We have a wide range of webinars available for members, including those below which fall into four categories:

• Technical webinars
• AI in your accounting firm (four sessions)
• MTD for Income Tax webinars
• Engagement Letters and AML.

Technical webinars

Our Spring series of free technical webinars for practitioners has now been completed and is available on demand:

• How to avoid making mistakes when dealing with a tax enquiry
  Presented by Phil Berwick of Berwick Tax
• Recent changes in inheritance tax
  Presented by Amanda Fisher of AJF Taxation
• Secondary legislation for the Economic Crime & Corporate Transparency Act
  Presented by Steve Collings of LWA.

Register for any or all of the spring webinar series and watch at your convenience. Each webinar will count for one unit of verifiable CPD where it is relevant to the work that you do.

Understanding, embracing and deploying AI in your accounting firm

AI is revolutionising accounting – are you keeping up? Learn how to automate, streamline and stay ahead.

Together with Shane Lukas of AVN The Accountants' Network, we are running a free four-part webinar series which will help accountants integrate AI into their firm, from small efficiency gains to fully automated AI-driven workflows. Each session is practical with workbooks, AI tool recommendations and step-by-step guides. The first session takes place on 1 October:

Session 1: Quick wins – using AI to save time, boost efficiency and get comfortable with AI

1 October, 12.30pm-2pm

• Live walkthrough: exploring basic AI tools for automation and efficiency before progressing to full AI Agent deployment in later sessions
• AI agent use cases: identifying opportunities where AI can streamline accounting workflows and client engagement
• Interactive brainstorming session: collaborate and generate AI-powered ideas tailored to accounting firms
• Building custom GPTs: how to create a personalised AI assistant tailored to your firm’s needs
• Prompt engineering techniques: how to craft effective AI prompts for better results
• AI for admin and client communication: automating email responses, appointment scheduling, and basic queries
• AI-powered data entry and bookkeeping automation: reducing manual work with AI-enhanced tools
• Using AI for faster reporting and insights: auto-generating reports, detecting trends, and streamlining financial analysis
• Compliance and AI: how AI can assist with regulations and risk management

Session 2: Creating custom GPTs for client engagement and advisory

8 October, 12.30pm-2pm

• AI chatbots and virtual assistants: automating first-line client communication
• Personalising client interactions at scale: using AI-driven insights to tailor conversations and recommendations
• AI-powered forecasting and scenario planning: helping clients make better financial decisions
• Creating AI-assisted client reports: leveraging AI tools to automate report generation, provide deeper insights, and enhance advisory services

Session 3: Expanding AI’s role – brainstorming AI use cases for accounting firms

15 October, 12.30pm-2pm

• AI-powered content generation: how AI can draft blog posts, newsletters and reports.
• Enhancing social media presence: automating posts and engagement with AI tools.
• AI-driven video and podcast editing: saving time on content production.
• Using AI for SEO and marketing automation: targeting the right audience with AI-driven insights.

Session 4: Step by step guide to building your own AI agent

22 October, 12.30pm-2pm

• What is an AI agent, and how does it work?
• Building an AI-driven content assistant: automating blog posts, social media and email marketing.
• Integrating AI with your CRM and workflow tools: making AI a seamless part of daily operations.
• The future of AI in accounting: preparing for emerging trends and opportunities.

The series will count for six units of verifiable CPD where it is relevant to the work that you do.

Register now for all sessions

MTD for Income Tax webinars in partnership with HMRC

Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax is on the horizon. Are you and your clients ready?

ACCA and HMRC recently ran two webinars which cover the latest updates to MTD for Income Tax, the benefits of joining testing early, and how to prepare yourself and your clients before MTD for Income Tax becomes mandatory in April 2026.

Both webinars are available on demand by registering using these links:

• MTD – What’s happening next (recorded December 2024)
• Get ready for MTD for Income Tax (recorded March 2025)

Engagement Letters and AML – webinars on the risks to your insurance cover

In partnership with Lockton, we recently ran a pair of free webinars on risks to your insurance cover:

• Engagement Letters: Frequently asked questions and common mistakes – available on demand
  Learn why robust engagement letters and terms of business are essential to your firm’s success, and how common pitfalls can lead to costly outcomes.
• AML: Practical issues that can present risk to your insurance cover – available on demand
  This session delved into the practical problems we come across when practitioners try to apply the regulations in their firms. We unpicked several of the common problems we see with AML issues, and suggested practical solutions that might work for you.

Both sessions were presented by Karen Eckstein of Karen Eckstein Ltd.

Each webinar will count for one unit of verifiable CPD where it is relevant to the work that you do.

Watch on demand at your convenience; register now for either or both webinars.