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Mha — Investor Presentation (February 2026)

110 slides from Mha's investor presentation, February 2026

  1. Slide 1: Finance Directors Update Course

    Finance Directors Update Course February 2026

  2. Slide 2: Disclaimer & Copyright

    Disclaimer & You shall not copy, make available, retransmit, reproduce, sell, disseminate, licence, distribute, publish, broadcast or otherwise circulate either within your business or for public or commercial purposes any of (or any part of) these seminar materials provided by MHA Audit Services LL

  3. Slide 3: Thank you for joining us

    Thank you for joining us A copy of the slides has been sent to you this morning, are available to download from our website, via the QR code here, or via the link in the Chat, where you will also find other useful information. Please use the Q&A to ask any questions. We will do our best to answer th

  4. Slide 4: Feedback & CPD Certificates

    Feedback & CPD Certificates This is a CPD Course and provides 3 hours of relevant CPD. Please use our feedback form to request your CPD certificate for attending. Certificates will be sent out by the end of April, once your attendance has been verified. We appreciate all feedback, which helps us to

  5. Slide 5: Our Speakers

    Our Speakers Chris Danes Professor Joe Nellis Richard Maitland David Stone Sue Rathmell Tax Partner & Economic Advisor to Employment Tax Tax Director VAT & Indirect Tax Chairperson MHA Partner Partner Scott London-Hill Jonathan Dowding James Smith Yasmin Ishaq Neil Parsons Research & Tax Director He

  6. Slide 6: Agenda

    Focus Time Topic Speaker Agenda 08.30 – 8.45am Introduction & polls Chris Danes, Tax Partner Professor Joe Nellis All 08.30 – 9.30am Economic Update Economic Adviser Neil Parsons, 09.30 – 10.00am Audit & Accounting Standards Head of Financial Reporting 10.00 – 10.10am Comfort Break Richard Maitland,

  7. Slide 7: Poll Results - Biggest Challenges

    Poll Results - Biggest Challenges September 2025 – Top 3 challenges for businesses over the next 12 months 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% Inflation & cost pressures Interest rates & financing Economic & Financial Wage pressures People & Workforce Employee retention & upskilling Confidence & demand T

  8. Slide 8: Poll Results – Highest priorities

    Poll Results – Highest priorities September 2025 – Top 3 highest priorities for businesses over the next 12 months 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% Profitability & efficiency Financial stability & risk management Economic & Financial Debt reduction & liquidity management People & Workforce Ret

  9. Slide 9: Economic Update

    Economic Update Professor Joe Nellis Economic Advisor to MHA

  10. Slide 10: Context: VUCA is the New Normal!

    Context: VUCA is the New Normal! V U C A Volatility Uncertainty Complexity Ambiguity Rate of change Unclear about Multiple key Lack of clarity the present decision about meaning factors of an event

  11. Slide 11: Prediction is very difficult, especially if it's about the future

    <Prediction is very difficult, especially if it's about the future.= Neils Bohr, Nobel Laureate

  12. Slide 12: What? So What? Now What?

    What? Now So What? What? Source: Rolfe et al's (2001) reflective model

  13. Slide 13: The Global Economy

    ” Ze The Global Economy

  14. Slide 14: Growth projections by region

    World United States Growth projections 2025 2026 3.3 3.3 2025 2026 2.1 2.4 by region 2027 3.2 2027 2.0 Real GDP growth, per change (January 2026) Middle East and Euro area Central Asia 2025 1.4 2025 3.7 2026 1.3 2026 3.9 2027 1.4 2027 4.0 Emerging and Latin America Developing Asia and the Caribbean

  15. Slide 15: Global Inflation Prospects in 2026

    Global Inflation Prospects in 2026 1 Global CPI: Gradually trending lower but remains above pre-pandemic averages, falling to around 3% in 2026 as growth slows. 2 USA: Headline CPI at around 2.5-2.8%, with services inflation sticky. 3 Eurozone: On target at 2%, aided by lower energy price inflation.

