Polly Tsang, Senior Financial Services Regulatory Manager at ICAEW, reveals the irony of stablecoins is that the newest "form of money" may ultimately depend on one of finance’s oldest disciplines: accounting.

In this episode, we consider the pain points for businesses in meeting their tax reporting obligations and we explore the causes and implications of tax complexity, including what the UK stands to gain from addressing it.

Auditors are finding new and imaginative ways to present their findings and transform the traditionally dry auditor’s report into something more engaging.

ICAEW’s Tax Faculty explains how to access HMRC’s webchat for agents, what to expect and which types of query are suitable for webchat.

HMRC has written to businesses that run prize draws offering both paid and free entry routes to remind them that paid entries are subject to V-A-T at the standard rate of 20%.

HMRC has updated its guidance on the temporary reduced rate of V-A-T for children's meals, tickets and family attractions to include additional guidance on mixed supplies, party packages and prepayments.

ICAEW’s Tax Faculty provides a summary of some of the key developments in tax in July 2026 and explains where you can find further information.

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA's) report on AI and the future of retail financial services, authored by Executive Director Sheldon Mills, points to the profound impact AI will have on the sector.

New guidance from the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants outlines the biggest risk areas for emerging technologies such as AI.

In this episode, EY UK Digital Assurance Leader Richard Harrison joins us to talk about how the firm is using AI agents in audit. How do they divide tasks between people and tech? And how are they understanding and mitigating risk?

Then, Polly Tsang, ICAEW’s Senior Financial Services Regulatory Manager tells us about Prediction Markets. While you may not have heard of them, they’re opening up a whole new market for Insider Traders. Polly explains how they work, where the risks lie and what needs to happen to minimise them.