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The UK government has announced plans to further streamline small business reporting requirements and extend suspensions to import tariffs, following recommendations from the Small Business Regulatory Taskforce.

ICAEW explains how new HMRC guidance on the rates and default values for the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) should help businesses to estimate their liabilities ahead of CBAM’s introduction on the 1st of January 2027.

Saving prompts can provide you with a host of shortcuts, but you should always monitor your prompt library to ensure it is effectively serving your business.

ICAEW highlights some key points for agents to consider when preparing to submit the second quarterly update under Making Tax Digital (MTD) for income tax, including how to access support from HMRC.

In its latest one-to-many campaign, HMRC is writing to taxpayers it thinks should have paid the high-income child benefit charge (HICBC) for 2024/25 and have yet to do so.

In this episode, recorded from ICAEW’s Annual Conference, we speak to the biggest speakers from across the day about the challenges facing businesses in a variety of sectors, and what can be done about them. From the economy to cybercrime and growing in unpredictable environments, we cover a lot of ground.

On the first ever episode of our new podcast series, The Audit Report – the podcast that looks at the factors shaping modern audit – we’re discussing the long-awaited consultation on Modernising Corporate Reporting. The Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade is consulting on what it should look like. What could it mean for auditors?

Identity theft has become one of the most lucrative enterprises for cyber criminals in 2026, according to recent cyber trends reports. With more information about ourselves online than ever, how can we stay protected from identity theft?

HMRC is writing to individuals identified as having significant control of a company. The campaign is intended to help taxpayers avoid making errors when completing their self assessment (SA) tax return for 2025/26.

State-backed cyber attackers are sophisticated, well-resourced and increasingly disruptive. Experts tell us why no organisation is immune – and what effective defences look like.

As companies shore up their enterprise network defences against cyber attacks, with varying degrees of success, the cyber hygiene of their supply chains is often overlooked. We look at vulnerabilities and how organisations can reduce the risks.

The work of protecting and defending your business from cyber attacks is never done. As part of Cyber Security Awareness Month, we share the ongoing actions you should take to shore up against the criminals’ next breach attempt.

Human behaviour is essential to cyber resilience. Explore how organisations can build a culture of continuous vigilance and the practical steps management can take to embed shared responsibility and reinforce good cyber habits across the workforce.

The news is currently full of AI agents ‘going rogue’, wreaking untold havoc beyond their designated tasks. This Cyber Security Awareness month, we talk to an expert who advises on deployment, to separate fact from hype.

Almost half of all cyber attacks involve ransomware, a technology fast evolving into a far more dangerous threat to companies’ networks, with many underprepared for an attack. What are the critical steps businesses should take after a ransomware attack?

In the rush to adopt AI technology, ethical and risk considerations are not being prioritised. Professor Edward Harcourt, who is speaking at our Global Ethics Day event on 23 October, shares three ethical factors must be considered when using AI.

Cuts to the capital gains tax (CGT) annual exempt amount have brought more individuals within scope of CGT. In this episode we explain how to avoid common errors made when applying the rules to disposals of cryptoassets.

New HMRC guidance on mandatory registration of tax advisers clarifies the position for trustees. Limited details are available on the transition process that firms with an agent services account (ASA) will need to follow.

The way in which income tax is calculated will change from April 2027, as separate rates of tax are introduced for property income and changes are made to the beneficial ordering rule for allowances and reliefs.

In this special bonus episode, we hear exclusively from the Department for Business, Innovation Science and Trade (BIST) on the government’s plans for corporate reporting, the Modernising Corporate Reporting (MCR) agenda. It’s a potentially huge change and the government wants to implement it quickly, so now is the time to address its implications.

In its latest one-to-many campaign, HMRC is asking taxpayers with investments in offshore funds to check that they have included any income and gains on their self assessment (SA) tax return and paid the correct amount of tax due.

Vishing – or voice phishing – makes it easy for criminals to pose as an organisation’s IT department, using social engineering techniques to steal credentials and MFA codes, giving them access to networks. Here we look at how it works and how to guard against it.

Alongside company directors, people of significant control (PSCs) need to have their identity verified with Companies House. Here are the criteria to determine who is a PSC within your organisation.

Following a consultation period, the Financial Conduct Authority has finalised rules requiring in-scope listed companies to report against UK Sustainability Reporting Standards on a ‘comply or explain’ basis.

