In terms of brushing up on knowledge from CPD, my view is the theory is very different from what is needed in practice, and no one teaches how to set up agent accounts with HMRC and the other foibles of dealing with HMRC.
We prefer taking on book-keeping for other Accountants - as when the client tries to put a non-business expense through or doesnt provide a receipt - we don't need to get into a discussion with the client but just advise them we are following the rules and they should speak to the accountant. We also provide payroll on behalf of a number of accountants for their clients - as many do not like this but I can never understand why. Happy to discuss helping you out with these.
We had a similar experience with an open networking meeting - but now follow the procedure to use a 'waiting room' before allowing access to the actual meeting. Zoom security is probably quite good - though if you send an invite publicly to get more people to attend it will always have the possibility of someone undesirable picking it up.
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In terms of brushing up on knowledge from CPD, my view is the theory is very different from what is needed in practice, and no one teaches how to set up agent accounts with HMRC and the other foibles of dealing with HMRC.
We prefer taking on book-keeping for other Accountants - as when the client tries to put a non-business expense through or doesnt provide a receipt - we don't need to get into a discussion with the client but just advise them we are following the rules and they should speak to the accountant. We also provide payroll on behalf of a number of accountants for their clients - as many do not like this but I can never understand why. Happy to discuss helping you out with these.
We had a similar experience with an open networking meeting - but now follow the procedure to use a 'waiting room' before allowing access to the actual meeting. Zoom security is probably quite good - though if you send an invite publicly to get more people to attend it will always have the possibility of someone undesirable picking it up.