Matt Bailey
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Founder of Azura Cloud Systems (Gbooks), the leading cloud-based tax and accounts system.
Founder Azura Cloud Systems (Gbooks)
26th Sep 2018
What can our learned friends teach accountants about AI?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has made more inroads into the legal profession than the accountancy field. Forward-thinking lawyers are using...
Tech pulse
21st Feb 2018
HAPI Birthday: Pre-population a year on
The tax return pre-population data feeds, allowing agents to access PAYE data directly from HMRC’s system, will soon celebrate their first...
Accounting software
23rd Jan 2018
Could you be replaced by an AI robot?
It’s a Monday morning and you receive an urgent email from a client. They’ve received a letter from HMRC saying their company accounts are...
Tech pulse
23rd Nov 2017
Automation will make 31 January obsolete
Human nature means many clients wait until the last possible minute before worrying about their tax return. Data released by HMRC shows 40...
Tech pulse
19th Sep 2017
MTD-VAT: Details start to emerge
The government has published proposals concerning the introduction of MTD-VAT. This new information outlines how it expects the new system...
HMRC & policy
30th Aug 2017
Prepopulation feeds start to shine
The new prepopulation data feeds for self-assessment returns are starting to prove their worth. Various APIs allow accountants to access...
Accounting software
21st Jul 2017
MTD-VAT: A vision of the future
As from April 2019 all VAT-registered businesses with turnover above the VAT threshold must submit VAT Returns via the MTD system. But very...
HMRC & policy
11th Jul 2017
PSC regime tightened
A change has been made to the Persons of Significant Control (PSC) regime. Under the new system firms must inform Companies House of any...
General practice
12th Apr 2017
Tax relief on pension contributions unravelled
There has been much discussion on the impact of the dividend tax on total tax bills and the incentive to incorporate. What has been less...
Personal tax
14th Nov 2016
Why, when and how to claim marriage allowance
Matt Bailey, founder of Gbooks , looks at what the marriage allowance is, when it can be claimed and the complications of which accountants...
General practice