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A look at the changes to Corporation Tax from April 2023 with Mark Morton, a technical lecturer and consultant for Mercia Group. For more information on this topic and more, please visit www.mercia-group.com for further details.

Phil Frost summarises the Financial Reporting Council’s Annual Review of Corporate Reporting focusing on the top ten problem areas in financial statements. For more information on this topic and more, please visit www.mercia-group.com for further details.

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s first Autumn Statement has grabbed the headlines by pushing up the UK’s tax burden.  Listen to Mercia’s Autumn Statement podcast, where our expert Pat Nown discusses the key highlights from the Chancellor’s statement. For more information on this topic and more, please visit www.mercia-group.com for further details.

In our latest episode, Mark Morton discusses the potential topics that will be covered in the upcoming Autumn Statement.  For more information on this topic and more, please visit www.mercia-group.com for further details.

Liaqat Mir summarises the key changes from the updated Anti-Money Laundering and counterterrorist financing Guidance for the Accounting Sector (AMLGAS) was issued by the CCAB (Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies) on 17 May 2022. For more information on this topic and more, please visit www.mercia-group.com for further details.

David Norris summarises the key points from the QAD reports on the 2021/22 Practice Assurance and Anti-Money Laundering visits.Compliance Update Conference and Practice Assurance Regulatory Feedback For more information on this topic and more, please visit www.mercia-group.com for further details.

Ten points from the 23rd September 2022 Mini-Budget, with Mark Morton. For more information on this topic and more, please visit www.mercia-group.com for further details.

Mark Morton discusses recent tax developments over the summer including the current state of the parliamentary system, R&D and employment.  For more information on this topic and more, please visit www.mercia-group.com for further details.

David Norris discusses the challenges facing clients in the current inflationary environment and then summarises the approach when auditing estimates. For more information on this topic and more, please visit www.mercia-group.com for further details.

Norman Allison covers some of the announcements made on the 20th July Legislation day including Homes for Ukraine Scheme; Pensions Relief changes to relief net pay arrangements; CGT – separated spouses and civil partnerships and R&D relief reform. For more information on this topic and more, please visit www.mercia-group.com for further details.

Lee Eagling takes a look at common issues we see in financial statements, in particular, focusing on the cash flow statement.  For more information on this topic and more, please visit www.mercia-group.com for further details.

David Norris talks about preparing for 15 December 2022 and what it means to undertake Root Cause Analysis.WEBLINK: https://www.mercia-group.com/support-overview/isqm/ For more information on this topic and more, please visit www.mercia-group.com for further details.

Liaqat Mir reviews the ICAEW Audit Monitoring Visits Report for 2020-21. For more information on this topic and more, please visit www.mercia-group.com for further details.

A summary of changes affecting charities in England and Wales with Phil Frost. For more information on this topic and more, please visit www.mercia-group.com for further details.

Norman Allison highlights the recent cost of living package, guidance on VAT penalties and proposed changes to capital allowances. For more information on this topic and more, please visit www.mercia-group.com for further details.

Liaqat Mir takes a look at accounting for government grants and other income, in particular insurance recoveries. For more information on this topic and more, please visit www.mercia-group.com for further details.

In this latest episode, Phil Frost talks about the changes in Company Law that cover the December 21 - March 2022 year-end period. He focuses on the four top changes, as well as on wider issues for international accounting standards, that happened as a result of the UK leaving the EU. For more information on this topic and more, please visit www.mercia-group.com for further details.

Mark Morton looks at issues in the world of NIC and their effect on the state pension. For more information on this topic and more, please visit www.mercia-group.com for further details.

In the first of our series of podcasts for 2022, Pat Nown shares her thoughts on the key announcements from the Spring Statement.   For more information on this topic and more, please visit www.mercia-group.com for further details.

Listen to Sharon Cooke, Director at Mercia Group Ltd, and Jenny Faulkner, who leads the File Review Team talk about the [draft] standard on the audit of less complex entities (LCEs). Their chat covers what is the [draft] standard about, what is the scope of the standard, will it help the audit profession and how and why audit firms should be actively engaged. For more information on this topic and more, please visit www.mercia-group.com for further details.