Weekender Digest
WEEKLY EDITION BY NIKITA ALEXANDER
Welcome to your latest Accountancy Age’s Weekend Digest, your go-to source for the week’s top insights and updates tailored for accountants.
◼ Big accountancy firms are failing to monitor how AI impacts audit quality, warns the FRC.
◼ ICAEW has proposed four new principles to future-proof the reporting accountant's role.
◼ Early MTD testers reveal key insights into the profession's readiness for the transition.
TOP LONG WEEKEND READS
NEWS
The FRC has warned that big accountancy firms aren’t tracking how AI tools affect audit quality, raising concerns over oversight amid growing reliance on automation.
NEWS
In a bid to future-proof the UK’s capital markets, ICAEW has outlined four principles to evolve the reporting accountant’s role, highlighting the balance between proportionate assurance and maintaining investor trust.
INSIGHTS
As HMRC ramps up efforts to digitise the UK tax system, FreeAgent is doubling down on its efforts to support accountants and clients through the MTD transition. Accountancy Age sat down with Jon Martingale and Stewart Hurd to get the inside view.
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