Mercia Podcast

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...

Join Mark Morton for his first thoughts as the team here at Mercia HQ work through the detail of the Chancellors Autumn Budget & Spending Review.  For more information on this topic and more, please visit www.mercia-group.com for further details.

In this latest episode of our podcast, our Technical Lecturers Norman Allison and Jeremy Williams, cover the delay of Making Tax Digital, the announcement of the Autumn Budget, the FRC’s thematic review findings plus much more.   For more information on this topic and more, please visit www.mercia-group.com for further details.

In this latest episode of our podcast, our Head of Tax, Mark Morton and Jeremy Williams, Audit Lecturer, cover making Tax digital and the ongoing consultations to align the basis periods with the tax year. They also discuss the ongoing changes to the various support schemes that are in place to help with COVID-19 and more. For more information on this topic and more, please visit www.mercia-group....

Our Head of Tax, Mark Morton and Jeremy Williams, Audit Lecturer, cover the audit, accounting and tax essentials that you need to be aware of this month. They cover the passage of the Finance Act, COVID-19 rent concessions extension in UK GAAP and more. For more information on this topic and more, please visit www.mercia-group.com for further details.

In this episode, Michael is joined by John Sharkey (Management Consultant at Mercia) to discuss some of the techniques we can adopt, to help us relax. For more information on this topic and more, please visit www.mercia-group.com for further details.

Michael is joined by clinical psychologist, Dr Robyn Cooley, to discuss how anxiety and stress can be linked to our life values, the choices we make and ultimately our happiness. They talk about the importance of being kind to yourself and focusing on being your best YOU rather than being the YOU that you think other people want you to be. For more information on this topic and more, please visit...

Our Head of Tax, Mark Morton and Jeremy Williams, Audit Lecturer, cover the essentials you need to know this month in our March Newswire Bulletin. This month they talk about key points from Budget 2021, the SEISS scheme, Corporate Governance Code and much more. For more information on this topic and more, please visit www.mercia-group.com for further details.

Michael is joined by Helen Spencer, Managing Partner at WR Partners. Helen shares why it’s been important for her to set both personal and business goals throughout her life and how she has overcome some of the challenges along the way. She also discusses some of the key planning points that her business is focusing on as we transition out of the current pandemic  For more information on this topi...

Our Head of Tax, Mark Morton and Jeremy Williams, Audit Lecturer, cover the essentials you need to know this month in our February Newswire Bulletin. This month they cover Off Payrolling rules, IFRS16 and much more.  For more information on this topic and more, please visit www.mercia-group.com for further details.

Pat Nown, one of our Tax Lecturers, covers the areas she thinks the Chancellor may target in his Budget on 3 March. To what extent will the Chancellor increase or reform taxation? Or will he simply retain the status quo? For more information on this topic and more, please visit www.mercia-group.com for further details.

Brand new for 2021 - introducing Newswire Bulletins, brought to you by our Head of Tax, Mark Morton and Audit Lecturer, Jeremy Williams. Alongside our regular monthly email newsletter, we are now bringing you the audit, accounting and tax essentials you need to know, in podcast format.  For more information on this topic and more, please visit www.mercia-group.com for further details.

Our Head of Tax, Mark Morton, provides an update on the details announced in the Scottish Budget 2021. Published on the 28th of January 2021. For more information on this topic and more, please visit www.mercia-group.com for further details.

Michael is joined by Personal Development Coach and Martial Arts trainer, Alex Reason, to discuss some of the ways we can stay happy and healthy during lockdown. Alex shares tips to help us focus on nutrition, movement and energy management and also discusses some of the personal routines he follows to maintain positivity and wellness during these challenging times.  For more information on this t...

In this episode Michael is joined by Philip Partington, Intellectual Property Lawyer & Partner at JMW. They discuss how they keep their communication clear, constructive and to the point without negatively impacting internal and external relationships. For more information on this topic and more, please visit www.mercia-group.com for further details.

Michael chats with Declan Swan (CEO at the UK200 group) during this episode about some of the possible causes of losing focus and why it’s important to plan ahead. For more information on this topic and more, please visit www.mercia-group.com for further details.

In this episode, Michael is joined by John Sharkey (Management Consultant at Mercia) to discuss some of the challenges of remote working especially when it comes to ‘switching off’. For more information on this topic and more, please visit www.mercia-group.com for further details.

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

Mark Morton Changes in Annual Investment Allowance  For more information on this topic and more, please visit www.mercia-group.com for further details.

Talk to your clients - Mark Morton For more information on this topic and more, please visit www.mercia-group.com for further details.