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  • HMRC pilots the PAYE pilot
    Accountancy Age HMRC HAS DECIDED it will pilot its real-time PAYE reporting in-house. The idea behind the RTI is that employers and pension providers will be able to inform the taxman on a real-time basis of any tax changes for their employe…
    Published - 39 days ago, 12 Apr 12, 3:37pm
  • iXBRL: All smoke and no fire?
    Accountancy Age SITTING in a Softworld seminar about tax technology, iXBRL, it struck me that iXBRL could be the modern version of Y2K. Everyone believed the switch would cause a big technology problem but in reality it was business as usual…
    Published - 21 Oct 11, 1:18pm
  • Don't interrupt me
    Accountancy Age RESEARCH SUGGESTS the digital age is making people rude. Apparently 31% of UK workers would answer a mobile call during a face-to-face meeting, according to a survey conducted by Harmon.ie. A staggering 41% remain "glued" to…
    Published - 5 Aug 11, 2:12pm
  • Xmas will prove iXBRL filing success
    Accountancy Age THE FIGURES showing how successful iXBRL corporation tax filings have inadvertently led to a dispute over the numbers. From 1 April all corporation tax had to be filed online using iXBRL which highlights information to make f…
    Published - 8 Jun 11, 4:16pm
  • The elephant in the Grove
    Accountancy Age I RECENTLY ATTENDED the CCH annual conference where I was pleasantly surprised by the amount of work that had gone into the event. But... There was a burning issue I felt was missed off the agenda. Social media. Everyone talk…
    Published - 31 May 11, 2:46pm
  • Two evils of PAYE technology
    Accountancy Age HM REVENUE & CUSTOMS claims it has listened to the concerns and revised the implementation timetable of new PAYE technology. But in my opinion, it's not much of a revision and more half-a-job. The taxman wants to create techn…
    Published - 17 May 11, 11:00am
  • The ugly truth of PAYE technology
    Accountancy Age HM REVENUE & CUSTOMS claims it has listened to the concerns and revised the implementation timetable of new PAYE technology. But in my opinion, it's not much of a revision and more half-a-job. The taxman wants to create techn…
    Published - 17 May 11, 11:00am
  • Technophobia
    Accountancy Age AT A RECENT DISCUSSION FORUM, getting more Women into the Boardroom, I started to wonder if people really understand the benefits of remote working. The attendees gave two main reasons why women were not progressing. Firstly,…
    Published - 11 Apr 11, 10:17am
  • You can't hurry PAYE
    Accountancy Age 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 printed P45s and P60s will cease to exist in the future. Employees will instead…
    Published - 18 Mar 11, 12:38pm
  • Why be a stickler for iXBRL deadline?
    Accountancy Age 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 firms grouped together and wrote a letter to Gauke requesting a six month delay…
    Published - 10 Feb 11, 4:29pm

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