ICAEW’s revised CPD framework has seen high levels of member engagement during its first year. Julia Penny, ICAEW Council member and past President, and Sophie Wales, Director of Regulatory Policy at ICAEW, review progress so far, and reflect on the value of CPD in maintaining standards and strengthening trust in the profession.

CPD changes prompt renewed focus on lifelong learning

In this episode, we have a report by Mark Rowland from the ’20 Years of HMRC’ event held on 11 March at Chartered Accountants’ Hall, in which he speaks to James Murray, Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, and Lord O’Donnell, former Permanent Secretary to the Treasury, among others, about the future of digitisation and HMRC.

Happy birthday, HMRC

In this episode of the ICAEW Student Insights podcast, host Jag Dhaliwal learns how students can best prepare themselves for ACA and ICAEW CFAB exams.

Top tips for exam success

In this episode of Behind the Numbers, we discuss the necessary ingredients to support economic growth.

What Britain needs to grow

Ownership of cryptoassets may be on the rise, but many myths persist when it comes to how they taxed. This episode looks at how accountants can help clients to meet their tax obligations.

Taxing times: cryptoassets in the spotlight

In this episode, we discuss how the Trump administration’s tariffs will hamper the government’s growth plans, the progress made towards Making Tax Digital on its tenth birthday, and how changes to FRS 102 and 105 will affect the nation’s small businesses.

Adapting post-tariffs, MTD at 10, UK GAAP changes

In this episode of Behind the Numbers, we discuss how professionals should approach social media.

The professional pitfalls of social media

What do marshmallows and hair transplants have in common? Yes, they’ve both been subject to recent court cases regarding VAT treatment. And yes, this episode of The Tax Track is all about VAT.

VAT gets its day in court – again

In this episode of the ICAEW Student Insights podcast, guest host Orkhan Freeman discusses how ACA students can set themselves up for success.

Getting into good habits

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