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Behind the Numbers

Is AI accelerating the brain drain?

  • Podcast
  • 14 Apr 2026
AI is already having an impact on the make-up of audit teams and there’s some evidence it’s already reducing the number of junior roles. But it’s all still new, and developing all of the time. What about the medium and longer term effects? How might it change training and career paths and will it ultimately boost or diminish the appeal of a career in accountancy?
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AI makes cyber security business critical: how accountants should respond
  • 05 May 2026
As AI evolves with more advanced models and tools, cyber security is shifting from human speed to machine autonomy, with implications for finance professionals.
Chart of the week: more people living longer
  • 01 May 2026
Our chart this week looks at how the number of people aged 65 or older is projected to increase by 34% over the next 25 years in contrast with a projected rise of just 1% in the number of working age adults. This will be a major challenge for the UK’s public finances.
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Influencing policy to support you: April 2026
  • 30 Apr 2026
Parliament made a brief return from its Easter recess earlier, before being prorogued ahead of the 7 May elections. ICAEW was able to inform discussions on worker status and business confidence.
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ICAEW Insights: are we meeting your needs
  • 30 Apr 2026
ICAEW provides key information to support finance and business practitioners in their day-to-day work through Insights emails, but are we getting it right? Tell us what topics you want to see more of in future and whether you want to read, watch or listen.

Latest tax news

6 July deadline to submit share scheme returns
  • 01 May 2026
ICAEW explains the steps employers who operate employment related securities (ERS) schemes must take by 6 July 2026 in order to avoid penalties.
Taxpayers encouraged to sign up to Making Tax Digital
  • 30 Apr 2026
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.
How agents can prepare for multi-factor authentication
  • 29 Apr 2026
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.
Tax news in brief 28 April 2026
  • 28 Apr 2026
Highlights from the broader tax news for the week ending 28 April 2026, including a warning from HMRC for landlords on the dangers of using a scheme intended to save tax.

Podcasts

Philippa Lamb and 2 other guests in a podcast session
Is AI accelerating the brain drain?
  • 14 Apr 2026
AI is already having an impact on the make-up of audit teams and there’s some evidence it’s already reducing the number of junior roles. But it’s all still new, and developing all of the time. What about the medium and longer term effects? How might it change training and career paths and will it ultimately boost or diminish the appeal of a career in accountancy?
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Making sure a tax return is correct and complete
  • 07 Apr 2026
In this episode, we explore the implications of recent changes to how tax returns should be prepared and HMRC enquiries are conducted, focusing on new HMRC guidelines for ensuring that a tax return is correct and complete and changes to the requirement to notify HMRC of an uncertain tax treatment.
Philippa Lamb and Tess Buckley
What does the Iran conflict really mean for British business?
  • 31 Mar 2026
We’ve already seen immediate spikes and fluctuations in the oil price and the wider financial and commodity markets. But how will the UK economy be affected in the months to come and how heavy a price will British business pay? RSM Chief Economist Tom Pugh shares his thoughts.

Videos

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ICAEW Annual Report 2025
ICAEW Annual Report 2025
  • 24 Apr 2026
  • 00:01:07
Alan Vallance recaps some of the highlights in 2025. To find out more read the ICAEW Annual Report 2025 at https://www.icaew.com.
Looking ahead: financial services in 2026
Looking ahead: financial services in 2026
  • 24 Feb 2026
  • 00:00:52
Polly Tsang, ICAEW's Senior Financial Services Regulatory Manager, previews the year ahead in financial services.
Looking ahead: technology and cyber security in 2026
Looking ahead: technology and cyber security in 2026
  • 18 Feb 2026
  • 00:00:56
Esther Mallowah, ICAEW's Head of Tech Policy, previews the year ahead in technology and cyber security.
Looking ahead: regulation policy in 2026
Looking ahead: regulation policy in 2026
  • 18 Feb 2026
  • 00:01:03
Sophie Wales, ICAEW's Director, Regulatory Policy, previews the year ahead for regulation policy in accountancy and finance.
Looking ahead: the public sector in 2026
Looking ahead: the public sector in 2026
  • 18 Feb 2026
  • 00:01:05
Henning Diederichs, ICAEW's Senior Technical Manager, Public Sector, previews the year ahead for the public sector.
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Charts of the week

Chart of the week: more people living longer
  • Article
  • 01 May 2026
Our chart this week looks at how the number of people aged 65 or older is projected to increase by 34% over the next 25 years in contrast with a projected rise of just 1% in the number of working age adults. This will be a major challenge for the UK’s public finances.
Chart of the week: home living
  • Article
  • 24 Apr 2026
Our chart this week is on how people in the UK still live in broadly the same type of households as they did 25 years ago, despite the population growing by 18% over that time.
Chart of the week: a £3tn economy
  • Article
  • 17 Apr 2026
Our chart this week is on how GDP for the UK reached £3.0tn for the first time in 2025. This is a 58% increase over the course of a decade, mostly driven by a combination of inflation and a rising population, resulting in a relatively small amount of per capita economic growth.

News specials

A listing of one-off News specials that focus on a particular subject, interviewing the key people, identifying developing trends and examining the underlying issues.

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Prepare for 2026
  • 25 Feb 2026
Accountants face some significant challenges, but also some key opportunities in 2026. Hear from ICAEW experts on the important issues that members need to be thinking about over the next 12 months.
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Global Ethics Day
  • 07 Oct 2025
ICAEW celebrates Global Ethics Day each year. The 2025 theme is "Ethics Re-envisioned,” challenging us to think boldly about how we embed ethical principles into the heart of our organisations.
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How to fix VAT
  • 18 Nov 2024
ICAEW explores the challenges and opportunities offered in reimagining VAT and it's application. Read about the history of VAT, the lessons that can be learned from outside the UK and the potential of digitalisation.

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