Inside ICAS: Top talking points from January 2024
Your Office Bearer team highlight some of the key ICAS initiatives and activities during December and January.
Clive’s talking points
Clive Bellingham CA, ICAS President
“We had notable national coverage of our response to the new Scottish budget announcements made in parliament in December. We still feel strongly that budget was short sighted and fails to drive sustained economic growth. We want to see the government deliver a five-year roadmap for growing the economy and provide Scottish businesses with reassurance and stability. ICAS’ commentary was covered in a wide range of outlets, including The Times, The Telegraph and The Sun and other major news outlets. Read more on our response here.
We also presented the findings from our Big Data research project, an initiative that aims to help businesses, big or small, utilize the benefits of big data. This highly insightful video series, dissecting our findings can be found on our website.” Find out more about our latest research project here.
Alison’s talking points
Alison Cornwell CA, ICAS Deputy President
“We responded to the IAASB's proposed assurance standard on sustainability information, showing our commitment to shaping global sustainability standards. I am particularly pleased with the thoroughness of our response, expressing both support for the proposed standard and providing constructive insights for refinement.
You can read our full response here.
Karen’s talking points
Karen Scholes CA, ICAS Vice President
“Following the recent changes made regarding to The Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Act 2023, we revised our guidance issued to members acting on behalf of Scottish charities.
We believe this guidance will now provide members with an updated and comprehensive view, highlighting what changes are now coming into effect.” Read our updated guidance here.
What else has got us talking...
- Highlights of our 2023 tax work
We outline what the ICAS Tax Team has been doing in 2023 to raise your issues and improve HMRC service levels and systems. Read more - HMRC announced new insolvency guidance
We share our latest insolvency technical update – your round-up of recent developments in insolvency. Read more
Let's keep talking
- Connect with Clive on LinkedIn.
- Connect with Alison on LinkedIn.
- Connect with Karen on LinkedIn.
