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The government is consulting on changes to the uncertain tax treatment regime, including extending it to individuals and trusts, introducing an additional trigger and including more taxes.

HMRC is asking for feedback on its plans to modernise and standardise company tax returns, including introducing a prescribed format for computations and requiring amendments to be made online.

ICAEW has published new advice to help members prepare for the UK’s new corporate offence of failure to prevent fraud. The practical framework outlines steps organisations can take to ensure compliance.

Boards should approach risk with greater curiosity and courage and be less reliant on regulators to set a prescriptive approach, Richard Moriarty tells ICAEW members.

The obligation to report non-tax advantaged employment related securities (ERS) data for short-term business visitors (STBV) has been removed where no UK income tax or national insurance contributions (NIC) would be due.

UK Sustainability Reporting Standards (UK SRS) are bringing sustainability reporting in line with international standards. So who will be mandated to use them and how will they apply in practice? The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is consulting on this at the moment. One of the people behind the international standards joins us and ICAEW’s Sustainability Reporting and Assurance Director to disc...

ICAEW has published a new guide for first-time directors to help them understand what audit committees expect of them. It covers roles and responsibilities, the external audit process and non-financial reporting.

Accountancy practices are encouraged to get moving with client sign-ups as the start date for Making Tax Digital (MTD) for income tax approaches.

For ICAEW member Bryhanna Campbell, International Women’s Day is a reminder of the importance of creating safe spaces for people to talk about their experiences and allowing ourselves to be inspired by other people's stories.

Responding to the government’s call for evidence on tax support for entrepreneurs, ICAEW has called for a stable tax framework and targeted technical changes to strengthen key tax incentives and to encourage investment.

There’s just one month to go til Making Tax Digital kicks in for Income Tax; we take a look at how the transition will go. There’s also a lot happening in corporate reporting at the moment – Sally Baker brings us up to speed.

The Chancellor pointed to falling government debt and a slight revising up of forecasts from the Office for Budget Responsibility as reasons to be more cheerful, but the immediate picture still looks muted.

In a special episode of The Tax Track, recorded at ICAEW’s MTD Live event on 23 February 2026, we speak to HMRC and practitioners on how they are preparing for Making Tax Digital (MTD) for income tax, which is due to start from April 2026.

Every business, whether a micro-entity or a large corporation, depends on their supply chains for business continuity and sustainable profitability, but relatively few conduct reviews of their entire supply chain.

Adam Lancaster went from Finance Manager to CFO of the Risk Advisory Group in the space of five years. He explains how he got there.

April 2026 sees the start of Making Tax Digital (MTD) for income tax, changes to capital allowances and the construction industry scheme (CIS), and the introduction of a new VAT relief for qualifying donations of goods to charities.

With multiple high-profile cyber attacks last year, Esther Mallowah, Head of Tech Policy at ICAEW discusses if businesses should be worried and how to manage risk amid developing technology.

From fragmentation of regulation to the challenges of emerging technology, Polly Tsang, Senior Financial Services Regulatory Manager at ICAEW shares the biggest trends in financial services this year.

Although the government chose to scrap the Audit Reform Bill, there is still change on the agenda, explains Sophie Wales, Director of Regulatory Policy at ICAEW.

From increasing demand for services to tightening finances, there are big challenges facing the public sector in 2026, but big opportunities too, according to Henning Diederichs, Senior Technical Manager in the Public Sector Team at ICAEW.

With the student loans system attracting attention, ICAEW’s Tax Faculty explains the scale of student debt, the different types of student loan plan and how repayments are calculated and made.

While most of us are becoming well versed in spotting the clumsy fabricated Paypal invoices littering our personal inboxes, for businesses fake invoices are posing an increasingly significant threat.

A seasoned Microsoft MVP highlights five Copilot capabilities that accountants should harness to enhance their efficiency.

Although HMRC is getting closer to meeting some of its key service targets, delays in responding to post and processing repayments continue to cause frustration for taxpayers and agents.

As 2026 unfolds, new pressures are reshaping the fight against money laundering. Professionals must be particularly alert to the influence of sanctions evasion and advanced technologies.