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The latest practice related news from ICAEW Insights.
Navigating MTD: cyber threats, insurance, and practical protection
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- 28 Oct 2025
As Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax approaches, ICAEW’s Professional Standards Team is encouraging members to review their risk management and insurance arrangements.
Sole Practitioners must confirm alternate arrangements by 1 December 2025
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- 15 Oct 2025
From 1 December 2025, all sole practice auditors must have formally appointed an alternate, a requirement introduced in the 2025 UK Audit Regulations, which came into effect on 1 June 2025. This regulation was subject to a six-month transition period to 1 December 2025, and is designed to ensure continuity of service for clients if a sole practitioner becomes suddenly unable to practice due to illness, incapacity, or death.
How to transform a practice with AI
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- 02 Oct 2025
Senior figures at accountancy practices must clearly define the business problem that they want AI to solve and take a people-centric approach towards adopting the technology.
Accountants face new money laundering threats
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- 28 Aug 2025
Money laundering remains a high risk for accountants according to the latest National Risk Assessment, with new threats in fintech, crypto and gambling. ICAEW’s Economic Crime Manager, Mike Miller, explains key takeaways.
Companies House: who needs to be an ACSP and when should they register?
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- 14 Aug 2025
With third-party providers needing to be registered as an Authorised Corporate Service Provider to make any filings on behalf of other companies from spring 2026, it’s time for firms to plan ahead and prepare for the changes.
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- 12 Aug 2025
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Anti-money laundering reforms: what accountants need to know
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- 01 Aug 2025
Key changes will affect accountants, company service providers and anti-money laundering supervisors, with a stronger focus on risk, transparency and enforcement. Find out what they mean for you.
Bloomsbury Accounting and Tax Service gets a new look
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- 18 Jul 2025
ICAEW’s Bloomsbury Accounting and Tax Service is moving to a new digital home, bringing the same trusted content to a faster, smarter, and more user-friendly platform.
Practicewire Newsletter
The latest issues concerning practices and sole practitioners from the Practicewire.
How members are putting MTD into practice
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- 28 May 2025
In this issue get practical insights into how members are implementing MTD. We share the updated ICAEW strategy and clarify alternate requirements.
UK Business Confidence Monitor (BCM) Q1 2025
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- 30 Apr 2025
In this issue read the findings of the Business Confidence Monitor for Q1 2025. The tax faculty shares key facts regarding payrolling of benefits and a government toolkit for National Living and Minimum wage communications.
Prepare for MTD income tax
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- 26 Mar 2025
In this issue read more about how to tackle client conversations about MTD income tax. We outline changes to Companies House identity verification and the latest sanction list.
Prepare for MTD for Income Tax
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- 22 Feb 2025
In this issue Rebecca Benneyworth gives insight into MTD income tax testing, the HMRC provide an AML risk assessment and we highlight the latest AI resources for your practice.
Budget drives dramatic drop in business confidence
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- 29 Jan 2025
In this issue we explore the effects of the budget on business confidence. We highlight new regulations around company size thresholds.
Understanding professional behaviour
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- 04 Dec 2024
In this issue get a better understanding of professional behaviour. We also share the FRC revised ethical standard 2024 and a new Helpsheet for amendments under FRS102.
Prepare for MTD ITSA
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- 06 Nov 2024
In this issue explore how to manage MTD ITSA workflows, FCA reporting obligations for auditors and CPD FAQs.
AML supervisory report findings
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- 06 Nov 2024
In this issue we share AML supervisory report findings and highlight the ISQM 1 annual evaluation Helpsheet.