2025-26 Update: The Year in Accountancy

This course will enable you to

• Navigate the current challenges and opportunities facing accountants
• Learn from the consequences of big audit, accounting and business failures
• Consider how geopolitics and economic events might impact you and your organisation
• Explore the newest AI trends, and take the lead on technology
• Plan ahead in the evolving world of financial reporting
• Anticipate potential audit challenges and meet those confidently

About the course

Accountants are navigating a year shaped by political instability, rapid technological acceleration and growing expectations around environmental and social reporting. With businesses seeking clarity in uncertain conditions, the pressure to provide accurate, timely insight has never been greater.

This course explores the major headlines and developments that defined 2025, from regulatory updates and economic shifts to advances in AI and changes in corporate reporting practices. It brings together the key themes influencing professional judgement, risk awareness and the wider finance landscape going into 2026.

You’ll come away with a clearer view of the forces shaping the profession, the confidence to anticipate emerging pressures and the perspective needed to guide your organisation or clients through another year of complexity.