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Significant changes announced at Tax Update 2026
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HMRC clarifies formal and informal reporting for estates
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The audit report is changing: why should you care?
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ICAEW calls for stability following PM resignation
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Iran deal: how long until supply chains recover?
The Memorandum of Understanding between the US and Iran may bring the closure of the Strait of Hormuz to an end, but recovery for supply chains will b...
HMRC contacts final group of taxpayers within MTD income tax
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Three things that may surprise you about the summer holiday VAT cut
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...
Tax changes proposed for UK-resident members of overseas entities
The government is seeking views on proposed changes aimed at reducing the high effective tax rate suffered by UK-resident members of reverse hybrid en...
How to deal with furnished holiday lets in 2025/26 tax return
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...
Plans for mandatory payrolling of benefits in kind revised
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 c...
When is CEO pay a problem?
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ICAEW warns against new requirements for close companies
The government’s proposals for close companies to report transactions with participators to HMRC will increase the administrative burden on compliant...
Why is Scope 3 so complicated for financial services?
Scope 3 emissions can be very difficult for financial services firms to calculate, given they supply services to businesses across all sizes and secto...
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
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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’
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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
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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
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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...