CA daily briefing: Friday 31 July

Your essential briefing of the morning's top news stories.
Good morning, Hilde Oesterkloeft here to give you the final news and updates for the week.
The latest from ICAS
The first DAC 6 reports on cross-border tax arrangements would have been due by 31 August 2020, but the reporting deadlines have been deferred due to coronavirus.
Today's top stories from around the web
- British Airways owner IAG says recovery will not be before 2023 (BBC News)
- BT blames coronavirus as profit and revenue shrink (City AM)
- Amazon posts biggest profit ever at height of pandemic in US (Reuters)
- Companies ready to defy Boris Johnson's planned return to work (The Guardian)
- Coronavirus: Tui to shut 166 high street shops in UK and Ireland (Sky News)
- John Lewis considering turning empty department stores into affordable housing (The Independent)
- NatWest slumps to loss on bad loan provision (BBC News)
- UK house prices rebound sharply after stamp duty cut (City AM)
- Aston Martin’s accounting error adds £15.3m to losses (Accountancy Daily)
That's all for today. Check back next week for your Monday briefing.