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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...

On No Accounting for Taste this week we talk SEISS grants, face-to-face meetings, a year of lockdown, and put the spotlight on social media. Accountant, coach and Amazon bestselling author Della Hudson joins the podcast to discuss the big headlines from the past week, and as a Twitter addict, she gives her thoughts on new platforms like Clubhouse.  Host Richard Hattersley is also joined by Practic...

Burton Sweet’s Nigel Harris joins the No Accounting for Taste team this week to reminisce about Budgets past and present. A week after Chancellor Rishi Sunak delivered his 3 March Budget, AccountingWEB editors Richard Hattersley and John Stokdyk unpick the key announcements and to interpret what the Budget will mean for accountants.  Nigel Harris, a partner at Burton Sweet and seasoned Budget comm...

On this special AccountingWEB podcast, we find out how firms are using automation to streamline their operations, and discover the issues accountants need to consider when automating their practices. The impact of coronavirus and Making Tax Digital has forced accountants to review their automation journey. In particular, the intense pressure of the last 12 months has highlighted the need for real-...

In a week where the prime minister unveiled his roadmap to exit lockdown, this week’s No Accounting for Taste looks ahead to next week’s Budget. Budget fever has struck this week’s No Accounting for taste! AccountingWEB’s Richard Hattersley and John Stokdyk are joined by PracticeWeb’s Ray Newman to review the latest Westminster rumours. So what can we expect at next week’s fiscal announcement? Wha...

On this week’s episode we’re talking fantasy budgets, the 3m excluded self employed and February practice planning season - is it even possible in an unpredictable world? Peter Jarman, the managing partner of PJCO chartered certified accountants, steps away from his February planning season to join the AccountingWEB team on the podcast this week. Jarman reveals what his plans are for the next 12 m...

On this episode of No Accounting for Taste, the AccountingWEB team chart the highs and lows of a week that saw HMRC bow to pressure and waive self assessment late filing penalties for one month. There was only one story that gripped accountants this week and that’s the self assessment. This week saw HMRC deliver a last minute reprieve for accountants overwhelmed with Covid support work, homeschool...

Now the chaos of 2020 has drawn to a close, the AccountingWEB team gathers for the first No Accounting for Taste of 2021 to try and predict what the year ahead has in store for the accounting profession. AccountingWEB’s Richard Hattersley and John Stokdyk put on their prognosticator hats as they welcome the CFN’s Kirsty McGregor to the virtual pod booth and attempt to foretell the highs and lows o...

As we come to the end of the year, this week’s episode of the No Accounting for Taste podcast assembles a panel of accountants to reflect on the highs and lows of 2020. AccountingWEB editors Richard Hattersley and John Stokdyk are joined in accountants’ corner by Mazuma's Lucy Cohen and Accounting Excellence Covid Hero award winner Ria-Jaine Lincoln say goodbye to 2020. In this episode, expect ple...

On this week’s No Accounting for Taste we are joined by sole practitioner of the year Sarah Sallis to discuss the week’s big headlines and the secrets behind her Accounting Excellence Awards win. Host Richard Hattersley invited the founder of the Accountancy Office Sarah Sallis to the pod booth this week to discuss her big win at the Accounting Excellence Awards ceremony.  Sallis picked up the sol...

On this week’s No Accounting for Taste, the editorial team discusses eleventh hour guidance changes, contractors and self assessment stress. Hosts Richard Hattesley and John Stokdyk are joined this week by PracticeWeb’s head of content and keen Budget watcher, Ray Newman. Without a November Budget the team are able to breathe a sigh of relief and take a casual approach to the spending review. But...

On this week’s exciting edition of AccountingWEB’s No Accounting for Taste, we’re discussing Zoom fatigue, the extended furlough scheme, Uber and Eat Out to Help Out penalties. Hosts Richard Hattersley and John Stokdyk are joined on the podcast by Matt Portt, the owner of Portt and Co. A lot has happened since Matt first appeared on the podcast all the way back at episode two.  Matt has been mainl...

On this AccountingWEB podcast we'll find out how accountants have coped with the sudden change in client demand over the last several months. Accountants have contended with the rush of government guidance already this year, and now with the prospect of self assessment looming again and the second lockdown, we’re seeing a gloomy outlook in the profession.  This podcast will discover how accountant...

