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Technical resources for career breakers

As a returner, you bring with you a wealth of skills, experience and insights which employers want. The one area you may need to update is your technical skills. Here you will find a range of resources signposting significant areas of change in the profession.

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Key resources

Key resources for community members.

Careers
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Support for every stage of your career as an ICAEW Chartered Accountant (ACA).
Technical and ethics support
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Whatever your technical or ethical query, ICAEW members, affiliates, ICAEW students and staff in eligible firms with member firm access can phone +44 (0)1908 248 250 for objective, confidential advice from the experts.
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UK company law
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Resources include relevant ICAEW technical releases, such as guidance on dividends and distributable profits, and updates on key developments in regulation, prospective legislation and related matters of professional concern to accountants in practice, industry or commerce.
Trust & Ethics Guidance and resources on key issues, including economic crime, business law, better regulation and ethics. Read through ICAEW’s Code of Ethics and supporting information.

Regulation

Resources from ICAEW that will help you stay up to date with key areas of regulation, including: ICAEW codes and regulations, Professional conduct, Statutory regulated services and Regulations for ICAEW practice members and firms.

Regulation
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Our role as an improvement regulator is to strengthen confidence and trust in those regulated by ICAEW. We do this by enabling, evaluating and enforcing the standards expected by the profession, oversight regulators and government.
Regulatory News A round-up of regulatory and conduct updates and communications from the ICAEW Professional Standards Department.
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Keep updated

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Financial reporting

Resources to help you ensure you're up to date with the latest changes in financial reporting policy and practice when returning to work.

UK GAAP
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UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (UK GAAP) is the body of accounting standards published by the UK’s Financial Reporting Council (FRC). From this hub you can find a synopsis of each standard and details of recent amendments. Plus, access practical resources including factsheets, guides, webinars and events, and other guidance material to support implementation.
IFRS Accounting Standards
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Providing a global accounting language, IFRS Accounting Standards are developed by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and are used in more than 140 jurisdictions around the world. Our unique standards tracker helps you identify which version applies to a particular accounting period. Plus, access practical resources including factsheets, webinars and events, and other guidance material to support implementation.
Corporate Reporting Faculty
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Membership of the Corporate Reporting Faculty gives you exclusive access to a suite of online factsheets, the faculty’s webinar programme, eIFRS and much more. Find out more.
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Tax

Resources to help you ensure you're up to date with the latest changes in tax policy and practice when returning to work.

Professional conduct in relation to taxation (PCRT)
  • Helpsheets and support
PCRT sets out the principles and standards of behaviour that all members, affiliates and students must follow in their tax work.
Tax Faculty
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Find out more about the Tax Faculty and upcoming events. Faculty members can access exclusive content, including TAXline, TAXguides, webinars, representations and support schemes.
Digitalisation of tax
Digitalisation of tax: international perspectives
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Digitalisation is transforming how tax is reported and paid, with significant innovation and investment occurring in countries of all kinds. There is no single pathway to digitalisation, as our case studies show, but there is something to be learned from all of them.
Tax representations
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Read ICAEW Tax Faculty's responses to tax-related government consultations.
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Redundancy

The legislation dealing with redundancy can be complex. Access ICAEW insights alongside eBooks, articles and online resources providing practical guidance and best practice.

New HMRC process for termination payment queries
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  • 21 Feb 2024
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HMRC’s latest Employer Bulletin states that termination payment enquiries should now be made through the non-statutory clearance service.
Employer Bulletin: April 2023
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  • 26 Apr 2023
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ICAEW’s Tax Faculty shares highlights from the latest edition of HMRC’s Employer Bulletin.
What do early-year retail redundancies mean for the sector in 2023?
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  • 13 Mar 2023
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Thousands of UK retail workers lost their jobs in the first two months of the year – what are the prospects for the sector as a whole for the rest of this year?
The golden rules for making redundancies
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  • 03 Nov 2022
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Dismissing employees is an art, not a science. Some bosses have mastered it well; others fail abysmally and – thanks to social media – very publicly. We consider six things to avoid when delivering bad news.
Exclusive Life after redundancy
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  • 13 Dec 2021
  • Mark Blayney Stuart
All the help you need if the worst happens
Employment law pitfalls and how to avoid them
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  • 16 Nov 2021
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Employment law specialists from Edwin Coe outline common mistakes and complex issues that employers may grapple with and how these can be avoided with a better understanding of the legal issues.
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Explore our communities

Information, insights, guidance and networking opportunities on a range of industry sectors and at various stages throughout your career.
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