  16. Slide 16: Global Economy Outlook – the BIG Issues

    Global Economy Outlook – the BIG Issues Monetary Public finance Inflation lower policy easing pressure will but NOT benign - but only limited grow fiscal policy inflation risks interest rates less supportive still persist cuts to come of growth Geopolitics and economic Technology to Climate risk fra

  17. Slide 17: Changing Spheres of Influence

    Changing 8Spheres of Influence9 USA EU China Implications for further Trade Relationships

  18. Slide 18: The UK economy

    The UK economy

  19. Slide 19: State of the UK Economy

    State of the UK Economy • The economy slowed as 2025 progressed – after a good start! • But GDP grew by 0.3% in November – better than forecast. • Inflation concerns easing – but still 8sticky9 • Inflation rate 3.4% in December – up from 3.2% in November • Food inflation remains a problem for many h

  20. Slide 20: UK Economic Growth – Update

    UK Economic Growth – Update Source: Office for National Statistics

  21. Slide 21: UK Economic Growth – Outlook

    UK Economic Growth – Outlook Source: Office for National Statistics, OBR

  22. Slide 22: UK Trend Productivity – the BIG Problem!

    UK Trend Productivity – the BIG Problem! Source: Office for National Statistics, OBR

  23. Slide 23: UK Government Borrowing Costs

    UK Government Borrowing Costs 10-year government bond yields Implications for: Feb. 7, 2026 • Government finances? • Business loans? • Mortgage costs? 0.11 Aug. 02, 2020 Source: Trading Economics

  24. Slide 24: International Comparison of 10-year Government Bond Yields

    International Comparison of 10 -year Government Bond Yields Source: Haver Analytics, OBR

  25. Slide 25: UK Public Sector Net Borrowing - Outlook

    UK Public Sector Net Borrowing - Outlook Source: Office for National Statistics, OBR

  26. Slide 26: UK Public Sector Net Debt - Outlook

    UK Public Sector Net Debt - Outlook Source: Office for National Statistics, OBR

  27. Slide 27: UK Government Finances – Long-Term Outlook

    UK Government Finances – Long -Term Outlook • National debt (% GDP) could almost TREBLE over next 50 years; • Based on independent OBR research; • Three main reasons: • An ageing population; • Climate change; • Rising geopolitical tensions. • Risks of war, disease, cyber-conflict and trade tensions

  28. Slide 28: UK Interest Rates & Inflation Rate - Latest

    UK Interest Rates & Inflation Rate - Latest MPC held rates on 5 Feb…close vote at 5:4 Source: Bank of England & Office for National Statistics

  29. Slide 29: UK Interest Rates & Inflation - Outlook

    UK Interest Rates & Inflation - Outlook Source: Bank of England, OBR

  30. Slide 30: UK Labour Market

    UK Labour Market With 30% (2.78 mn) About 9.1 million Unemployment has categorized as 8long- people aged 16-64 been edging up in term sick9 – a record recent months classified as high [now at 5.1%] 8economically inactive9 = inactivity rate of 21% Youth Labour shortages Job vacancies steadily unemplo

  31. Slide 31: UK Real Hourly Earnings - Outlook

    UK Real Hourly Earnings - Outlook Source: Office for National Statistics, OBR

  32. Slide 32: Employment Falls in Some Sectors

    Employment Falls in Some Sectors Source: Office for National Statistics

  33. Slide 33: GfK Consumer Confidence Index (January 2026)

    GfK Consumer Confidence Index* (January 2026) A decade since consumer confidence was in positive territory! Consumers remain far from feeling that an economic turnaround is imminent. * GfK’s Consumer Confidence Index measures a range of consumer attitudes, including forward expectations of the gener

  34. Slide 34: UK Economic Growth – Update

    UK Economic Growth – Update • Growth recovering, debt remaining high, headroom thin; • Inflation set to fall back to target – subject to external risks! • Bank of England has signalled interest rate cuts ahead; • Minimal growth in living standards for several years ahead; • Labour market challenges

