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Agents who use clients’ sign in credentials for HMRC’s online services may be in breach of HMRC’s standard for agents.

Taxpayers carrying on a trade and directors of close companies may find it difficult to comply with new requirements to provide additional information in their self assessment (SA) tax return for 2025/26.

Experts explain the practical implications of new rules on publishing gender pay gap action statements and equality action plans. Find out about the role of finance teams and how to ensure meaningful change.

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 bay.

Finance Act 2026 introduces a package of measures designed to drive up standards in the tax advice market, including mandatory agent registration with HMRC. In this episode, we explain how the process will work and discuss the consequences for advisers of having their registration suspended.

A recent ICAEW event produces fascinating insights from industry experts on how the government can ensure its initiative to create seven new UK towns is put on a firm footing.

The UK government wants to see more tokenisation, but clarity is still needed about how tokenised assets will be accounted for.

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 it falls on a weekend or Bank Holiday.

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 planning and resilience can help manage volatility.

Pioneering new guidance from the Financial Reporting Council seeks to bring audit firms up to speed on the risks and benefits of generative and agentic artificial intelligence technologies.

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 significant challenges, including high operating costs and regulatory changes.

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.

ICAEW offers a detailed explanation of HMRC's guidance for employers on preventing pay as you earn (PAYE) real time information (RTI) submission issues, and looks at HMRC's ongoing initiatives to improve how it resolves discrepancies.

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 War and outlines the best ways for businesses to protect themselves from global energy shocks.

As AI evolves with more advanced models and tools, cyber security is shifting from human speed to machine autonomy, with implications for finance professionals.

ICAEW explains the steps employers who operate employment related securities (ERS) schemes must take by the 6th of July 2026 in order to avoid penalties.

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 already.

Firms are encouraged to begin preparations for the roll-out of multi-factor authentication (MFA) as HMRC expands testing and includes further information in its guidance.

As the Iran conflict causes business confidence to nosedive, increases inflation jumped and lowers payrolled employment, ICAEW’s Economies Director Suren Thiru discusses the implications.

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 something to embrace or fear, alongside other cyber stories you might have missed.

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 for major infrastructure projects.

A new report by the Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum (DRCF) outlines key regulatory compliance risks that accountancy firms can be exposed to when using AI agents.

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 on coping mechanisms to help you thrive.

The UK government has announced a package of measures to encourage innovation in digital payments services and to build a tokenised financial markets system.

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 platforms through Copilot.