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Accountancy Insights Podcast

In this podcast series a panel of guests dissect the latest headlines and provide expert analysis on the top stories from across the world of business, finance and accountancy.
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Iain Wright, Guy Ruddle and Frances Haque
Budget 25: where’s the growth?
  • 01 Dec 2025
This episode is all about the Budget. What was in it? What are the implications? Was there anything positive to glean from it?
Ramana McConnon, Jon Morris and Martin Brown
How should audit firms use AI?
  • 11 Nov 2025
This episode focuses on the integration of AI in audit processes, emphasising the need for practical guidance from the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) to build industry confidence, especially with smaller firms.
Philippa Lamb with Martin Wheatcroft
LLMs and spreadsheets, Companies House IDV, and the OBR’s role
  • 28 Oct 2025
In this episode, we’re exploring just how useful Large Language Models (LLMs) are when it comes to spreadsheets; what needs to happen by 18 November when it comes to Companies House ID verification; and how the OBR comes to its conclusions.
Kemi Badenoch with Alan Vallance at Chartered Accountants' Hall
Kemi Badenoch on growth and the profession
  • 18 Sep 2025
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 down with her after a speech she gave at Chartered Accountants’ Hall.
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Companies House update, scaling up smartly and the Next Generation ACA
  • 11 Sep 2025
In this episode, we discuss the introduction of four statutory instruments to enforce Companies House reform, as well as the common mistakes to avoid when scaling up a business. We also cover the introduction and content of the Next Generation ACA qualification.
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Bonus episode: How to tackle late payments
  • 12 Aug 2025
ICAEW’s Iain Wright talks with the government's newly appointed Small Business Commissioner Emma Jones CBE.
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Inside the Post Office Inquiry and new mid-tier research
  • 24 Jul 2025
We discuss the findings of the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry’s first report, including lessons for other companies around culture and values.
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Inside the Industrial Strategy and navigating VAT reform
  • 08 Jul 2025
In this episode, we discuss the government’s new Industrial Strategy and, in particular, its sector plan for professional and business services.
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Supporting SME growth and professional judgement in audit
  • 13 Jun 2025
We discuss how SMEs can pursue growth amid economic uncertainty and how auditors should exercise professional judgement and scepticism.
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Collecting unpaid taxes and revisions to the Code of Ethics
  • 12 May 2025
In this episode, we discuss the government’s new measures to collect billions of pounds in unpaid taxes, as well as covering the key changes to ICAEW’s Code of Ethics, which come into effect on 1 July 2025.
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Adapting post-tariffs, MTD at 10, UK GAAP changes
  • 09 Apr 2025
In this episode, we discuss how the Trump administration’s tariffs will hamper the government’s growth plans, the progress made towards Making Tax Digital on its tenth birthday, and how changes to FRS 102 and 105 will affect the nation’s small businesses.
HMRC headquarters building is pictured as this podcast episode marks the department's 20-year anniversary.
Happy birthday, HMRC
  • 18 Mar 2025
In this episode, we have a report by Mark Rowland from the ’20 Years of HMRC’ event held on 11 March at Chartered Accountants’ Hall.
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Trump tariffs update and HMRC service standards
  • 13 Feb 2025
In this episode, we discuss the latest developments in President Trump’s tariffs rollout and how they may affect UK businesses.
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Trump, tariffs and EU turmoil: 2025 predictions
  • 03 Jan 2025
In this special episode of Accountancy Insights, we look ahead to the most significant events and trends anticipated in 2025.
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Regulating tax advice, plus new professional behaviour wording
  • 02 Dec 2024
In this episode, we speak to Ray McCann, fresh from delivering this year’s Hardman Lecture on Monday 25 November, about regulating the provision of tax advice.
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Budget 2024: a gamble on growth
  • 01 Nov 2024
In this special episode of Accountancy Insights, we discuss whether the Autumn Budget will provide a much-needed shot in the arm for business confidence and investment activity.
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Group audit and the forthcoming AI Bill
  • 07 Oct 2024
In this episode, we recap revisions to ISA 600 on group audit, and we discuss the likely contents of the AI Bill that is expected to be brought to Parliament before the end of the year.
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Taxing cryptoassets and reporting suspicions of fraud
  • 09 Sep 2024
In this episode, we discuss the available guidance on, and the application of general principles to, the taxation of cryptoassets; as well as how auditors should be acting on their obligation to report suspicions of fraud to the regulator.
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Business confidence, local authority finance, probate delays, and tax reform
  • 12 Aug 2024
In this bumper episode, we discuss the latest findings of ICAEW’s Business Confidence Monitor, why three-quarters of councils in England are at least a year behind in publishing audited accounts, and more.
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How to get Britain growing
  • 15 Jul 2024
One week on from the general election, this special episode of Accountancy Insights discusses the policies of the new UK government.
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