Webinar Agendas

Webinar 1 | 10 September 2026

Tax Update | Tim Palmer
9:30am - 10:30am 

This tax update presentation will give a very topical and practical update regarding the recent tax and national insurance changes and highlight the current tax planning opportunities available.

A very practical topical tax update for accountants, both in practice and in industry, covering the following topics: 

  • Recent tax developments and news
  • Business tax refresher and planning
  • National insurance update
  • Tax problems currently faced by landlords
  • Close company taxation developments and update
  • Capital allowances update for individuals and companies
  • Personal tax refresher
  • The recent tax cases and changes in legislation
  • Capital gains tax refresher
  • Payrolling of benefits in kind
  • Inheritance tax planning
  • General overview.

What you will gain:

Delegates will receive a very practical tax update, covering all the recent tax and NIC changes, together with illustrations of the new tax planning opportunities available.

Tax and technogoly | Chris Downing
10:45am - 11:45am

Webinar 2 | 17 September 2026

How HMRC uses AI in tax investigations – an update | Paul Malin

9:30am - 10:30am

According to HMRC’s Annual Report and Accounts, in 2025/2026, HMRC brought in an extra £50.2 billion of compliance yield (against a target of £50.4 billion). The target for 2026/2027 is an extra £50.9 billion.

HMRC’s compliance work returned, on average, £22 for every £1 spent on their compliance workforce in 2025/2026.

HMRC are investing in technology and capabilities to prevent non-compliance happening in the first place

How HMRC uses AI in tax investigations has never been more important.

This session will cover:

  • HMRC are spending money in the arena of tax investigations both recruitment of compliance staff and AI
  • Who will HMRC target with all these extra resources?
  • What does a Compliance Officer do?
  • What AI tools are used by HMRC?
  • Which platforms submit data directly to HMRC annually? 
  • What Connect can do
  • What Connect cannot do 
  • What do red flags trigger?
  • What happens if you ignore them? 
  • What if HMRC’s information is wrong?

Mergers & Acquistions: structures, consideration & planning | Paul Brown
10:45am - 11:45am

Selling or buying a business is one of the biggest decisions an entrepreneur can make – and tax can have a very significant impact on the success or failure of that decision. From preparing for due diligence through pre-sale tax planning and understanding the tax implications of the sale or purchase structure, good tax planning can add great value but ignoring tax issues can lead to very expensive mistakes.

This session will highlight some of the key areas where tax impacts on a transaction and how we can support clients to achieve the best commercial outcome.

  • The transaction tax lifecycle
  • Preparing for due diligence – key issues to be aware of 
  • Pre-transaction tax planning
  • Tax and the structure of the deal 
  • Post transaction steps 

Webinar 3 | 24 September 2026

Property Rental Businesses - further insights | Angela Robson
9:30am - 10:30am

This session will cover:

  • Core tax character of the business - opening refresher
  • Ownership structures - further insight 
  • Finance costs and small-scale reliefs
  • Non-resident and overseas points
  • Uncommercial rents: expense restriction and loss suppression
  • Investment business versus land trading / development rules

The Autum VAT update | Tony Cochrane
10:45am - 11:45am

VAT does not stand still, and most of what changes never reaches the people who need to know. In the last few months alone the Capital Goods Scheme has been rewritten, the Court of Appeal has reversed a decision the taxi sector had already banked, and HMRC has confirmed how e-invoicing will work. VAT accounts for a fifth of the tax gap and small businesses for most of it, so this is where HMRC is looking. The session brings together recent case law, policy changes and our presenter's own view of where the risks sit, sharpening your awareness of the VAT regime and what to look for across your client base

  • Tribunal and court decisions, and what they change in practice
  • HMRC policy and guidance updates 
  • Where HMRC is currently focusing its compliance attention
  • The direction of travel on digital reporting and VAT compliance
  • Common errors seen in practice, and the questions to put to clients
  • What to look out for in the Autumn Budget