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Twelve of Scotland’s most promising accountancy students have been named recipients of the 2025 Charles Scott Prize by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS). The prizes are awarded in recognition of outstanding academic achievement in accountancy at Scottish universities.

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The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) has expressed its concern at the news the UK government is no longer planning to bring forward the already delayed and long promised audit reform and corporate governance bill in the current Parliamentary session, despite a draft bill ap

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Following today’s announcement that the UK government is determined to build a simpler and seamless tax and customs system, the Institute of Chartered Accounts of Scotland (ICAS) has said it will be closely examining the detail of the plan. Bruce Cartwright CA, CEO at ICAS, said: "We&rsqu

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In her second Mansion House speech, delivered last night, the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves unveiled a wide-ranging set of regulatory changes aimed at stimulating growth in the financial services sector. Commenting on the announced plans, Bruce Cartwright CA, CEO of the Institute of Chartered Accountant

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On the same day the Chancellor delivers her second Mansion House speech, where she is expected to potentially build a bonfire for some financial services regulations, the House of Commons Business and Trade Select Committee (BTC) will examine the future role of UK regulators and whether they can del

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The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) has urged the Scottish Government to adopt a longer-term approach to financial planning in response to its latest spending figures and future strategy. This call for a more sustainable and transparent fiscal framework comes as the Scottish Go

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The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) has welcomed today’s landmark launch of the Department for Business and Trade’s package of three consultations on sustainability reporting standards, assurance of sustainability reporting and climate-related transition plan requir

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As the public consultation on the Charities SORP 2026 ends, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) has called for further action to ease the growing reporting burden on charities. Christine Scott, head of charities and reporting at ICAS said: "The proposed changes offer more clari

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Responding to a growth of private equity investment, The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) is calling for a multi-stakeholder review of the framework governing who can own audit firms. The call follows the publication of a new paper by ICAS’ Private Equity working group, ex

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The Scottish Fiscal Commission (SFC) has unveiled its latest economic and fiscal forecasts, indicating a slight improvement in the Scottish Government's available funding for 2025-26, which is now projected at £59.6 billion. This figure is almost £0.8bn higher than December 2024 estimate

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The accountancy profession has an increasingly critical role to play in setting the standard for ethical behaviour in business, according to a new ethical leadership insights series from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS). ICAS conducted in-depth interviews with a selection of

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Karen Scholes CA has been appointed as the new President of Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) for 2025/26, becoming the sixth woman to hold the role in ICAS’ 171-year history. Ms Scholes is the partner director of Scholes CA, an independent accountancy firm with a strong fo

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The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) has admitted 760 newly qualified Chartered Accountants (CAs) at its annual Admission Ceremony in Edinburgh on 5 April. This year's event marked a significant milestone, welcoming the first CAs to qualify through the Robert Gordon University (

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