Myths and misinformation around MTD Phase 2
Making Tax Digital

Myths and misinformation around MTD Phase 2

4y Matt Lewis

Myths and misinformation around MTD Phase 2

There is still a great deal of confusion over the MTD for VAT process, particularly when it comes to phase 2 – the mandation of digital links. This is...

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Top 5 trends in 2020 to be prepared for as an accountant
Accounting Firms

Top 5 trends in 2020 to be prepared for as an accountant

4y Wolters Kluwer | Sponsored

Top 5 trends in 2020 to be prepared for as an acco...

2019 has been nothing short of rapid, with the industry facing changes, uncertainty and new advancements in technology. With that in mind, what does 2...

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Survey: What does the future of tax look like?
MTD

Survey: What does the future of tax look like?

4y Tom Lemmon

Survey: What does the future of tax look like?

While digital transformation within tax was in motion, MTD kickstarted a revolution in technological capabilities for those within the profession. But...

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Accounting software market boom to continue
Accounting Software

Accounting software market boom to continue

4y Chris Wheal

Accounting software market boom to continue

Chris Wheal discusses the latest shape of the accounting software market and what this means for accountants and bookkeepers. Read More...

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Navigating MTD changes and stress with technology
MTD

Navigating MTD changes and stress with technology

4y Shannon Moyer

Navigating MTD changes and stress with technology

The upcoming MTD rollouts open up avenues for accountancy firms to update their technology, but these technological changes may place undue stress on ...

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Re-clench for MTD 2020: Three major changes
HMRC

Re-clench for MTD 2020: Three major changes

4y Richard Asquith , Avalara

Re-clench for MTD 2020: Three major changes

It is the April 2020 phase of MTD introduction that will cause most issues. How are the three reforms going to affect over one million VAT registered ...

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First six months of MTD compliance generated £815m for SMEs
HMRC

First six months of MTD compliance generated £815m for SMEs

4y Leanna Reeves

First six months of MTD compliance generated £815m...

Report claims that small businesses have benefited from MTD through increased productivity and growth, generating over £815m over six months after its...

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Accountancy encourages digital-first formats, research shows
Making Tax Digital

Accountancy encourages digital-first formats, research shows

5y Shannon Moyer

Accountancy encourages digital-first formats, rese...

The latest Global Business Complexity Index indicates that digital-first taxes and auditing has precedent to become the new normal, but an internation...

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What does the future hold for tax professionals?
Making Tax Digital

What does the future hold for tax professionals?

5y Jay Ashar

What does the future hold for tax professionals?

Tax leaders must be certain that the tax function is geared up to recruit, manage and nurture the very different tax professionals of tomorrow Read Mo...

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Four key steps to moving your accounting practice online
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Four key steps to moving your accounting practice online

5y Gabrielle Fontaine

Four key steps to moving your accounting practice ...

Gabrielle Fontaine shares key steps towards MTD and how to embrace online technology rather than grumbling and resisting the changes Read More...

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Only one third of tax professionals find VAT returns to be more accurate under MTD
Making Tax Digital

Only one third of tax professionals find VAT returns to be more accurate un...

5y Leanna Reeves

Only one third of tax professionals find VAT retur...

Thomson Reuters poll suggests digital reporting software offers better result for VAT returns. Read More...

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MTD as an impetus for change
Making Tax Digital

MTD as an impetus for change

5y Sponsored | Arkk Solutions

MTD as an impetus for change

A case study of digital transformation: University of Edinburgh and Arkk Solutions. Read More...

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Small businesses more likely to overpay taxes than be fined
MTD

Small businesses more likely to overpay taxes than be fined

5y Chris Jewers

Small businesses more likely to overpay taxes than...

Research commissioned by QuickBooks has found a lack of confidence among business owners when it comes of filing their VAT, with just 1-in-4 (27%) say...

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Making Tax Digital for VAT – can I just record the daily gross takings?
MTD

Making Tax Digital for VAT – can I just record the daily gross takings?

5y richardwild , Head of CIOT Tax Technical Team

Making Tax Digital for VAT – can I just record the...

CIOT’s Richard Wild looks at which businesses can use the digital record keeping relation for retailers Read More...

