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In this episode of No Accounting for Taste, AccountingWEB’s resident Agony Uncle joins the pod to discuss the mental anguish practitioners have endured since the coronavirus outbreak. In the last week, businesses and the self-employed have received a much-needed lifeline from the government. News of these schemes has caused accountants to work around the clock to help rescue their clients' businesses. But the extra hours and the emotional turmoil of seeing clients businesses crumble has caused many accountants to feel burned out and exhausted. AccountingWEB contributor Jennifer Adams was one of many AccountingWEB readers to express their emotional exhaustion in recent days. She wrote in a blog how she’s “Exhausted from holding back the tears when speaking to clients who you can see will not make it to that glorious day when they might get some financial help as per the Chancellors enthusiastic announcements.” So how do you keep on top of your mental health when the world around you is so uncertain? To he

On this week’s No Accounting for Taste, the AccountingWEB editorial team explores the effects of the coronavirus on the accountancy profession and businesses. Since the Budget, the catastrophic effect of the coronavirus has forced firms to shut their doors and roll out remote working, put businesses on their knees, and prompted the government to postpone IR35 for 12 months. To discuss the week where COVID-19 has locked down the country and the profession, host Richard Hattersley is joined, as always, by AccountingWEB’s editor in chief John Stokdyk, who is beaming in from his Brighton-based self-isolation. And to give us a 'from the trenches' viewpoint, we have But the Books owner Zoe Whitman, who is calling in from her Bristol HQ. Just one week ago the government delivered its Budget, but since then the government has unveiled a £330bn "Whatever it takes" response to the economic impact of coronavirus. The response includes a 12 month delay to April’s roll out of the off-payroll reforms in the private s

In this special Budget edition of No Accounting for Taste, the AccountingWEB editorial team analyses the highs and lows from a Budget dominated by the coronavirus pandemic. Host Richard Hattersley is joined by seasoned Budget watcher John Stokdyk, who beams in from his Brighton HQ, and a sleep-deprived Ray Newman from PracticeWeb, who was up until 2am in the morning examining the finer Budget details. The pod team first considers how Sunak’s performance at the dispatch box compares to his predecessors.  Then they turn their attention to the Budget 15 months in the making. The emergence of the coronavirus forced Sunak to rip up his Budget script and improvise, but there were plenty of tax policies for the team to dissect.  The biggest surprise was that entrepreneurs’ relief survived what was thought to be certain death – albeit with a significant cap. The team also compare their Budget notes and talk about the kite flying policies that didn’t make Sunak’s speech. For more information, go to this link on Ac

On this special Accounting Excellence podcast, we’re joined by Alastair Barlow, the co-founder of triple award winner practice flinder. Last year, flinder swept the board at the Accounting Excellence Awards, picking up the new firm of the year, fast-track firm of the year and innovative firm of the year. In this podcast, host Richard Hattersley and PracticeWeb’s Zoe Sweet discover the secret behind flinder’s Accounting Excellence success. In addition to learning flinder’s secret sauce, you’ll also learn the benefits of becoming an award-winning firm and some tips for crafting your award entry. This year the Accounting Excellence Awards has three new categories, including bookkeeper of the year, sole practitioner of the year and digital firm of the year. You have until 31 March to enter these categories along with the returning categories such as small firm of the year, medium firm of the year and large firm of the year. To find out more information on the awards categories and how to nominate your firm,

On this week’s No Accounting for Taste, AccountingWEB’s editorial team is joined by the co-founder of flinder Alastair Barlow to discuss the role of a CFO, M&S, the coronavirus and the Budget.

Who would have thought we’d be talking about a new Chancellor on this week’s No Accounting for Taste podcast? As well as Rishi Sunak's first week in Number 11, we'll discuss the latest off-payroll reforms, disciplinary news and the art of rebranding your firm. It’s all about name changes on this week’s podcast. Up first we have accountant Tessa Hebditch from Balanced Finance who has recently rebranded her firm. She discusses the process she underwent in renaming her firm and the reasons why. PracticeWeb’s Ray Newman also stops by the pod booth to offer his expertise for those thinking of adding a fresh coat of paint to their practice’s brand. But Hebditch is not the only one to have undergone a name change, the Chancellor has too. On the last episode, the editorial team swapped Budget rumours, but no one could have predicted that we’d be starting the show this week by talking about a new Chancellor and almost another delay to the Budget. Our keen Budget watchers look back over the shocking news from this

The AccountingWEB editorial team has Budget fever on this week’s edition of No Accounting for Taste.

It’s fair to say there is only one story that is dominating accountancy offices up and down the country. It is, of course, self assessment season. It is little over a week before the 31 January deadline day and whilst AccountingWEB readers seem as if they are coping gallantly under the pressure, there have been a few hiccups along the way. AccountingWEB’s head of insight John Stokdyk reviews a somewhat eventful season on the tech side of things, especially for those unable to file returns on the last day of the quarter. PracticeWeb’s editor Ray Newman also stops by the pod booth, bringing with him the latest insights from small businesses. What’s clear from the report is that accountants have a role to play in helping them manage their day-to-day worries, stresses and experiences.

