The ICAEW Guide to Successful Job Search
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The ICAEW Guide to Successful Job Search
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ICAEW joins taskforce to cut red tape for small businesses
ICAEW is urging members to share their experiences of the regulatory burdens facing small and medium-sized businesses in the UK, as it works with gove...
Why boards need to reframe risk
Do boards need to shelve box ticking in favour of boosting profits? ICAEW’s inaugural Boardroom Debate will explore this topical issue.
AI: are junior accountants worried about roles?
With increased automation enabled by AI, there’s growing uncertainty around what accountancy and audit work, career trajectories and job security will...
Companies House: accounts changes confirmed for April 2028
Small companies and micro entities will have to file a profit and loss account with Companies House from April 2028 but won’t be forced to publish the...
How to prepare for a VAT enquiry
HMRC is stepping up its compliance activities when it comes to VAT. In this episode, we explain what businesses can do to prepare for a VAT enquiry an...
ICAEW works with government on AI Skills Boost
The government’s AI Skills Boost initiative, which announced its next phase during London Tech Week, aims to upskill the UK’s workers.
Economic crime: red flags accountants should look out for
Chartered accountants occupy a unique position in the fight against economic crime. Here we outline eight potential indicators of wrongdoing that migh...
Government must do more to address tax uncertainty
In its response to the government’s consultation on expanding the uncertain tax treatment (UTT) regime, ICAEW has called on the government to consider...
HMRC sets timetable for agent multi factor authentication rollout
HMRC will activate multi factor authentication (MFA) on agents’ accounts between 28 September and 15 October 2026, unless the agent opts for one of tw...
How to identify AI errors in financial models
While artificial intelligence (AI) can now help build financial models much more effectively than it could even a year ago, it still needs close human...
Ten ways to nurture an inclusive workspace
With Pride month upon us, organisations have a valuable opportunity to celebrate inclusion, but also to reflect on how they can become truly supportiv...
New President Caroline Smale: ‘I’m determined to make a difference’
New President Caroline Smale: ‘I’m determined to make a difference’ by ICAEW
HMRC publishes detailed guidance on mandatory tax adviser registration
The mandatory tax adviser registration manual explains some aspects of the rules and confirms the transitional arrangements applying in some circumsta...
Where carve-outs can go wrong
Carve-outs are an important part of the global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market, but they can often be complicated to complete. Here are some of...
Tax news highlights from May 2026
ICAEW’s Tax Faculty provides a summary of some of the key developments in tax in May 2026 and explains where you can find further information.
Government’s AI chatbot now available for tax queries
Users of the GOV.UK app can use a new AI tool, GOV.UK Chat, to answer questions on a range of areas, including tax. As for all AI tools, responses sho...
MTD income tax and claims for averaging relief
In a change to HMRC’s guidance, not all taxpayers who claimed averaging relief in their 2024/25 self assessment (SA) tax return are automatically exem...
Understanding tokenisation plans; rethinking the audit report
The government has plans to tokenise financial markets. What exactly is tokenisation? What might it look like in practice and what are the big questio...
Consider treating stablecoins as money for tax purposes, says ICAEW
ICAEW has expressed broad support for taxing returns on stablecoins as interest, and not as capital gains, in its response to the government’s call fo...
More time needed to standardise company tax returns, says ICAEW
ICAEW has made a number of recommendations in its response to HMRC’s consultation on modernising and standardising company tax returns, including exte...
How the audit report is evolving
ICAEW’s Auditor Reporting Lab is exploring how audit reports can be – and are becoming – more informative and easier to digest, with a focus on improv...
What volunteering means for these award-winning accountants
In celebration of Volunteers-Week 2026, the four winners of this year’s ICAEW’s Volunteering Award share how volunteering became an integral part of t...
How finance leaders can drive growth with AI
An ambitious health startup launched in partnership with David Beckham, supplements brand IM8 is harnessing the power of artificial intelligence to ac...
Suren Thiru on why 2026’s strong start is unlikely to last
Storm clouds are gathering over the UK economy despite better-than-expected inflation and GDP growth figures. ICAEW’s Chief Economist Suren Thiru disc...
Phishing most prevalent cyber attack, confirms UK survey
In May, government research confirmed prevalence of cyber attacks on UK businesses, as well as their level of preparedness. Meanwhile, various nationa...
Foreign branch exemption regime to be made mandatory
The government is taking action to prevent UK-resident companies with foreign permanent establishments (PE) from offsetting losses made by the PE agai...
What 'know your customer' best practice should look like for accountants in 2026
Major consultancies and finance firms cite 'perpetual Know Your Customer (pKYC)' as the future of customer authentication, but ICAEW’s Head of AML, Mi...
VAT rate reduced for families over the summer holidays
The rate of VAT on children’s meals and certain activities and attractions will be reduced from 20% to 5% between the 25th of June and the 1st of Sept...
New targeted advance assurance service for R&D launched
New targeted advance assurance service for R&D launched by ICAEW
Approved mileage rate increased for first time in 15 years
The headline authorised mileage rate for approved mileage allowance payments (AMAPs) has increased to 55p per business mile from the 6th of April 2026...
HMRC warns taxpayers against using Bills of Exchange
HMRC does not accept Bills of Exchange as payment of tax liabilities. Taxpayers who enter into arrangements that attempt to use Bills of Exchange in t...
Mid-tier firms focused on AI and consolidation
The impact of technology on the workforce and continued consolidation are the key factors shaping the future of mid-tier accountancy firms in the UK,...
Give your views on the single trade window
Stakeholders have until 3 June 2026 to provide feedback to help inform the next stage of HMRC’s work on the development of the UK’s single trade windo...
HMRC reminds businesses to register for VAT
Businesses that receive a letter from HMRC telling them they need to register for VAT should check their position carefully and register without delay...
Advance tax certainty service: express an interest from 1 June 2026
From the 1st of June 2026, large businesses undertaking major investment projects can contact HMRC to express an interest in using the new advance tax...
Are you taking fraud seriously enough?
Fraud is the largest reported crime in England and Wales, and the UK government wants to bring numbers down. With failure to prevent fraud now an offe...
Referees found to be self-employed in long-running tax case
12 years on from the events, and eight years after the first court decision was handed down, the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) appears to have blown the f...
Mandatory registration with HMRC begins for some agents
Businesses interacting with HMRC about someone else’s tax affairs have three months from today, 18 May 2026, to register with HMRC unless a later star...
HMRC explains how IHT will be charged on pensions
HMRC has published a technical note providing a summary of the rules applying for deaths on or after the 6th of April 2027, and setting out a timetabl...
Letters of representation: a key protection for auditors
Peter Herbert and Karen Eckstein explain why letters of representation matter in an audit of financial statements, what can go wrong, and how any shor...