The Association of Practicing Accountants represents 17 leading business advisory firms with a combined turnover of £600m. Collectively  we provide strategic advice and support to well over 14,000 businesses across the UK. In 2020 we ran three client surveys looking at the impact of Covid-19 on business and the economy.
 
This first survey of 2021 continues this research.  We want to build a picture of the challenges and opportunities associated with business recovery now that Britain is out of the EU and there is the prospect of an end to the pandemic.  We will use the findings to talk to Government and policy makers on your behalf about the sorts of steps they should be taking to help businesses drive recovery and growth.   
 
We would be very grateful for your feedback, which should take no more than a few minutes.  All responses will be anonymised. 

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* 1. How would you classify your business by sector?

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* 2. What size is your business?

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* 3. In which region of the UK are you headquartered?

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* 4. How has your turnover been affected since the third lockdown was  introduced at the beginning of January ?

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* 5. What is the biggest challenge you face now that there is the real prospect of a return to normal working conditions following the vaccination programs?

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* 6. What is likely to be your main priority over the next 3-6 months?

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* 7. How has the UK departure from the EU impacted on your business in the four months since Brexit?

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* 8. On balance are you more or less optimistic about our long-term economic prospects now that we have left the EU?

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* 9. How will the March Budget impact your business?

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* 10. The Government has announced it intends to increase Corporation Tax from 2023 on profits over £50,000 tapered to a maximum of 25% for profits over £250,000.  Do you agree? 

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* 11. What one policy measure announced in the recent Budget will make the most difference to your business over the course of 2021?

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* 12. How confident are you that you will be able to access the finance you need over the next 6 months?

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* 13. How likely is it that you will have to make redundancies in the next 3-6 months?

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* 14. To what extent do you rely on your auditor to provide you with additional business advice and support? 

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* 15. Are you using the Government's Coronavirus Job Retention (furlough) Scheme?

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