The first No Accounting for Taste podcast of 2020 attempts to find the positive from tax return season, along with the usual news from the world of accountancy. Here on the No Accounting for Taste podcast, we don’t want to dwell on the negativity of tax return season. Oh no! Surely you, dear listener, don’t need us to remind you of the stress that January brings a number of you. Instead, we’re going to focus on the positives. Appropriately then, our guest on the podcast is someone who has endured eight self assessment seasons during her time in practice and has survived to tell her tale. Friend of the podcast and former practice owner Della Hudson stops by the pod booth and finds the positives to spin out of every accountant’s annual headache. For full details on this week's podcast visit: https://www.accountingweb.co.uk/content/no-accounting-for-taste-ep55-why-self-assessment-season-isnt-that-bad

Recorded on the day of the Conservative Party’s landslide general election victory, the AccountingWEB team spend the final No Accounting for Taste of 2019 discussing what the result will mean for accountants and their clients. While political commentators are still talking about the scale of victory, here at AccountingWEB we want to know what the Conservative Party’s handsome majority means for the accountancy profession.  Host Richard Hattersley is joined by two seasoned Westminster watchers in AccountingWEB’s editor Tom Herbert and PracticeWeb’s head of content Ray Newman to flick through the Conservative manifesto and see what tax policy changes may be in store. For full details on this week's podcast visit: https://www.accountingweb.co.uk/content/no-accounting-for-taste-ep54-the-implications-of-the-election-for-accountants

As we move into tax season, the second part of this podcast series on client collaboration examines how accountants can work more efficiently with their clients in the run-up to the 31 January deadline.

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s an accountant. Grab your cape because on this week’s show we debate how, or if, accountants can truly save the world. Joining host Richard Hattersley to debate how the profession can bring about change are tax titan Rebecca Cave, the site's very own head of insight John Stokdyk, and AccountingWEB's editor Tom Herbert. For full details on this week's podcast visit: https://www.accountingweb.co.uk/content/no-accounting-for-taste-ep53-how-accounting-can-change-the-world

This week's No Accounting for Taste comes from Xerocon, where the big news included the rollout of Xero's corporation tax and accounts production tool in March 2020 and a raft of product announcements tooled around cashflow and data management. Joining AccountingWEB editor Tom Herbert to review the news are director of Avery Martin Glenn Martin and the site's very own head of insight John Stokdyk. To read the best news and reaction from Xerocon 2019 visit AccountingWEB's dedicated page: https://www.accountingweb.co.uk/content/xerocon-2019

This week’s No Accounting for Taste sees the team examine the fallout from the latest IR35 upper tribunal decision, ponder the ethics of the profession and talk Bruce Dickinson from Iron Maiden. Host Richard Hattersley and editor Tom Herbert welcome two guests to the AccountingWEB podbooth. Up first is Tessa Hebditch. Tessa has carved a niche under the moniker of ‘the Ethical Accountant’. We’re also joined by Richard Hepburn, who is the operations manager at Gorilla.

Recorded live from the HQ of triple Accounting Excellence award winners flinder, this week’s No Accounting for Taste podcast discusses the importance of having a growth mindset when growing a firm and the usual news from the world of accounting. To celebrate the 50th edition of No Accounting for Taste, the AccountingWEB podteam – Richard Hattersley and Tom Herbert – left the comforts of their Bristol podbooth and travelled to flinder HQ, which sits in the shadow of London’s Shard. Flinder’s head honcho Alastair Barlow welcomed the team into his office and of course showed off his three Accounting Excellence awards. Ah yes, the awards. Many have questioned what it takes to win just one accounting award. So in this podcast, Barlow reveals the secret sauce behind his firm’s hat trick at last month’s awards bash. Also stopping by the office was Eriona Bakrakurtaj, the managing director of Majors Accounts. Both Alastair and Eriona are proponents of having a growth mindset and attribute this in part to their

In the first of a two-part podcast series on client collaboration, AccountingWEB and Thomson Reuters examine the accountant-client relationship, including how it’s changed in recent years and the part that technology has played in this process.

On this week’s No Accounting for Taste, we find out how new firms are navigating the pressures and responsibilities of running their own practice, as AccountingWEB launches the Class of 2019. Ten years have passed since AccountingWEB last surveyed the new firm landscape. Back then The Class of 2009 came out of the ashes of the financial crisis. Accountancy firms had scaled back their recruitment and training programmes. But new technology empowered these accountants to go it alone. At that point the profession was just beginning to explore the cloud. Since then, online accounting has gone mainstream. So what big trend is just around the corner that is inspiring 2019’s new firms? To discuss these game-changing trends such as fintech and social media, host Richard Hattersley is joined by a new generation of start-up practices. Let us introduce you to the Class of 2019

The tumultuous times we're experiencing present a particular dilemma for accountants: if they see that a client's business may be affected by Brexit do they advise them accordingly and risk alienating and potentially losing them, or keep their head down and avoid potential confrontation? Tackling this noodle-scratcher with AccountingWEB editor Tom Herbert this week are Nigel Harris, partner at south west firm Burton Sweet and Della Hudson, author of best-selling business book 'The Numbers Business' and former practice owner. For full details and links to all stories discussed in the podcast visit: https://www.accountingweb.co.uk/practice/practice-strategy/no-accounting-for-taste-ep48-should-you-ever-talk-politics-with-clients

On this edition of No Accounting for Taste, a full-powered editorial team review the latest Making Tax Digital hijinks following the first submission and we also summon some the confidence to talk networking.

We’re good neighbours here on the No Accounting for Taste podcast. So when we heard PKF Francis Clark opened a new Bristol office, we did the neighbourly thing and invited its managing partner Mike Lea into the pod booth to talk all things accountancy. Lea joined host Richard Hattersley and pod regulars Francois Badenhorst and Tom Herbert to discuss the last seven days in accountancy, including Making Tax Digital and penalties, SportsDirect and the quality of audits. For links to all the stories featured and full show notes visit: https://www.accountingweb.co.uk/business/finance-strategy/no-accounting-for-taste-ep46-how-do-you-solve-a-problem-like-audit