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Your brand-new PQ magazine is now out, and it is our special awards launch issue! Check it out at: https://t.co/xQ37h4hlzm There's lots of news to digest too... @ACCANews @CIMA_News @CIPFA @ICAEW @ICASaccounting @first_intuition @KaplanUK @eCareersLtd @YourAAT @ICBUK

ICAS has announced that from 1 January 2025 its new CEO will be Gail Boag. She will be the first female CEO in the organisation’s 172-year history. Read the full story at https://t.co/PmV4eCcm3p @ICASaccounting

Melanie Proffitt has been elected the new President of ACCA. This is the second year in a row that women have held all three ACCA officer posts at the same time. Read our full story at https://t.co/PmV4eCcm3p @ACCANews @ACCAMalaysia @ACCA_UK @KPMG

If you want to pass your dreaded accountancy exams then you need to set yourself a minimum daily plan! Read more great tips in Liliya Kirylenka's learning to learn series in the latest PQ magazine: https://t.co/UXkapTwbYc.

You are wrong if you think IFRS 18 Presentation and Disclosure in Financial Statements is a boring new standard that has no real impact, says top tutor Tom Clendon. Check out more on page 27 of the November issue: https://t.co/UXkapTvE8E.

PQ JOB OF THE WEEK: A dynamic and expanding manufacturing company based in Greater Manchester is looking for a Management Accountant. On offer is a salary of between £30,000 and £38,000. See https://t.co/yE7o1BkT2V for more @GAAPweb @HaysNews

ICAEW is encouraging students and members to have their say about the proposed merger with CIPFA, which was announced at the end of July. Read more at https://t.co/PmV4eCbOdR @CIPFA @ICAEW @CIPFANorthEast @cipfawales @ICAEW_London @ICAEWUKRegions @ICAEWManchester

RSM UK Holdings Limited and RSM US LLP have announced that they will join forces through a new transatlantic partnership, effective January 1, 2026. Full story at https://t.co/PmV4eCbOdR @RSMUK @RSMUSLLP

ICAEW is looking to make redundancies, with 147 staff members recently being told their jobs are “at risk”. Read the full story and all the latest news at https://t.co/PmV4eCbOdR

When it comes to task 6 of the AAT’s level 3 Business Awareness exams it pays to ‘say what you see’, says top tutor Nick Craggs. Read more of his insights on page 33 of the new issue: https://t.co/UXkapTvE8E. @YourAAT @first_intuition @aattoptutor

AAT has released the CBA pass rates for the year ending 30 June 2025. The stats show the global pass rates for Levels 2, 3 and 4 are all up on a year ago. In fact, the Level 4 pass rates at 70.3% are higher than the Level 3 pass rates (68.6%)! See: https://t.co/UXkapTwbYc.

Accountants who are members of limited liability partnerships could be in the firing line come the budget. Tax expert Dan Neidle says taxing people differently just because of their choice of legal vehicle is “irrational”. See https://t.co/PmV4eCcm3p for more @ACCANews @ICAEW

Staying focussed on your accountancy exams can be tough, with all the distractions. Maybe, says CIMA’s Nasheen Wuisman, you need to hone in on completion over perfection, while celebrating your micro-achievements! Read more at: https://t.co/UXkapTwbYc.

So, what is the difference between financial and management accounting? Top tutor Karen Groves explains all in the latest PQ magazine, check out what she has to say on page 21: https://t.co/UXkapTwbYc @YourAAT @eCareersLtd

PQ JOB OF THE WEEK: Management Accountant, Barnstaple. In addition to a competitive salary, you will benefit from a generous holiday allowance, a comprehensive pension scheme, & access to a health and wellbeing programme. See https://t.co/PmV4eCcm3p for more @GAAPweb @HaysNews

To help broaden access into the accountancy profession the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) has issued a new set of recommended best practice principles. Read more at https://t.co/PmV4eCcm3p @IFAC @ACCANews @CIMA_News @ICAEW @ICASaccounting @CIPFA @YourAAT

HM Treasury has decided to create a Single Professional Services Supervisor (SPSS), for all anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorism financing (CTF) supervision in the UK. Read https://t.co/PmV4eCcm3p for the full story @ACCANews @YourAAT @ICAEW @ICASaccounting @AIA1928

The profession has a real perception problem, and accountants need to start demonstrating their value to wider society, according to the findings of the ‘Society First’ report from ICAS. Read more on this on the cover of the latest PQ magazine: https://t.co/UXkapTvE8E

More than £1.1 million has been seized following a raid on a Money Service Business (MSB) in London. HMRC investigators arrested seven men and searched nine business and residential properties along with four vehicles. Read full story at