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
Access articles, books and online resources 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.
Finance in a Digital World
Finance in a Digital World is our e-learning programme produced with Deloitte that looks at how technology is driving finance transformation.
Career progression
How ICAEW can help you develop your career in the direction you want.
Outsourcing and subcontracting
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 training films
ICAEW training films provoke discussions and challenge mindsets about how to deal with difficult decisions and topical issues in business situations. Develop skills to identify risk, technical competence and professional scepticism.
False Assurance ®
This 35-minute film follows the story of two turbulent years in the life of a fictitious company called D-Merton and how it was brought to its knees by the actions of its executive directors, the lack of vigilance and courage by its board of directors and failure by the company’s auditors to identify and investigate red flag issues.
Without Question ®
Without Question focuses on the importance of professional scepticism and extends the scrutiny of behaviours to tax advisors as well as auditors. It probes issues such as reliance on experts, accounting estimates and confidentiality.