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AccountingWEBNo Accounting for Taste ep73: Women in business, SEISS and tax regulationThis 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_she.
For links to all the stories discussed, go to AccountingWEB.co.uk: https://www.accountingweb.co.uk/content/no-accounting-for-taste-ep73-women-in-business-seiss-tax-regulation2020-09-0335 minAccountingWEBNo Accounting for Taste ep72: Are businesses being left behind?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 making his pod debut is Paul Barnes, the managing director of MAP.
To start the show, the pod team races through the most read stories on AccountingWEB. Stories catching our eye this week include a new government grant which covers acco...2020-08-2035 minAccountingWEBNo Accounting for Taste ep71: Recruiting in the middle of a pandemicOn 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 accountancy and his firm’s response to the virus.
As a relatively new firm, Andy knows too well how tough it is starting out, finding clients and having a work-life balance. But if that wasn’t tough enough, th...2020-08-0639 minAccountingWEBNo Accounting for Taste ep70: MTD extended, VAT 5% cut, and eat out to help outOn 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 more information: https://www.accountingweb.co.uk/content/no-accounting-for-taste-ep70-mtd-extended-vat-5-cut-and-eat-out-to-help-out2020-07-2341 minAccountingWEBNo Accounting for Taste ep69: Beauty and the beast of Covid-19On 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 coronavirus crisis has been the beauty industry.
After months of uncertainty, the hair sector was finally able to open its doors once again on 4 July in England along with pubs, restau...2020-07-0930 minAccountingWEBNo Accounting for Taste ep68: SMEs rate accountants' Covid-19 performanceOn 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 are joined by PracticeWeb’s Mike Crook and Insight 101’s Phillipa Haynes to find out how SMEs feel accountants have performed during the Covid-19 crisis.
What the Covid-19 crisis has highlighted is that SMEs want strong...2020-06-2527 minAccountingWEBNo Accounting for Taste ep67: Time management during Covid-19 crisisOn 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 accountancy firm. We’ll discuss Georgia’s route into practice and whether being a young practice owner has enabled her to stand out from the crowd.
Georgia also reveals how she’s coped in h...2020-06-1135 min
AccountingWEBNo Accounting for Taste ep66: Change your thinking to succeed post-virusOn 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.2020-05-2839 min
AccountingWEBCovid-19 business health checkHost Richard Hattersley is joined by Sage’s director of product management and former accountant in practice Chris Downing, Sam Mitcham from SJCM Accountancy and Emily Smith from Finlayson & Co to find out how accountants are preparing their clients for the uncertain future.2020-05-2233 minAccountingWEBNo Accounting for Taste ep65: How long can accountants keep going?On this week’s edition of No Accounting for Taste, we consider the ramifications of the intense coronavirus workload and question just how long can accountants keep going at this pace?
When the country went into lockdown in March, accountants stepped up and worked around the clock, but as today’s guest says, it’s looking like a longer hail than first expected.
As exhaustion starts to settle in, accountants were back at the coalface with the launch of the government’s self-employed income support scheme.
To discuss how he’s managed to keep going throughout the pandemic, hosts Richard Hattersley...2020-05-1435 minAccountingWEBNo Accounting for Taste ep64: Furlough portal puts pressure on accountantsOn this week’s episode of No Accounting for Taste, we look at HMRC’s furlough scheme and examine what effect the extra work has had on the personal wellbeing of accountants.
Since HMRC’s furlough portal opened last week, accountants have found the process mostly seamless, and the money is starting to arrive in their clients’ bank accounts.
However, there are still many kinks which have caused a great amount of consternation, from the laborious 14-screen sequence to the 15-minute time-out limit they are up against.
But the biggest complication though is the furloughing claim restrictions which mean businesses with few...2020-04-3032 minAccountingWEBNo Accounting for Taste ep63: How SMEs are coping through COVID-19On this week’s episode of No Accounting for Taste we investigate the impact the coronavirus has had on UK small and medium-sized businesses and find out what they really want from their accountant.
As the last few weeks have demonstrated, accountants have been in great demand to help support small businesses. Just take a look on AccountingWEB’s Any Answers forum and you’ll read stories of businesses pulled up from the brink of collapse as accountants have worked tirelessly around the clock to save their clients.
But the reality of the likely economic fallout of the virus was unveil...2020-04-1628 minAccountingWEBNo Accounting for Taste ep62: Accountants' wellbeing suffers under COVID-19 pressuresIn this episode of No Accounting for Taste, AccountingWEB’s resident Agony Uncle joins the pod to discuss the mental anguish practitioners have endured since the coronavirus outbreak.
In the last week, businesses and the self-employed have received a much-needed lifeline from the government.
News of these schemes has caused accountants to work around the clock to help rescue their clients' businesses. But the extra hours and the emotional turmoil of seeing clients businesses crumble has caused many accountants to feel burned out and exhausted.
AccountingWEB contributor Jennifer Adams was one of many AccountingWEB readers to express their emotional exhaustion in...2020-04-0228 minAccountingWEBNo Accounting for Taste ep61: IR35 postponed as COVID-19 disrupts professionOn this week’s No Accounting for Taste, the AccountingWEB editorial team explores the effects of the coronavirus on the accountancy profession and businesses.
Since the Budget, the catastrophic effect of the coronavirus has forced firms to shut their doors and roll out remote working, put businesses on their knees, and prompted the government to postpone IR35 for 12 months.
To discuss the week where COVID-19 has locked down the country and the profession, host Richard Hattersley is joined, as always, by AccountingWEB’s editor in chief John Stokdyk, who is beaming in from his Brighton-based self-isolation.
