Behind the numbers
Can history teach us anything about digital money?
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- ICAEW Insights
In this episode of Behind the Numbers, we explore what the history of money can tell us about its future.
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Accountants’ GenAI skills get boost with ICAEW training
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- 05 Sep 2025
ICAEW has launched an elearning programme to help members embrace generative AI. Practical resources walk through five of the most high-profile platforms, outline use cases and offer a framework for implementation.
PoW accountants of World War II: daring to escape
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- 05 Sep 2025
In the Second World War, captured accountants distinguished themselves not just in their commitment to continuing their training – but the courage to attempt escapes.
ICAEW publishes inaugural Commercial Due Diligence guidance
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- 05 Sep 2025
Against a hugely volatile backdrop, the importance of commercial due diligence in the transactions process is ramping up. New best practice guidance to be published by ICAEW will assist all involved in CDD.
Evidence required for all new PAYE claims for pension tax relief
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- 04 Sep 2025
From 1 September 2025, all pay as you earn (PAYE) claims for pension tax relief must be made online or by post and must be supported by evidence from the pension provider or employer.
Tax news in brief 3 September 2025
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- 03 Sep 2025
Highlights from the broader tax news for the two weeks ending 2 September 2025, including: the appointment of a new government minister responsible for the tax system; and the publication of new advisory fuel rates.
First corporate criminal offence prosecution
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- 02 Sep 2025
Media reports suggest that an accountancy firm has been charged with failure to prevent the facilitation of UK tax evasion in connection with an alleged research and development (R&D) tax credit repayment fraud.
A listing of one-off Insights specials that focus on a particular subject, interviewing the key people, identifying developing trends and examining the underlying issues.
How to fix VAT
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ICAEW explores the challenges and opportunities offered in reimagining VAT and it's application. Read about the history of VAT, the lessons that can be learned from outside the UK and the potential of digitalisation.
Global Ethics Day
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ICAEW celebrates Global Ethics Day each year. The 2025 theme is "Ethics Re-envisioned,” challenging us to think boldly about how we embed ethical principles into the heart of our organisations.
Local government finance: skills for the future
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Improving financial skills at local authorities is critical in balancing the books and delivering value for citizens. As backstop dates for audited accounts come into force, ICAEW explores how local authorities can strengthen their approach to financial management.
Accounting Intelligence
ICAEW has created a range of resources to support members in business and practice build their understanding of AI. There are video masterclasses, as well as features discussing opportunities, challenges, limitations, risk management and ethics.
Videos
AI masterclass on better audit sampling
- Video
- 29 Oct 2024
Konrad Bukowski-Kruszyna ACA, Head of Audit Data Analytics, RSM UK outlines how generative AI can help ensure that audit sampling is being handled correctly.
What is VAT?
- Video
- 19 Nov 2024
Value added tax is a vital tool for raising revenue to fund education, healthcare and more. We explain how it works and how it could be improved.
AI masterclass on reviewing company controls
- Video
- 30 Oct 2024
Jenny Blewett FCA, Head of Finance at Costello Medical talks about how she used generative AI to help check her firm’s banking controls when she was new in post.
Private equity: is it here to stay?
- Video
- 22 May 2024
Matt Meadows, Managing Partner, Moore Kingston Smith, and Caroline Monk, Executive Partner, Beever and Struthers, on their views of private equity on the accountancy sector.
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Can history teach us anything about digital money?
- Podcast
- 20 Aug 2025
In this episode of Behind the Numbers, we explore what the history of money can tell us about its future.
Bonus episode: How to tackle late payments
- Podcast
- 12 Aug 2025
ICAEW’s Iain Wright talks with the government's newly appointed Small Business Commissioner Emma Jones CBE.
Inside the Post Office Inquiry and new mid-tier research
- Podcast
- 24 Jul 2025
We discuss the findings of the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry’s first report, including lessons for other companies around culture and values.
Chart of the week: Business growth
- Article
- 05 Sep 2025
Our chart this week asks whether the recent low rate of growth in numbers of businesses registered for PAYE and VAT is linked to the increasing difficulty of doing business in the UK.
Chart of the week: One Big Beautiful Bill Act 2025
- Article
- 25 Jul 2025
Our chart this week looks at the impact on the US federal government deficit of the major tax and spending changes passed by Congress and signed into law by President Trump on 4 July 2025.
Chart of the week: climate change and the public finances
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- 18 Jul 2025
Our chart this week looks at how climate change is now expected to make the OBR’s dire predictions for the public finances even worse.
Insights by topic
Insights index
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This page provides an entry point to the articles that have formed the daily, monthly and weekly member emails, arranged by section and month. It also contains an index of themed Insights specials and the Quarterly magazine.
Climate hub
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Climate change is a crucial issue for the accounting profession. Are you professionally ready to mitigate the risk and maximise the opportunity of climate change? Find inspiration, information and practical resources to support the goals set out in the Paris Agreement and in the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Diversity and Inclusion
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ICAEW is committed to Diversity and Inclusion. In this hub we bring together timely D&I resources on the protected characteristics of the Equality Act, along with our latest insights into diversity in the profession.
EU and international trade
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A range of resources on the implications of the UK leaving the EU on 31 December 2020.
Regulatory News
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A round-up of regulatory and conduct updates and communications from the ICAEW Professional Standards Department.
Sponsored content
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Hear what our partners are saying on topical issues impacting the accountancy profession.