Tom Herbert
Member Since: 1st Sep 2015
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Tom is AccountingWEB's technology editor, providing unbiased news and analysis from the accounting tech universe.
He started with AccountingWEB in the heady days of 2015, where he worked first as business editor and then editor of the site. After two years as editor of ICAEW Insights, he returned to AccountingWEB in 2022 with a specific brief to spruce up the technology coverage.
Prior to covering accountancy for a living, Tom spent five years in China working for events, hotel and travel publications, attempting to teach English, and working as a tour guide at the Beijing Olympic Games.
Got an accounting tech tale to tell? Message me on the site or email [email protected]
Technology editor AccountingWEB
28th Mar 2024
Accountech Bytes: No AI tax letters, crypto reporting framework, Excel table plans
Links to all stories featured in the video (AccountingWEB links unless specified otherwise): HMRC: No AI was used in the making of this...
Tech pulse
27th Mar 2024
HMRC: No AI was used in the making of this letter
At the beginning of March, an HMRC letter landed on the doormat at Devonports LAS accountants. At first glance, its spelling and grammar...
Tech pulse
27th Mar 2024
What’s on accounting’s spring software shopping list?
In a recent Any Answers Live discussion on current accounting software trends, experts Natasha Everard from Bewitching Bookkeeping and...
Accounting software
22nd Mar 2024
Accountech Bytes: Cybercrime crusade, Xero Go gone, fake Excel news
Links to all stories featured in the video (AccountingWEB links unless specified otherwise): £53k scam sparks accountant's crusade against...
Tech pulse
21st Mar 2024
Ten ways accountants can use ChatGPT
Since the launch of ChatGPT back in November 2022, generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) has been a red-hot marketing term, not least...
Tech pulse
20th Mar 2024
£53k scam sparks accountant's crusade against cyberfraud
“They kept me on the phone long enough to make payments in the background. Right at the end of the call, the man asked ‘how does it feel we...
Tech pulse
18th Mar 2024
Xero Go gone in September
Launched at a sweltering Xerocon 2022 , Xero Go was designed to cater for the entry-level accounting needs of the UK’s self-employed – at a...
Accounting software
15th Mar 2024
Accountech Bytes: FAB time, Apron invoice capture, Capium time and fees
Links to all stories featured in the video (AccountingWEB links unless specified otherwise): FAB 2024 Day 1 highlights - YouTube AI and the...
Tech pulse
13th Mar 2024
Capium releases new time and fees tracking module
Capium’s new time and fees module integrates with the developer’s existing practice management module, allowing users to monitor employee...
Practice software
12th Mar 2024
Apron serves up invoice capture tool to streamline accounting data workflows
Designed as a standalone data entry and invoice processing tool, Apron Capture also links to Apron’s existing payments products, offering...
Accounting software