And to give us a 'f...2020-03-1933 min
AccountingWEBNo Accounting for Taste ep60: Budget 2020 specialIn this special Budget edition of No Accounting for Taste, the AccountingWEB editorial team analyses the highs and lows from a Budget dominated by the coronavirus pandemic.
Host Richard Hattersley is joined by seasoned Budget watcher John Stokdyk, who beams in from his Brighton HQ, and a sleep-deprived Ray Newman from PracticeWeb, who was up until 2am in the morning examining the finer Budget details.
The pod team first considers how Sunak’s performance at the dispatch box compares to his predecessors. Then they turn their attention to the Budget 15 months in the making.
The emergence of the coronavirus forced Sunak...2020-03-1222 min
AccountingWEBSecrets from an Accounting Excellence award-winning firmOn this special Accounting Excellence podcast, we’re joined by Alastair Barlow, the co-founder of triple award winner practice flinder.
Last year, flinder swept the board at the Accounting Excellence Awards, picking up the new firm of the year, fast-track firm of the year and innovative firm of the year.
In this podcast, host Richard Hattersley and PracticeWeb’s Zoe Sweet discover the secret behind flinder’s Accounting Excellence success.
In addition to learning flinder’s secret sauce, you’ll also learn the benefits of becoming an award-winning firm and some tips for crafting your award entry.
This year the Accounting...2020-03-1030 minAccountingWEBNo Accounting for Taste ep59: Coronavirus panic spreads to accountancyOn this week’s No Accounting for Taste, AccountingWEB’s editorial team is joined by the co-founder of flinder Alastair Barlow to discuss the role of a CFO, M&S, the coronavirus and the Budget.2020-03-0627 minAccountingWEBNo Accounting for Taste ep58: Goodbye Javid, hello SunakWho would have thought we’d be talking about a new Chancellor on this week’s No Accounting for Taste podcast? As well as Rishi Sunak's first week in Number 11, we'll discuss the latest off-payroll reforms, disciplinary news and the art of rebranding your firm.
It’s all about name changes on this week’s podcast. Up first we have accountant Tessa Hebditch from Balanced Finance who has recently rebranded her firm. She discusses the process she underwent in renaming her firm and the reasons why.
PracticeWeb’s Ray Newman also stops by the pod booth to offer his expertise for those...2020-02-2024 minAccountingWEBNo Accounting for Taste ep57: Budget rumours and safe betsThe AccountingWEB editorial team has Budget fever on this week’s edition of No Accounting for Taste.2020-02-0622 min
AccountingWEBNo Accounting for Taste ep56: Top client challenges for accountants to solveIt’s fair to say there is only one story that is dominating accountancy offices up and down the country. It is, of course, self assessment season.
It is little over a week before the 31 January deadline day and whilst AccountingWEB readers seem as if they are coping gallantly under the pressure, there have been a few hiccups along the way.
AccountingWEB’s head of insight John Stokdyk reviews a somewhat eventful season on the tech side of things, especially for those unable to file returns on the last day of the quarter.
PracticeWeb’s editor Ray Newman also stops by the...2020-01-2321 min
AccountingWEBNo Accounting for Taste ep55: Why self assessment season isn’t that badThe first No Accounting for Taste podcast of 2020 attempts to find the positive from tax return season, along with the usual news from the world of accountancy.
Here on the No Accounting for Taste podcast, we don’t want to dwell on the negativity of tax return season. Oh no! Surely you, dear listener, don’t need us to remind you of the stress that January brings a number of you. Instead, we’re going to focus on the positives.
Appropriately then, our guest on the podcast is someone who has endured eight self assessment seasons during her time in practi...2020-01-1024 min
AccountingWEBNo Accounting for Taste ep54: The implications of the election for accountantsRecorded on the day of the Conservative Party’s landslide general election victory, the AccountingWEB team spend the final No Accounting for Taste of 2019 discussing what the result will mean for accountants and their clients.
While political commentators are still talking about the scale of victory, here at AccountingWEB we want to know what the Conservative Party’s handsome majority means for the accountancy profession.
Host Richard Hattersley is joined by two seasoned Westminster watchers in AccountingWEB’s editor Tom Herbert and PracticeWeb’s head of content Ray Newman to flick through the Conservative manifesto and see what tax policy changes ma...2019-12-1324 min
AccountingWEBBoost client collaboration during tax seasonAs we move into tax season, the second part of this podcast series on client collaboration examines how accountants can work more efficiently with their clients in the run-up to the 31 January deadline.2019-12-0625 min
AccountingWEBNo Accounting for Taste ep53: How accounting can change the worldIs it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s an accountant. Grab your cape because on this week’s show we debate how, or if, accountants can truly save the world.
Joining host Richard Hattersley to debate how the profession can bring about change are tax titan Rebecca Cave, the site's very own head of insight John Stokdyk, and AccountingWEB's editor Tom Herbert.
For full details on this week's podcast visit: https://www.accountingweb.co.uk/content/no-accounting-for-taste-ep53-how-accounting-can-change-the-world2019-11-2829 min
AccountingWEBNo Accounting for Taste ep52: Xerocon 2019 specialThis week's No Accounting for Taste comes from Xerocon, where the big news included the rollout of Xero's corporation tax and accounts production tool in March 2020 and a raft of product announcements tooled around cashflow and data management.
Joining AccountingWEB editor Tom Herbert to review the news are director of Avery Martin Glenn Martin and the site's very own head of insight John Stokdyk.
To read the best news and reaction from Xerocon 2019 visit AccountingWEB's dedicated page: https://www.accountingweb.co.uk/content/xerocon-20192019-11-1415 min
AccountingWEBNo Accounting for Taste ep51: How ethical is the accountancy profession?This week’s No Accounting for Taste sees the team examine the fallout from the latest IR35 upper tribunal decision, ponder the ethics of the profession and talk Bruce Dickinson from Iron Maiden.
