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As businesses struggle to get to grips with the temporary reduced rate of VAT applying over the summer holidays, ICAEW’s Tax Faculty highlights three areas which could cause confusion for restaurants, venues and families.

The government is seeking views on proposed changes aimed at reducing the high effective tax rate suffered by UK-resident members of reverse hybrid entities, including the United States (US) limited liability company (LLC).

Following the abolition of special tax treatment for furnished holiday lets (FHL) with effect from 5 April 2025, ICAEW’s Tax Faculty explains what you need to keep in mind when preparing the self assessment tax return for tax year 2025/26.

Only company car, van, fuel and medical benefits in kind (BIK) will be subject to mandatory payrolling from April 2027, with most other benefits not coming within scope until April 2028.

Last year CEO pay rose 20 times faster than workers’ pay, according to new research from Oxfam and the International Trade Union Confederation. At the most extreme end of that pay scale, investors approved an executive package for Elon Musk worth a potential $1tn.

The government’s proposals for close companies to report transactions with participators to HMRC will increase the administrative burden on compliant businesses while doing little to close the tax gap, says ICAEW.

Scope 3 emissions can be very difficult for financial services firms to calculate, given they supply services to businesses across all sizes and sectors. ICAEW has published a series of case studies to help.

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 government to improve legislation and support growth.

Do boards need to shelve box ticking in favour of boosting profits? ICAEW’s inaugural Boardroom Debate will explore this topical issue.

With increased automation enabled by AI, there’s growing uncertainty around what accountancy and audit work, career trajectories and job security will look like in the future. Junior accountants share their views on the technology and their career prospects.

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 their data publicly. Meanwhile all companies will have to file their annual accounts using commercial software.

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 and we explore how HMRC and the government could better support businesses in meeting their VAT obligations.

The government’s AI Skills Boost initiative, which announced its next phase during London Tech Week, aims to upskill the UK’s workers.

Chartered accountants occupy a unique position in the fight against economic crime. Here we outline eight potential indicators of wrongdoing that might warrant further questions.

In its response to the government’s consultation on expanding the uncertain tax treatment (UTT) regime, ICAEW has called on the government to consider what it can do to address complexity and help taxpayers to meet their obligations.

HMRC will activate multi factor authentication (MFA) on agents’ accounts between 28 September and 15 October 2026, unless the agent opts for one of two earlier dates by completing an online form.

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 review.

With Pride month upon us, organisations have a valuable opportunity to celebrate inclusion, but also to reflect on how they can become truly supportive environments for LGBTQ+ individuals. Experts share practical steps and key things to consider.

New President Caroline Smale: ‘I’m determined to make a difference’ by ICAEW

The mandatory tax adviser registration manual explains some aspects of the rules and confirms the transitional arrangements applying in some circumstances. However, further explanation is to be added and not all areas are covered.

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 the core considerations when pursuing a successful carve-out.

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.

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 should be treated with caution.

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 exempt from Making Tax Digital (MTD) for income tax for 2026/27.

The government has plans to tokenise financial markets. What exactly is tokenisation? What might it look like in practice and what are the big questions about it that still need answering? Polly Tsang, ICAEW’s Senior Financial Services Regulatory Manager, explains.