  35. Slide 35: The next five years will see more changes in business

    <The next five years will see more changes in business than in the last 50 Forward-thinking leaders will need to focus on the future as well as current challenges as we enter an important period of change= Source: Joe Nellis, People Management, 2024

  36. Slide 36: Audit & Accounting Standards

    Audit & Accounting Standards Neil Parsons Head of Financial Reporting Advisory and Company Law Neil.Parsons@mha.co.uk

  37. Slide 37: What we're talking about today

    What we9re talking about today 1 Expected future direction of Corporate Reporting 2 IFRS update 3 UK GAAP update 4 Changes to Companies Act 2006 5 Corporate Reporting Tips

  38. Slide 38: Expected future direction of Corporate Reporting

    Expected future direction of Corporate Reporting

  39. Slide 39: Future Direction of Corporate Reporting and FRC

    Future Direction of Corporate Reporting and FRC Department for Business and Trade (<DBT=) announced on 20 January 2026 that as part of wider statement on promoting UK growth and removing red tape for business the following: • Wider package of audit and corporate governance reforms no longer taking p

  40. Slide 40: Future Direction of Corporate Reporting and FRC

    Future Direction of Corporate Reporting and FRC Ministerial letter from Department of Trade (<DBT=) to Chair of Business and Trade Committee announced on 20 January 2026 that: • No longer consulting on major package of audit and corporate governance measures • Considered that deregulatory measures s

  41. Slide 41: Future Direction of Corporate Reporting and FRC

    Future Direction of Corporate Reporting and FRC Ministerial letter from Department of Trade (<DBT=) to Chair of Business and Trade Committee announced on 20 January 2026 that: • Work to continue with FRC to support measures already taken and to make the audit market work better, minimise administrat

  42. Slide 42: MHA view on changes

    MHA view on changes "While the UK Audit Reform Bill has been scrapped, regulatory scrutiny has not eased. Audit expectations, inspection intensity and enforcement activity remain high, particularly for larger and higher risk businesses. Directors and finance teams should not expect audits to become

  43. Slide 43: Expected changes to be addressed by Department of Business and Trade

    Expected changes to be addressed by Department of Business and Trade Key anticipated developments • Remove requirement for a directors9 report entirely. • Exempt <most= medium-sized businesses from need to produce a Strategic Report. • Aim to exemption <wholly owned= subsidiaries from need to produc

  44. Slide 44: FRC Priorities

    FRC Priorities Letter from Financial Reporting Council (<FRC=) to Secretary of State for Business and Trade dated 14 January 2026 outlined five clear priorities: • underpinning investor and broader confidence in UK plc • reducing unnecessary burdens on business while maintaining high standards • dev

  45. Slide 45: FRC Priorities

    FRC Priorities Letter from Financial Reporting Council (<FRC=) to Secretary of State for Business and Trade dated 14 January 2026 highlighted: • Reduced UK Corporate Governance Code by 20% and Stewardship Code by 20% • FRC will work with those who have an interest in the ambition to look out for opp

  46. Slide 46: FRC Innovation and Improvement Initiatives

    FRC Innovation and Improvement Initiatives Initiatives in place (https://www.frc.org.uk/library/innovation-and-improvement-hub/) Images © Financial Reporting Council

  47. Slide 47: IFRS Update

    IFRS Update

  48. Slide 48: Summary of Recent IFRS Standards and Changes

    Summary of Recent IFRS Standards and Changes Periods on or after 1 January 2025 • Amendments to IAS 21 – Lack of Exchangeability. Periods on or after 1 January 2026 • Amendments to classification and measurement requirements for financial instruments (Amendments to IFRS 9 and IFRS 7) • Contracts ref