Host Richard Hattersley and editor Tom Herbert welcome two guests to the AccountingWEB podbooth.
Up first is Tessa Hebditch. Tessa has carved a niche under the moniker of ‘the Ethical Accountant’. We’re also joined by Richard Hepburn, who is the operations manager at Gorilla.2019-11-0126 min
AccountingWEBNo Accounting for Taste ep50: How to be an ambitious accountantRecorded live from the HQ of triple Accounting Excellence award winners flinder, this week’s No Accounting for Taste podcast discusses the importance of having a growth mindset when growing a firm and the usual news from the world of accounting.
To celebrate the 50th edition of No Accounting for Taste, the AccountingWEB podteam – Richard Hattersley and Tom Herbert – left the comforts of their Bristol podbooth and travelled to flinder HQ, which sits in the shadow of London’s Shard.
Flinder’s head honcho Alastair Barlow welcomed the team into his office and of course showed off his three Accounting Excellence...2019-10-1726 min
AccountingWEBThe new era of client collaborationIn the first of a two-part podcast series on client collaboration, AccountingWEB and Thomson Reuters examine the accountant-client relationship, including how it’s changed in recent years and the part that technology has played in this process.2019-10-1022 min
AccountingWEBNo Accounting for Taste ep49: Meet the Class of 2019On this week’s No Accounting for Taste, we find out how new firms are navigating the pressures and responsibilities of running their own practice, as AccountingWEB launches the Class of 2019.
Ten years have passed since AccountingWEB last surveyed the new firm landscape. Back then The Class of 2009 came out of the ashes of the financial crisis. Accountancy firms had scaled back their recruitment and training programmes. But new technology empowered these accountants to go it alone.
At that point the profession was just beginning to explore the cloud. Since then, online accounting has gone mainstream. So what big trend is...2019-10-0325 min
AccountingWEBNo Accounting for Taste ep48: Should you ever talk politics with clients?The tumultuous times we're experiencing present a particular dilemma for accountants: if they see that a client's business may be affected by Brexit do they advise them accordingly and risk alienating and potentially losing them, or keep their head down and avoid potential confrontation?
Tackling this noodle-scratcher with AccountingWEB editor Tom Herbert this week are Nigel Harris, partner at south west firm Burton Sweet and Della Hudson, author of best-selling business book 'The Numbers Business' and former practice owner.
For full details and links to all stories discussed in the podcast visit: https://www.accountingweb.co.uk/practice/practice-strategy/no-accounting-for-taste-ep48...2019-09-0521 min
AccountingWEBNo Accounting for Taste ep47: Happy first MTD for VAT submissionOn this edition of No Accounting for Taste, a full-powered editorial team review the latest Making Tax Digital hijinks following the first submission and we also summon some the confidence to talk networking.2019-08-2228 min
AccountingWEBNo Accounting for Taste ep46: How do you solve a problem like audit?We’re good neighbours here on the No Accounting for Taste podcast. So when we heard PKF Francis Clark opened a new Bristol office, we did the neighbourly thing and invited its managing partner Mike Lea into the pod booth to talk all things accountancy.
Lea joined host Richard Hattersley and pod regulars Francois Badenhorst and Tom Herbert to discuss the last seven days in accountancy, including Making Tax Digital and penalties, SportsDirect and the quality of audits.
For links to all the stories featured and full show notes visit: https://www.accountingweb.co.uk/business/finance-strategy/no-accounting-for-taste-ep46-how-do-you-solve-a-problem-like-audit2019-08-0825 min
AccountingWEBA confluence of culture and tech: The best approach to cybersecurityIn the third and final episode of our ‘forward-looking finance leader’ podcast series, we take a close look at cybersecurity and the finance function’s role in keeping the business safe.
What can finance leaders do to insulate themselves, their team and the business at large from the threat of cybercriminals? We assembled three excellent guests on this podcast to find out:
- David Hawes, the finance director of Devon Air Ambulance
- Adam Harling, the founder and managing director of Netitude, a provider of cybersecurity and managed IT services
- Natalie Gwilt, the senior director of account management at SAP Co...2019-08-0724 min
AccountingWEBAccounting Excellence Talks - Data: the fuel that drives your accounting firmData is the bedrock for modern accountancy and the firms that manage data best will prosper in the rapidly evolving digital marketplace.
Watch the webcast on-demand here: https://www.accountingexcellence.co.uk/july-2019-talks-sign-up-page/2019-07-2613 min
AccountingWEBNo Accounting for Taste ep45: What SMEs want from accountantsThis week’s No Accounting for Taste podcast finds out what SMEs really want from accountants, plus the usual news from the world of accounting including Brexit and the importance of delegation.
Host Richard Hattersley and business editor Francois Badenhorst welcome PracticeWeb's editor Ray Newman into the pod booth to look back at the last seven days in the world of accounting.
Ray is here to give us a sneak peek at PracticeWeb's new research. It reveals some fascinating insights into what SMEs want from accountants. You know what you were told about clients wanting a closer relationship with their ac...2019-07-2525 min
AccountingWEBNo Accounting for Taste ep44: When are accountants most productive?Tax specialist Rhys Jones joins the AccountingWEB team to talk the week in tax, the most productive time of day for accountants and whether flips flops are ever appropriate in the office.
For links to all stories mentioned in the pod and full show notes click here: https://www.accountingweb.co.uk/practice/general-practice/no-accounting-for-taste-ep44-when-are-accountants-most-productive2019-07-1123 min
AccountingWEBNo Accounting for Taste ep43: The client service expectation gapThis week’s podcast welcomes Ben Steele from 100% cloud firm Steele Financial into the pod studio to talk about increased client expectations in the digital age.2019-06-2728 min
AccountingWEBAccounting Excellence Talks: Nail your niche and fast-track your successFollowing the June edition of the Accounting Excellence Talks, Nail your niche and fast-track your success - our panel answers the remaining questions that they didn't have time to cover during the broadcast in this podcast.
