The ICAEW Guide to Successful Job Search
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The ICAEW Guide to Successful Job Search
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AI in Excel: the pros and cons
Financial modelling guru Ian Schnoor takes us through the benefits and drawbacks of AI’s determined march across the face of Excel.
A World Cup bump, an AI slump? 2026 predictions
In the first episode of 2026, our usual team of soothsayers David Williamson, Frances Haque and Iain Wright review the events of the past 12 months, a...
Best of 2025
With Christmas round the corner, we’ve put together a special best of episode of Behind the Numbers, featuring some of the most memorable conversation...
How to avoid the five biggest software adoption pitfalls
At best, landing in one of these pitfalls will trigger teeth-gnashing frustration. At worst, it will lead you into regulatory hot water. From any angl...
Budget 25: Do the tax changes meet the tenets?
In this episode, we rate the Budget against ICAEW’s ten tenets for a better tax system, focusing on the government’s decision to freeze the personal a...
Budget 25: where’s the growth?
This episode is all about the Budget. What was in it? What are the implications? Was there anything positive to glean from it?
Budget: are capital markets-boosting measures effective?
The Chancellor included two measures designed to encourage more UK listings and investment in UK public markets.
Budget 2025: businesses dodge tax bullet, but costs will still bite
The Chancellor delivered a raft of small tax changes, rather than any big tax increases. But despite no increases in business taxes, the Budget offere...
Why we should learn more about how we learn
In this episode of the ICAEW Student Insights podcast, host Jag Dhaliwal talks to two experts about the way we learn and how we can all make the most...
AI agents: four use cases for accountants
Even at a relatively nascent stage, agentic AI is showing that it has the capability to revolutionise how finance professionals manage a range of impo...
How should audit firms use AI?
This episode focuses on the integration of AI in audit processes, emphasising the need for practical guidance from the Financial Reporting Council (FR...
Building a career in industry
In this episode of the ICAEW Student Insights podcast, host Orkhan Freeman explores what it’s like to be an accountant working in industry.
The latest on MTD income tax
From April 2026, an estimated 864,000 sole traders and landlords will need to comply with Making Tax Digital (MTD) for income tax.
LLMs and spreadsheets, Companies House IDV, and the OBR’s role
In this episode, we’re exploring just how useful generative AI (genAI) is when it comes to spreadsheets; what needs to happen by 18 November when it c...
The best and worst GenAIs for spreadsheets
Academic Simon Thorne has assessed the effectiveness of several generative AI models in how they work with spreadsheets. Of the major platforms, the w...
Cyber attackers: who's targeting you?
A leading cyber security expert presents a spotters’ guide of attacker types that businesses must defend themselves against.
How to bounce back from a cyber attack
In this episode, we discuss how prepared organisations really are for cyber attacks, what to do if and when your business is affected, and how to mana...
Dealing with uncertainty, and mental health
We’re all navigating uncertainty right now. How can accountants manage it professionally and personally? Riaz Shah OBE, former EY Partner and Professo...
Tax returns and Finance Bill concerns
In this episode of The Tax Track, we look ahead to the 2024/25 tax return season, highlighting areas to watch out for, and explain our concerns with d...
How to transform your practice with AI
Senior figures at accountancy practices must clearly define the business problem that they want AI to solve and take a people-centric approach towards...
Why companies still struggle with ethical culture
Nisha Sanghani, Partner and Head of Risk Advisory in the Middle East at Ashurst Risk Advisory, outlines how organisations can really create an ethical...
Building a career in practice
In this episode of the ICAEW Student Insights podcast, host Orkhan Freeman discusses the different career opportunities available in practice.
How to transform a business with AI
Two experts provide their thoughts on key considerations business leaders must have in mind when using AI to drive business transformation projects.
Should we compensate whistleblowers?
Whistleblowing is a vital process but often fraught with far more risk and emotional upheaval than it should be. In Western Europe, 43% of all occupat...
Kemi Badenoch on growth and the profession
In this special episode of Accountancy Insights, we bring you a timely interview of Kemi Badenoch by ICAEW’s Chief Executive Alan Vallance who sat dow...
Specialised Learning explained
In this episode of the ICAEW Student Insights podcast, host Jag Dhaliwal learns the importance of Specialised Learning as part of the updated ACA qual...
Companies House update, scaling up smartly and the Next Generation ACA
In this episode, we discuss the introduction of four statutory instruments to enforce Companies House reform, as well as the common mistakes to avoid...
Kemi Badenoch speaks at ICAEW: ‘we need to take risks’
Speaking at Chartered Accountants Hall, Kemi Badenoch outlined her vision for UK businesses to ICAEW CEO Alan Vallance.
AI disclaimer: Th...
Taxpayers encouraged to ensure returns are correct and complete
HMRC has published guidance setting out what it expects of taxpayers who are considering applying novel or improbable interpretations of the law, or a...
The inside track from HMRC
Whether it’s performance or policy, there’s rarely an episode of The Tax Track that doesn’t mention HMRC. In this special episode we talk to one of th...
Can history teach us anything about digital money?
In this episode of Behind the Numbers, we explore what the history of money can tell us about its future.
Challenging times for HMRC and agents
In this episode of The Tax Track we look at the challenges HMRC faces, from improving its services to taxpayers and agents to closing the tax gap; its...
What managers want
In this episode of the ICAEW Student Insights podcast, host Jag Dhaliwal explores how ACA students can ensure they can make a great impression in the...
How to grow: digitally upskilling your workforce
With so many new technological solutions, it is easy to be overwhelmed on where to start to upgrade the skills gap in your workforce, but starting sma...
Paying tax outside self assessment
Simple assessment and real-time reporting for capital gains tax (CGT) are two ways for HMRC and taxpayers to sidestep self assessment for income and g...
Businesses face uphill battle on cyber threat awareness
The vast number of companies affected by ransomware attacks highlights the urgent need to ramp up educational work on cybercrime, according to a Fraud...
Next Generation ACA: transitional arrangements explained
In this episode of the ICAEW Student Insights podcast, host Jag Dhaliwal discovers what current ACA students need to know as the Next Generation ACA a...
Goodbye non-doms, hello FIG
On 6 April 2025, the longstanding rules for UK-resident, non-UK domiciled individuals – non-doms – were abolished and replaced with a new regime for f...
Getting into good habits
In this episode of the ICAEW Student Insights podcast, guest host Orkhan Freeman discusses how ACA students can set themselves up for success.
VAT gets its day in court – again
What do marshmallows and hair transplants have in common? Yes, they’ve both been subject to recent court cases regarding VAT treatment. And yes, this...