Wyman Symposium 2022: Regulation of the tax profession - is it the way forward?

Date: November 11, 2022 | Time: 12:30 PM - 03:30 PM

COMPLETED

ICAEW Event

Regulation of tax advisers is a hot topic. This is driven by a number of factors including: the need to close the tax gap; improve consumer protection, and drive out poor behaviours by certain tax advisers.

The provision of tax services is already regulated in some countries, but whether such regulation is always effective is less clear. In other countries, including the UK, the provision of tax services is unregulated - anybody can set themselves up as a tax adviser, even if they know nothing about tax. This provides scope for unscrupulous advisers to abuse the system and be able to operate with little or no oversight. This damages the effectiveness of the tax system and can undermine the work of professional advisers such as ICAEW members who do have to comply with extensive professional obligations.

So, what's the answer? Join ICAEW's illustrious panel of speakers as they deliberate some of the potential options.

This event is available to attend virtually by booking here or in person by booking here.

Where:

Chartered Accountants Hall
One Moorgate Place
London , EC2R 6EA

Schedule:

17:30-18:00	Registration and refreshments
18:00-19:30	Panellist speeches and Q&A session
19:30-20:30	Networking and refreshments

Speakers:

Nick Parker - Chair	Chair, ICAEW Tax Faculty.
Jens Poll	Jens is the chair of the IESBA Task Force on tax planning and related services and is a Vice-President of Accountancy Europe. He holds professional degrees as a public accountant, lawyer and tax adviser in Germany, and teaches law and regulation at the University of Ulm.
Francesca Lagerberg	Francesca has recently been appointed as the CEO of Baker Tilly International, a top ten accounting network with member firms in over 140 territories. Francesca is a Chartered Accountant, barrister, and a former chair of the Tax Faculty.
Charlotte Barbour	Charlotte is Director of Regulatory Authorisations at ICAS. A Chartered Accountant and Tax Adviser, she is Vice-President of the CIOT and secretary of the pan professional group overseeing the code of conduct in tax (the PCRT).
Aleksandar Ivanovski	Aleksandar is Director of Tax Policy, CFE Tax Advisers Europe and an expert member of the European Commission's Platform for Tax Good Governance.
Grant Wardell-Johnson	Grant joined KPMG Australia in 1987 and became a partner in 1997. He is now Global Tax Policy Leader and Chair of the Global Tax Policy Leadership Group at KPMG International in London and has extensive experience of the development of regulation of the tax profession in Australia.