The future of tax administration: how digitalisation is reshaping tax compliance
Tax

The future of tax administration: how digitalisation is reshaping tax compl...

2y Liz Salecka

The future of tax administration: how digitalisati...

As the digital revolution continues to reshape industries, the realm of tax administration is undergoing a profound transformation Read More...

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Data volumes and quality 'crucial' to AI success in accounting firms
Accounting Software

Data volumes and quality 'crucial' to AI success in accounting firms

2y Rob Griffin

Data volumes and quality 'crucial' to AI success i...

Clear data strategies must be put in place, insists Moore Kingston Smith’s Becky Shields Read More...

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HMRC responds to postal concerns with new taskforce
HMRC

HMRC responds to postal concerns with new taskforce

2y Greg Noble

HMRC responds to postal concerns with new taskforc...

Between 2021 and 2022, HMRC responded to 39.5% of postal queries within 15 days, compared to 70.3% between 2019 and 2020, according to a recent Public...

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Opening the door to visualisation and a better future
Digital assets

Opening the door to visualisation and a better future

2y Rachel Gordon

Opening the door to visualisation and a better fut...

Ifty Nasir, founder and CEO of Vestd invited Darren Cran, chief operating officer at AccountsIQ, to share insights on key trends within accountants’ t...

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Brightening Seamount Accountancy: A case study on digital automation
Accounting Software

Brightening Seamount Accountancy: A case study on digital automation

2y Rob Griffin

Brightening Seamount Accountancy: A case study on ...

Seamount Accountancy was already dealing with its own rapid growth when the pandemic struck; a new software system helped it navigate through both Rea...

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Telecoms solution to ‘remove the pain’ of HMRC wait times
Accounting Firms

Telecoms solution to ‘remove the pain’ of HMRC wait times

2y Sam Alberti

Telecoms solution to ‘remove the pain’ of HMRC wai...

The tax authority has faced increasing backlash due to dwindling service levels in recent months Read More...

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Generative AI to play potentially ‘transformative’ role in tax
Business

Generative AI to play potentially ‘transformative’ role in tax

2y Sam Alberti

Generative AI to play potentially ‘transformative’...

The technology can go beyond clerical usage and assist with the delivery of advisory services, experts say Read More...

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Collecting customer data the main barrier to HMRC’s Single Customer Accounts, ICAEW says
HMRC

Collecting customer data the main barrier to HMRC’s Single Customer Account...

2y Greg Noble

Collecting customer data the main barrier to HMRC’...

HMRC believes its Single Customer Account (SCA) scheme, which is expected to be in place by 2025, will transform its digital service offering Read Mor...

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How social media can equip accountants to grow their practice
Business

How social media can equip accountants to grow their practice

2y Oliver Kiddell

How social media can equip accountants to grow the...

At Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting UK, we understand that customers are looking for us to help them with their journey beyond technology. In this piec...

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How generative artificial intelligence can ease the mounting pressures on tax teams
Technology

How generative artificial intelligence can ease the mounting pressures on t...

2y Rob Griffin

How generative artificial intelligence can ease th...

ChatGPT and other generative AI solutions will soon become commonplace, argues Russell Gammon of Tax Systems Read More...

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Understanding the new R&D regulations: cloud computing, data license and pure mathematics
Cloud

Understanding the new R&D regulations: cloud computing, data license and pu...

2y Duncan Edwards , Incentives and reliefs senior manager, Markel Tax

Understanding the new R&D regulations: cloud compu...

Duncan Edwards, Incentives and Reliefs Senior Manager at Markel Tax, explains the motivations behind the recent changes to the R&D regime Read More...

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Playing in the sandbox: HMRC's flawed policy pilot
HMRC

Playing in the sandbox: HMRC's flawed policy pilot

2y Helen Thornley

Playing in the sandbox: HMRC's flawed policy pilot

ATT Technical Officer Helen Thornley looks at the latest consultation from HMRC about how to improve the processes of testing of new systems and polic...

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Tech and meaningful work boost accounting talent pipeline
Recruitment

Tech and meaningful work boost accounting talent pipeline

2y Nick Williams

Tech and meaningful work boost accounting talent p...

