Dictionary of English - impact
impact
Many people dislike impact used as a verb: The spacecraft has impacted on Mars; The new taxes will impact on young families. It is easy to avoid it by using hit, strike, or effect. Have an impact (i.e. an effect) is rather overused; effect or have an effect are alternatives.
Although these phrases are often used negatively, they are neutral: The single market will have an effect (or an impact) on our business means that the business will change, but does not say whether the change will be for the better or the worse.
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