker, which surveys accountants abou