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QuickBooks try dangerously hard to show that MTD is easy
MTD

QuickBooks try dangerously hard to show that MTD is easy

5y Tom Lemmon

QuickBooks try dangerously hard to show that MTD i...

QuickBooks take Accountancy Age's very own Tom Lemmon for a spin to convince him that Making Tax Digital is so easy, even he can do his taxes. Read Mo...

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CFOs frustrated by the accounting software buying process
MTD

CFOs frustrated by the accounting software buying process

5y Dave Beach

CFOs frustrated by the accounting software buying ...

Seventy-seven percent of finance leaders do not have the time or resources to find suitable software, even though 85% agree they must continue to inve...

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MTD – don’t forget the records
MTD

MTD – don’t forget the records

5y Emma Rawson , ATT Technical Officer

MTD – don’t forget the records

With all the focus on digital filing, it is easy for the record keeping part of Making Tax Digital to fall by the wayside. ATT's Emma Rawson explains ...

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Over 300,000 businesses wrongly believe they are MTD compliant
MTD

Over 300,000 businesses wrongly believe they are MTD compliant

5y Tom Lemmon

Over 300,000 businesses wrongly believe they are M...

Research by QuickBooks has found that over 300,000 small businesses could be caught out by MTD, as they wrongly believe they are MTD compliant Read Mo...

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MTD – How was it for you?
MTD

MTD – How was it for you?

5y Richard Asquith , Avalara

MTD – How was it for you?

In his June column, Avalara's Richard Asquith takes a look at how Making Tax Digital has gone so far, as we approach July and the first real deadline ...

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Making Tax Digital – Understanding the turnover exemption
MTD

Making Tax Digital – Understanding the turnover exemption

5y richardwild , Head of CIOT Tax Technical Team

Making Tax Digital – Understanding the turnover ex...

CIOT's Richard Wild clarifies just who is eligible for exemption from MTD - after HMRC revealed that around two-thirds of exemption applications to da...

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MTD is here – Now what?
MTD

MTD is here – Now what?

5y Wolters Kluwer | Sponsored

MTD is here – Now what?

MTD is now live. What are the next steps for your practice ahead of the first VAT return submissions? Read More...

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MTD penalties - soft landings, light touches and hard lines
MTD

MTD penalties - soft landings, light touches and hard lines

5y Emma Rawson , ATT Technical Officer

MTD penalties - soft landings, light touches and h...

ATT's technical officer Emma Rawson explains what exactly HMRC's light touch and soft landing for MTD will mean in practice for those who do not manag...

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MTD could bring ‘productivity payout’ of £57bn over five years
MTD

MTD could bring ‘productivity payout’ of £57bn over five years

5y Beth McLoughlin

MTD could bring ‘productivity payout’ of £57bn ove...

QuickBooks’ UK vice president Chris Evans says some of the gains will come from a digital snowball effect as companies start using other digital tools...

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MTD for VAT: Nine steps to ensure preparation success
MTD

MTD for VAT: Nine steps to ensure preparation success

5y Tax Systems

MTD for VAT: Nine steps to ensure preparation succ...

The moment has arrived: as of 1 April, the majority of companies that are VAT registered must comply with Making Tax Digital (MTD), the new system whe...

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One week to go—are you ready for MTD? 
MTD

One week to go—are you ready for MTD? 

5y Emanuela Hawker , Reporter

One week to go—are you ready for MTD? 

Intuit QuickBooks has been keeping track of businesses readying themselves for Making Tax Digital Read More...

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Five ways to convince clients to move to digital record keeping
MTD

Five ways to convince clients to move to digital record keeping

5y Nick Gregory , IRIS chief marketing officer

Five ways to convince clients to move to digital r...

Nick Gregory, chief marketing officer of IRIS Software Group, highlights five ways to convince clients to move to digital record keeping Read More...

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How to thrive in the new digital tax era
MTD

How to thrive in the new digital tax era

5y Mark Purdue , Tax product manager at Thomson Reuters

How to thrive in the new digital tax era

MTD may be a huge change for the industry, but it brings great benefits as well, argues Thomson Reuters' tax product manager Mark Purdue Read More...

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