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It’s been a huge week here at AccountingWEB towers, with the unveiling of Software Awards winners.  The AccountingWEB editors give their expert insights into who picked up awards in bookkeeping, ERP, payroll, tax preparation and more and also delve into some of the trends in the market.  But first, the team rounds up the big headlines hitting the site this week, including a billion pound lawsuit a...

Following the news that only nine people are taking part in the Making Tax Digital for Income Tax pilot, this week on the No Accounting for Taste we take a deep dive look at the project and explore why the numbers have plummeted. Gary Jacobs, the CEO of Eazitax, joins the AccountingWEB editorial team in the virtual studio this week to give his thoughts on the MTD ITSA pilot. Gary has been involved...

Two crypto-curious accountants join the podcast this week to explain how they’ve taken on more clients in this field and reveal what software has helped them. Host Richard Hattersley is joined in the virtual pod booth by AccountingWEB’s John Stokdyk and a returning Tom Herbert to discuss the big headlines hitting the site over the past seven days.  The team looks back at a week where HMRC waived l...

On this special year in review episode of the podcast, the AccountingWEB team is joined by Lucy Cohen to look back at the big stories hitting the profession in 2021. What a year it has been. The year started off with a series of compliance hurdles including the worst tax season ever, a tough lockdown, new Brexit VAT and custom rules, the VAT reverse charge and the IR35 reform was rolled out into t...

As tax return season cranks up a gear, on No Accounting for Taste this week we’re asking: can accountants really relax and enjoy the festive period? When the rest of the working world is winding down for the festive period, for many accountants the tax return season has only just begun. The pressure of the season hit sole practitioner Sam Mitcham when a Christmas song came on the radio and she cri...

This week on the show, the AccountingWEB team reflects on the highlights and news coming out of last week's inaugural AccountingWEB Live Expo. The editorial team returns to the virtual podcast studio after spending a couple of days last week attending the first ever AccountingWEB Live Expo in Coventry.  Joining hosts Richard Hattersley and John Stokdyk to relive all the highlights, all the swag an...

‘Socks up’ Simon Chaplin joins No Accounting for Taste this week to examine the practice bottlenecks keeping practitioners awake during the winter months. As the author of Banish the Bottleneck, Simon Chaplin knows all too well the challenges that trip up accountancy firms. Now that the starting gun has been fired on self assessment season, we’re hearing early word that some practitioners are stru...

Matt Portt, the founder of Portt & Co, joins the AccountignWEB team to explain what his accountancy firm is doing to tackle the climate emergency. As world leaders gather in Glasgow this week for Cop26, the accounting profession is asking what role it has to play in the climate crisis. Bigger accountancy firms have typically owned this space, while previously some smaller firms have been left wond...

‘The QuickBooks chap’ Aaron Patrick joins No Accounting for Taste to discuss the latest news and a sneak peak at MTD ITSA software. As the head of accounting at the online cloud accountancy firm Boffix, Patrick enjoys getting his hands on the latest accounting tech. Now wonder then that he was figuratively in the front row at the latest QuickBooks Connect event to learn more about their MTD ITSA o...

Compliance isn’t going anywhere, but as Kirsty McGregor points out on the podcast this week, it will do in 10 - 20 years. So, is now the time for practices to embrace advisory services? Advisory vs compliance - it’s the story as old as time. The AccountingWEB team reignites the debate on No Accounting for Taste this week and welcomes McGregor to the virtual pod booth to discuss why firms should ta...

It’s episode 100 of the podcast. To celebrate, host Richard Hattersley has invited a couple of familiar voices back to the show to reminisce over some of the big news stories covered on No Accounting for Taste. Days after the then Chancellor Philip Hammond his Budget in late November 2017, AccountingWEB launched its podcast, No Accounting for Taste. The editorial team crowded around the microphone...

On this episode of No Accounting for Taste, we probe the government’s new health and social care levy, chew over the latest MTD ITSA developments and take a deep dive look at the ‘guilt free’ exit plan of employee ownership. Chris Maslin, the founder of Maslins tax advisers, steps into the virtual pod booth this week to tell AccountingWEB’s Richard Hattersley and John Stokdyk about his decision to...