The latest Annual Review of Corporate Reporting by the Financial Reporting Council shows a further reduction in reviews raising substantive questions and a shrinking of the quality gap between FTSE 350 reporting and those of other companies.

On the first ever episode of The Audit Report – the podcast that looks at the factors shaping modern audit – we’re discussing the long-awaited consultation on Modernising Corporate Reporting. The Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade is consulting on what it should look like. What could it mean for auditors?

Cyber criminals spend much of their time working on identity theft. If you hold a responsible position in your organisation, they might very well be working on you. Or worse – they might be lurking in your smart coffee machine.

AI is intensifying the scale and frequency of cyber attacks against businesses. Experts tell us what this means for insurers and the companies that will be seeking their protection.

Technology investigative journalist and author Geoff White explores the growing sophistication of cyber criminals, from unlikely alliances between organised crime and nation states to the rise of cross-border money-laundering networks and AI-enabled attacks, and why good cyber hygiene is vital.

As part of Cyber Security Awareness month, we look at the ongoing battle of the accounting and finance industry against technology-enabled criminals and how prompt injection attacks are emerging as another threat the sector must defend against.

As the Information Commissioner’s Office becomes the Information Commission, we look at nine data protection pitfalls and offer advice for smaller organisations on ways to avoid them.

In its budget submission, ICAEW has urged the government to conduct a full review of the first reporting cycle under Making Tax Digital (MTD) for income tax before proceeding with the planned roll-out to more taxpayers from April 2027.

The existing tax treatment of predevelopment costs, which has recently been clarified by the Supreme Court, risks discouraging investment and increasing compliance costs for businesses.

HMRC has published guidelines for compliance (GfC) 20, setting out its recommended approach for determining the VAT treatment of outsourced fund management services, including whether services are single or multiple supplies.

ICAEW has called for customs modernisation to be designed around the needs of businesses and has recommended that mandatory registration for customs intermediaries is incorporated into the existing regime for tax advisers.

September’s cyber roundup further explores how artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the threat landscape, including the misuse of AI tools, the rise of shadow AI, and new regulatory expectations for resilience.

Embedding ICAEW’s fundamental principles into contract terms can help organisations to ensure they are taking an ethical approach when buying AI services. Dr Sam De Silva explains how.

ICAEW is concerned that the government’s proposals to reform the tax rules applying where a company carries out a reduction or return of share capital could have negative implications for commercial transactions.

Richard Harrison explains how EY has rolled out the use of AI agents across its global audit operations and ensures humans remain in the loop.

Responding to feedback from ICAEW and others, HMRC says that it is developing client list functionality within the agent services account (ASA) and aims to complete the work in time for summer 2027.

The Administrative Burdens Advisory Board’s (ABAB’s) latest annual survey suggests that some improvements are being made in how the tax system is administered, although significant challenges remain.

While a number of factors can impact supply chains and negatively impact financial performance, smart planning and the right metrics can create opportunities to create more profitability.

Across his career, accountant and auditor Brian Gray helped introduce accrual accounting and international standards to the European Commission during one of the most turbulent periods in its history.

Some of the biggest changes affecting the charity finance landscape in recent years are about to take effect. Author and expert Elaine Alsop outlines what trustees and treasurers need to be preparing for.

As AI-enabled tech fraud becomes cheaper, more accessible and convincing, businesses need stronger controls and smarter verification methods to detect and prevent emerging risks.

In addition to its monitoring responsibilities, the FRC’s Corporate Reporting Review (CRR) function plays an important role in improving the quality, clarity and credibility of UK corporate reporting.

While generative AI dominates the headlines in audit technology, data analytics continues to deliver significant benefits, helping firms conduct more effective, risk-focused audits, as demonstrated in the FRC’s 2026 Annual Review of Audit Quality.

ICAEW has welcomed the government’s intention to reform land remediation relief (LRR) and has made three suggestions for how LRR could better meet its objectives.

HMRC has announced that the online services account (OSA) is to be improved so that firms can assign multiple clients to a staff member, making it easier for firms to manage having separate credentials for staff.

HMRC has announced that employers may exclude globally mobile employees (GME) from mandatory payrolling of benefits in kind (BIK) and has confirmed the class 1A national insurance contributions (NIC) position for voluntary payrolling.