Tom Herbert

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Tom is AccountingWEB's technology editor, providing unbiased news and analysis from the accounting tech universe. Got a tech tale to tell? Message me on the site or email [email protected]
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4th Aug 2022
Intuit issues phishing warnings to QuickBooks users
Typically, QuickBooks customers will receive an email purportedly from the vendor’s support team (but actual from cybercriminals) notifying...
Accounting software
27th Jul 2022
Digital scheme widens but many firms still frozen out
From 25 July 2022, incorporated businesses with at least one employee could be eligible for the government’s Help to Grow: Digital scheme...
Accounting software
20th Jul 2022
MTD ITSA and the law of unintended consequences
It’s rare for HMRC to release something and get overwhelmingly positive feedback, but back in July 2018, the clarity provided by its MTD...
Accounting software
20th Jul 2022
Xero takes aim at the sole trader market with Xero Go app
Launched at Xerocon 2022, Xero Go is free to download with expense tracking, simple reporting functionality and an ability to connect to...
Accounting software
14th Jul 2022
QuickBooks Online files first MTD ITSA quarterly update
Filed two days into the opening of the new tax year obligation period on 8 July, quarterly update figures have been successfully submitted...
Accounting software
13th Jul 2022
Xerocon 2022: Back on the road
The mood music around next week’s Xerocon – once billed as “Glastonbury for accountants” – is a somewhat subtle tempo. While the Kiwi cloud...
Accounting software
7th Jul 2022
Forecasting software adoption returns to slow burn
The latest data from AccountingWEB’s insight team reveals that following the surge in numbers using cashflow forecasting tools during the...
Accounting software
6th Jul 2022
Hammock raise ratchets up MTD landlord competition
An injection of $5.5m in funding will allow Hammock to scale up its team, speed up its product roadmap and capitalise on the arrival of...
Tech pulse
5th Jul 2022
Coconut rolls out CIS subcontractor tools
The new tools allow accountants and bookkeepers to create adjustments for Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) clients, add back CIS...
Accounting software
4th Jul 2022
MTD ITSA legislation: HMRC green-lights three-line accounts
The document confirms that a “relevant person” with an annual turnover below the VAT registration threshold - currently frozen at £85,000...
HMRC & policy