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Technical and ethics support

On this page you can access a wealth of online content, including our helpsheets, providing practical, authoritative guidance on the most common queries we receive. High demand for our popular webchat and phone services, alongside a shortage of staff at the moment, can mean longer queuing times than we’d like. To beat the queues, you may be able to find the answer to your query using the resources below.

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What good looks like - going concern

We’ve developed practical guidance and training resources, including real-life case studies, to help you embed ‘what good looks like’ in your firm, in the context of the audit of going concern.
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Risk, fraud and advisory hot topics

Learn about risks, reporting requirements and support available to members, in this recorded session from Virtually Live 2021
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Engagement letter

Looking for templates to help with drafting your engagement letter?
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Company size

Not sure whether a company or group qualifies as small under the Companies Act 2006?
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Audit exemption

Does a company require an audit?
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Changes in a professional appointment

Undergoing changes and need to understand your responsibilities?
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Accounting for coronavirus government support schemes

Not sure how to account for CJRS, CBILS, BBLS and other schemes under FRS102?
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Fraud helpline

Call our anonymous telephone service for supportive practical advice to ICAEW members who have been victims of fraud themselves (either in their business or personally), or members who are not sure how to support clients who have been victims of fraud
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Answers to your technical and ethical enquiries

Key resources for members.
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Helpsheets

Practical, technical and ethical guidance written to support you based on the enquiries we regularly receive from members.

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ICAEW helplines

View the range of help and support services available to members.

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Tax support

Technical Advisory Services do not provide tax advice, but can signpost you to other sources of expert tax advice.

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Further support and resources for you

Links to other useful resources.

 

  1. Core Accounting and Tax Service with Bloomsbury
  2. UK GAAP 2019: Generally Accepted Accounting Practice under UK and Irish GAAP (ebook)
  3. Tax and VAT helpline provided by Markel Tax
  4. Support Members Scheme
  5. CABA
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