On this week’s No Accounting for Taste, we’re talking the Job Support scheme, support for musicians and meditation. The founder of the Accountancy Practice, John Froggett joins host Richard Hattersley and John Stokdyk in accountants’ corner this week. Frogett has reason to celebrate as his firm recently made the small firm of the year finalist list at the Accounting Excellence awards. The glitz an...

On this edition of No Accounting for Taste podcast, Alan Woods from Woods Squared reports on the expanded Job Support Scheme and what he’s doing to support clients through the local lockdown. This week, Liverpool became the first city to be put under tight local lockdown restrictions. Alan Woods is based in Merseyside, so knows too well what the tier three rules will mean for Liverpudlian business...

On this week’s episode, the AccountingWEB pod team unpicks the Chancellor’s Winter Economy Plan and discuss the effects the never-ending guidance is having on the profession. Since we last recorded a podcast Chancellor Rishi Sunak unveiled the job support scheme, further self-employed grants and an extension to the coronavirus loans. To examine the news, host Richard Hattersley is joined by Accoun...

The AccountingWEB team is joined by Dan Heelan to discuss the high profile cases of furlough fraud and the dishonest use of the Bounce Back loans. Joining host Richard Hattersley and John Stokdyk to pore over the headlines on AccountingWEB this week is business owner turned accountant Dan Heelan from Heelan Associates. The big story this week was the arrest of an accountant and a director for a su...

This week's No Accounting for Taste chews over headlines including the regulation of tax advisers, what adversely affected really means, and we also discuss the challenges of female entrepreneurs and business owners. Joining host Richard Hattersley to review the big stories of the week is PracticeWeb’s Ray Newman and beaming in from accountant’s corner is Rachel Martin, the founder of Accountant_s...

With deferred taxes, loan repayments and the tough economic outlook hitting small businesses, this week’s No Accounting for Taste podcast explores the importance of cashflow forecasting. AccountingWEB’s editor-in-chief John Stokdyk is joined this week by two cashflow enthusiasts. In her second outing on the pod is Kirsty McGregor, the founder and chairman of the corporate finance network, and maki...

On this week’s No Accounting for Taste, we discuss clients left behind by the government’s business support measures, recruiting during the crisis and returning to the office. AccountingWEB’s editorial team Richard Hattersley and John Stokdyk are joined this week by Class of 2019 alumnus and Accounting Excellence finalist Andy Sullivan from Complete HQ to chew over the latest news in the accountan...

On this week’s No Accounting for Taste, we discuss the return of Making Tax Digital, the VAT cut for the hospitality sector and whether the Summer Statement measures will make any difference. To tackle the news, host Richard Hattersley is joined this week by PracticeWeb’s Ray Newman and the managing director of Steele Financial, Ben Steele. Get links to the stories discussed in this episode and mo...

On this week’s No Accounting for Taste the editorial team is joined by practice owner Ria-Jaine Lincoln to assess an industry hit-hardest by the pandemic – the hair and beauty sector. Over the last few episodes, we’ve heard from practitioners such as Glenn Martin and Zoe Whitman how tough the last few months have been for the clients they represent. A sector which has suffered a lot during this co...

On this week’s episode of No Accounting for Taste, we explore how accountants have moved on from the Covid-19 crisis with stronger client relationships. As lockdown gradually eases across the UK, many accountants are now seeing the fruit of their Covid-19 response and are being recognised with a renewed sense of loyalty from their clients. In this episode, hosts Richard Hattersley and John Stokdyk...

On this week’s edition of No Accounting for Taste, we discuss the death of the 9 to 5, July’s mini-Budget and the revised furlough scheme. To examine the news this week, host Richard Hattersley is joined by PracticeWeb’s head of content Ray Newman, and Georgia Duffee, the director and accountant at Benedetto Accounts and Tax. Georgia took the ultimate leap of faith at just 21 and started her own a...

On this week’s podcast, we discuss the latest news including the government’s coronavirus schemes and consider how changing your thinking could help your practice thrive post-virus.