Dan Heelan, director at Heelan Associates, joins No Accounting for Taste to discuss his post-pandemic plans and the latest news from the week, including the calls to delay the mandation of MTD ITSA. As firms contemplate downsizing office space to accommodate hybrid working, Heelan steps into the virtual pod booth to explain to hosts Richard Hattersley and John Stokdyk why he’s upgraded his office....

In August 2021, Kirsty McGregor, founder of the Corporate Finance Network and informal “accountant in residence” at online finance platform Capitalise.com joined AccountingWEB editor in chief and accountant Keir Warwick from Bulley Davey to discuss the client need for finance and advice in the aftermath of the pandemic and the ins and outs of providing an effective capital advisory service. For mo...

On the podcast this week we’re discussing the latest Making Tax Digital news, a big fine for KPMG, an embarrassing IR35 error for government departments and later in the show we explore growth - more specifically, why it’s OK now and again to close the door on accepting new clients. Beth Jackson, the co-founder of 2 Sisters Accounting and 2020 Accounting Excellence finalist, joins the AccountingWE...

Host Richard Hattersley welcomes AccountingWEB's John Stokdyk and Maddy Christopher to No Accounting for Taste pod booth to cover the latest news and trends from the profession. On the show this week the team explores the virtual finance director (VFD) trend which is sweeping the profession and has become a core offering at Lime Advisory, the firm of this week's resident accountant Jamie William....

On this week’s show the AccountingWEB pod team finds out how veganism became the recipe for success for one accountant, in addition to reviewing the biggest stories of the week. Keith Lesser, the managing director of Lesser and Co, joins the AccountingWEB regulars Richard Hattersley and John Stokdyk to talk about his latest venture - Vegan Accountants. A vegan himself, Keith took his firm down the...

On this week’s show the AccountingWEB editorial team reviews the biggest stories from the world of accountancy, including a potential change to the tax year, and find out why firms should focus on culture.  Albert Goodman partner Sophie Parkhouse joins No Accounting for Taste regulars Richard Hattersley and John Stokdyk to chew over the latest news on this week’s show.  Sophie is the technical and...

On this episode of No Accounting for Taste we put the spotlight on Pride month and review the biggest stories this week in accountancy. To mark Pride month, we’re welcoming Ben Steele back to the podcast to discuss his experience as an LGBT accountant navigating the profession.  It hasn’t been easy for Steele. Before starting his own practice, Steele Financial, he was subjected to homophobic abuse...

This week on No Accounting for Taste we find out why you should look beyond education in your recruitment process and review the stories making the headlines this week on AccountingWEB. Sarah Wynne, the founder of Wynne & Co, visits the virtual pod booth this week to tell the AccountingWEB team about the qualities she looks for in new recruits.  A self proclaimed educational underachiever, Wynne a...

The impact of coronavirus and Brexit has been disastrous for musicians and the arts sector. This week on the show we find out what the knock on effect will be for accountants specialising in this sector, especially with MTD on the horizon. The arts and culture industry has been profoundly affected by the Covid restrictions. Many musicians work a combination of self-employed and PAYE work and fell...

With the off payroll rules in the private sector in force for over a month, this week on No Accounting for Taste we’ll see what effect it’s having on contractors and freelancers. Over two decades since IR35 was first dreamed up, the new off payroll rules were rolled out in the private sector on 6 April. Now a month in, we’re joined on the podcast by Chris Maslin to find out what effect the measure...

What does it mean to be an award-winning accountancy firm? AccountingWEB's editor in chief John Stokdyk quizzes two Accounting Excellence giants to uncover the secret of an award-winning entry. Entries are now open for the 2021 Accounting Excellence Awards. Firms across the country are crafting entries to impress the award judges.  To help firms submit an effective entry, John Stokdyk assembled a...

Specialist crypto-accountant Joe David joins No Accounting for Taste this week to give the lowdown on the recent changes to the taxation regime for crypto assets and how he ended up starting up his own crypto-accountancy firm. Off the back of HMRC releasing a manual on cryptocurrency, David steps into the virtual pod booth with hosts Richard Hatterley and John Stokdyk to discuss the key changes an...

AccountingWEB legend Glenn Martin joins the No Accounting for Taste team to discuss the easing of lockdown restrictions and to chew over the big headlines from the past week, including IR35, Xero’s latest acquisition and VAT. This month sees the re-opening of significant parts of the indoor economy and outdoor settings on 12 April in England, as the country takes the next step in its exit from loc...