Mercia Podcast

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 includedBig promises on the personal allowance from the Lib Dems and Reform, and the awkward question of how they get fundedA hundred billion of a 1.2 trillion income going on debt interest, and what thirty years of never balancing the books ha...

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. In this episode: Bringing company law and financial reporting requirements under one roofReshaping the frameworks: UK endorsed IFRS, FRS 102, UK GAAP for SMEs and FRS 105Diluting true and fair for SMEs, and what that could mean for the qualit...

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 roadThe letter to MPs signalling less consultation, and whether HMRC consultation ever really meant consultationFiscal devolution: high on the government's agenda, but is it high on anyone else's?A growth message set against...

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 and businesses should be watching ahead of the Chancellor's October announcement. The next UK Budget is scheduled for Wednesday 28 October 2026. Chancellor John Healey confirmed the date, and the Of...

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. For more information on this topic and more, please visit www.mercia-group.com for further details.