You can also watch the webcast on-demand here: https://www.accountingexcellence.co.uk/june-2019-talks-sign-up-page/2019-06-2619 min
AccountingWEBA machine did my expenses: How automation's benefits filter throughout the businessCan a machine really take care of your expenses? In the second episode of a three-part podcast series on the modern finance leader, a trio of tech-savvy professionals outline how the finance function stands to benefit from automation.
In association with SAP Concur, AccountingWEB business editor Francois Badenhorst is joined by three guests to discuss a practical, everyday vision for automation in the world of the finance professional.
For a list of guests and the full show notes visit: https://www.accountingweb.co.uk/business/finance-strategy/a-machine-did-my-expenses-how-automations-benefits-filter-throughout-the2019-06-2018 min
AccountingWEBNo Accounting for Taste ep42: Land tax, tory tax and unregulated agentsHost Richard Hattersley is joined by AccountingWEB’s editorial team to discuss the top stories over the last seven days, including the news that accountancy’s professional bodies have branded unregulated agents “extraordinarily unfair” who are “probably not as concerned with PCRT rules”.2019-06-1333 min
AccountingWEBFrom accountant to CFO and beyond: Practical advice on climbing the career ladderHow does career progression happen? In the first episode of a three-part podcast series on the modern finance leader, an experienced panel of financial professionals look back at their own career paths and what they’ve learned along the way.
In association with SAP Concur, AccountingWEB business editor Francois Badenhorst is joined by three guests to discuss their own career trajectories, how demands change, what they’ve learned in the process and what they wish they knew while making the long march up the job ladder.
For the full show notes visit: https://www.accountingweb.co.uk/business/finance-strategy/from-accountant-to-cfo-and-beyond-practical-advice-on-climbing-the-career2019-06-0619 min
AccountingWEBNo Accounting for Taste ep41: Why forecasts are always wrongOn the No Accounting for Taste podcast this week, we find out why forecasts are always wrong, take a look at GDPR (was that really one year ago?) and analyse the cloud accounting marketplace as Intuit, Sage and Xero battle for dominance.
Host Richard Hattersley is joined by Business editor Francois Badenhorst and AccountingWEB’s editor Tom Herbert. AccountingWEB’s head of insight John Stokdyk stops by the pod studio to crunch the numbers released by the cloud software giants to determine who truly dominants the market.2019-05-3026 min
AccountingWEBAccounting Excellence Podcast: The automated practice – How technology can serve your firmThis Accounting Excellence podcast explores what practitioners can do to embrace digitisation and automation and support their firm’s compliance, marketing and client experience.
To watch the webcast that is referred to on the show visit: https://www.accountingexcellence.co.uk/may-2019-talks-sign-up-page/2019-05-2813 min
AccountingWEBNo Accounting for Taste ep40: Why are company cars so fiddly?In this week’s No Accounting for Taste podcast we ask: when is a van actually a company car? What’s happening at Uber? And how do you cope with people? Plus the usual headlines and news, which this week includes a naughty celebrity accountant.
Host Richard Hattersley is joined in the AccountingWEB pod studio this week by John Stokdyk, Rebecca Cave and Francois Badenhorst.
For full show notes and links to all the stories featured visit: https://www.accountingweb.co.uk/tax/hmrc-policy/no-accounting-for-taste-ep40-why-are-company-cars-so-fiddly
*This is an updated version of the podcast, as an old version was uploaded in e...2019-05-1728 min
AccountingWEBNo Accounting for Taste ep39: Any Answers Answered Live at AccountexThis week the podcast was recorded live on stage at Accountex, where a panel of accounting superstars ran through their Accountex highlights and answered readers’ burning questions.
Joining host Tom Herbert at the docklands shindig were award-winning practice owners Kylie Fieldhouse and Sharon Pocock, accounting tech aficionado John Stokdyk and AccountingWEB legend and forensic accountant David Winch.
The format was similar to the regular shows, but with an Accountex twist! After running through the panellists’ Accountex 2019 headlines, and then for the second half the pod squad flung open the doors and answered readers’ questions on a variety of topics.
The full s...2019-05-0336 min
AccountingWEBNo Accounting for Taste ep38: April anti-money laundering mayhemThe No Accounting for Taste team attempt to find out what’s behind the tightening up of the AML rules and whether the government’s new naming and shaming initiative actually works.
This month we’ve seen the accountancy bodies slammed for their AML inaction, news of a hike in HMRC AML supervisor fees and HMRC taking a robust approach to MLR compliance.
Other big news this week comes from the high street health food chain Holland and Barretts who have been named and shamed by the government’s small business commissioner for its payment practices.
To examine these big stories...2019-04-1835 min
AccountingWEBAccountingWEB meets Robert MaasAs part of our occasional 'AccountingWEB meets' series of podcasts, we sat down with Robert Maas, the tax person's tax person.
Maas is one of the UK's leading experts on employment taxation, and he was awarded the lifetime achievement award at the Taxation Awards 2013.
His distinguished career has seen many changes, including the introduction of self assessment, where to draw media attention to the change he famously set alight a bonfire of paper tax returns outside Chartered Accountants’ Hall.
Speaking to AccountingWEB editor Tom Herbert back in 2018 at the offices of CBW Tax, where he now works as a consultant, Ma...2019-04-1118 min
AccountingWEBNo Accounting for Taste ep37: Political chaos spreads to accountancyEven accountancy is not safe from the complete chaos over in Westminster. The Loan Charge, MTD and Big Four audits have all felt the wrath of MPs this week.
