Course Details

Speaker: Autumn Murphy – ATT Technical Officer


Topic:  VAT treatment of business donations of goods to charity

A practical overview of the VAT treatment of business donations of goods to charity, highlighting common pitfalls and risks.

In this session Autumn will cover the following:

  • The VAT treatment of business donations of goods to charity, including the ‘new relief’ effective from 1 April 2026.
  • Comon pitfalls and risks for businesses and advisers.
  • Worked examples to help determine whether donations fall outside the scope of VAT, are zero-rated or standard-rated.


Speaker: Aly Young


Topic: Restructuring, Demergers & Corporate Simplification

 

In this session Aly will cover the following:

 

  • HMRC’s current stance on s.110 reconstructions and demergers What’s being challenged, what’s being approved, and how to avoid delays.
  • Using group reorganisations to prepare for exit Clean‑up steps, hive‑outs, IP transfers, and risk reduction.
  • Common mistakes in informal restructures


Speaker: Lungi Sepotokele

 

Topic: TBA

 

In this session Lungi will cover the following:  

 

  • Guidance on Audit firm adoption of emerging AI Technologies
    1. Introduction
    2. Generative v Agentic AI
    3. Risks & Mitigations

CPD Course Speaker

Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT)

Autumn Murphy

Autumn has a particular focus on VAT and owner managed businesses, including areas such as Research & Development, and Making Tax Digital. She trained as a Chartered Certified Accountant while working in both UK and Guernsey tax compliance roles. After returning to the UK in 2021, she moved into advisory work, supporting OMBs across a wide range of tax issues. Before joining the ATT as a Technical Officer in March 2025, she worked as a tax writer and adviser, developing practical guidance and supporting accountants with tax queries.

AY Business Law

Aly Young

Aly Young is a solicitor with 30 years’ experience of advising companies on legal issues.

She has previously worked as a GC in Plc’s and traditional law firms, also as a consultant. Since 2022 she has run her own law firm specializing in helping business owners prepare for and complete an exit strategy. Particularly focusing on exit through sale. She regularly delivers training sessions to business owners, finance, procurement and sales teams and fellow legal and other professionals, covering a wide range of business law issues.

Recognised for her ability to find simple solutions to apparently complex problems and is known for her no-nonsense approach.

Technical Executive

Lungi Sepotokele

Lungi trained with PwC in Johannesburg and specialised in external audit of mining companies. She completed part of her training as an academic at Wits University where she completed her Master of Commerce degree. Lungi has worked in external audit in Canada as an audit senior and Ireland as an audit manager.

Outside of her accounting qualifications Lungi is a hobby baker who volunteers by baking for the homeless in Dublin City