  49. Slide 49: UK GAAP update

    UK GAAP update

  50. Slide 50: Known Changes to FRS 102

    Known Changes to FRS 102 Regarding Periodic Review 2024 the effective date for most amendments is periods beginning on or after 1 January 2026*, with early adoption permitted. These amendments seek to provide greater consistency and alignment to international accounting standards including: • A new

  51. Slide 51: Companies Act 2006

    Companies Act 2006

  52. Slide 52: Known simplifications to reporting

    Known simplifications to reporting Periods on or after 6 April 2025 • Increases in size limits for companies and LLPs • Simplifications to Directors9 Report disclosures • Simplifications to the Directors9 Remuneration Report requirements. Accounts filings from 1 April 2027 • Accounts must be filed u

  53. Slide 53: Changes to the size criteria of companies including parent companies

    Changes to the size criteria of companies including parent companies Accounting Accounting periods periods commencin commencin g before 6 Must apply g on or Must apply April 2025 old rules after 6 April new rules 2025 6th April 2025 Cannot Must apply new rules to the adopt new comparative period for

  54. Slide 54: Qualifying conditions periods on or after April 2025

    Qualifying conditions periods on or after 6 April 2025 ‘Annual tumover Balance sheet total Average no. of employees Standalone companies Micro-entity Notmore than £tm| ‘632000) Not more than £500,000 (exarty rt mae ta ‘216 000) Not more tian 10 ‘Small company Not more than 215m (eae et move than cur

  55. Slide 55: Qualifying conditions periods on or after April 2025

    Qualifying conditions periods on or after 6 April 2025 Eas | Parent companies Bolance sheet total ‘Average no. of employeet Not mote than 7.5 not oF 59 mihon growe| Qualifying conditions are to satisfy two or more criteria as follows: + In company’s first financial year + Where (subject to below) cr

  56. Slide 56: Corporate Reporting Tips

    Corporate Reporting Tips

  57. Slide 57: Annual Review of Corporate Reporting 2024/25

    Annual Review of Corporate Reporting 2024/25 The review assesses the quality of corporate reporting by FTSE 350 and other companies and highlights common areas of weakness, examples of good practice, and key expectations for improvement. Key Highlights • FTSE 350 companies show consistent high stand

  58. Slide 58: Top 10 areas at a glance

    Top 10 areas at a glance The top ten areas where FRC asked companies substantive questions in 2024/25 are summarised below. Denotes that restatements were required Images © Financial Reporting Council

  59. Slide 59: Mitigating risk of an FRC letter

    Mitigating risk of an FRC letter Images © Financial Reporting Council

  60. Slide 60: Break

    Break We will resume shortly

  61. Slide 61: Employment Tax

    Employment Tax Richard Maitland Employment Tax Partner Richard.Maitland@mha.co.uk

  62. Slide 62: Employment tax – Budget impact

    Employment tax – Budget impact • Pension salary sacrifice cap - £2,000 o Opportunity to maximise before 2029 ? o Future impact on benefit and reward strategies o Potential alternatives • Other (limited) salary sacrifice schemes not impacted (for now) • Other developments

  63. Slide 63: Employment tax – Imminent changes and actions

    Employment tax – Imminent changes and actions • 'Tackling non-compliance in the umbrella company market' - April 2026 • Mandatory payrolling of benefits – now April 2027 • Imminent reporting of benefits: • P11Ds • PAYE Settlement Agreement (PSA)

  64. Slide 64: Corporate Tax

    Corporate Tax David Stone Tax Director David.Stone@mha.co.uk

  65. Slide 65: FD Corporation Tax Update

    FD Corporation Tax Update 1 FA 2026 2 Capital allowances 3 Share exchanges 4 Associated companies

  66. Slide 66: Corporation Tax

    Corporation Tax • Roadmap to 2029 published alongside Budget 2024 • No changes to corporation tax rates • Key incentives retained: • Full expensing • R&D • SSE • Doubling of late filing penalties • Consultations concluded: • Advanced certainty on major investments • Transfer Pricing • Advanced certa

  67. Slide 67: Capital Allowances

    Capital Allowances Writing Down Allowance • Main rate writing down allowances will reduce from 18% to 14% from April 2026. • Special rate writing down allowances to remain at 6%. • New 40% first year allowance announced for main pool expenditure incurred on or after 1 January 2026. • Available for u

  68. Slide 68: Capital Allowances

    Capital Allowances Annual Investment Allowance (AIA) No changes announced Remains at £1 million. AIA provides 100% relief Available for new and Likely to cover all on up to £1million of used assets. qualifying expenditure qualifying capital incurred by most SMEs. expenditure per year.

