The ICAEW Guide to Successful Job Search
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The ICAEW Guide to Successful Job Search
ICAEW is a professional membership organisation that provides insight and leadership to the global accountancy and finance profession.
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How firms can prepare for expanded equality reporting requirements
Experts explain the practical implications of new rules on publishing gender pay gap action statements and equality action plans. Find out about the r...
Seven things accountants can do now to prevent burnout
Accountants are at risk of burnout, particularly during busy periods. This Mental Health Awareness Week, there are steps you can take to keep it at ba...
Modernising and mandating agent registration
Finance Act 2026 introduces a package of measures designed to drive up standards in the tax advice market, including mandatory agent registration with...
Construction: how to make the new towns plan work
A recent ICAEW event produces fascinating insights from industry experts on how the government can ensure its initiative to create seven new UK towns...
What is tokenisation and what are the challenges for accountants?
The UK government wants to see more tokenisation, but clarity is still needed about how tokenised assets will be accounted for.
What is the deadline for submitting a VAT return?
ICAEW’s Tax Faculty reminds businesses and agents that the deadline for submitting a VAT return and paying any VAT due to HMRC is not extended even if...
Pharmaceuticals: how to manage supply chain pressures
Global pharmaceutical supply chains have come under enormous pressure in the wake of the latest conflict in the Middle East, but a focus on forward pl...
How helpful is FRC’s guidance on generative and agentic AI?
Pioneering new guidance from the Financial Reporting Council seeks to bring audit firms up to speed on the risks and benefits of generative and agenti...
Hospitality snapshot: stuck in high-cost, hostile territory
As the UK’s largest hotel chain owner announces 3,800 job cuts, the hospitality sector needs to become more adaptable to sustain growth amid significa...
Tax news highlights from April 2026
ICAEW’s Tax Faculty provides a summary of some of the key developments in tax in April 2026 and explains where you can find further information.
How employers can prevent and resolve PAYE issues
ICAEW offers a detailed explanation of HMRC's guidance for employers on preventing pay as you earn (PAYE) real time information (RTI) submission issue...
Can businesses mitigate rising energy prices? Plus AI in audit, UK GAAP
Everyone’s talking about energy costs at the moment. Greenfields Energy Group’s co-founder LIAM CONWAY walks us through the energy impacts of the Iran...
AI makes cyber security business critical: how accountants should respond
As AI evolves with more advanced models and tools, cyber security is shifting from human speed to machine autonomy, with implications for finance prof...
6 July deadline to submit share scheme returns
ICAEW explains the steps employers who operate employment related securities (ERS) schemes must take by the 6th of July 2026 in order to avoid penalti...
Taxpayers encouraged to sign up to Making Tax Digital
ICAEW is encouraging taxpayers who are required to use Making Tax Digital (MTD) for income tax from April 2026 to sign up now if they have not done so...
How agents can prepare for multi-factor authentication
Firms are encouraged to begin preparations for the roll-out of multi-factor authentication (MFA) as HMRC expands testing and includes further informat...
Suren Thiru on how the Iran war is impacting the UK economy
As the Iran conflict causes business confidence to nosedive, increases inflation jumped and lowers payrolled employment, ICAEW’s Economies Director Su...
Cyber should we be afraid of Mythos?
One story has dominated the headlines in the world of cyber in April. In our latest roundup, we look at whether Anthropic’s new Claude Mythos model is...
Supreme Court decision highlights need to reform capital allowances
ICAEW is calling on the government to deliver on a commitment made in its corporation tax roadmap to review the tax treatment of predevelopment costs...
Can AI agents create regulatory compliance risks?
A new report by the Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum (DRCF) outlines key regulatory compliance risks that accountancy firms can be exposed to when...
Eight simple steps to manage stress
Stress is one of the most common wellbeing challenges affecting accountants. April is Stress Awareness Month, and so we’ve asked experts to offer tips...
FinTech Week: UK reveals plans to boost digital payments tech
The UK government has announced a package of measures to encourage innovation in digital payments services and to build a tokenised financial markets...
Getting the best from Copilot with Claude and ChatGPT
Copilot now uses Anthropic’s Claude as well as OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Here’s what that means for users in accountancy, and how to make the most of both pla...
HMRC updates its guidance on Making Tax Digital exemptions
ICAEW’s Tax Faculty explains the implications of recent changes to HMRC’s guidance on exemptions from Making Tax Digital (MTD) for income tax, includi...
Over 25,000 winter fuel payment scam referrals made to HMRC
HMRC has confirmed that it will not send texts or emails asking for winter fuel payments to be repaid, or to request bank details, as it warns pension...
How SMEs should prepare for audits
For SME's falling outside the scope of audit exemption – either because their annual turnover, assets or number of employers are above the threshold –...
A day in the life of an AI-assisted accountant
Head of Finance Jenny Blewett shares a behind-the-scenes view of using artificial intelligence technologies every day to save time and accomplish more...
Flexible skillsets and adaptability are vital for success
Iain Wright, Chief Policy and Communications Officer, and Chief Learning Officer Dana Day on how ICAEW is responding to seismic shifts in skills requi...
Going concern assessment extension requests: what auditors need to know
Auditors may be asked by third parties to extend their going concern assessment periods. ICAEW’s Audit and Assurance Faculty outlines how to navigate...
Is AI accelerating the brain drain?
AI is already having an impact on the make-up of audit teams and there’s some evidence it’s already reducing the number of junior roles. But it’s all...
How to build macros in Copilot for Excel
Copilot can potentially make macro building a whole lot easier by generating the code needed very quickly. Here’s where to start when creating macros...
Building a better tax system
The UK tax system is creaking under the weight of decades of accumulated complexity. ICAEW is launching a major programme of work to diagnose what is...
HMRC clarifies position on Making Tax Digital and cessations
The taxpayer or their agent should notify HMRC by phone or webchat where the taxpayer is within Making Tax Digital (MTD) for income tax from April 202...
How is AI transforming roles in industry?
Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a future concept in finance. It’s already rapidly reshaping how teams operate and hire - but can the industr...
Making sure a tax return is correct and complete
In recent months, the government has published guidance and announced policy changes that could significantly affect how tax returns are prepared and...
Cyber: could a bad actor be lurking in your email accounts
It’s never been easier for cyber attackers to get into your email accounts. Here’s why you should take it seriously, and how to protect yourself.
Welsh Manifesto: three measures to unlock growth
ICAEW has published a manifesto for the Welsh Senedd elections, highlighting the biggest issues facing Welsh businesses, and the solutions that the We...
How Deloitte is reshaping its audit training for the AI age
As AI changes the nature of the tasks that junior accountants are required to perform, the Big Four audit firm has reimagined its three-year graduate...
What does the Iran conflict really mean for British Business?
We’ve already seen immediate spikes and fluctuations in the oil price and the wider financial and commodity markets. But how will the UK economy be a...
Employment Rights Act: practical implementation tips for small firms
Changes to UK employment rights will reshape almost every aspect of the employment relationship, from contracts to dismissal, expanding rights for wor...