The indirect tax tech stack every expanding business needs
Accounting Software

The indirect tax tech stack every expanding business needs

3w nikita alexander

The indirect tax tech stack every expanding busine...

The days of manual spreadsheets and static ERP tax modules are over. In 2026, international growth requires an API-first tax engine capable of handlin...

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Moving beyond the spreadsheet with the ApprovalMax approach to year-end governance
Audit

Moving beyond the spreadsheet with the ApprovalMax approach to year-end gov...

4w nikita alexander

Moving beyond the spreadsheet with the ApprovalMax...

As UK regulatory scrutiny intensifies, many finance teams find that "decent" books are no longer enough to satisfy a modern audit. Dan Schonfeld, CFO ...

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Your firm is saving time, the question is who is benefiting from it
AI in Accounting

Your firm is saving time, the question is who is benefiting from it

4w Accountancy Age

Your firm is saving time, the question is who is b...

UK firms are recovering nearly a quarter of their capacity through AI and automation, yet many partners are seeing no margin improvement. We sit down ...

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What do the April tax changes mean for business?
HMRC

What do the April tax changes mean for business?

1m Alison Smith, Director and Head of Business Services at Duncan & Toplis

What do the April tax changes mean for business?

April’s wave of tax and wage changes is already reshaping business costs, compliance and planning priorities – but are employers ready to respond in a...

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Bringing Accounting Tech to the Top Table: Why Connectivity is the New Compliance
Accounting Software

Bringing Accounting Tech to the Top Table: Why Connectivity is the New Comp...

1m Accountancy Age

Bringing Accounting Tech to the Top Table: Why Con...

The "disjointed" model of practice management is no longer sustainable for UK firms. Richard Creedon, Product Compliance Manager EMEA at Intuit QuickB...

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The mid-week roundup: Land grabs, AI and bad economic news
Accounting Firms

The mid-week roundup: Land grabs, AI and bad economic news

1m nikita alexander

The mid-week roundup: Land grabs, AI and bad econo...

From the "land grab" for North London practices to the launch of "agentic AI" in the mid-market, this week has signaled a major structural shift in th...

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23% consider quitting over MTD chaos
HMRC

23% consider quitting over MTD chaos

2m nikita alexander

23% consider quitting over MTD chaos

A new study of 1,000 high-earning sole traders shows that nearly half feel "forgotten" by the MTD system, while myths regarding quarterly payments and...

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AI isn’t replacing accountants... it’s creating more work
Regulation

AI isn’t replacing accountants... it’s creating more work

2m nikita alexander

AI isn’t replacing accountants... it’s creating mo...

As the countdown to MTD for ITSA begins, new research reveals that a ‘chatbot tax’ is already hitting UK businesses. With half of accountants reportin...

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MTD countdown begins and the grace period is over
Making Tax Digital

MTD countdown begins and the grace period is over

3m nikita alexander

MTD countdown begins and the grace period is over

The 2026 Spring Statement has drawn a final line in the sand for the UK’s tax landscape. With the Chancellor holding firm on thresholds and MTD ITSA m...

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The Human-Centric Digital Engine: Solving the Talent Crisis
50+50

The Human-Centric Digital Engine: Solving the Talent Crisis

3m Accountancy Age

The Human-Centric Digital Engine: Solving the Tale...

The UK accountancy profession is at a crossroads. While salary hikes were once the go-to fix for the talent crisis, 2026’s market leaders are taking a...

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Intuit Launches Intuit Accountant Suite in UK: an AI-native Platform that Drives Efficiency and Growth for Accounting Firms
Practice

Intuit Launches Intuit Accountant Suite in UK: an AI-native Platform that D...

3m Accountancy Age

Intuit Launches Intuit Accountant Suite in UK: an ...

Intuit has unveiled its "AI-native" Intuit Accountant Suite in the UK, a significant platform play designed to unify fragmented firm workflows. By emb...

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A Blueprint for the Predictive Firm: Moving Beyond Manual Data Reconciliation 
50+50

A Blueprint for the Predictive Firm: Moving Beyond Manual Data Reconciliati...

4m Accountancy Age

A Blueprint for the Predictive Firm: Moving Beyond...

The Accountancy Age 50+50 analysis confirms real-time visibility is now "operational oxygen" for UK firms. By hitting a £300k tech benchmark, leaders ...

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 AI-driven compliance will soon create a billing paradox in accountancy firms
Accounting Software

 AI-driven compliance will soon create a billing paradox in accountancy fir...

4m Joris Van Der Gucht, co-founder and CEO of Ravical

 AI-driven compliance will soon create a billing p...

The billable hour is facing a structural crisis. As AI-driven automation accelerates compliance delivery, UK accounting firms are hitting a "billing p...

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The Advisory SKU: Ending the Time-Billing Trap in UK Accountancy
50+50

The Advisory SKU: Ending the Time-Billing Trap in UK Accountancy

4m Accountancy Age

The Advisory SKU: Ending the Time-Billing Trap in ...

