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The latest practice related news from ICAEW Insights.
How to manage risks around kleptocracies
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- 13 Mar 2025
Accountants invite significant risk by taking part in activities that support kleptocratic states or individuals, a new book warns.
Prepare for MTD income tax: Tackling client conversations
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- 13 Mar 2025
As HMRC plans to increase awareness of making tax digital (MTD) for income tax, Rebecca Benneyworth shares her thoughts on conversations that practitioners should be having with affected clients.
Private Medical Insurance cost containment
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- 12 Mar 2025
If you want to reduce soaring PMI renewal costs for your organisation, there are three ways to reduce costs and improve the employee experience.
Client relationship management essentials
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- 25 Feb 2025
In order to forge strong client relationships, accountants need to understand their clients’ challenges and focus on what their businesses are trying to achieve.
Employment Rights Bill – What does it mean for Unfair Dismissal and how can Croner help?
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- 17 Feb 2025
On the announcement of the Employment Rights Bill, the government stated they were planning to make changes to unfair dismissal and introduce day one rights to employees. This has left a lot of employers asking what this change means for them, and how it will affect their existing procedures and policies.
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Prepare for MTD income tax: Testing the system
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- 17 Feb 2025
Making tax digital (MTD) for income tax has been described as the biggest change affecting self-employed and landlord taxpayers and their agents since self assessment was introduced. In this article, Rebecca Benneyworth looks at the issues to consider in deciding whether to join the testing phase.
Supporting our public sector finance professionals
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- 08 Jan 2025
Are you in need of extra support or advice on an issue you’re dealing with in your public sector-facing role? ICAEW and CIPFA offer a wide range of support to members working in or advising the public sector.
Practising Certificate rules to change in January
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- 06 Dec 2024
Update to rules means ICAEW members who are principals in financial services regulated firms – whether in the Crown Dependencies or mainland UK – must hold a PC if the firm also provides accountancy services, other than incidentally.
Practicewire Newsletter
The latest issues concerning practices and sole practitioners from the Practicewire.
Flexible working law change
- Newsletter
- 01 Mar 2024
In this issue, find out about flexible working law changes; a new Corporate Reporting Guide; Probate news roundup; and much more.
Practice Assurance Monitoring Report 2023
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- 15 Feb 2024
In this issue, read the Practice Assurance Monitoring Report 2023 which includes common findings from more than 1,500 Practice Assurance reviews; read how one ICAEW member firm is embracing ISQM 1; find out what changes to the duty to report misconduct mean in practice; and much more.
ICAEW recommendations to improve SMEs' finances
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- 01 Feb 2024
In this issue, ICAEW responds to the Treasury Committee's call for evidence by urging government to boost lending to small businesses; we look at how to refer to financial advisers and stay compliant; a leaving employment tax update; and much more.
Role of money laundering reporting officers
- Newsletter
- 01 Dec 2023
In this issue, we find out what MLROs at 240 firms shared on the challenges of their role; key takeaways from the recent ISQM1 Maintaining Momentum event; a Technical round-up; and much more.
Weighed down by regulation?
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- 15 Nov 2023
In this issue, we look at the new FCA Consumer Duty; digital skills in the small practice; reform to the taxation of unincorporated businesses; and much more.
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act becomes law
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- 01 Nov 2023
In this issue, we look at changes and implications for your clients and the significant measures outlined in the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA); the latest Business Confidence Monitor update; helping employees through the cost-of-living crisis; and much more.
Is private equity reshaping the profession?
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- 15 Oct 2023
In this issue, we explore the impact of private equity investment in the accountancy sector; AML firm-wide risk assessments; audit firms risks and best practice; and much more.
ICAEW recommendations to improve SMEs' finances
- Newsletter
- 01 Oct 2023
In this issue, we look at ICAEW recommendations to improve SMEs' finances; how to refer to financial advisers and stay compliant; the tax treatment of leaving employment; and much more.