  69. Slide 69: Capital Allowances

    Capital Allowances Full Expensing and 50% First Year Allowance • Full expensing provides unlimited 100% relief for qualifying main rate expenditure on plant and machinery • A 50% first year allowance is available for special rate expenditure (e.g. integral features, long life assets, solar panels et

  70. Slide 70: Share-for-share exchange (TCGA 1992)

    Share -for -share exchange (TCGA 1992) • S137 and 139 significantly altered to allow counteraction of relief under s135 and 136 . • Removal of commercial purpose test and exemption for <5% Shares in Holdco Shares in Trade Co shareholders • Insertion of a just and reasonable basis disallowance where:

  71. Slide 71: Associated companies

    Associated companies • An area of focus for HMRC – the subject of a one-to-many letter campaign • Simplified definition of groups changed with effect from 1 April 2023 to become more encompassing: <A company is an associated company of another company if one has control of the other, or both are und

  72. Slide 72: Associated company limits and thresholds

    Main rate limit - £125,000 Main rate limit - £62,500 QIP Threshold - £750,000 QIP Threshold - £375,000 Very large threshold - £10,000,000 Very large threshold - £5,000,000

  73. Slide 73: R&D Tax Credits

    R&D Tax Credits Scott London-Hill Research & Development Tax Senior Manager Scott.London-Hill@mha.co.uk

  74. Slide 74: Introduction

    Introduction 1 Merged Scheme and Rule Changes 2 Contracted Out R&D • Old Rules • New Rules • Examples • Record Keeping

  75. Slide 75: Merged Scheme

    Merged Scheme • Accounting periods starting on or after 1 April 2024 • Enhanced R&D Intensive Scheme (ERIS) for R&D intensive SMEs • Subsidised expenditure • Limited Overseas relief • Contracted out R&D • Pre-Notification requirement

  76. Slide 76: Contracted Out R&D - Old Rules

    Contracted Out R&D - Old Rules • Often unclear, however in principle the company performing R&D on behalf of another could not claim – If unable to argue the work was contracted out, HMRC would argue the work subsidised whenever any contract was. • HMRC doubled down following key tribunal cases incl

  77. Slide 77: Contracted Out R&D Under the Merged Scheme

    Contracted Out R&D Under the Merged Scheme R&D is contracted out by a person (A) where: <A enters into a contract (which may be written, verbal, or implied) for activities to be done for it. The activities done to meet the contractual obligations include R&D Having regard to the terms of the contrac

  78. Slide 78: Surrounding circumstances

    Surrounding circumstances These circumstances might include (but are not necessarily limited to): • Intellectual property (IP) ownership* • Financial risk in undertaking the work* • Autonomy in how the activity is executed* • Means by which the R&D is ultimately to be exploited • The decision-making

  79. Slide 79: Examples

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  80. Slide 80: Example 1

    Example 1 • Company A undertakes an R&D software project. • It engages Company B – also a software development company to undertake an aspect of the development work which constitutes R&D. • Company A specifies in detail the nature of the R&D work to be done in its contract with B. • It is likely th

  81. Slide 81: Example 2

    Example 2 • Company A undertakes an R&D project to develop a drug. • As part of this project, it contracts out testing to Company B. • Testing is relevant R&D of A, not B. • Company A can claim.

