Practice helpsheets
Helpsheets prepared by ICAEW Technical Advisory Services to assist you in your day-to-day work. We offer practical advice, respond to frequently asked questions and highlight the issues you may need to consider.
Supporting your staff
Getting the best out of your staff is crucial to the success of any firm. Making sure that you fairly apply employment law is equally important. Our resources will also help you ensure that you comply with the best practice assurance standards.
Key resources and support
In this section
Supporting your staff
Training and development
Find out more about staff training with our selection of articles, books and best practice guides.
Talent management
Our selection of articles, books and online resources can show you how to attract, retain and motivate talent.
Motivating employees
Learn how to motivate your employees from our collection of books, articles and online resources.
Human resources and employment law
A collection of articles, books and online resources from the ICAEW Library & Information Service on human resources and employment law
Developing your staff
Training and career development from CABA
Find out about the range of career related services and courses that CABA provides to ICAEW members.
CPD courses
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) courses created specifically for finance, business and accountancy professionals.
Finance in a Digital World
Finance in a Digital World is our new eLearning course produced with Deloitte that looks at how technology is driving finance transformation. Find out more!
Career progression
How ICAEW can help you develop your career in the direction you want.
Outsourcing and subcontracting
The ICAEW guide to outsourcing
Outsourcing needs careful management to ensure the potential savings are not outweighed by hidden costs.
Outsourcing
Find out more about how to implement outsourcing successfully with our resources.
Finance function effectiveness
Produce an efficient finance team
Subcontractors
Employing subcontractors or acting as a subcontractor.
Death and succession
Arrangements for incapacity or death
Guidance for sole practitioners on finding solutions to the problems that might arise in the event of their incapacity or death.
The death of a sole practitioner
Information sheet giving advice for coping when a sole practitioner becomes ill or dies unexpectedly.
Exit routes and succession planning
Articles, reading lists, and resources on succession planning and exit routes.
Practice Assurance
ICAEW's Practice Assurance resources are grouped according to the size of your firm and therefore to the complexity of the procedures your firm is likely to put in place to comply with the Practice Assurance standards.
Practice Assurance guidance for larger firms
Standard 1: Laws, Regulations and Professional Standards
Practice Assurance guidance for sole practitioners and new / smaller firms
Standard 1: Laws, Regulations and Professional Standards
Practice Assurance fundamentals
A guide to the fundamental elements of the Practice Assurance scheme – a useful overview as you set up a new firm or as a reminder for existing Practice Assurance firms.
ICAEW educational films
ICAEW educational films
Develop skills to identify risk, technical competence and professional scepticism.
False Assurance
An exciting film drama created to facilitate thought-provoking discussions about how accountants, auditors and company directors should act when faced with difficult situations.
Audit quality insights from False Assurance
We know that audit regulators continue to identify and highlight weaknesses in the quality of audits performed by the audit firms they regulate but what are their key concerns?
Without Question
Without Question® is ICAEW’s second drama film. It provides an impactful and interesting way to highlight the challenges of directors and professional advisors seeking assurance on difficult issues. It also explores the underestimated importance of effective communication.