Heather Burns
Member Since: 22nd Apr 2016
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I focus on UK and EU policy and legislation, and the ways they impact the digital economy. Outside AccountingWeb I am a digital law specialist for the web design and development professions.
Digital Law Specialist WebDevLaw
18th Sep 2017
Exclusive: Epic fail on both of UK Gov's late payment regulations
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) stands accused of a cynical betrayal to businesses over its failure to...
Finance & strategy
24th Aug 2017
GDPRubbish: Misinformation, scaremongering, and panic
Those who can, teach data protection strategies. Those who can’t, promote data protection solutions. The General Data Protection Regulation...
Tech pulse
2nd Dec 2016
European Commission unveils VAT MOSS reforms
Two years of contention over the EU's VAT rules regarding the place of supply of digital services, an e-commerce reform targeting wealthy...
Business tax
6th Oct 2016
Tribunal flags restrictions for Airbnb renters
A recent court ruling on private rentals - a cornerstone of the sharing economy - may deal a blow to those trying to take advantage of the...
Personal tax
28th Sep 2016
Yahoo's last hurrah: the future of data breaches
Last week’s revelation of a data breach involving half a billion customer accounts, which was not disclosed until two years after the fact...
Tech pulse
21st Sep 2016
HMRC scapegoated for Whitehall's data failures
A National Audit Office report into government data security painted HMRC as the worst offender for data breaches across Whitehall’s...
HMRC & policy
16th Sep 2016
Online marketplaces now liable for trader VAT fraud
The Finance Bill 2016, which became law this week , clears the way for HMRC to impose several and joint liability onto online marketplaces...
Business tax
14th Sep 2016
HMRC and the digital economy bill
Heather Burns examines the government’s digital economy bill and its impact on data sharing, big data and privacy. Governments like to look...
HMRC & policy
6th Sep 2016
MPs: It's time for the digital economy to count
A recent House of Commons report into the UK’s digital economy finally acknowledged a problem which has exasperated digital industry...
Tech pulse
31st Aug 2016
Making Tax Digital: More data, more problems?
HMRC’S Making Tax Digital initiative, its ambitious roadmap for transitioning to a fully digital self-assessment service by 2020, includes...
HMRC & policy