  82. Slide 82: Example 3

    Example 3 • Company A has a trade of property development. • It enters into a contract with company B, a building contractor, to build a residential tower block. • When the contract was signed, neither A nor B anticipated that R&D would be required to complete the project. • In the course of groundw

  83. Slide 83: Example 4

    Example 4 • A manufacturer (Company A) contracts a third party (Company B) to provide specialist tooling and knows that R&D is likely to be required to develop this. The contract however is just for the provision of the prototype tooling. • These products form part of a wider R&D project of Company

  84. Slide 84: Example 5

    Example 5 • Company A, (property letting), commissions Company B, a construction firm, to supply a landmark new building. The building9s size, location, and required performance parameters (carbon neutrality, safety features, lifespan etc) mean that company B will need to conduct R&D. • Company A ap

  85. Slide 85: Key Takeaways

    Key Takeaways • Specify exactly what work is necessary, and how it should be done • Specify the R&D that9s required • Keep in mind (amendments to) the contract terms may impact eligibility

  86. Slide 86: Record Keeping

    Record Keeping • Contracts • Correspondence relating to re-negotiated contracts based on R&D activities • Actual working relationship – meeting minutes, emails, technical documentation.

  87. Slide 87: Group Election

    Group Election Two group companies can make a revocable joint election under CTA09/S1142(5). The effect of this election is that: In respect of any R&D contracted out by one to the other, the one contracting R&D out is to be treated as an ineligible company. Where relief would not otherwise be avail

  88. Slide 88: Transitional rules

    Transitional rules Can occur where R&D is contracted out between companies, one has expenditure in a pre-1 April 2024 accounting period (i.e. beginning before 1 April 2024), and one has expenditure in post-1 April 2024 accounting period (i.e. beginning on or after 1 April 2024). Where, in respect of

  89. Slide 89: VAT & Indirect Tax

    VAT & Indirect Tax Sue Rathmell VAT & Indirect Tax Partner Sue.Rathmell@mha.co.uk

  90. Slide 90: Budget changes

    Budget changes • Gifts of goods to charities will be zero rated from 1 April 2026 • TOMS changes from 2 January 2026 • HMRC9s revised position on cross-border VAT grouping and the Skandia judgment - claims invited • A proposed zero-rating for the sale of land intended for new social housing. HMRC an

  91. Slide 91: What is e-invoicing?

    What is e -invoicing? • The digital exchange of invoice data directly between buyers9 and suppliers9 financial systems, even when those systems differ • This process enables invoices to be automatically integrated into the buyer9s system, reducing the need for manual processing and improving efficie

  92. Slide 92: Consultations – have your say

    Consultations – have your say • Visitor levies consultation: • Deadline for comment 18 March 2026 • Will VAT be payable on the levy? • Burden on hotel chains etc who will have to administer the scheme • Electric Vehicle Excise Duty eVED for electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids • To be introduced fr

  93. Slide 93: Other VAT news

    Other VAT news • HMRC is considering what supplementary data they might require businesses to report in addition to VAT returns. This is in addition to real time reporting and e-invoicing requirements • HMRC intends to 8digitalise9 correspondence with taxpayers and reduce post by 75% to save £50m by

  94. Slide 94: VAT cases update

    VAT cases update • Hotel La Tour – HMRC won at the Supreme Court. Opinions are divided! • TOMS VAT - Sonder Europe Ltd – postponed at Court of Appeal. HMRC granted permission to appeal Bolt at Court of Appeal • Ferrero UK Ltd – Nutella biscuits

  95. Slide 95: Challenge to US import duties update

    Challenge to US import duties update Current status: President Trump9s use of IEEPA (International Emergency Economic Powers Act) – is it legal? The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on 5 November 2025. No decision yet. Impact: • Importers could get refunds of duties, potentially over $300 bn

  96. Slide 96: Trade Reporting and Extracting (TRE) service

    Trade Reporting and Extracting (TRE) service Overview: • Full rollout expected by March 2026 • Provides access to your UK customs declaration data. • 4 reports available (3 import and 1 export) Current Issues: • Only 31-day report – no expectation of this to change • Limit of 25 report creations per