On this week’s pod the AccountingWEB team will be asking: is the curtain coming down on HMRC’s loan charge, or will the pantomime continue for another season? Also, after a group of MPs recommended a Big Four audit break-up, is anything actually going to happen?
Joining pod host Tom Herbert at AWeb towers are John Stokdyk and Richard Hattersley, and the team also dial up Rebecca Cave in Milton Keyn...2019-04-0429 min
AccountingWEBAccounting Excellence Podcast: Making Tax Digital for VAT FAQsThe government’s flagship digital taxation policy is just days away from going live, but there are still many questions left unanswered. These range from the technical to the technological, and cover issues as diverse as workflows, digital records and unwilling clients.
On 26 March, AccountingWEB and Sage assembled a panel of experts to answer audience questions on the Making Tax Digital for VAT regime as part of a webcast and podcast.
Hosted by editor of the site Tom Herbert, the panel also featured Verna Gellvear from HMRC, Alison Parsons from Albert Goodman and Chris Downing from Sage.
The panel answered a...2019-03-2817 min
AccountingWEBNo Accounting for Taste ep36: Should firms microchip their staff?On this week’s pod, the AccountingWEB team talk Lorraine Kelly and IR35, getting to your first £100,000, and making accountants digital.
Joining pod host Tom Herbert this week are Richard Hattersley, Francois Badenhorst and Rebecca Cave.
Details of all stories featured in today's pod can be found here: https://www.accountingweb.co.uk/tech/tech-pulse/no-accounting-for-taste-ep36-should-firms-microchip-their-staff2019-03-2132 min
AccountingWEBAccounting Excellence Talks - Everything you need for Making Tax Digital in 2019Following on from the first Accounting Excellence Talks session of 2019, Everything you need for Making Tax Digital in 2019 AccountingWEB’s head of insight John Stokdyk sat down with the panellists to discuss the unanswered questions from the webcast.2019-03-1323 min
AccountingWEBNo Accounting for Taste ep35: Bridging the MTD software gapOn this week’s No Accounting for Taste: the world’s largest weed business makes a dopey spreadsheet error, MTD bridging software, and tax-evading dogs.
Joining the podcast this week are tax titan Rebecca Cave, John Stokdyk, Richard Hattersley, Francois Badenhorst, and back in the host chair is editor Tom Herbert.2019-03-0730 min
AccountingWEBNo Accounting for Taste ep34: QuickBooks Connect London specialThe AccountingWEB editorial team and a stellar line-up of accountants go beyond the QuickBooks Connect headlines and analyse the key themes from the event.
Joining AccountingWEB's Richard Hattersley and John Stokdyk to ruminate over the event are Emma Chesson, head of online at Kreston Reeves, Fiona Frasier from Frasier +, Peter Jarman, the managing partner of PJCO, and Will Farnell from Farnell Clark.
You can find more information on the stories discussed here:2019-03-0534 min
AccountingWEBAdvisory vs compliance: The battle for accountancy’s soulThe advisory-compliance divide is much discussed in accountancy, but from where did it originate? And can you really separate the two in 2019?2019-02-2116 min
AccountingWEBNo Accounting for Taste ep33: How to risk manage BrexitThe pod team welcomes Joe Gallard, former FD of Carwow and Gousto, for a look at an FD’s role in managing risk, especially as Brexit uncertainty clouds the economy.
For more on this week's episode and for all the links to the stories discussed, visit: https://www.accountingweb.co.uk/business/finance-strategy/no-accounting-for-taste-ep33-how-to-risk-manage-brexit2019-02-2122 min
AccountingWEBNo Accounting for Taste ep32: KPMG exits small business marketThis week the pod analyses KPMG's decision to close its small business accounting unit, asks if 'total flexibility' can solve accountancy's always-on crisis, and our software trendspotter brings you his spring buying tips.
Joining host Tom Herbert are podcast regulars Francois Badenhorst and Richard Hattersley, and in a rare guest appearance at AccountingWEB towers John Stokdyk joins the fray.
For links to all stories mentioned in the show visit: https://www.accountingweb.co.uk/practice/practice-strategy/no-accounting-for-taste-e32-kpmg-exits-small-business-market2019-02-0726 min
AccountingWEBNo Accounting for Taste e31: Self assessment nightmaresIn this week's jam-packed episode the pod picks over accountants' self assessment nightmares, asks why rescuing Patisserie Valerie was no piece of cake and explores the world of rubbish robots.
Joining host Tom Herbert are pod regulars Richard Hattersley and Francois Badenhorst, and returning for a second visit is But the Books owner Zoe Whitman.
Zoe's practice has expanded rapidly since her last appearance, and she tells the team how she has managed this growth, systemised her practice and taken on new staff. She also discusses the benefits of being an award-winning firm, off the back of winning small firm...2019-01-2426 min
AccountingWEBNo Accounting for Taste ep30: Have accountants called time on timesheets?The No Accounting for Taste team returns to discuss a bumper crop of stories from the past week including timesheets, whether you should submit a SARs, and digital till tampering.
Joining AccountingWEB editor and NAFT host Tom Herbert is editorial pod regulars Francois Badenhorst and Richard Hattersley.
For the full shownotes to the podcast click here: https://www.accountingweb.co.uk/practice/general-practice/no-accounting-for-taste-ep30-have-accountants-called-time-on-timesheets2019-01-1033 min
AccountingWEBNo Accounting for Taste ep29: The accounting year in reviewWith the curtain about to fall on another eventful year in accountancy, the podcast team bring 2018's biggest headlines (and a few of their lesser-known favourites) to the end-of-year party.
For this round-up of the year in accountancy, podcast host Tom Herbert was joined by Francois Badenhorst, Richard Hattersley and John Stokdyk, and the show was edited and produced by Valme Claro.
