Course Details

Topic: Bi-monthly Tax Update February 2026


The session will cover a range of recent changes in tax, with a focus on the changes which will affect clients from 6 April 2026. We will also look at the new Automatic Exchange of Information requirements that came into effect last year and the potential penalties for not getting registered in time. 

 

In this session Helen will cover the following:

  • Where are we with the latest Finance Act? 
  • What is changing on 6 April 2026? 
  • New Agent Registration requirements
  • New Automatic Exchange of Information requirements 
  • Scottish Budget update


Topic: Company Law Session


In this session Aly will cover the following: 

  • Business Asset Disposal Relief from 5th April 2026 
  • Tips for preparing for a successful sale of your company, 
  • How agreements can be formed by electronic communications.


Topic: Audit Partnership Rotation

 

In this session Lungi will cover the following:  

  • FRC Investigation into EY’s Shell Audit
  • Long Association
  • Impact on Audit
  • Relevance to Small Audit Firms

CPD Course Speaker

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

ATT - Technical Officer

Helen Thornley

Helen is a technical officer with the Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT) where her role includes looking at the latest changes in tax policy and working with HMRC on developments and improvements to their systems and processes.

Helen’s background is in personal tax, and prior to joining the ATT she worked in the north of England advising family businesses and high net worth individuals. Helen writes for publications including Tax Adviser, AccountingWEB, Accountancy Age and Taxation magazine.

She has appeared on BBC Radio 4's Money Box Live and BBC Radio 5 Live's Wake up to Money in addition to many local radio stations and been quoted in the Financial Times, Times, Telegraph and Guardian. Helen is also a member of the CIOT, ICAEW and STEP (Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners).

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.