Crowe Casts

In this special two-part edition of Crowe Casts, in celebration of Crowe's Family Business Week, Nick Latimer, Partner in our Private Clients team, talks with fellow Partner and Head of Crowe's Professional Practices Group Louis Baker.     Louis, not only plays an important role at Partner at Crowe, but he is also a Non-Executive in his own 250-year-old family Business, Barkers and Larne...

Ryan Ketteringham and Mark Adderley discuss the SRA standards and regulations updates since the last guidance issued in October 2020. 

To close the series, Roger gives us his view on what it takes to be successful in sustainability and the role communication, engagement and collaboration play in this success. Justin and Roger cover the particular challenge of Scope 3 emissions and how these are tackled within the sport as well as how Formula E is engaging with their suppliers in this area, striking a balance between engaging and...

Justin and Roger will talk about how sustainability helps to drive performance and innovation. Taking a deeper dive into how the Avalanche Andretti race team measures success, the role of sustainability in keeping it on track and what other organisations in different sectors can learn from Formula E’s experiences. Roger will also share how he sees the relationship between Formula One and Formula E...

Justin Elks, Partner, Risk Consulting at Crowe UK is joined by Roger Griffiths, Team Principal at Avalanche Andretti for the first of this three part CroweCast series. 

In this special two-part episode of Crowe Casts, you will hear from our Head of International Trade, Darren Rigden, and Rob Lewtas from the Department for International Trade as they discuss issues and updates surrounding International Trade.   Listen now to part two, to find out more about the key issues businesses are facing when trading internationally, from the effect the pandemic has had on t...

In this special two-part episode of Crowe Casts, you will hear from our Head of International Trade, Darren Rigden, and Rob Lewtas from the Department for International Trade as they discuss issues and updates surrounding International Trade.   Listen now to part one, to find out more about the key issues businesses are facing when trading internationally, what businesses can do to ease the supply...

Balancing the books This was the Chancellor’s third Budget speech and the first delivered outside the peak of the COVID-19 crisis. No doubt he and many others will have been heaving a huge sigh of relief that the OBR forecast for economic growth was much better than predicted in his last Budget announcement. The so-called 'economic scarring' from COVID-19 doesn't seem to be as bad a...

In this episode of Crowe Casts, you will hear from our employment tax specialists Andy Hamman and Navin Sharma as they discuss the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) and what you need to know. What is CIS and who will it affect? What's the definition of a Contractor and Sub-Contractor? What errors are being made and how can you stay compliant?  Listen now to hear our specialists' views a...

Our new Women in Business series explores the connection between diversity and business growth. In each episode, our National Head of Private Clients and Crowe UK’s Women’s Empowerment Programme lead, Rebecca Durrant, will interview exceptional women in business, taking a deeper dive into their lives and careers. In this episode, Rebecca speaks to Business Development Manager at Tilney , Eleanor W...

In this episode of Crowe Casts, we are joined by Partner and National Head of Private Clients, Rebecca Durrant, Business Advisory Partner and Head of Manufacturing, Johnathan Dudley, and Corporate Finance Partner, Matteo Timpani.  Family businesses often have their own dynamic, and face challenges that are not always financial. What are these challenges? How have Brexit and the pandemic affected p...

In this episode of Crowe Casts, we are joined by Private Clients Tax Partner, Nick Latimer and Chartered Financial Planner, Richard Dean.  There are many things to consider when it comes to Inheritance Tax (IHT), such as who pays it, does your estate have to pay it and are you prepared in your IHT planning. Something that should also be considered is how tax advisers and independent financial advi...

In this special episode of Crowe Casts, you will hear from our employment tax specialists Andy Hamman, Nick Irvin, and Navin Sharma as they discuss the changes to the IR35 legislation from April 2021 and what you need to know.  IR35 is a piece of legislation that allows HMRC to collect additional payment where a contractor is an employee in all but name. In this ‘special focus’ episode of Crowe Ca...

In this episode of Crowe Casts, you will hear from our Tax Partner, Nicky Owen, as she speaks openly about what you can expect and the things you should consider as a Partner. In this final part of her three-part series on the lifecycle of a partner, Nicky speaks candidly about retiring as a  Partner. Nicky talks through some of the questions you should be considering pre-retirement and the import...

Our FraudCast series takes a look at the latest fraud and cybercrime news and trends from across the industry with Partner and Head of Forensics Jim Gee.  In this fifth episode, of our monthly FraudCast series, Jim Gee discusses the details of the latest crime statistics, in which the Office of National Statistics estimates that fraud and cybercrime is responsible for 51% of all UK crime.  With th...

In this episode of Crowe Casts, we are joined by our Corporate and International Tax Partner Laurence Field, along with our US colleagues Jordan Bacon and Rob Hermo. With President Joe Biden's proposed tax changes hitting the headlines recently, many UK businesses are wondering how this could affect them. Our panel gives you a  brief overview of what’s proposed,  what you should look out for...

In this episode of Crowe Casts, we are joined by John Cassidy, Partner, and Hayley Ives, Director from our Tax Resolutions team. There is always much to discuss when it comes to HMRC, and one of the most topical areas is discovery assessments and staleness – a recent Supreme Court decision has impacted how this concept will be dealt with in relation to tax assessments in the future. There are seve...

In this episode of Crowe Casts, we are joined once again by our Head of Manufacturing and Chairman of the ICAEW’s Manufacturing Community Johnathan Dudley, with special guest, Steve Morley, President of the Confederation of British Metalforming. Six months after the launch of our Manufacturing Survey where 83% of respondents believed turnover would grow or remain the same over the next 12 months....

Our new Women in Business series explores the connection between diversity and business growth. In each episode, our National Head of Private Clients, and Crowe UK’s Women’s Empowerment Programme lead, Rebecca Durrant, interviews exceptional women in business, taking a deeper dive into their lives and careers.  In this third episode, Rebecca is joined by the inspiring, Sharon Amesu, Director SA Co...

In this episode of Crowe Casts, you will hear from our Tax Partner, Nicky Owen, as she speaks openly about what you can expect and the things you should consider as a Partner. In this second part of her three part series on the lifecycle of a partner, Nicky speaks candidly about being a seasoned Partner – someone who is neither new, nor retiring. Drawing on her own experience, Nicky talks through...

In this episode of Crowe Casts we are joined once again by our Partner and Head of Retail Jeremy Cooper, along with Rob Janering our Director of VAT. Since our last retail podcast back in October last year, there has been significant changes in the sector, from the UK entering a third lockdown, our exit from the EU, and now the wonderful sight of seeing shops and restaurants across the UK re-open...

In this episode of Crowe Casts, you will hear from Andy Hamman, a director in Crowe’s Employment Tax Advisory Group along with Robin Newman, one of Crowe’s employment Tax specialists. Here they discuss the changes to accommodation benefits and how it will affect employers who provide living accommodation. This has until recently been treated as exempt from tax under a non-statutory concession but...

Our FraudCast series takes a look at the latest fraud and cybercrime news and trends from across the industry with Partner and Head of Forensics Jim Gee.  In this fourth episode, of our monthly FraudCast series, Jim Gee discusses the details of the latest crime statistics and a cost-effective way of protecting yourself and your business, news about the Criminal Finances Act 2017, and the Corporate...

In this episode of Crowe Casts, you will hear from our Tax Partner, Nicky Owen, as she speaks openly about what to expect when becoming a Partner.   In this first part of her three-part series on the lifecycle of a Partner, Nicky speaks candidly about what you should expect when you first become a partner. Drawing on her own experience she talks through the questions that may be going through your...