  97. Slide 97: UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism

    UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism Addresses carbon leakage and supports UK net zero goals. Due to be implemented from 1 January 2027. Importers must register if the total value of CBAM goods imported into the UK equals or exceeds £50,000 CBAM will apply a carbon price on emissions to certain imp

  98. Slide 98: Break

    Break We will resume shortly

  99. Slide 99: Global Mobility & International Tax

    Global Mobility & International Tax James Smith Jonathan Dowding Head of Global Mobility International Tax Director james.smith@mha.co.uk Jonathan.Dowding@mha.co.uk

  100. Slide 100: Short Term Business Travellers

    Short Term Business Travellers Tax is not the only risk for employers for business travellers Income tax Immigration Social security coordination • Individuals may become taxable in the • Many countries restrict what is allowed • Reciprocal agreement confirm which host country under a business visa

  101. Slide 101: Short Term Business Travellers

    Short Term Business Travellers Common myth: The travel is for less than 183 days so no action is required <183 days No permanent Individual has No economic Yes Is there a DTA? Yes Yes Yes Yes Tax relief presence establishment a foreign employer available * employer No No No No No Company Tax potenti

  102. Slide 102: Economic Employer Principle

    Economic Employer Principle Tax authorities increasingly focus on substance over legal form Economic Employer in Practice • Are the services integral to the host entity • Does the host entity benefit economically from duties • Does the host entity carry the risk from duties • Which entity supervises

  103. Slide 103: Poll question

    Poll question 1) For those who have international businesses and international business travellers, do you track, monitor and understand where your employees are? Yes No N/A 2) For those who have UK inbound business travel from overseas entities, do you undertake the required Appendix 4 ("Short Term

  104. Slide 104: What is a Permanent Establishment (PE)

    What is a Permanent Establishment (PE) ➢ A PE can be created by a non-resident company carrying on a trade overseas (e.g., a US company a UK office, and UK employees, carrying on a trade in the UK). ➢ The existence of a PE gives rise to various local registration, and filing obligations, as well as

  105. Slide 105: Permanent Establishment Key Developments

    Permanent Establishment Key Developments ➢ The OECD released an update to the Model Tax Convention in November 2025, which provided new detailed guidance on when a 8home office9 can create a FPOB PE. ➢ New tests to meet, in addition to other conditions such as the requirement for a degree of permane

  106. Slide 106: Corporate Tax Residency Risks

    Corporate Tax Residency Risks ➢ UK domestic law provides two tests for determining whether a company is UK tax resident: 1. Incorporation Test; and 2. Central Management and Control Test. ➢ Dual tax residency risk where a company is incorporated in one jurisdiction but controlled from another. ➢ Dou

  107. Slide 107: Transfer Pricing

    Transfer Pricing Yasmin Ishaq Transfer Pricing Director Yasmin.Ishaq@mha.co.uk

  108. Slide 108: Transfer pricing

    Transfer pricing A summary of key updates in the UK transfer pricing legislation • Major UK transfer pricing updates effective from 1 January 2026 include: • Exemption for UK-to-UK transactions, • New rules for financing/intangibles aligning with OECD, • Harmonising Permanent Establishment (PE) defi

  109. Slide 109: Questions

    Questions Chris Danes Professor Joe Nellis Richard Maitland David Stone Sue Rathmell Tax Partner & Economic Advisor to Employment Tax Tax Director VAT & Indirect Tax Chairperson MHA Partner Partner Scott London-Hill Jonathan Dowding James Smith Yasmin Ishaq Neil Parsons Research & Tax Head of Global

  110. Slide 110: Finance Directors Update Course - Save the date

    Save the date Finance Directors Update Course Date: 17th September 2026 Time: 8:30 – 12:30 CPD: 3 hours www.mha.co.uk/events/finance-director-update-webinar-september-2026 Thank you for joining us today! © 2026 MHA

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