Taxman thwarts £100m worth of online fraud
Politics

Taxman thwarts £100m worth of online fraud

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

Taxman thwarts £100m worth of online fraud

Fraud totalling over £103m was prevented by HMRC between 2014 and 2015, finds government cyber security report Read More...

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Ex-KPMG techie joins Deloitte as financial services partner
Accounting Firms

Ex-KPMG techie joins Deloitte as financial services partner

8y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Ex-KPMG techie joins Deloitte as financial service...

Lees will advise general insurance and retail bankers on how to better use new technology and digital strategies Read More...

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Taking Stock: KPMG will do Bishop Fleming's accounts for £125
Accounting Firms

Taking Stock: KPMG will do Bishop Fleming's accounts for £125

8y Taking Stock

Taking Stock: KPMG will do Bishop Fleming's accoun...

Bishop Fleming amused, and bemused, at KPMG's offer to take on their accounting Read More...

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David vs Goliath? Small practitioners pick apart KPMG's SME move
Accounting Firms

David vs Goliath? Small practitioners pick apart KPMG's SME move

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

David vs Goliath? Small practitioners pick apart K...

Storm erupts after Big Four firm announces it will take on high-street accountants and the mid-tier accountancy firms that focus predominantly on SME ...

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MPs blast Post Office over accounting software mediation
Accounting Software

MPs blast Post Office over accounting software mediation

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

MPs blast Post Office over accounting software med...

Over 140 MPs have now withdrawn their support for Post Office's mediation scheme, which was set up to address the mounting claims Read More...

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Taking Stock: Greentree gets charitable in biz software giveaway
Corporate Tax

Taking Stock: Greentree gets charitable in biz software giveaway

11y Taking Stock

Taking Stock: Greentree gets charitable in biz sof...

TS loves to see good deeds... Read More...

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HMRC pilots the PAYE pilot
Technology

HMRC pilots the PAYE pilot

12y Rachael Singh , Writer

HMRC pilots the PAYE pilot

HMRC announced it would pilot the upcoming system real-time PAYE information in-house, but is that really a pilot if outside systems are not involved?...

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iXBRL: All smoke and no fire?
Technology

iXBRL: All smoke and no fire?

12y Rachael Singh , Writer

iXBRL: All smoke and no fire?

Maybe the transition to filing in new tax technology format iXBRL isn’t that big a deal Read More...

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Don't interrupt me
Technology

Don't interrupt me

13y Rachael Singh , Writer

Don't interrupt me

Is technology giving people free rein to be rude? Read More...

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Xmas will prove iXBRL filing success
Technology

Xmas will prove iXBRL filing success

13y Rachael Singh , Writer

Xmas will prove iXBRL filing success

Battle lines drawn in iXBRL dispute over success rates Read More...

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The elephant in the Grove
Accounting Firms

The elephant in the Grove

13y Rachael Singh , Writer

The elephant in the Grove

Social media sounds good in theory but if there is no plan its just another gimmick Read More...

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The ugly truth of PAYE technology
Technology

The ugly truth of PAYE technology

13y Rachael Singh , Writer

The ugly truth of PAYE technology

HMRC has revised its timetable on bringing in new IT on real-time PAYE information. But the options available seem unattractive Read More...

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Technophobia
Technology

Technophobia

13y Rachael Singh , Writer

Technophobia

Remote working can help women push through the glass ceiling Read More...

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You can't hurry PAYE
Technology

You can't hurry PAYE

13y Rachael Singh , Writer

You can't hurry PAYE

SO THE GOVERNMENT has decided in its effort to reduce red tape for businesses it is going to change Pay As You Earn (PAYE) technology. Apparently prin...

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Why be a stickler for iXBRL deadline?
Technology

Why be a stickler for iXBRL deadline?

13y Rachael Singh , Writer

Why be a stickler for iXBRL deadline?

So exchequer secretary to the Treasury David Gauke has declared 1 April D-day for paper filing of corporation tax. Six of the largest accountancy firm...

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iXBRL delay - what's the harm?
Technology

iXBRL delay - what's the harm?

13y Rachael Singh , Writer

iXBRL delay - what's the harm?

SIX ACCOUNTANCY INSTITUTES have gone above HMRC’s head and taken their request to delay an internet tax filing technology iXBRL directly to the ...

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Look at me
Technology

Look at me

13y Rachael Singh , Writer

Look at me

Deloitte predicts video conferencing will fail to take off in 2011 Read More...

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1st time lucky
Technology

1st time lucky

13y Rachael Singh , Writer

1st time lucky

I ATTENDED THE ICAEW “Implementing XBRL” roadshow today. It was presented by Paul Booth and Richard Anning, both from the IT faculty. The ...

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How much?
Technology

How much?

14y Rachael Singh , Writer

How much?

The government has “stagnated” innovation in the technology sector, according to Phill Robinson, MD of the accountancy division at IRIS. R...

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Is IT a young person's game?
Technology

Is IT a young person's game?

14y Rachael Singh , Writer

Is IT a young person's game?

At a recent Blackberry event I attended, the point was raised that it can be difficult to convince the “older” generation to use high-tech...

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Faith in HMRC?
Technology

Faith in HMRC?

14y Rachael Singh , Writer

Faith in HMRC?

The future of tax filing is set to change – as if you didn’t know! Just to recap, the government is doing away with current filing tools a...

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The secret of success?
Technology

The secret of success?

14y Rachael Singh , Writer

The secret of success?

I was recently asked what can technology do to make life easier for accountants? Momentarily I was stumped. There are many upgrades in the pipeline; o...

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In-line with deadlines
Technology

In-line with deadlines

14y Rachael Singh , Writer

In-line with deadlines

iXBRL. When I mention that word in the office the team quickly back away from me. I am excited by the changes. It is an easier way to compare informat...

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Face value
Technology

Face value

14y Rachael Singh , Writer

Face value

A press release passed over my desk recently in which claims were made that nearly all accountancy firms would close in the next year if they did not ...

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Out with the new in with the old
Accounting Software

Out with the new in with the old

14y Rachael Singh , Writer

Out with the new in with the old

Users of SAP software may be intrigued to hear that its chief executive Léo Apotheker was forced to “unexpectedly resign” this week just s...

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All systems are go!
Technology

All systems are go!

14y Rachael Singh , Writer

All systems are go!

It’s been a busy year for the IT industry, but next year could see the technology sector completely changed. Cloud computing hit headlines in 20...

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Remote possibility
Technology

Remote possibility

14y Rachael Singh , Writer

Remote possibility

The Accountancy Age awards have come and gone and the technology winners were left partying into the night.  … Read More...

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