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Join us at our 2025 Charity Conference

23–24 January 2025

This virtual event offers vital accounting, governance and taxation updates for the charity sector. Keynotes for 2025 include the Charity Commission's new CEO David Holdsworth. Early bird tickets available until Sunday 15 December.

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In December our daily member email is taking a closer look at the history of Chartered Accountants' Hall with a different aspect featured each day in the run-up to Christmas.
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Imagine more with the Next Generation ACA

With a new comprehensive, dynamic syllabus fit for the modern workplace, creating forward-thinking leaders, discover the changes we are introducing to the ACA from September 2025.
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ICAEW Chartered Accountants are talented, ethical and committed professionals, part of a trusted global community.

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Our strategic themes

Our vision is that ICAEW Chartered Accountants enable a world of sustainable economies. Our Strategic Themes group together major new activities that we will undertake to achieve our key strategic outcomes.

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Strengthen trust in the profession

We will contribute to fundamental reform of audit and corporate governance in the UK, and establish ICAEW Chartered Accountants as key partners in combatting economic crime.

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Help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals

We will make a leading contribution to achieving the UN SDGs. We will use our expertise and influence to enable successful transformative action by governments.

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Support the transformation of trade and the economy

We will support a global economic recovery from COVID-19, work with tax authorities to reform taxation systems, and help achieve sustainable public finances.

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Master technology and data

We will redefine the data skills expected of our members, equip them to be leaders in the exploitation of new technology and data, and ensure they are trained and equipped to deter and detect fraud and other cybercrime.

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Strengthen the profession by attracting talent and building diversity

We will ensure that the profile of our members and students fairly reflects the societies it serves, and support the professional development of all members.

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Insights specials

Our Insights Specials focus on a particular subject relating to our strategic themes. In each special we interview the key people, identify developing trends and examine the underlying issues.

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Enabling a world of sustainable economies