Looking ahead: HMRC’s digital moves and impacts of Iran war

If that wasn’t enough, there’s a lot going on in tax at the moment, from MTD Income Tax to new agent registration rules and more tax changes than expected mid-year. Lindsey Wicks explains all the changes.

Finally, we get an insight from Junaidy Ab-Mutalib about the profession in Malaysia. What are the unique opportunities and challenges for the profession in the region?

Transcript

You can read the full transcript of the episode here.

Links

• ICAEW: Suren Thiru on how US-Iran peace deal could influence UK’s economic outlook
• ICAEW: Significant changes announced at Tax Update 2026
• ICAEW: HMRC sets timetable for agent multi factor authentication rollout
• ICAEW: HMRC publishes detailed guidance on mandatory tax adviser registration
• ICAEW: MTD income tax and claims for averaging relief
• ICAEW CPD record

Host

• Philippa Lamb

Guests

• Suren Thiru, Chief Economist, ICAEW
• Lindsey Wicks, Senior Tax Technical Manager, ICAEW
• Junaidy Ab-Mutalib, Managing Partner, JM & Co

Producer

• Natalie Chisholm

Series Lead

• Mark Rowland

Episode first published: 1 July 2026

Podcast recorded: 26 June 2026