In 2018, HW Fisher faced a looming succession crisis, but by 2024 a strategic partnership with 'private equity-backed Sumer has set the stage for growth. Andrew Rich, the firm’s managing partner, shares how the deal came to life. 🤝 👀Read now:

A taxpayer who argued that high-income child benefit charge disproportionately affects single high-earner families, also complained that HMRC had threatened to send bailiffs round. 🚨 📖Read more:

With Blick Rothenberg lining up its first acquisition since 2019, CEO Nimesh Shah has spoken to AccountingWEB about the growth opportunities such a deal presents. 📈 👇👇👇

In the latest instalment of our practice breakthrough series, Jade Donno, director of 1 Accounts, said that their growth only took off after implementing the right processes. 👩‍💻 👉Read here:

If the government is to recover from a rocky start and the economy is to thrive, Rachel Reeves needs to re-think some bad tax policies. 🔄 👀Read now:

The increasingly complex tax system is saddling businesses and HMRC with billions in admin costs and burdens, according to a new National Audit Office report on ‘The administrative cost of the tax system’. 🙃 📖Read more:

Accounting suite IRIS has announced that its cloud tax and accounts production tool Taxfiler will not be updated for the next tax year, with support withdrawn from 31 March 2025. 🚪 👇👇👇

A taxpayer’s appeal to late payment penalties failed after the first tier tribunal ruled that HMRC had met the legal requirements in its letters. 📃 👉Read here:

Every year, ironically like clockwork considering their lateness, over a million taxpayers miss the self assessment deadline and get slapped with a £100 fine. But does this penalty actually work as a deterrent? ⏰ 👀Click here:

How can a finance function leverage emerging tech to boost efficiency while minimising disruptions? AccountingWEB spoke to a trio of leaders to find out. 🏃‍♂️ 📖Read more:

While the first tier tribunal had to strike out a case concerning top slicing relief, it also took the opportunity to call out HMRC’s inconsiderate treatment of the taxpayer. ☠️ 👇👇👇

The economy is flatlining and more taxes are needed. The obvious solution is surely to tax rich individuals and global mega corporations more fairly, rather than pursuing plumbers and contractors. 🤑 👉Read here:

On this week’s episode, the AccountingWEB team talk about the end of self assessment season, the Companies House agent filing system and the changing role of CFOs. 🎙️ 👂Listen now:

Starting a new firm? Congratulations! Now here’s a long and bewildering list of software vendors… Choosing the right tech can be a minefield, so how can you avoid wasting your hard-earned gold on the technology equivalent of magic beans? 🪄 📖Read more:

On Time to Talk Day, Vanessa Fuller, director of Premier Tax Solutions, discusses the importance of mental health in the workplace, managing stress during busy times and creating a supportive environment for her team. 💬 👇👇👇

This week’s Accountech Bytes features guidance on who can sign up for MTD testing, news of a pricing change to Microsoft 365, and FreeAgent’s new functionality allows landlords to set different ownership splits for each property. 📺Watch now:

The dreaded deadline has passed and accountants have survived another year of self assessments. How did they find it and are they taking a well-deserved break? 🏖️ 👉Read here:

The benefits of changing the UK’s quirky tax year to align it with the calendar year may be obvious but would it be worth the considerable upheaval this would entail? 📅 👀Click now:

Having a set of KPIs is an important part of Stuart Smith’s role. Here, he explains why one in particular is vital to making well-informed, timely decisions. 🎯 📖Read more:

The wheels came off a second-hand car dealer’s VAT appeal because he had not registered and could not provide any records. 🚗 👇👇👇