Podcast · Business
ICAEW is a professional membership organisation that provides insight and leadership to the global accountancy and finance profession.
14 Oct 2026 · 7 minNew
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.
14 Oct 2026 · 6 minNew
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.
14 Oct 2026 · 8 minNew
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.
14 Oct 2026 · 8 minNew
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.
14 Oct 2026 · 7 minNew
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.
14 Oct 2026 · 7 minNew
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?
14 Oct 2026 · 6 minNew
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.
14 Oct 2026 · 22 minNew
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.
13 Oct 2026 · 5 minNew
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.
13 Oct 2026 · 6 minNew
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.
13 Oct 2026 · 32 minNew
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.
12 Oct 2026 · 5 minNew
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.
12 Oct 2026 · 5 minNew
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.
12 Oct 2026 · 4 minNew
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.
8 Oct 2026 · 7 min
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.
6 Oct 2026 · 7 min
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.
6 Oct 2026 · 29 min
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?
6 Oct 2026 · 37 min
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.
5 Oct 2026 · 7 min
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.
2 Oct 2026 · 7 min
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.
2 Oct 2026 · 7 min
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.
1 Oct 2026 · 8 min
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.
1 Oct 2026 · 4 min
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.
30 Sep 2026 · 5 min
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.
29 Sep 2026 · 4 min
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.
29 Sep 2026 · 3 min
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.
29 Sep 2026 · 8 min
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.
28 Sep 2026 · 8 min
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.
23 Sep 2026 · 6 min
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.
22 Sep 2026 · 9 min
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.
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