The traditional linear equation of more revenue = more hours is broken. As we move through 2026, the UK’s most successful firms are decoupling fees fr...

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Building a Resilient Tech Stack: Security, Compliance, and the Risk of "Free" AI
Accounting Software

Building a Resilient Tech Stack: Security, Compliance, and the Risk of "Fre...

4m Accounting Age

Building a Resilient Tech Stack: Security, Complia...

Innovation is essential, but at what cost to client confidentiality? Following our latest Leading Voice broadcast, we examine the dangers of "ephemera...

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Making Tax Digital: The Structural Shift to Real-Time Advisory
Making Tax Digital

Making Tax Digital: The Structural Shift to Real-Time Advisory

4m Accountancy Age

Making Tax Digital: The Structural Shift to Real-T...

The April 2026 MTD for ITSA deadline represents a five-fold increase in submissions. Learn why successful firms are viewing this as a structural shift...

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Why aligning VAT and MTD deadlines is essential for practice efficiency
Making Tax Digital

Why aligning VAT and MTD deadlines is essential for practice efficiency

4m Accountancy Age

Why aligning VAT and MTD deadlines is essential fo...

The shift to quarterly reporting under MTD for ITSA introduces a massive volume increase for UK firms. We examine the "alignment conundrum" whether to...

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Redefining the UK pension landscape and reshaping fund operations
Pensions

Redefining the UK pension landscape and reshaping fund operations

5m Jamie Nascimento, Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer, LemonEdge

Redefining the UK pension landscape and reshaping ...

As consolidation and outcome-based accountability reshape UK pensions, fund administrators must modernise systems and data models to deliver scale and...

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The Agentic Leap: How QuickBooks’ AI Update Resets the Accounting Benchmark
Accounting Firms

The Agentic Leap: How QuickBooks’ AI Update Resets the Accounting Benchmark

6m Accountancy Age

The Agentic Leap: How QuickBooks’ AI Update Resets...

QuickBooks’ latest agentic AI updates mark a fundamental shift in cloud accounting, setting a new benchmark for data accuracy and automation across UK...

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The essential trinity: finance, IT, and data science
AI in Accounting

The essential trinity: finance, IT, and data science

6m Peter Spence, FCMA, CGMA, Associate Technical Director, at AICPA and CIMA

The essential trinity: finance, IT, and data scien...

Peter Spence, FCMA, CGMA, Associate Technical Director, at AICPA and CIMA explores how finance, IT, and data science have become the new trinity of va...

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Embedded Finance Moves from Add-On to Strategy: CFOs Target Growth and Control
Corporate Finance

Embedded Finance Moves from Add-On to Strategy: CFOs Target Growth and Cont...

6m Accountancy Age

Embedded Finance Moves from Add-On to Strategy: CF...

Embedded finance is no longer an optional add-on—it’s a board-level priority and a critical growth strategy for UK corporates. With 38% of C-suite lea...

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The end of sampling? Why UK audit can embrace full-population testing
Audit

The end of sampling? Why UK audit can embrace full-population testing

7m nikita alexander

The end of sampling? Why UK audit can embrace full...

The reliance on statistical sampling is becoming an outdated risk in a data-rich world. UK audit firms must transition to full-population testing and ...

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Nearly half of UK accountancy firms plan £100K AI investments next year
AI in Accounting

Nearly half of UK accountancy firms plan £100K AI investments next year

7m Nikita Alexander

Nearly half of UK accountancy firms plan £100K AI ...

UK accountancy firms are making a major capital commitment, with nearly half planning to invest up to £100,000 in AI over the next 12 months. New rese...

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Turning MTD compliance into proactive client strategy
Client Enagagement

Turning MTD compliance into proactive client strategy

7m Accountancy Age

Turning MTD compliance into proactive client strat...

Making Tax Digital (MTD) is not a burden; it’s an asset. Discover how the compliance mandate for digital record-keeping forces the creation of a clean...

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The road to MTD IT readiness and why it starts now
AI in Accounting

The road to MTD IT readiness and why it starts now

7m Rafe Houston

The road to MTD IT readiness and why it starts now

With the next phase of Making Tax Digital for Income Tax fast approaching, Xero’s UK Managing Director Kate Hayward argues that the shift isn’t just a...

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Event recap: The future of accounting - turning innovation into competitive advantage
Management

Event recap: The future of accounting - turning innovation into competitive...

7m Rafe Houston

Event recap: The future of accounting - turning in...

As client expectations evolve and the demand for fractional CFO services grows, firms are rethinking their role from compliance to strategy. In this A...

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Wolters Kluwer’s Mohammed Sidat on practical AI, MTD readiness and the road to agentic firms
AI in Accounting

Wolters Kluwer’s Mohammed Sidat on practical AI, MTD readiness and the road...

7m Rafe Houston

Wolters Kluwer’s Mohammed Sidat on practical AI, M...

Wolters Kluwer’s Mohammed Sidat talks to Accountancy Age about where AI is already proving its value for UK firms, how accountants can get MTD ready, ...

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