28 December 2017
Bureau payroll software is a vital part of running a business these days and if it’s not something that you have in place now, it’s going to become even more necessary as changes to the law come into force. The two main things that will affect payroll processing for accountants…
13 July 2017
HMRC has announced it will be trialling the use of artificial intelligence (AI), beginning with using AI to control routine processes, such as customer contact and casework. Mike Potter, HMRC’s interim chief digital and transformation officer, made the announcement at the Public Sector Show. Potter outlined three areas where HMRC…
9 June 2017
Making Tax Digital will happen, regardless of who wins the General Election. Businesses will be required to keep digital financial records and there will be, indeed already are, a range of MTD-ready software options to choose from. In some ways this off-the-peg approach should make it much easier for clients…
30 May 2017
While we wait for all the party manifestos to be published in full, tax professionals are analysing every sound bite and interview for any hints about tax changes. Predicting change is unusually difficult because no-one really knows what will happen to the economy in the next couple of years. A…
8 May 2017
HMRC is changing the way it deals with tax agents who phone in to request information on behalf of a client. The new system will be in place from 1 May 2017. Although a client may have given you, their tax agent, permission to act on their behalf, from 1…