If you'd like more information on any of the stories discussed here is a link to the full show notes: https://www.accountingweb.co.uk/tech/tech-pulse/no-accounting-for-taste-ep29-the-accounting-year-in-review-20182018-12-1929 minAccountingWEBAccounting Excellence Awards in reviewIn this special edition of the Accounting Excellence podcast Tom Herbert and John Stokdyk discuss the trends and winners from this year's Awards, in the company of Della Hudson of Hudson Business Advice and Glen Collins from the ACCA.2018-12-1025 min
AccountingWEBNo Accounting for Taste ep28: Naughty accountants specialThe AccountingWEB team reviews this month’s disciplinary orders and asks a larger question about how accountants can manage their online reputation.
Plus, the team unpicks the Lord’s report on HMRC’s “pernicious” 2019 loan charge and asks when does a sales invoice become a valid legal document?
Joining Tom Herbert this week are practice correspondent Richard Hattersley and Sift portfolio finance director Mike Copping. Thanks also to Valme Clare for her podcast production expertise.
The answer to Neil Warren's VAT teaser is c) when the invoice is given to the customer :-)
For the full shownotes visit: https://www.accounting...2018-12-0621 min
AccountingWEBNo Accounting for Taste ep27: Compliance rides againIn a packed episode the AccountingWEB podcast team tackle the compliance-advisory debate, find out what happens when tax and Brexit collide, and John Stokdyk rounds up a busy conference season.
In recent years compliance for accounting firms has taken a bit of a beating. Routinely pronounced dead at conferences, in social media posts, or any gathering where an accountant is in earshot. The message that accountants should develop advisory services or suffer a similar fate tends to follow close behind.
However, with Making Tax Digital on the horizon and the big accounting software players massing in the compliance market, the...2018-11-2224 min
AccountingWEBOn Compliance: The Budget SpecialAccountingWEB's editor Tom Herbert is joined by Mark Purdue from Thomson Reuters and Nigel Burton from Burton Sweet to discuss what this year's budget means for accountants.2018-11-2209 min
AccountingWEBNo Accounting For Taste ep26: Should accountants be app advisers?In a week saturated by wall-to-wall Budget analysis, the pod decided to wash its hands of Hammond's fiscal fiddling and look at what else has been happening in the accounting world.
Topics up for discussion included whether accountants should wade into the murky waters of app advisory, confusing accountancy institute fines, Open Banking, and an introduction to the world of the portfolio finance director.
The No Accounting for Taste team welcomes not one but two guests to the pod this week. Returning to the panel is seasoned pod veteran and Burton Sweet partner Nigel Harris, and the team also welcomed...2018-11-0826 min
AccountingWEBOn Compliance: Making Tax Digital pilot takes offAfter months of waiting, the Making Tax Digital for VAT pilot has finally opened to half a million business. In the podcast we'll be looking at the latest developments and deferments, and asking what it means in practice for accountants.2018-10-2619 min
AccountingWEBNo Accounting For Taste ep25: Bring on the BudgetThe No Accounting for Taste team was not short of topics after Making Tax Digital, Brexit, and of course, the Budget dominated the news this week.2018-10-2523 min
AccountingWEBNo Accounting for Taste ep24: Mental health in accountancyPod regular Della Hudson joins the No Accounting for Taste podcast team to discuss mental health in the profession, the cashless economy and her new book.
For the shownotes and links to all the stories mentioned visit https://www.accountingweb.co.uk/tech/tech-pulse/no-accounting-for-taste-ep24-mental-health-in-accountancy2018-10-1124 min
AccountingWEBNo Accounting for Taste ep23: My journey from work experience to partnerNew practice director Katie Bladen joins the No Accounting for Taste podcast to discuss making partner and the latest news, including the Labour Party conference and the Accounting Excellence awards.2018-09-2723 min
AccountingWEBOn Compliance: Anti-money launderingAre you really AML compliant? In this podcast, esteemed AccountingWEB member David Winch and AML expert Richard Simms review the recent AML changes and explain how you can strengthen your compliance.2018-09-1731 min
AccountingWEBNo Accounting for Taste ep22: Charities, unappreciative clients and four day weekOn this week’s No Accounting for Taste, Jen Gerrard from charity-focused firm Gerrard Financial stops by the pod to discuss why she went down the charity niche, the thorny issue of pricing and whether the four day week really is possible.2018-09-1328 min
AccountingWEBAccounting Excellence Talks - Spreadsheets And MTDWe are just five months away from the Making Tax Digital for VAT deadline so it's not surprising that the latest Accounting Excellence webcast saw lots of questions on this subject. Foremost in most viewers minds were calls for information on spreadsheets and bridging software as well as confirmation of exactly what HMRC require as part of the digital submission and queries about the MTD pilot.
SHOW NOTES
Sage has compiled an MTD toolkit covering everything from email templates and information guides to excel toolkits to help to segment information to help you navigate the massive legislation change. Get your...2018-09-0623 min
AccountingWEBNo Accounting for Taste ep21: The cost of stress in accountancyAs the end of the 9 - 5 working day means longer hours for many, the No Accounting for Taste team discusses the impact burnout culture and stress has had on accountants, alongside the latest headlines.2018-08-3028 min
AccountingWEBOn Compliance Podcast: What effective risk management looks likeConfronted with an abundance of compliance deadlines such as GDPR and MTD, it is essential for accountants in practice to have formulated a risk management strategy to comply with these legislations.
With the shadow of GDPR still looming large, and not least the unknown commodity known as Brexit, Lucy Cohen and Olly Evans discuss how they went about understanding their strengths and weaknesses and how the actions they learned from this will feed into their risk management plans.2018-08-2429 min
AccountingWEBNo Accounting for Taste ep20: Burnout, Budget, and GDPRThis week a packed pod tackles the ever-present threat of accountant burnout, examines the GDPR implications of HMRC’s Voice ID scheme and offers a sneak preview of the Autumn Budget.
