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New guidance is available for when you are applying as a tax agent with HMRC. Ensure your processes are up to date.

In our recent webinar on ICAEW's Practice Assurance Monitoring Report 2026, Dean Neaves, Senior Manager, Quality Assurance Department, joined Quality Assurance Reviewers Dan Bevington and Hilary Barrett to discuss findings from more than 2,000 reviews completed in 2025. While the report highlights recurring areas requiring attention, the results show that most firms are meeting expected standards, with high levels of compliance, positive feedback on the monitoring process and strong awareness of cyber security risks.

Parliament has approved the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Regulations 2026, introducing 15 targeted reforms to strengthen the UK’s AML regime while reducing unnecessary compliance burdens on firms. The amendments came into effect on 30 June 2026.

Highlights from the broader tax news for the week ending 17 June 2026, including an update from the government on HMRC’s efforts to tackle high street tax fraud.

During our recent webinar ICAEW's AML supervision team provided an update on key regulatory developments and shared practical insights from monitoring reviews across ICAEW-supervised firms.

Our next anti-money laundering (AML) webinar is now available to book. Our supervisory team will discuss the results from this year’s supervision report, an update on our supervisory activity and our thematic review.

Save the date for our free webinar on 4 November  to hear the results of our 2026 AML Supervision Report and our 2026 thematic review which will focus on the AML compliance review. Earn up to 1 hour in CPD.

Chartered accountants occupy a unique position in the fight against economic crime. Here we outline eight potential indicators of wrongdoing that might warrant further questions.

Major consultancies and finance firms cite 'perpetual Know Your Customer (pKYC)' as the future of customer authentication, but ICAEW’s Head of Anti-Money Laundering, Michelle Giddings, says it may not translate to accountancy.

The UK sanctions perceptions survey, carried out by Deloitte on behalf of the UK government, shows nine in ten respondents are confident in their knowledge, understanding and ability to comply with sanctions. Confidence is highest in the financial services sector, but micro-enterprises across the survey show the lowest levels of confidence and sophistication.