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Join us on Tues at 10:00am as our panel of accountants share: 👩‍💻 What software trends are sweeping the industry 💪 Where our panel of experts are focussing their efforts 🔍 What to look out for when choosing new software ❓Answer your questions 🔗 bit.ly/3woILBd ⭐CPD⭐

After a busy Jan are your thoughts turning to how software can help you streamline practice processes? Technology opens up a raft of options to firms looking to spruce things up. 👩‍💻 Join our panel for tips on how to navigate your software decisions. 🔗bit.ly/3woILBd

The Scottish government has introduced a new tax rate for higher earners and a new tax threshold. Ian Holloway looks at the details of this week’s Scottish Budget. 👇👇👇 accountingweb.co.uk/tax/personal-t…

We will all have clients that move on 👋. Regardless of the circumstances, an efficient, helpful and positive off-boarding experience is important for your reputation and business health. For tips and best practice watch the full episode here: 📺bit.ly/3Qnb4aM

Do nice guys finish last? In the accounting world they do – and they get the pleasure of having to deal with extra unpaid work too. Richard Hattersley explores the plight of the nice accountant. ow.ly/I26f50PQKif

Any Answers 💬: "After the initial hype around artificial intelligence and its potential applications to accounting work, a few tools have started to emerge from the undergrowth." ow.ly/778y50PQGvX

To give real accounting value to our smallest clients, Kevin Phillips suggests that we should start by thinking about who the numbers are actually for. ow.ly/aQ3Q50PRTGW

ow.ly/r2u450PRTFI A business connecting students with academic writers failed to achieve the results it wanted in this VAT case.

Lord Sugar is about to sue his advisers over a failed tax scheme. If he was that desperate, there are better routes. ow.ly/sI2P50PP9cl

Multifaceted cloud solution Zoho used its London conference to reiterate a commitment to the UK market and emphasise the difference between its approach and that of its ‘sales and marketing-driven’ competitors. ow.ly/kz2m50PP9b6

🚨BREAKING NEWS: The Bank of England has finally paused its aggressive interest rate hikes. Will Cole has the story: accountingweb.co.uk/business/finan…

Any Answers: 💬 "Since the re-opening of the Self Assessment public helpline, I have had occasion to call the Agent dedicated line 3 times, and my shortest wait time has been 50 minutes." ☎️ accountingweb.co.uk/any-answers/sa…

The first tier tribunal found that a taxpayer’s penalties could not be reduced further as they had not taken reasonable care with a repayment claim made on their behalf. accountingweb.co.uk/tax/hmrc-polic…

IR35 tax legislation was intended to crack down on tax avoidance, but the reforms harm legitimate contractors while enabling zero-rights employment relationships. ow.ly/Qa6B50PAgow

Soufyan Hamid explains to Neil Cutting how finance teams can get better and faster decisions through storytelling. ow.ly/4IxX50PAfZS

Any Answers: "What gaps are apparent when navigating HMRC's systems? Anything you've found particularly infuriating, or have an idea how HMRC can up its digital game?" ow.ly/pWKi50PAfWR

Any Answers 💬 "What do you do with your study materials once qualified? How long is it worth keeping them for? I'm considering chucking mine but scared I might need them in practice one day!" ow.ly/AV7x50PzgfK

The role of accountants is evolving, meaning that the industry can now offer more than just knowledge of the numbers to their clients. ow.ly/RY3L50Pzgao

Any Answers: "Does anyone offer bonuses to their accountancy employees working in practice? If so, what have you found works / doesn't work; how did you implement it?" ow.ly/jh1T50PvGCh

The Chartered Institute of Taxation is again looking to better understand agents’ views with a new survey gauging public opinion of HMRC service levels, writes Will Cole. ow.ly/Jbxg50PvGoX