ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗
Keeping you abreast with the latest developments in the accountancy profession.
https://linktr.ee/merciagroup
Update frequency:
every 11 days
Average audio length:
14 minutes
English
United Kingdom
173 episodes
since Oct. 30, 2019
episodic
LATEST EPISODE 🔗
Mark Morton records as the nights draw in and the party conferences wrap up, with the Budget weeks away and remarkably little being said about tax.
In this episode:
Why the conferences produced almost no detailed tax comment from anyone, the government included
Big promises on the personal allowan…
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Lee Eagling, A&A and Compliance Technical Consultant at Mercia Group, gives his initial reaction to the government's long awaited consultation on modernising corporate reporting. Seventy pages, sixty questions, and just about everything on the table.
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Bringing company law …
Recording from a hotel room ahead of our Autumn Tax Update course, Mark Morton reflects on the Chancellor's first major speech and everything it didn't say about tax.
In this episode:
An awkward day in Coventry, as Jaguar Land Rover announces significant job cuts down the road
The letter…
Mark Morton explores the upcoming Autumn Budget, examining rumours around stamp duty, council tax reform, social care funding, inheritance tax, defence spending, and Making Tax Digital (MTD). He shares practical observations on housing affordability, government policy challenges, and what advisers …
Mark Morton reviews the first major announcements from the new government, explores the implications of potential tax changes, and discusses how policy leaks, cost-of-living measures and public finances could shape the upcoming Autumn Budget.
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Mark Morton shares his reaction to a recent BBC Radio 4 Money Box interview on Making Tax Digital (MTD), questioning its effectiveness, highlighting concerns about low taxpayer engagement, and discussing whether the initiative is delivering any real benefits for self-employed businesses and HMRC. B…
In this episode, Lee Eagling (Technical Consultant at Mercia Group) discusses the new ICAEW requirements effective from July 2026, requiring authorised training employers to implement formal annual appraisals for partners, directors, audit staff, and students. The podcast explores the background to…
In this episode, Mark Morton unpacks HMRC’s latest Tax Update 26, exploring proposed changes to self-assessment, ISAs, national insurance, and debt collection. He questions whether these reforms truly simplify the system or add further complexity, while highlighting the real-world impact on taxpaye…
Mark Morton breaks down the latest HMRC update on payrolling benefits, highlighting delays, phased rollouts, and growing complexity for businesses. With uncertainty around timelines, compliance, and reporting, the episode explores why the system may become even more confusing before it improves.
Fo…
Mark Morton reviews the chancellor's pre-bank holiday announcements, covering free children's bus travel, reduced VAT on family activities and meals, fuel duty, mileage allowance changes and what they mean in practice for businesses and families. Mark offers a candid take on whether these…
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