In the company of tax writer Rebecca Cave, AccountingWEB’s head of insight John Stokdyk and practice correspondent Richard Hattersley, pod host Tom Herbert runs through the stories making the headlines in accountancy this week.2018-08-1627 min
AccountingWEBNo Accounting for Taste ep19: Startup practice, Brexit and emailsPractice owner Zoe Whitman joins the AccountingWEB podcast to talk about finding her first clients, starting a practice, networking, and the latest headlines.
Later in the podcast, AccountingWEB's global editor John Stokdyk beams in from his Brighton HQ to give the lowdown on Xero's $70m acquisition of HubDoc.2018-08-0332 min
AccountingWEBAccounting Excellence Talks: Client service extra timeIn the latest Accounting Excellence Talks podcast host Richard Hattersley takes us through questions from the Accounting Excellence webcast, first aired on July 18. He's joined by Receipt Bank Account Manager Mike Phillips as well as accountants Simon Kallu and Nikki Adam whose firms have numerous awards and nominations in the name of client service under their belts.
You can view on demand webcast now by going to https://www.accountingexcellence.co.uk/july-session/2018-07-2725 min
AccountingWEBNo Accounting for Taste ep18: MTD, robots, and holidaysThis week the AccountingWEB pod squad looked at the government's Making Tax Digital for VAT notice, robot taxes, holidays during peak season and meaty expense claims, along with a quick run through this week’s headlines in accountancy.
For the show notes and links to all the stories mentioned in the podcast, visit the podcast page on the site: https://www.accountingweb.co.uk/tech/tech-pulse/no-accounting-for-taste-ep18-mtd-robots-and-holidays2018-07-1928 min
AccountingWEBNo Accounting for Taste ep17: Trends, landlines, and shortsThis week's podcast covers a broad sweep of stories from across the world of accounting, including disciplinaries, spreadsheet best practice, blockchain, landlines and whether it's acceptable to wear shorts in the office.
For the show notes and links to all the stories mentioned in the podcast, visit the podcast page on the site: https://www.accountingweb.co.uk/tech/tech-pulse/no-accounting-for-taste-ep17-trends-landlines-and-shorts2018-07-0526 min
AccountingWEBOn Compliance podcast: FRS 105In the latest On Compliance podcast Tom Herbert talks to David Smith, Director of Assurance and Financial Reporting Content from Mercia Group and Briony Kempton, Product Manager, Thomson Reuters Digita, Accounts Production Advanced from Thomson Reuters about updates to FRS 105 legislation.2018-07-0213 min
AccountingWEBAccounting Excellence Talks: To the cloud and beyondFollowing on from this months' Accounting Excellence Talks webcast, You've done cloud, now what?, Tom Herbert sat down with the panellists to discuss the unanswered questions from the interactive Q&A section. The panel also delve a little deeper into their own experiences with acclimatising clients to the cloud as well as how they've created opportunities for better client relationships and capitalised on the efficiencies cloud software offers.
View the whole webcast at www.accountingexcellence.co.uk/talks/june-session2018-06-2921 min
AccountingWEBNo Accounting for Taste ep16: Viability, scale-ups and toysIt's episode 16! And as Tom points out in this week's show, the podcast is now old enough to buy a pack of smokes, get a railcard or drive a moped.
But burgeoning adolescence aside, this week's episode focuses on the notoriously tricky terrain of startups and scale-ups.
Our special guest is Stuart Budd, the commercial director of FD Works, a Bristol-based accounting firm that specialises in helping entrepreneurial businesses.
Enjoy the podcast, and if you’d like more information on the topics discussed jump over to AccountingWEB.co.uk for the latest: https://www.accountingweb.co.uk/business/finance-strategy/no-accounting-for-taste-ep16-v...2018-06-2124 minAccountingWEBOn Compliance podcast: GDPR special part twoIn part two of this GDPR special editor Tom Herbert speaks to Ian Cooper, Product Manager at Thomson Reuters to get a flavour of the post-GDPR deadline accountancy space.2018-06-1510 min
AccountingWEBNo Accounting for Taste ep15: Video, money and metricsAfter last episode's Accountex field trip, No Accounting for Taste returns to the comforting warmth of AccountingWEB's Bristol HQ.
And this week's episode has it all: video marketing, the future of cash, and some nerdy metric chat.2018-06-0726 min
AccountingWEBAccounting Excellence Talks: An in-depth look at MTDFollowing a busy May Accounting Excellence Talks webcast, John Stokdyk sat down with the panel to take a deeper look at the questions from the webcast around MTD2018-05-3119 min
AccountingWEBOn Compliance podcast: GDPR - What next for accountants?GDPR data rules are now enforceable, but how prepared are accountants and what should they do to remain compliant?
Listen to the podcast and find out what accounting firms have done to prepare for the regulation, and measures they can take to ensure compliance in the future.
Recorded at Accountex 2018, this podcast features employment law expert Annabel Kaye and practice owner Matt Portte.
Thanks to Thomson Reuters for supporting this podcast.2018-05-2508 min
AccountingWEBNo Accounting for Taste ep14: Accountex, IRIS, and hooversThe No Accounting for Taste team hit the road again, this time to broadcast live from Accountex 2018 in London’s docklands.
This week the pod squad discussed the government’s IR35 consultation for the private sector, assessed IRIS’s acquisition of Taxfiler, caught up with Dominic Allon from QuickBooks to find out what the big brands get from events such as Accountex, and held a lens to the issue of equality in accountancy.
