Join our essential roundup of the most-important recent tax developments. In Part one of our Autumn Tax Update series, we’ll focus on taxes affecting employers and businesses. We’ll give you a reminder of what’s changing and pointers on where to find further information.  

Our updates will include any announcements that you need to be aware of from the UK Budget announcement on Wednesday 28 October 2026. 

You’ll also be able to ask our experts about any issues you may be experiencing in these areas during the live Q&A. 

You can register for part two of the series, which will focus on personal and VAT updates below:

Autumn tax update part two: Personal, VAT and tax administration

CPD Event

Counts as CPD

Depending upon your individual role and training and development needs, attending this event can count towards your annual Continuing Professional Development (CPD) requirement.

• ICAS students and members
• Non-members

• Katie Close CA CTADirector of Tax, ICASKatie leads the ICAS Tax team, providing strategic overview and management. She is Secretary to the ICAS Tax Board, working on the direction of ICAS Tax policy. Katie is also Secretary to the Devolved Taxes Committee focusing on Scottish taxation matters and the fiscal framework. Her background is in industry where she spent 10 years working for large corporates in Scotland as an international tax specialist.

• Gordon GrantHead of Tax - OMB & Practice (employment & VAT), ICASGordon is a member of the ICAS Tax team, supporting Katie with responsibility for areas of business taxation, including taxes in respect of employment. He is secretary to the current Owner-Managed Business Taxes committee focussing on tax issues relevant for unincorporated businesses and small and medium sized companies, including employer taxation aspects. His background before joining the tax team has been largely focussed on tax learning and development, in both the UK and Australia, including in the ICAS learning team for 3 years.