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1st Dec 2023

HMRC & policy

HMRC’s postal tips fail to stamp out frustrations

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Posting letters in a red post box AccountingWEB Are the postal tips from HMRC practical or patronising?
Tech pulse

Accountech Bytes: BudgetGPTs, Sage AI, QB Desktop

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Practice strategy

Midlands practice launches new strategy for growth

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Midlands practice launches new strategy for growth | Duncan & Toplis | Photo of Adrian Rey and Damon Brain, directos at Duncan & Toplis
HMRC & policy

IR35: Kaye Adams wins marathon fight with HMRC

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HMRC & policy

Chancellor’s Autumn gifts have some sharp thorns

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Roses and a gift | Accounting | Chancellor's Autumn gifts have some sharp thorns

30th Nov 2023

HMRC & policy

Door closes on landlords using hybrid schemes

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A photo of of a To Let property agency sign outside a house |AccountingWEB| HMRC shuts door on landlords avoidance scheme
HMRC & policy

WhatsApp messages used to challenge enquiry notice

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WhatsApp logo on a phone | accountingweb | Whatsapp messages successfully challenge enquiry notice
General practice

Get set for self assessment season

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Starters Gun | AccountingWEB | Get set for self assessment season
HMRC & policy

Reverse-charge VAT rule is flipping confusing

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gorilla scratching his head | accountingweb | VAT: reverse charge explanation
Tech pulse

‘Help to Grow: Digital’ consultancy costs top £8m

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HMRC & policy

In chatbots we do not trust – yet

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vintage robot face | accountingweb | AI will get you sued

29th Nov 2023

HMRC & policy

Capital allowances case could generate change

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wind farm at sunset | accountingweb | Capital allowances on wind turbine installation
Financial reporting

The FRC is navigating a long and winding road

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winding road | accountingweb | The long and winding road of the FRC
Financial reporting

Accusations fly in Wilko collapse blame game

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pointing fingers of blame at each other | accountingweb | ‘Devastated’ Wilko chair recounts collapse of high-street name
Tech pulse

Will custom GPTs change how firms communicate?

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Ai toy levitation on table in front of businessman, artificial intelligence and application assistance for user

28th Nov 2023

General practice

What to do when the police come knocking

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Two British policemen standing side by side AccountingWEB What to do when the police come knocking
HMRC & policy

How to advise clients on basis period reform

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simple numbers | accountingweb | Basis period reform: how to allocate transitional profits
HMRC & policy

Deadline extended for DIY housebuilder VAT claims

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workers building a house | accountingweb | Deadline extended for VAT DIY housebuilder claims
HMRC & policy

HMRC warns of payroll risk for clubs and societies

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community group meeting | accountingweb | HMRC warns of payroll risk for clubs and societies

27th Nov 2023

Accounting software

Sage CTO spells out AI accounting vision

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Accountant using AI to analyse data
Practice strategy

Practitioners split on hiking fees for new clients

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piggy bank behind a stack of coins AccountingWEB Should clients be charged a first year increased fee?
Practice strategy

Chasing continuous improvement

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24th Nov 2023

Tech pulse

Accountech Bytes: MTD, FreeAgent and BrightManager

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Tech pulse

MPs warn MTD losing sight of taxpayer benefits

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A cartoon man looks at a long roll of tax rules

23rd Nov 2023

Personal tax

Does self assessment season really exist?

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footprints in snow on roof | accountingweb | Does
HMRC & policy

Accountants react to the Autumn Statement

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Jermey Hunt sat down preparing for Autumn Statement
HMRC & policy

Fix to off-payroll legislation restores fairness

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woman running payroll | accountingweb | Fairness restored as Chancellor signals fix to off-payroll legislation
HMRC & policy

A wealth of tax announcements, with a few rabbits

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white rabbits | accountingweb | autumn Statement featured bumper crop tax announcements but few rabbits
HMRC & policy

SMEs have seven key tax planning points to watch

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small business owner | accountingweb | Autumn Statement: Seven SME Planning Points

22nd Nov 2023

Business tax

Autumn Statement 2023: Business tax summary

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Jeremy Hunt preparing for the Autumn Statement| AccountingWEB| Business tax summary
HMRC & policy

Cash basis to replace accruals for self-employed

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small business owner | accountingweb | Cash basis to replace accruals for self-employed
HMRC & policy

Few surprises as Chancellor announces NIC changes

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Workers abstract image | accountingweb | Autumn Statement NIC
HMRC & policy

Full steam ahead for R&D relief reform

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Two train tracks merging AccountingWEB Full steam ahead for R&D relief reform
HMRC & policy

OBR downgrades economic growth

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HMRC & policy

MTD reprieve for low-income earners

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HMRC & policy

National living wage to increase to £11.44

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A hand with cash| AccountingWEB| National Living Wage to increase to £11
HMRC & policy

Green measures in Hunt's 2023 Autumn Statement

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Green measures in the 2023 Autumn Statement
HMRC & policy

Tax relief certainty for long-term business plans

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machinery | accountingweb | full expensing, Freeports and investment zones
HMRC & policy

Hunt pulls his punches as statement falls short

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HMRC & policy

Autumn Statement sees triple lock confirmed

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Autumn Statement sees triple lock confirmed | AccountingWEB | Image of three padlocks
HMRC & policy

Autumn Statement kick-starts Chancellor’s tax cuts

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The Autumn Statement in the Chancellor's red briefcase | AccountingWEB | Autumn Statement kick-starts Chancellor's tax cuts
Tech pulse

HMRC issues Income Record Viewer reminder

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public viewing binoculars | accountingweb | income record viewer reminder
HMRC & policy

More changes afoot after holiday pay consultation

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out of office written on a beach | accountingweb | Responses to Holiday pay consultation

21st Nov 2023

Management accounting

Taking stock of valuation

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warehouse shelves | accountingweb | Stock valuation
Accounting software

FreeAgent launches Amazon e-commerce integration

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HMRC & policy

Whatever happened to Budget purdah?

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tine of spilled beans | accountingweb | Budget purdah

20th Nov 2023

People

Has professional courtesy gone out of the window?

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Wooden cubes with people icons surrounding an angry icon AccountingWEB Stressful times call for unprofessional measures
Accounting software

TaxCalc expands FRS 102 capabilities to LLPs

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Isometric vector illustration of digital software expansion
HMRC & policy

HMRC publishes guidance on what qualifies as R&D

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magnifying glass on large pile of documents | accountingweb | A Summary of HMRC’s new Guidelines for Compliance for R&D tax relief
Practice strategy

Selling the benefits of real-time information

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Selling the benefits of real-time data to your clients | Dext | Image of a person taking a photo of a receipt on a phone

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