Ahead of its Get Connected events in Birmingham and Manchester, QuickBooks is promoting the role of tech for talent retention, more meaningful work, a...

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The emerging challenges and responsibilities of ViDA in a changing world
Tax

The emerging challenges and responsibilities of ViDA in a changing world

2y Liz Salecka

The emerging challenges and responsibilities of Vi...

New EU VAT reforms look set to bring both challenges and opportunities for businesses and now is the time to prepare for them, says Thomson Reuters’ i...

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Is AI coming for your job?
Technology

Is AI coming for your job?

2y Institute of Financial Account...

Is AI coming for your job?

Fear not the AI revolution, urges Matt Barton, technical manager at the Institute of Financial Accountants Read More...

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A guide to the taxation of social media influencers
Tax

A guide to the taxation of social media influencers

2y Steven Pinhey , Technical officer, ATT

A guide to the taxation of social media influencer...

Social media influencers need guidance if they are to understand what they need to report to HMRC says Steven Pinhey, technical officer at the Associa...

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Mid-tier advisory services see growth amid Big Four cuts
Accounting Firms

Mid-tier advisory services see growth amid Big Four cuts

2y Greg Noble

Mid-tier advisory services see growth amid Big Fou...

Last month it was reported that Deloitte would be cutting approximately 1,200 jobs in the United States, making it the latest of the Big Four accounti...

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Direct collaboration between finance and accounting ‘critical’, experts say
Accounting Software

Direct collaboration between finance and accounting ‘critical’, experts say

2y Sam Alberti

Direct collaboration between finance and accountin...

Technology could enable this by allowing teams to 'speak the same language' Read More...

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Just 12% of UK accounting firms started by women in 2022
Accounting Firms

Just 12% of UK accounting firms started by women in 2022

2y Sam Alberti

Just 12% of UK accounting firms started by women i...

This is a decline of 10 percentage points from the year prior Read More...

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EXCLUSIVE: Moore Kingston Smith to roll out Chat GPT usage
Accounting Firms

EXCLUSIVE: Moore Kingston Smith to roll out Chat GPT usage

2y Sam Alberti

EXCLUSIVE: Moore Kingston Smith to roll out Chat G...

UK accounting firm Moore Kingston Smith has commenced a firm-wide initiative to explore and implement the use of Chat GPT across all service lines, ac...

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AI assisted sustainability assurance can address market capacity shortage
ESG

AI assisted sustainability assurance can address market capacity shortage

2y Greg Noble

AI assisted sustainability assurance can address m...

80% of ESG reporting had limited assurance in 2021, a 3% drop from 2019 Read More...

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ChatGPT less than 50% accurate in accounting exams, study finds
Technology

ChatGPT less than 50% accurate in accounting exams, study finds

2y Sam Alberti

ChatGPT less than 50% accurate in accounting exams...

Accounting students found to be considerably more capable across the board Read More...

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Accountants’ economic confidence edges up for third consecutive quarter
Brexit & Economy

Accountants’ economic confidence edges up for third consecutive quarter

2y Sam Alberti

Accountants’ economic confidence edges up for thir...

The survey paints a “brightening” picture of the global economy, according to the ACCA Read More...

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March people moves: KPMG, Deloitte, PwC make senior hires
Big Four

March people moves: KPMG, Deloitte, PwC make senior hires

2y Greg Noble

March people moves: KPMG, Deloitte, PwC make senio...

The big four had a busy month with a number of new directors joining the firms Read More...

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Data management in the evolving tax function
Skills

Data management in the evolving tax function

2y Greg Noble

Data management in the evolving tax function

The composition of tax teams of the future could potentially be evolving away from its traditional look  Read More...

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Inside the B Corp application process: Data availability a critical necessity
Business

Inside the B Corp application process: Data availability a critical necessi...

2y Sam Alberti

Inside the B Corp application process: Data availa...

As more accounting firms gain B Corp status, insiders describe the process and data requirements Read More...

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Chat GPT: UK accountants tussle over adoption timeline
Accounting Firms

Chat GPT: UK accountants tussle over adoption timeline

2y Sam Alberti

Chat GPT: UK accountants tussle over adoption time...

One expert argued that pushing back against the use of generative AI is ‘naïve’ Read More...

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