Joining the pod team this week was Elaine Clark, MD director of cheap accounting and founder of women in accountancy and Bobby Chadha, senior manager at Propel by Del...2018-05-2528 min
AccountingWEBNo Accounting for Taste ep13: MTD, trade shows and meetingsWhat will become of George Osborne’s digital dream? A statement from HMRC confirmed last week that the tax authority has had to shuffle the pack and prioritise key Brexit projects at the expense of its digital taxation transformation programme.
To discuss the details and what this could mean for accountants was a full cast of AccountingWEB editors, including global editor John Stokdyk and tax editor Rebecca Cave.
With two weeks before the great and the good of accountancy descend on London’s docklands for Accountex, the team also discussed the merits (or otherwise) of trade shows.
Finally, the pod look...2018-05-1021 min
AccountingWEBNo Accounting for Taste ep12: Spreadsheets, public speaking and techHave spreadsheets had their day? Xero’s Gary Turner joins the AccountingWEB editorial team to discuss this as well as public speaking and the age-old battle: Windows vs Mac.2018-04-2732 min
AccountingWEBAccounting Excellence Talks: Tech tips from leading accountantsAccountingWEB's Practice correspondent Richard Hattersley is joined by a panel of leading tech-first accountants to discuss the inner workings of their firms.
The panel:
Alex Falcon, CEO and founder, Soaring Falcon Accountancy
Mike Hutchinson, Founder, The Peloton
Olly Evans, Director, Evans & Partners
This podcast is a follow up to the Accounting Excellence Talks: Secrets of tech-firm firms session on Thursday 19th April and covers questions posted by the audience.
Click here to watch the full broadcast on-demand: https://www.accountingexcellence.co.uk/april-session/2018-04-2615 min
AccountingWEBOn Compliance podcast: What Open Banking means for accountantsMany have predicted that Open Banking will have a profound effect on the way accountants do their jobs, but what form will this take?
Our expert panellists discuss some of the fundamental questions around this shift, including how Open Banking will affect the way firms are run, client risk profiles and whether the banking space risks turning into a tech wild west.2018-04-1719 min
AccountingWEBNo Accounting for Taste podcast ep11: Big Four fines, MTD and advisory firmsThis week accountant and business coach Carl Reader joins the podcast to chew over the FRC's crackdown on ‘seriously poor’ audit practices from the Big Four, how small practitioners are reacting to the government’s Making Tax Digital scheme and what the ubiquitous term ‘advisory services’ means for accounting practices.2018-04-1327 min
AccountingWEBNo Accounting for Taste podcast ep10: IR35, AML and entrepreneurial mindsetsThis week the No Accounting for Taste team look at the latest IR35 tax case, an argument over what constitutes ‘advice’, the government’s big fintech conference and whether accountants should aspire to emulate Silicon Valley’s entrepreneurial mindset.
Joining AccountingWEB editor Tom Herbert to tackle the week’s news in accounting were Richard Hattersley and Francois Badenhorst.2018-03-2923 min
AccountingWEBAccounting Excellence Talks: VAT reclaim Q&AAccountingWEB's Business editor Francois Badenhorst is joined by VAT expert Neil Warren, SAP Concur's Senior director Tim Page and Senior development manager Brendin Cohen to answer your VAT reclaim questions.2018-03-2314 min
AccountingWEBOn Compliance podcast: Spring Statement tax implicationsWelcome to the ‘On Compliance’ podcast from AccountingWEB, where we discuss the various compliance challenges facing accountants in 2018.
This month the podcast panel of experts look at the tax implications of Chancellor Philip Hammond's Spring Statement.
Joining AccountingWEB editor Tom Herbert this month is Chas Roy-Chowdhury, head of taxation at ACCA global, Mark Purdue, product manager - tax products at Thomson Reuters, and Alan Soady from the Federation of Small Businesses.2018-03-1619 min
AccountingWEBNo Accounting for Taste podcast ep9: Ethics, EBITDA and the Spring StatementThis week the pod tackles ethics in the profession, the thorny issue of EBITDA, Ken Dodd’s inheritance tax and the Chancellor’s Spring Statement.2018-03-1519 min
AccountingWEBNo accounting for taste ep 8: Directors, Nesquik and events seasonA stellar panel of accountants joined the AccountingWEB podcast team at QuickBooks Connect to discuss the biggest stories in accountancy this week.
Up for discussion this time around were whether directors with no income need to file tax returns, which flavours of Nesquik attracted a zero VAT rating, and what had caught the accountants' eye at the event.2018-03-0117 min
AccountingWEBOn Compliance podcast: How should accountants tackle GDPR?Welcome to the new ‘On Compliance’ podcast from AccountingWEB, where we discuss the various compliance challenges facing accountants in 2018.
We’re kicking off the series with a GDPR special, where we ask how prepared accountants are for the new regulation, what firms can do to make a start and how they can turn its introduction into an opportunity.
Joining AccountingWEB editor Tom Herbert this month is Matt Portt, accountant and owner of Portt and Co, Ian Cooper, product manager - non-tax products at Thomson Reuters, and Jez John, managing director from Webstars.2018-02-2321 min
AccountingWEBAccounting Excellence podcast: Small business tax challengesSmall businesses have plenty to think about in today's current economic climate, and while changes such as the government's Making Tax Digital scheme, IR35 and dividend allowance reductions play a part in this, tax is often not at the forefront of owners' minds.
This first Accounting Excellence podcast aims to help accountants tackle these tricky tax issues and stay ahead of legislative changes,
To do this, AccountingWEB editor Tom Herbert is joined by Fiona Fraser, Nick Williams and John Stokdyk. To watch the webcast that is referred to on the show visit: https://www.accountingexcellence.co.uk/february-session/?utm_source...2018-02-2319 min
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